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Completed my MSF course today ;D ;D ;D
It was loads of fun and I learned alot, especially how much more I have to learn.
The first day, I took the advice of many here and selected the smallest bike they had, a Suzuki 125
I had a blast with that thing! It was really funny because the "macho" biker types grabbed the 250's and were constantly struggling with stalling, lurching and other control issues.
Since I did not have to worry about too much power, all I did was have a big grin on my face and just zoomed right along the various tests they had. The instructors told me that I was having way too much fun and to knock it down a bit as that bike was just like riding a tricycle!
For those that never took the MSF ... go for it!
For those that took the MSF, even though I did great on all the exercises, I choked on the final tests. I still passed them but I can't believe I put my foot down once and messed up my braking tests by not completely rolling the throttle down while braking. (Test Anxiety, afraid of screwing up and I did ..)
I am going for the intermediate in two weeks. I know I will do better as there is no license endorsement test anxiety to worry about here. I will focus more on technique rather than results.
New Hampshire is REALLY sucky as they only give you ONE permit for your lifetime. You have 30 days to pass the license exam. Once those thirty days are up, you are basically screwed. You then only have two options to get your license.
1. Take the MSF. (there were several in my class that fit this catagory)
2. Truck or trailer your motorcycle to the DMV parking lot for the test or have a friend drive your bike to the location. Do not drive it there as you will automatically fail the exam.
It was loads of fun and I learned alot, especially how much more I have to learn.
The first day, I took the advice of many here and selected the smallest bike they had, a Suzuki 125
I had a blast with that thing! It was really funny because the "macho" biker types grabbed the 250's and were constantly struggling with stalling, lurching and other control issues.
Since I did not have to worry about too much power, all I did was have a big grin on my face and just zoomed right along the various tests they had. The instructors told me that I was having way too much fun and to knock it down a bit as that bike was just like riding a tricycle!
For those that never took the MSF ... go for it!
For those that took the MSF, even though I did great on all the exercises, I choked on the final tests. I still passed them but I can't believe I put my foot down once and messed up my braking tests by not completely rolling the throttle down while braking. (Test Anxiety, afraid of screwing up and I did ..)
I am going for the intermediate in two weeks. I know I will do better as there is no license endorsement test anxiety to worry about here. I will focus more on technique rather than results.
New Hampshire is REALLY sucky as they only give you ONE permit for your lifetime. You have 30 days to pass the license exam. Once those thirty days are up, you are basically screwed. You then only have two options to get your license.
1. Take the MSF. (there were several in my class that fit this catagory)
2. Truck or trailer your motorcycle to the DMV parking lot for the test or have a friend drive your bike to the location. Do not drive it there as you will automatically fail the exam.