Posted by Max on May 23, 2001 at 04:56:24:
In Reply to: Re: 1987 Savage Owner's Manual & License Requirements posted by Brutus's Babe on May 23, 2001 at 03:22:30:
Ok How about another idea, find out where the course is being held and when their driving part is and watch what they do. Take notes and then practice those things. Stopping while looking up and ahead, turning smmothly with your head up and looking where you want to be, the swerve to miss an object in the road, hard braking carefully applying the front and rear brake and continuing to apply the front brake almost to lock up, we also did a rear wheel locked up skid to a stop. Ask the MSF folks if someone who is there can take the place of a no shcw. All the classes I have been to have been that way, if you are there with the gear and a check you get the absent person seat. Have to be abe to attend the whole class. They are strick about that here in WA and AK where I also took the course. Are there courses in towns near you thart have room? Here in sparsely settled eastern WA, I was going to have to drive 65 miles one way for a class until I found out the Gold Wingers has a class scheduled loacally for their group. They had some cancellations and I was able to get one fom the seats and benefit from the class the second time. It was the ERC, had to have a license endorsement and some experience for it. In AK they had a couple of experienced riders with no endorsement taking the class to meet the conditions of the courts. They were really upset when they didn't get a passing card. Both had terrible skills and attitude and ratty bikes that caused some of their problems. My brother and his wife trailered their bikes 4 hrs by fery and 2 days driving to take their class. Be more aggressive about finding a class. It is really worth it for riding confidence and safety.