The BRC covers the fundamentals for becoming
a safe responsible motorcyclist serving those who have little to no riding experience
or those who have not ridden in several years. In the classroom you will
learn strategies to minimize risk and handle special riding situations.
During the riding portions you will be coached to develop mental and physical
skills that include: clutch control, weaving, stopping, shifting, and turning,
then move on to more advanced skills such as: stopping quickly, cornering, counterbalancing
for slow tight turns, negotiating curves, stopping quickly in a curve, and swerving.
Trainer motorcycles are provided to participants of the BRC.
Currently the BRC is scheduled as follows:
1.) The classroom portion is held on Friday night from 6:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m.
2.) The riding portion is on Saturday or
Sunday from 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. The maximum number of students per
weekend is twelve, with six riders each day so
you will ride on either Saturday OR Sunday. A minimum class is four
students with
all riding on the same day.
The cost of the BRC is $175 per student.
To select a weekend please to the BRC
Schedule page, then to "pre-register" for a particular
class or send us your contact information please go to the Registration
page.
To successfully complete the course students must: 1.) Attend all sessions and have 100% participation, 2.) Achieve an 80% or above on a knowledge test covering course material, and 3.) Achieve a minimum score on the practical riding-skill evaluation.
Participates in the riding portion of the class must wear the following safety gear:
1. DOT helmet (Loaner helmets are available)
2. Eye protection
3. Full fingered gloves
4. Long sleeved shirt or jacket
5. Long sturdy pants
6. Over the ankle footwear (Practical for riding with a low
heel)
The video below is by The Motorcycle Safety Foundation titled: "Basic RiderCourse Highlights." This 5-minute video (15 MB WMF Format) is a capsule summary of what you'll experience in our hands-on, 15 hour, Basic RiderCourse training program.
More information about the MSF can be found on their home page:
http://www.msf-usa.org/