New MSF advocate.

[Trip]

go to a track school, MSF is highly overrated.

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Trip

go to a track school, MSF is highly overrated.

Oh man do I want to go to a track school. I told my instructors that I want to get into club racing after graduation. During the drill where you do a straight into a sweeping corner, I was trying my hardest to get my knee to the ground without touching, cause I just had jeans on. They just shook their heads and waved me by. They barely ever had to correct me, and of course they had to pick me to do the test first. It was a good experience, and a good excuse to get 3 days off work..

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Trip

go to a track school, MSF is highly overrated.

Dude this really makes no sense for what the MSF is supposed to teach you which is how to ride a motorcycle. You don't go to a track to learn how to ride, you go to learn how to ride fast. Put a new rider at a trackday out here and he is gonna crash.

MSF also teaches you how to survive on the street. It's a good course, but people need further training. ERC what Derf suggested is the next step.

Originally Posted by Porkchop

Oh man do I want to go to a track school. I told my instructors that I want to get into club racing after graduation. During the drill where you do a straight into a sweeping corner, I was trying my hardest to get my knee to the ground without touching, cause I just had jeans on. They just shook their heads and waved me by. They barely ever had to correct me, and of course they had to pick me to do the test first. It was a good experience, and a good excuse to get 3 days off work..

How old are you? If you wanna club race, start young. This way when you crash (and you will) you will heal faster.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Dude this really makes no sense for what the MSF is supposed to teach you which is how to ride a motorcycle. You don't go to a track to learn how to ride, you go to learn how to ride fast. Put a new rider at a trackday out here and he is gonna crash.

MSF also teaches you how to survive on the street. It's a good course, but people need further training. ERC what Derf suggested is the next step.

He knows how to ride, which is why I suggested track school.

MSF doesn't do a good job of teaching you how to survive on the street, it barely teaches you the basics. It's a weak course limited by many things.