Skills test
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: Calgary eh
- ride through a pylon course with no hands, turn by leaning.
- do circle 8's while standing with one foot on the seat and one hand behind back
- blindfolded sitting backwards on the seat, do a power start and run through the first 3 gears
- Lean way forward over the bars apply the front brake hard enough to lift rear off road.
That's all I can remember right now. This was the easy stuff.
- do circle 8's while standing with one foot on the seat and one hand behind back
- blindfolded sitting backwards on the seat, do a power start and run through the first 3 gears
- Lean way forward over the bars apply the front brake hard enough to lift rear off road.
That's all I can remember right now. This was the easy stuff.
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: Decatur, Alabama
My skills test in Tennessee consisted of making 1 lap around the building on the sporty. The instructor didn't want to ride with me; she said she would just watch. Good thing, too. She had the biggest gazongas I'd ever seen. I would have done everything BUT pass that test if she would have wrapped those babies around my neck.
Road Warrior
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From: Massachusetts
First thing to do is get your learner's permit.
Secondly, take the riders safety course. The knowledge is immeasurable.
Thirdly, in most states, if you successfully complete the course, you are given your license right then and there. There would be no need to continue with any other skills test. You already have your license.
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6th Gear
Joined: May 2012
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From: highland wi
No i have alot of experience, ive raced motocross since i was 6wondering and had my permit for 2 years now just been to lazy to get my license. Taken that class would be a waste of time and money for me.
Road Warrior
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From: Massachusetts
Sorry, but that's where you are absolutely wrong! I have been riding for almost 50 years.....there is ALWAYS something to learn.
Just go get your license, you need no advice from us, you have already mastered all the skills you need.
Just go get your license, you need no advice from us, you have already mastered all the skills you need.
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Road Master
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It may even be online. Let me google that for you.
And the MSF course is a great thing, even for experienced riders. I'm no superstar, but I've been riding off and on for about 30 years now, and when I took the course with my sons earlier this year, there were several things I learned/relearned.
From your manual:
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers...e-handbook.pdf
On-CycleSkillsTest
Basic vehicle control and crash-avoidance skills are included in on-cycle tests to determine your ability to handle normal and hazardous traffic situations. You may be tested for your ability to:
Know your motorcycle .and your riding limits.
Accelerate, brake, .and turn safely.
See, be seen and .communicate with others.
Adjust speed and position .to the traffic situation.
Stop, turn and swerve quickly. .
Make critical decisions .and carry them out.
Examiners may score on factors related to safety such as:
Selecting safe speeds .to perform maneuvers.
Choosing the correct path .and staying within boundaries.
Completing normal .and quick stops.
Completing normal and .quick turns, or swerves.
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Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: Calgary eh
I got my bike license a couple days after I turned 16. The only experience I had was riding my dirt bike. Didn't have any problem at all. I did go over the speed limit a bit, the guy yelled at me through the headset, he was following in a car. Then I slowed down to about half the speed limit and he yelled at me again. In the end I passed.
I have never taken a course on how to ride on the road. But I've raced about a million laps around an MX track, flat track, Ice Track. And rode about a million miles on the cut lines through the forest.
From what I've seen the MSF course puts the students on a little 175 bike and they zig zag in and out of pylons in a parking lot. Where I learned I would be riding a 500CC motocross bike up a 45 degree washed out dirt slope zigzaging between boulders.
If you have the mx racing skills you don't need to learn how to zig zag in a parking lot. Just get comfortable with the rules of the road. Like any driving test if you make an infraction, like failing to stop at a stop sign you'll fail.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2007
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From: Rio Grande Valley, TX
Ouch!!!! You are so wrong on this. I had been riding over 10 years when I took the course. It was a requirment to ride my bike on post while I was in the military many years ago. I didn't realize how many things i was doing wrong. I suggest you change your attitude as it'll keep you alive a lot longer. I've been riding over 34 years and never been down - mostly thanks to the course I took eons ago.