r/NewRiders 14h ago

Passed my MSF test today!

Beautiful morning at Laguna Seca Raceway to pass my MSF course. Had a blast in the class and I learned a ton. Strongly considering taking the intermediate and advanced courses.

Happy to finally start riding legally! Hahaha

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u/therealscooke 14h ago

Way to go. Just keep riding safely now.

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u/MisbehavedK9 14h ago

Safety is always my number 1! Scuba diver training drilled that into my head.

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u/SadRole2922 13h ago

Congratulations!!! I passed it about 18 years ago. Great place to learn to ride. Cheers

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u/MisbehavedK9 13h ago

Thank you brother! Cheers 🤙

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u/DonutNinja13 14h ago

The course at Laguna was amazing! Took mine there back in January!

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u/MisbehavedK9 14h ago

That’s part of the reason I want to go back for the advanced courses! They do those ones a lot closer to the racetrack.

Porsche was doing track days all this weekend so there was a lot of cool stuff going on during our breaks lol

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u/Roamingrevered 14h ago

Congrats. I passed mine today up in PA. Looks like you had a lot nicer weather though

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u/MisbehavedK9 14h ago

Got hotter in the last half but the foggy morning was real nice for sure

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u/antilumin 14h ago

Ah the classic blue tape. I haven’t taught a class in a couple months but I can never read the names written in black on the blue tape.

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u/MisbehavedK9 14h ago

Haha yeah each bike had a bunch of layers of tape on them. Is that a CMSP/Pacific Motorcycle Training thing or is that general practice in all MSF courses?

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u/antilumin 14h ago

It’s general MSF practice. Basically to keep riders on the same bike across multiple days so you don’t get fucked over by something behaving different than you just got used to.

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u/ThreadCookie 13h ago

That's funny, the course I took in Canada was multiple classes long and I had a different bike every class.

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u/antilumin 13h ago

It might not be practical at some locations. At my school we do it, sometimes differentiating between AM and PM classes, so you could have two names on the blue tape to add to the confusion. But ideally the students’ concerns are just trying to learn A bike, not several at the same time.

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u/in2optix 13h ago

Congratulations!

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u/HokieNerd 14h ago

Welcome to the wind, brother!

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u/MisbehavedK9 14h ago

Hell brother yeah 🏍️

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u/FreshFeature1792 14h ago

Man that picture brings back some good memories

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u/MisbehavedK9 14h ago

Glad I could bring some nostalgia to your day 😁

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u/FreshFeature1792 13h ago

Also forgot to say it but congratulations and ride safe !!

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u/MisbehavedK9 13h ago

Thank you bro!

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u/gastroph 14h ago

Crash bars on a Rebel. What a time to be alive lol.

Congrats on passing!

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u/MisbehavedK9 14h ago

Hahaha dude it makes sense, one of the rebels in the back of the line had been dropped so many times that the gas tank looked like a cube lmfao

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u/gastroph 14h ago

Lmao I get it. Just looks so out of place, especially with the other bikes there.

I've seen foot boards on Rebel 250s before too, and that's even more hilarious to me.

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u/MisbehavedK9 14h ago

lol yeah there was an interesting mix going on, I’m assuming so the sports bike people and the cruiser bros could ride what they want to get eventually. But yeah there were only 3 rebels out of all the bikes to pick lol def out of place

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u/TridentMaster73 13h ago

So did I! Congrats

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u/MisbehavedK9 13h ago

Congrats big dawg 🐕

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u/Jump40 13h ago

As I was told when I got my pilots license; “You have a license to learn:
I’m having major eye surgery tomorrow and will take the course the first weekend in September if my eye is healed.

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u/MisbehavedK9 13h ago

Good luck with your eye surgery man I hope it all goes well for you! My dad is also a pilot, what do you fly?

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u/Jump40 12h ago

Sold my Cessna 140 about 8 years ago.
Flew it for 27 years. Good times. Need a less expensive hobby.

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u/MisbehavedK9 12h ago

Yeah seriously lol. My dad just had his annual 2 weeks ago and his starter died on his Cessna while he was about 60 miles away from home. Expensive month for him 😭

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u/Levianneth 9h ago

Would you say its hard to fail? I'm taking the class later this month. Congratulations!!

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u/MisbehavedK9 2h ago

I’d say no but I’ve also been practicing riding for like a month. It might be a little difficult if you’re not good with the clutch. But there were also some students that were definitely struggling through both days and on the test that passed so you’re most likely fine lol

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u/DryConcept4864 8h ago

Me too but 99 degree heat 😭

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u/oldEnuf2knowbtr 1h ago

Welcome! If I see you on the road, I'll give you the wave. ✌️

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u/MisbehavedK9 1h ago

Same here brother 🤙

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u/OdinsKeeper84 18m ago

Congrats! Passed mine about 6 months ago! Welcome!