My experience at the MSF BRC course!

spoiler alert: I passed!Day one of the class the first thing we did was introduce ourselves and say why we are getting into riding. The demographic of our class was 5 men, me and two other ladies. We then went over all the typical classroom stuff, such as a PowerPoint of what to look out for when riding, an eyesight test, a peripheral vision test, walking a line with drunk goggles on, etc. We then took lunch and met at the driving range, and the fun began! I had never ridden a manual transmission bike before, I had a mini bike when I was 10 or so but it was automatic. We began by learning how to mount the bikes, get familiar with the controls, and start them. I started off on a Kawasaki ninja, but shortly after starting the rocking then back and forth part of the demonstration I had to switch because my footing on the ground wasn’t comfortable for me. I went from the ninja to a rebel and felt much more comfortable with my footing on it. I know how to drive a manual car, so the concept of a clutch and shift lever did not seem alien to me, but it really didn’t matter too much because those in my class that did not know how to drive a manual car didn’t seem to take long to understand it. We were then introduced to the friction zone, and we spent about 10 minutes power walking forward and going back to get familiar with our bikes friction zone. Then the fun began and we actually went forward and the first moment of taking off and putting my feet on the pegs was exhilarating! I was so anxious before about not being able to balance, but even just beginning it felt like second nature. After doing a couple laps, we went over emergency stopping, turning and all of your other basic maneuvers. I had mentioned in a comment on my last post that I had a hard time using the foot brake, but after reading your comments and tips, I kept them in mind and I got so much better at it, so I really appreciate the tips! We took another lap and the lady in front of me took a curve and leaned in the direction of the curve going too slow and dropped the bike, I freaked out and got scared I would run her over and grabbed a fistful of hand brake. I bet you can guess what happened next, I dropped the bike...it ended up on my lower leg, but luckily I had a good pair of riding boots and pants on so it wasn’t as painful as it could have been, just a slight bruise. That pretty much concluded day oneDay 2: We started off immediately going over the written test questions verbatim, and the written test then followed. We took a lunch and met at the range again, we went over the figure eight box some more, practiced u-turns, lane changes, swerving, emergency braking, and then took the test! The test was broken into 4 sections, section 1 consisted of a u-turn in a box, and making a right turn from a stop, section 2 consisted of weaving between 5 cones, section 3 was demonstrating an emergency stop, and lastly section 4 was going in a curve and staying in the lines without putting your feet down. And then just like that, we all passed!My advice to those who are planning on taking the MSF BRC class, is to pay attention to EVERYTHING your instructor tells you. Don’t be embarrassed after dropping the bike, 3 of us did it, and the instructor won’t be upset with you about it! The rebel I was riding had a fist sized dent in the gas tank (it was there before I dropped it!), none of them had mirrors either. I loved the class and it taught me so many valuable lessons that I will use in the future. It was worth every penny! And if any of y’all live in Oklahoma and want to go riding with a newbie some time, I would love to make new biker friends! via /r/motorcycles https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/euflvl/my_experience_at_the_msf_brc_course/?utm_source=ifttt