how hard is it to get a bike licence? what process do you have to go threw?

 

agreed.

 

Good reading:
A Twist of the Wrist II: The Basics of High-Performance Motorcycle Riding

Soft Science of Road Racing Motorcycles

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Guide to Motorcycling Excellence: Skills, Knowledge, and Strategies for Riding Right, 2nd ed.


[Modified by mad skillz, 11:14 AM 12/20/2001]

 

thanks for the info

 

I started riding in the mid seventies. I've been riding on and off ever since, now more than ever. I find now that the bad habits I developed as a result of no real training when I started out make it especially difficult to learn the right techniques.

I just rode up to the DMV and had a state trooper follow behind me. As long as you made it back to the station without any violations, you passed.

You're lucky if you can learn the right ways first.

Key words:
Counter-steerunderstand what it is)
Survival reactions(they are counter-productive in most cases)
Hazard fixation/look and go
Body armor
body/riding/position

for starters....

 

Well I can only tell you what florida's rules are.

First you go to the dmv, take a written 25 question test for a learners permit. The permit is good for 2 or 3 months, cant remember exactly. If you are under 21 you have to take the msf class where you can take the road test. I am not sure if it costs more, or is included in the price of the class. The road test is on a two lane private road at the dmv. It is about 50 feet long. There are three main parts to the test,
1. the first is in a straight line accelerate up to 15-mph, make a large left sweeping u turn, come back down the 50 feet or so and stop with the front tire in a 3 foot long box.

2. Cone weave, you have to weave your motorcycle around 5 cones 10 ft apart and 1 foot away from an alternating center line. After the 5 cone weave you make a large right sweeping u turn, come back down the straight away, make a closer u turn and stop in a designated area.

3. Acceleration and braking, and acceleration and avoidance swerve. Accelerate to 15-20mph, and stop in a designated area. Then you accelerate to the same speed and are given lines you have to swerve right around. you are given a starting point where you cant swerve before, and their is a painted line on the ground that you have to avoid, like a car door being swung open as you are passing by.

There is an instructor their monitoring your progress. If you put your foot down, or stall points are removed.

On a side note, sportbikes with limited turning radius generally have the most trouble with the cone weave. I failed it the first time (missed the third cone and put foot down. The lady failed me.)

Bikes with a larger turning radius have no problems doing so. My buddy took the test third party with a honda magna 250 and passed it with no problems.

Low speed and sharp turning is not what sportbikes were meant for.
Go to your local dmv, ask for the motorcycle riders handbook. That has all the information that would be included on the written test, and details the criteria that is included in the road test.

Hope that didnt put ya to sleep.

Steven

 

Im 18 and took the MSF weekend course and came out with my endorsement. It was a great course and taught me a lot of techniques that I still use today. If you are brand new (like I was), look into this course. Later,
-Nick-