.paul and I spent a romantic weekend together taking the MSF course through Apex Cycle Education this past weekend at the GMU campus.

Pros: perfect weekend. fun little 250's to throw around. ended everyday early so we had time to do other things. The damn DMV waiver is finally in my posession.

Cons: Cost ($349). They are serious when they mean BASIC rider course ("everyone, this is the brake lever"). One instructor was so against sport bikes it was upsetting. (he owned a new harley "ultra classic" that he thought was the damn ****.)

Notes: I counted 5 or so crashes all by the girls, including one chick going totally off course into the grass/brush. One girl got completely kicked out saturday and forced to leave. Both paul and I lost 0 points on the final test.

 

You and .paul are just now taking the MSF course?

Better late than never

Here in Tennessee we get insurance discounts for taking it, what ab00t Virginia?

 

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Better late than never

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Depends on the insurance company.

ANd yeah, we took awhile, but we got it done. And not to be a dick or anything, but i didnt learn much if anything. In fact I think i was a little upset with them in how much they stressed the rear brake usage. I slid the rear SEVERAL times in front of them and they just didnt care and said it was good i held the rear brake for the whole slide.

 

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The instructor of my class was talking about that. He said somehow it doesnt work out to be a discount with state farm. I can't remember the details but they screw you in the end.

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Wow it is really expensive for you guys. We pay 20$ which you can take back at the end of the class if you want.

 

did you ride your 07 RR there?



I also hate how they stress the rear god damn brake so much. I hardly use it. Even that Keith Code doesn't recommend using the rear brake at all.

 

yeah, they kicked a woman out in my class too cuz she sucked, and she went off on the instructors.

I had a bald dude with a beard. he road a honda goldwing, and a hippie.

 

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I had a bald dude with a beard. he road a honda goldwing, and a hippie.

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He rode a hippie? I guess that's what free love's all about...

 

curious why you two decided to take it? My instructor was the same way and always brought up his harley in conversation

 

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Because they'd rather spend a lot of and take the class on short notice instead of planning ahead and spending $50 for the MSF class

 

I decided to take it because a right handed U turn inside two lanes is BS.

If i had a smaller bike I would have just taken the DMV test.

As for the APEX course, if you never ever ever have ridden a bike, this is great, and it is exactly what it is made for.

How some of the people passed, I have no idea. I fear for their lives once they hit a main road.

Instructors were funny and kept the class entertaining.

Rear braking IMHO was a little over used. They praised when I was sliding the rear while braking, and they did not mind the endo. Granted I was on a Dual purpose bike, so I was entertaining myself.

Meh all I can be happy for is that certificate, calling the insurance company trying to get a discount, and my kick stand plate.

Brian and I had fun laughing at what they called trail braking, engine braking, and some other things.

 

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I would have paid someone to take it too

 

$349?!?!?!?!?

You guys could've each paid me $250 and I'd have let you both borrow a friend's EX500 for DMV's riding test.

 

Go go gadget bling!

 

And to celebrate..


"Thank You for purchasing a Track Event.
We look forward to seeing you at the track!"

 

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"Thank You for purchasing a Track Event.
We look forward to seeing you at the track!"

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Sweet! What date and where?

 

Summit this saturday. "I"group.

 

I meant to say one guy rode a goldwing, and the other instructor looked like a hippie.

 

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Nice! See you there

 

sweet you will be there WILL I AM ?

Pit with us?

 

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fru

I'll prob be pitted with some .com people, but if not I'll look for you (you'll be there before me - I'm always late )

 

I have never been really on time, i always rush.

.com gangstars!

i will be with the .net hustlers

 

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weaksauce



jk

 

i should go take the MSF in my race leathers

 

we were talking about me coming in with full gear for the last day

this was the bike I had, it was fun, makes me want a dual sport

 

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this was the bike I had, it was fun, makes me want a dual sport

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When I took the course, I got stuck with one of these



They're fun until you can scrape the pegs without trying too hard...