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Old May 6th, 2018, 10:52 AM   #14
Burphel
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Name: Brian
Location: NW USA
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Motorcycle(s): Triumph Bonneville, Ninja 300

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Motorcycles are unforgiving creatures. I will *always* have grave concerns when somebody gets a bike, but "can't afford" training or gear. Training and gear is *cheap* compared to the bills you'll rack up in a collision you weren't prepared to see and avoid and/or geared up to survive.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience with the office people looking into an MSF class, but you've already had a crash because you tried to teach yourself to ride. Ok, you're being more thorough about it now, but you're also progressing much slower than you would with expert instruction. It's possible to have a long, rewarding riding career being self-taught. But it is also the hard and risky way to do so. My advice is to swallow your pride, save up some dough, sign up for a class, and go learn to ride a motorcycle from the best training organization in the business.
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