Passed the MSF class! Woot Woot!

Brian · March 30th, 2014, 06:44 PM

Just got done with my second day at the beginners course and had a blast!

So many cool people and my instructors were just awesome, he said he loves Ninja 250R's. It took place 9am-6pm (actually went to around 7:00 or later because of all the breaks and starting late and such). There were 2 classes, the morning class and the afternoon class, no one fell or ran off the range in our class, but one girl in the other class dropped the bike during her testing at the end (automatic fail) and was luckily given the opportunity to join our class's evaluation and she passed. Still, the conditions were so poopy, it was cold, dark and raining, and the bikes didn't run too good at all.

Definitely tougher than I expected, especially because we had to hop on these standard motorcycles with a seat height and handlebar height I wasn't used to. A lot of it's technical stuff but you get used to it.

TL;DR Here's all of the pics I took when I could, again, really bad weather for most of our first time's riding, 30-45 degrees, cold, wet, slippery and rainy, but it really was a great experience.

csmith12 · March 30th, 2014, 06:45 PM

dcj13 · March 30th, 2014, 06:52 PM

Congrats! Just in time for the riding season, too! Ride safe.

allanoue · March 30th, 2014, 06:52 PM

congratulations

NevadaWolf · March 30th, 2014, 07:43 PM

Great job!

Brian · March 30th, 2014, 07:46 PM

Thanks so much guys! I was also the youngest one there. I'm 17 but turn 18 next month. So glad I got through with it at my age so I can ride the rest of my life!

Sirref · March 30th, 2014, 08:01 PM

congrats! I still remember my msf course like yesterday, it was so hot out I considered myself lucky to own a perforated long sleeved shirt. I was melting but I wasn't melting as much as the farmer kids wearing flannel

what did they have there? looks like buell 500s but I'm not really sure.

JohnnyBravo · March 30th, 2014, 08:04 PM

Congrats!!!

Brian · March 30th, 2014, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirref

..what did they have there? looks like buell 500s but I'm not really sure.

There was mostly the 125cc Suzuki's (GN125), I rode one. There was also Honda's Nighthawks, I believe the Honda's were 250cc as I just looked them up into Google, they had two pipes and sounded bad-ass. We got to choose our rides, and I chose the Suzuki because it was smaller in length like my ninja than the Honda so it was something I was more comfortable with.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

Congrats!!!

Thanks

EternalNewb · March 30th, 2014, 08:17 PM

Congrats! I had kinda poopy weather on the full range day of my MSF course, too. It's great that you stuck it out and did well.

Alex · March 30th, 2014, 08:42 PM

Nice!

/moved to riding skills area

March 30th, 2014, 06:44 PM	#1
Brian ninjette.org sage Name: Brian Location: Boston MA Join Date: Nov 2013 Motorcycle(s): 08 250R Posts: 639	Passed the MSF class! Woot Woot! Just got done with my second day at the beginners course and had a blast! So many cool people and my instructors were just awesome, he said he loves Ninja 250R's. It took place 9am-6pm (actually went to around 7:00 or later because of all the breaks and starting late and such). There were 2 classes, the morning class and the afternoon class, no one fell or ran off the range in our class, but one girl in the other class dropped the bike during her testing at the end (automatic fail) and was luckily given the opportunity to join our class's evaluation and she passed. Still, the conditions were so poopy, it was cold, dark and raining, and the bikes didn't run too good at all. Definitely tougher than I expected, especially because we had to hop on these standard motorcycles with a seat height and handlebar height I wasn't used to. A lot of it's technical stuff but you get used to it. TL;DR Here's all of the pics I took when I could, again, really bad weather for most of our first time's riding, 30-45 degrees, cold, wet, slippery and rainy, but it really was a great experience.
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March 30th, 2014, 06:45 PM	#2
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EternalNewb ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: S Location: CA/MA, usually Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250R, 2007 Ninja 650R, 2001 F650 Dakar Posts: A lot.	Congrats! I had kinda poopy weather on the full range day of my MSF course, too. It's great that you stuck it out and did well. Last futzed with by EternalNewb; April 7th, 2014 at 08:04 AM.

March 30th, 2014, 08:42 PM	#11
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March 30th, 2014, 06:52 PM	#3
dcj13 Participant Name: Dave Location: South of Seattle Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): '94 K75 std Posts: Too much. MOTM - Aug '15	Congrats! Just in time for the riding season, too! Ride safe.

March 30th, 2014, 06:52 PM	#4
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March 30th, 2014, 07:46 PM	#6
Brian ninjette.org sage Name: Brian Location: Boston MA Join Date: Nov 2013 Motorcycle(s): 08 250R Posts: 639	Thanks so much guys! I was also the youngest one there. I'm 17 but turn 18 next month. So glad I got through with it at my age so I can ride the rest of my life!

March 30th, 2014, 08:01 PM	#7
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	congrats! I still remember my msf course like yesterday, it was so hot out I considered myself lucky to own a perforated long sleeved shirt. I was melting but I wasn't melting as much as the farmer kids wearing flannel what did they have there? looks like buell 500s but I'm not really sure.

March 30th, 2014, 08:04 PM	#8
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Congrats!!!

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