You want to learn to ride a motorcycle, so you sign up for the MSF Basic Rider's Course, which says "little to no riding experience necessary". You eagerly show up for the course, only to be sent home less than two hours later because you are "holding up the class" due to the fact (1) you've obviously never been on a motorcycle to begin with, but also (2) you've never driven standard and (3), once you get going, you can't remember for the life of you where the brakes were and you drag your feet on the ground. You now feel like you should have been told up front that you should have been informed that (1) knowledge of driving standard would have helped you out tremendously, and (2) you should have had at least minimal riding experience before you signed up, because then you would have grasped the concept much easier and you wouldn't have felt like an *** in front of the rest of the class. You may even have invested that $165 elsewhere. If this has happened , what did you do about it?
2006-08-24 07:15:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
File a complaint with the MSF. The instructor was totally out of order. His conduct is inexcusable. If it were an advanced course that would have been different but this clearly was not the case.
Contrary to what another poster has said, the basic course is for the neophyte, including those who have never so much as sat on a motorcycle.
The advanced courses -- Motorcycle Challenges -- are for experienced riders to hone their skills. It's been a long time since I taught, so the names may have changed but that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
2006-08-24 07:19:20 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oh my, thanks for the warning. My Basic Rider Course starts tomorrow.
I think that is just wrong. Nowhere does it say you have to have any kind of experience. I read the intro on the MSF site. The only thing it says you should know how to ride a Bicycle (balance).
Call them and complain. Either money back or another course.
2006-08-24 21:13:49 · answer #2 · answered by fem40_98 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone learns on different levels, the instructor should refund your money, it's not your fault, that he is a bad instructor. He should have qualified you and everyone else in the class first, then split you up into no exp, and some exp. to not hold everyone up. It is not that difficult to teach, but some people just have no clue how to.
2006-08-24 15:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they definitely owe you a credit towards taking the course again, if nothing else. i would write a letter and cc some local news program that has a consumer advocate reporter. they are in direct breech of contract if they kept your money and booted you from the class. judge judy would be all over it. good luck!
2006-08-24 14:19:39 · answer #4 · answered by Eos 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would have to agreee to where there to learn and the instructor was not there to teach.write the paper ask for a rtefund and go to another school for training or see if there is another instructor there at that school i would not go back to that guys class. sorry you had a bad experance but don't give up
2006-08-24 15:12:52 · answer #5 · answered by John L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They shouldn't have done that to you. When I took the course, we had several girls and a guy who hadn't ever been on a bike. They were patient and everything went great. Call someone and let them know.
2006-08-24 14:22:35 · answer #6 · answered by Papa John 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of good advice here.
I for one dropped the bike at least twice, and I still got to finish!
2006-08-24 14:55:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋