did you take a riding course

[cuznjohn]

when you bought your bike did you take a riding course. i know when i rented one i had to sit through a video of how to handle the bike but that was it. today i received a letter from BRP and in the envelope was a check for 650.00 made out to me for reimbursement of my riding course. now i am perplexed because i am honest as the day is long and i would love to keep this check but i am wondering if i should call them and say i never took the course, what do you think

 

[Bob Denman]

The video would qualify as a course... keep the cash, and :congrats:

 

[CapNCrunch]

Call them

when you bought your bike did you take a riding course. i know when i rented one i had to sit through a video of how to handle the bike but that was it. today i received a letter from BRP and in the envelope was a check for 650.00 made out to me for reimbursement of my riding course. now i am perplexed because i am honest as the day is long and i would love to keep this check but i am wondering if i should call them and say i never took the course, what do you think

Yep, you should call them. Mommy always told us that honesty is the best policy. RIGHT????? CapnCrunch : =)

 

[WARWAGON]

that's my check, must have sent it to wrong place.:thumbup:

 

[jtpollock]

I want a chesk too. :roflblack: I could use it to correct some of the heat problems. :banghead: jtpollock

 

[Chupaca]

Interesting..!!

but agree with Bob..you did have instruction prior which qualifies you. How did they come up with that figure..if you spent that then it is a reimbursement. Keep it and thank them...!! :dontknow:

 

[ARCTIC]

My training course was 25 years of riding snowmobiles, ATVs, jet skis, and driving tractor, cars, trucks boats etc......

I should also add that I never read any of the books or studied. I walked into the DL station and took the test then went and rented a scooter to take the driving test. I was a little leery of riding the scooter because I'm not real steady on my feet from a spinal injury. Passed everything first shot:clap:

 

[Dan_Ashley]

I took a course

I had been riding for years with no MC endorsement on my license. So, after I bought Viper Red, I decided I should comply with the law. I took the BRC from a Motorcycle Safety Foundation approved school. What I learned was 90% useless and 10% invaluable. It really improved my level of safety. I took it for a 2 wheeler, but the 3 wheeler course is almost identical--only differences I could find were the insructions on leaning into turns.

I also learned that 34% of MC fatalities :doorag:had a motorcyclist who had been drinking, 24% had no MC endorsement, 15% speeding and 14% erratic lane changes. Whether those stats are still completely accurste or not, I don't know. But I do know that the training made me safer...I recommend it for everyone who rides...two or three wheels.

I also saved a ton on my insurance payments.:clap:

dan

 

[muonwhiz]

I also had to take a training course to get the MC endorsement on my driver license, but it was alot of fun! I found one specifically for trikes, and rode my spyder through it. You can never know too much especially about safety!

 

[ARtraveler]

Posted in another thread--but seems appropriate here also.

Alaska is very user friendly when it comes to motorcycle licensing. Since I had a mc endorsement from another state when I came here, I had to take the written test, but no driving test. They just added the endorsement to my drivers license.

For akspyderlady, there were two options.

:ani29:: Take motorcycle safety course, pass, and automatically get endorsement. They do not offer a three wheel version.

:ani29:: Take written test, pass and you get a permit to drive--good for two years. Pass driving test and get endorsement. You can take the driving test on the :spyder2:. Driving test consited of driving within a painted area--right turns, left turns. Then quick stopping within a designated boundary--three times. Time about 5 to 10 minutes.

Akspyderlady took option two. Drove on a permit for a year--put 7000 miles on the :ani29: and passed the test with flying colors.​

 

[ARtraveler]

when you bought your bike did you take a riding course. i know when i rented one i had to sit through a video of how to handle the bike but that was it. today i received a letter from BRP and in the envelope was a check for 650.00 made out to me for reimbursement of my riding course. now i am perplexed because i am honest as the day is long and i would love to keep this check but i am wondering if i should call them and say i never took the course, what do you think

That is a pretty good deal. I would keep the check they sent to you.
:thumbup:

 

[cuznjohn]

course

when i took the test for 2 wheels i had to make two left circles two right circles three figure eights and than the instructor rode in a car and followed me with a driver i had to supply to see if i did good, the test was a joke and during the circles the tester stood in the middle of them and like so many others i had ridden for many miles b4 the road test and she yelled at me for making them too close around her lol. i also used hand signals for left and right turns and found out later that they only wanted you to use turn singles so you didn't take you hand off the bars. but she passed and did ask how long i have been riding so there i did fib a lil

 

[WV Spyder Ryder]

Take another course if you feel like the first one wasn't good enough. If you do think it is good enough, then it's time to buy some goodies for the new ride........Either way BRP keeps the money in the family. :yes::yes:opcorn:

 

[boborgera]

When i took the test for a M/C licence turn signals weren't stranded, The only two things i remember about the test was;
1) You have to use hand signals during the test.
2) If your foot touches the ground doing the figure eights you automatically fail.
As far as training go's , I bought my first bike when just had a learners permit, And at the time i didn't know any one with a bike licence so i would park my bike in front of my house and waited for anyone riding by with a bike then flag him down and ask if he was just out for a ride and if he was coming back this way, and could i follow him so i could be legal on the road, I never had anyone say no... Thats how i learned...

 

[jwulf74]

I saw reimbursement and was like.. :yes::clap::yes::cheers:

So I googled it and found the BRP website, looked up SD...and was like...:yikes:pps::dontknow:

Nothing for my state... oh well.

My wife and I each took the course here in July, last month.

The best reimbursement I could ever get is that when that a-hole turned left across her lane (July 27th) when we were doing 50mph, she remembered what to do and swerved then braked and missed the back of his truck by about a foot. She did end up low-siding and banged her knee real good. Still waiting to see if the is any permanent damage, but the safety course and her riding gear absolutely saved her life. Money very well spent.

She was on her 2 wheeler and I was following on our RT

And the course here was only $75 and the State gave us $50 gift cards good for additional safety gear so net $25.

I am preaching, but the course is worth it and always wear your gear. :cheers: