Do you feel the Can-Am course benefited you significantly* ??

[Raven]

Started riding motorcycles in the mid sixties.
Can't ride anymore. Have been told it is like riding a snowmobile, my idea of a snowmobile has four wheel drive and a heater.
Never to old to learn something, signed up for a course in June. Let you know how it goes.

Took a two hour course
(see thread: https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?148997-Got-to-ride-a-Ryker-last-night )
This was just to learn some things about three wheelers and see if you liked it, not a full training course.
I would say if it is offered in your area to take it before a full training course.
I haven't made up my mind about a full course.
Thinking if I applied motorcycle training to a three wheeler it might work.
When I started riding motorcycles after a long absence, I took the course and later was asked if I would be interested in becoming an Instructor (Must have had low standards LOL)

 

[UtahPete]

I didn't take the course, but my wife did and I picked up a few tips from attending with her, but not much. I got most of what I know from this forum. The Spyder is easy to ride once you've learned the controls.

 

[JayBros]

Contempt prior to investigation is never a wise idea IMO. If one goes at things with an open mind one will most frequently pick up at least one nugget as I call 'em. That one nugget when dealing with rolling stock just might save your life.

 

[FrogmanDave]

Contempt prior to investigation is never a wise idea IMO. If one goes at things with an open mind one will most frequently pick up at least one nugget as I call 'em. That one nugget when dealing with rolling stock just might save your life.

Absolutely well said sir!

 

[dmiles]

My biggest takeaway from the course was when we had to repeatedly run over a 2x4. Left wheel, right wheel, both wheels. It wasn't nearly as big a deal as I thought it would be. Now, instead of risking my life to miss something in the road, I'm much more likely to consider running over the item in the best way I can with the time I have to react. Plus, I ended up with a perfect score on the riding test. It also gives us a waiver for the motorcycle endorsement on our drivers license. To have an instructor coach you on your riding is far better than someone from the DMV just grading me, just my opinion.

 

[Pirate]

I took the course to help me decide if the “tryke” was for me. Not only did I realize it was fun, the course also made it clear that I wanted a Spyder and not the Ryker I had thought I would get.

same!

 

[EdMat]

So much of what you get out of the course boils down to the instructor.

 

[Peter Aawen]

So much of what you get out of the course boils down to the instructor.

And YOUR attitude! :lecturef_smilie:

Even the very best of instructors can find it difficult to impart any knowledge or skill to someone who either just doesn't give a rats, or is positive that they know it all already & there ain't nobody gonna tell them otherwise! :banghead:

But at least the good instructors who run into people like those ^^ will get to learn something themselves.... possibly it'll just be how to avoid those sorta students, but you never know! :thumbup:

 

[Frostbyte]

I'm like many above...Didn't take the course so I can't vote.
I've been riding 60 years and have previously ridden Servi-cars and owned a Triumph racing side-hack (That was a TRIP). I also taught Motorcycle Safety for 8th AF in the UK and was a NMSF Master Instructor.
Be that as it may, my biggest hang up was un-learning to "Death Grip" the bars and get comfortable with the thumb shifter on my RTL.
My opinion is that if you don't have experience on 3 wheels, the class should be of immense value, and I'm considering taking it if they ever schedule one close to me to see what new things I can learn.