#475 Motorcycle Safety—Basic Rider Course (15 hours)
Instructors: Kevin Eudy, Roger Arpin and John (Buddy) Davis The Basic Rider Course is aimed at beginning or re-entry riders. A minimum of five hours classroom instruction prepares the student for at least ten hours of practical riding in a controlled, off-street environment. Motorcycles are included in your fee and helmets are available on a free loan basis, if needed. Motorcycles used in the course are 500 cc or less, street machines.
The course concludes with a knowledge test and a skill evaluation. The course completion card will assist you in obtaining a motorcycle endorsement on your license, since the skill portion of the exam will be waived. Completion may also qualify the student for reduced insurance premiums on their motorcycle policy.
Class begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening with approximately 3 hours of classroom instruction. It then resumes on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. with on-bike exercises and will last until about 5:00 p.m. with a break for lunch. Class will start again on Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. and will be a mixture of classroom instruction and on-bike exercises until completion. The minimum age for enrollment is 15-1/2 years of age.
The BRC will be offered beginning in April and ending in October. Payment in full is required to secure your place in this class. $100 of the total fee is non-refundable. See page 5 for refund policy concerning this course. Students may not transfer out of the class for which they have enrolled later than one week before the class begins. The student will be required to pick up his/her textbook at the time of enrollment.
Friday - Sunday ___________________________________ $200
Scheduled upon enrollment ___________________ Room 205
#480 Experienced Rider Class (8 hours)
Instructors: Kevin Eudy, Roger Arpin and John (Buddy) Davis Even if you’ve been riding for some time, there’s always something left to learn. Increasing numbers of seasoned riders are flocking to the one-day Experienced Rider Course to hone their skills and fine-tune the mental drills needed for survival in traffic. Using your own motorcycle, you’ll put into practice the techniques of managing traction, stopping quickly, cornering and swerving.
Students MUST meet the following criteria in order to enroll in the class:
1. A rider has successfully completed a Basic Rider Course (BRC); or
2. A rider has sufficient off-road experience and skill to be able to perform basic maneuvering and handling skills such as maintaining balance, demonstrating smooth clutch-throttle control, brake usage and turning procedures; and
3. A rider must successfully achieve the objectives of Exercise 1, Control at Low Speed, and must successfully achieve the objectives of subsequent exercises to continue.
4. ERC participants MUST provide their own motorcycle and DOT approved (undamaged) helmet for the class.
** Please contact the main office at 573-334-0826 (beginning March, 2011) for Experienced Rider Course class dates. **
**Enroll early to reserve your seat as class size is limited!
Tuition _____________________________________________ $100
Scheduled upon enrollment ___________________ Room 205