Our classes are small ranging from 6 to 8 students, providing a more relaxed setting and allowing you more time with our instructors. Passing our class waives the state of Michigan’s riding test.
We have one day of classroom and the rest of the time is for riding on the range. Remember, you aren’t learning if the wheels aren’t turning!
For the range you will need a DOT helmet, glasses, full finger gloves, long sleeves, long pants and over the ankle boots. Bring your riding gear the first night as we will be riding the first night, depending on weather.
After you have paid for the class, you can purchase any needed equipment at Perry Harley Davidson, M&M Motor Mall, Life Cycle of Kalamazoo, or Harbor Sports & Cycle. Our students are entitled to a 10% discount, excluding motorcycles and sale items.
Payment Options:
- Pay online by credit or debit card, or an existing PayPal account.
- Fill out the application online and then call Perry Harley Davidson (269-329-3450) with your Credit Card info.
- You can fax your printed application with your Credit Card info to 269-329-3460
- Pay in person at Perry Harley Davidson 5331 South Sprinkle Road
Please fill out the application completely, including the dates you are requesting for your class.
You will be notified within a couple days of the class you are in. These classes are on a first come first serve basis.
Thanks,
Steve Bensinger
Michigan’s Safest Riders
269-998-7738
www.safestriders.com
Our Basic Riders Course
(BRC) classes are designed to take a person who has never driven a
motorcycle before and teach them how to operate a motorcycle
safely. The classroom is on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm to between 7:30 and 8:00pm each evening and the Range time is the following week Tuesday through Thursday evenings from 5:00pm to dusk each evening.
Some of the subjects we talk about in the classroom:
- Effective Braking
- Riding a Passenger
- Riding at night
- What to do with animals
- Where to look when riding
- How to control a motorcycle
- What to do at intersections
Some of what you will learn on the range:
- Clutch control
- Steering
- Stopping
- Swerving
- Corners
- Weaves
- Limited space maneuvers
- And many more
You must be able to balance and ride a bicycle to take this course. We provide the motorcycles.
Some Insurances are also giving up to a 30% discount after completing out class.
Requirements: your own motorcycle, willing to be taught, and full coverage insurance as our insurance will not cover your motorcycle or you.
You ride your own motorcycle and we take you through 9 exercises and some classroom that is all done on the range, this class is about 4 hours and starts at 10:00 am on Saturdays.
This is a great course for those who have not ridden all winter and with this class it will get you back into the things of riding and riding safely.
This class is a lot of fun but also quite challenging.
There are two classes available:
You will receive a graduate Certificate, and will feel far more confident on your motorcycle.
Requirements:
Your own motorcycle, successful completion of our Experienced Riders Course, full coverage insurance as our insurance will not cover you or your motorcycle.
Instructor: Paul Sturak in the vehicle oil and maintenance business for over 25 years!
Tuesday evenings starting at 7pm at our School location. Pre-registration is recommened, just send us an email for questions or to register.
In 2006 Michigan’s Safest Riders was the Pilot
program for the State of Michigan for doing the Basic Riders Course
during the Winter months. This was so successful we are doing these
courses during the winter again for 2007.
This is how it works, you will take your classroom on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings from 5:30 pm until around 9 pm, then schedule for
your range time in the Spring. Until it starts snowing we will have the
range the same week as the classroom.
This is a first come first served course, so the ones who complete the
classroom first will get first chance of their range time in the Spring.
The first Winter Course begins November 6th.
Cost is $300.00 and covers both the Winter classroom and the Spring
Range time and we provide the motorcycles!
Michigan’s Safest Riders is one if not the ONLY program in
the State of Michigan that has a 100% success rate.
These courses will fill up fast and makes a GREAT Christmas
Present.
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