completed cycle class

[cooltech]

I mentioned last week I'm taking cycle safety class. It is finito! pepper
During u turns I did cross one line and on emergency stopping I let 'er go a bit far to the high end of the stop, (10 ft). Amazing the difference, sharpining those skills after all these years! If you have any doubt on your cycling skills I recomend the training.
cooltech

 

[RdKnB]

I mentioned last week I'm taking cycle safety class. It is finito! pepper
During u turns I did cross one line and on emergency stopping I let 'er go a bit far to the high end of the stop, (10 ft). Amazing the difference, sharpining those skills after all these years! If you have any doubt on your cycling skills I recomend the training.
cooltech

I work on my time all the time, but would love to find a Trike class near me.

 

[oneup]

good for you cooltech, ive seen people return to riding and thinking they will still be able to ride like they did 20 years ago. it doesnt work that way.. anything you can do to get your skills back up closer to where they were is time and money well spent

 

[Softail Trike]

When the wife & I took our class, it was surprising to me that the guy who had the most years of riding experience made the most mistakes & was corrected far more than anybody. From not using the front brake to crossing lines, not looking where he was turning & quite a few other things. This guy had over 50 years of riding behind him & rode all the time. He had let his license expire & had to take the class to renew. I guess it was a lot of years of bad habits showing up all at once!

 

[dougv]

I started riding bikes just after I graduated HS and I bought a small CL100 Honda. My extent of training was the dealer having me ride a track in the back of the shop until he thought I was ready to take it home. I rode a lot of back dirt roads and trails back then but eventually bought street bikes and rode up until my wife became pregnant.

I was off bikes until I got back into riding with my son who by then was 23 years old. We had an opportunity to buy a used Savage 650 so of course dad needed something too. I insisted he do the MSF training with me, Ct didn't require training a few years ago and I still had my license but it was a valuable experience. We rode for a few years together until a new wife/home/stepson entered my sons life but it got my wife and I back on a bike and now a new to us trike.

Ride safe

 

[cooltech]

I work on my time all the time, but would love to find a Trike class near me.

Did you check with the Dept of Transportation in Maryland? Ours in Pennsy is free.
cooltech

 

[jmk865]

Never hurts to re-hone skills or learn new ones. After 56 years on two wheels, and 3 months on my trike; I do NOT consider myself an expert by any means. Since we don't have any kind of classes in my area, I read as much as I can find, and often go to a large high school parking lot and go through techniques for stopping, turning, figure 8's etc. Besides brushing up; it's fun to do. Also take the wife along for these skill tune-ups. At 70 yrs. of age, what I might have lost in reaction time I try to make up with foresight and prior planning( escape routes, etc. So far so good....

 

[livelyjames]

I was off a bike for 30+ years...took the motorcycle safety course 2 years ago...enjoyed it and learned a lot!

 

[Gabby Hayes]

Hi all,
Just finished a trike course in my area and was pleasantly surprised that it was quite easy but still very challenging. My biggest problem seemed to be taking the turns somewhat close to the cones and riding way too slow. Instructors quickly found my problem-----OLD HABITS. These changed quickly as I listened more intently and overcame many of them. I also discovered that second gear if my friend and that helped the slow riding almost immediately. I highly recommend that all take a class if it comes available as you will be surprised at just how many BAD habits we have.

Gabby

 

[dadorfman]

I am pretty sure I have seen ads for motorcycle classes offered by community colleges in the DC area. I don't know about trike classes, though. Even so, I would recommend taking the biker Experienced Rider class. The trike course, with two exceptions, has the same exercises. Difference 1: In the trike course, you do a panic stop and go into a skid, maintaining the same direction. Difference 2: An optional exercise is lifting 1 wheel, in a tight turn, and driving the trike as a 2-wheeler. Check with your DMV.

 

[dadorfman]

I tried to start a sticky on trike training but it died due to lack of interest.

http://www.triketalk.com/forum/general-discussion/14347.htm

 

[RdKnB]

I am pretty sure I have seen ads for motorcycle classes offered by community colleges in the DC area. I don't know about trike classes, though. Even so, I would recommend taking the biker Experienced Rider class. The trike course, with two exceptions, has the same exercises. Difference 1: In the trike course, you do a panic stop and go into a skid, maintaining the same direction. Difference 2: An optional exercise is lifting 1 wheel, in a tight turn, and driving the trike as a 2-wheeler. Check with your DMV.[/QUOTE

Maryland DMV says no Trike courses. They did not seem to like the idea of a Trike showing up for the course.

 

[dadorfman]

Not all thoughts pay off. You might consider taking the course in Virginia if they would allow you, even if MD would not give you credit.