I'm currently enrolled in a MSF class, and I was wondering if the rider coaches are strict or lenient when they evaluate you during the final day. I just attended the first riding session, and I can say it went well. I found myself struggling a bit on few areas, though, such as going in a straight line SLOWLY by just using the clutch and swerving in one of the scenarios: using 2nd gear and swerving outside the green cones and inside the orange cones. I had to use the clutch a few times, because I felt that the bike was going to stall. Overall, it was a fun first day, but I still have a mild case of jitters. I don't want to fail this class, because this M license is something I reallly want. If any of you guys remember how they graded you, I would please like to know. Thanks.

 

I took the MSF class last year and I found them to be very strict. However you can make quite a few mistakes and still pass.

 

Depends on where you are. When I took the class, our coaches were pretty cool and laid back. Everyone in our class passed. Good Luck

 

Im bout to take MSF

 

I took the MSF three years ago and it was a great course. Our instructors were firm, but fair. To be honest I would rather be in a class with instructors that are going to be strict...after all it's your life you are talking about. Getting a good knowledge base in learning to ride is very important. If you don't have instructors that are willing to point out your mistakes and offer corrective advice...what's the point? Just relax, listen to what they have to say, ask questions and do your best.
Everybody in my class passed.
-j

 

yup i finished my course a few weeks ago and the instructors were cool as hell but werent afraid to stop you and tell you what you did right/wrong. for the final evaluation your allowed to miss 20 things which is quite a bit.

everybody passed in my class except for 2 people. one girl got sent home prior to the test because she was just having a hard time controlling the bike and one guy dropped the bike during the test.

 

I taught the Canada Safety Council course for years. I think it is very similar to your MSF. We had two tests: one to pass the course and another one to pass the test to be licenced for the street. One was not directly related to the other.
The government test was very particular. You had to perform certain skills within a very specific parameter in order to pass and get your licence. However, just because you passed the licencing test did not mean you were a competent rider. For the "course" pass or fail, we used the usual guidelines PLUS we used our own subjective judgement. Many instructors asked themselves, "Would we ride as a passenger on the bike that this person was operating?" In many cases, this determined a pass or fail from the course. We couldn't do much about the government test, but we sure could prevent them from passing the course if it would send a clear message that the student's skills needed work. When I say "skills", I'm not just talking about actual riding skills. I'm including "road" skills.

 

I hope it's easy because mine's coming up in 3 weeks!
It would've been awesome to have xviper as an instructor...

Good luck!

 

Well eval day has passed..and I passed. Pretty much everyone in the class made the cut as well with the exception of 1 or 2 people. It wasn't as difficult as I thought the course would be. Oh well, I guess it's time to prepare for the written test.

 

Congrats - if the written test is as easy as it is in TX, no need to prepare if you have a minimal level of common sense. Saying it was easy is an understatement, and the fact that a lot of dumbasses manage to get their licenses confirms that.