MSF trike riders course?

[ben721364]

Have you taken MSF Basic, ERC and Trike riders courses? If so, what differences did you find between the MSF Basic and the Trike courses, other than cone placement and common sense things?

[John Luciano]

ERC was on your own bike not the little 250 cc. The test was way more intense. We had to do a panic skid stop with rear tire locked . We had to go threw a series of cones like parking spaces. You really had to know how to ride

[ben721364]

ERC was on your own bike not the little 250 cc. The test was way more intense. We had to do a panic skid stop with rear tire locked . We had to go threw a series of cones like parking spaces. You really had to know how to ride

Thanks for the response John. My question, poorly stated, was about the difference between the Trike and M/C MSF courses. Not having taken the MSF Trike course, I am interested in whether it is worthwhile for an experienced rider.

[Triker Mike]

Wash. St. only wants to charge you $350.00 to learn how to teach you how to ride a trike.

[ben721364]

Wash. St. only wants to charge you $350.00 to learn how to teach you how to ride a trike.

Did you take the Trike course, Mike? If so, had you previously taken the MSF basic course and do you think based on your experience with both that there is a substantial difference in what you learned in the trike course, other than the common sense differences between trikes and bikes? Having taken the MSF basic course and more recently the MSF ERC, I am trying to decide if there is any reason for me to take the Trike course. I have about 15,000 trike miles under my belt.

[spiritdream]

Not sure about Texas, but here in MA there really isn't a trike course available. MSF offers a "sidecar" course that some schools are starting to modify for trikes, but that's it. Oh, and I know of one school that is trying to start an Evergreen Safety Council course, but according to the national schedule it will be for experienced riders only using their own trikes.

[Triker Mike]

It is my opinion that the fee is beyond what it should be. They furnish no more than what I can learn here in the forum by reading & trying out by myself. I already had the endorsement grandfathered years ago