This person has not taken the motorcycle safety course. He just took the DMV test and got a motorcycle and figured it out on his own. He was not taught any of the technical knowledge that is taught in the safety course like apex turns and what to ideally do in regards to the throttle and brake during a curved road. He maintains that since he has never crashed, he is a good rider and does not need the safety course.
If he can pass the dmv test, then he could pass the ms course, they go over the same things Naturally he wont be a very skilled rider, and go slow around turns and all, but it will bite him at some point. You dont have to know all the details of driving a car right to not get into a crash, but it will happen eventually, likely due to one of the things the driver was unaware of. This guy is clearly a fast learner and is motivated to reach his goals, which is positive, but i would put him at greater risk of a crash due to a lack of skill at one point or another. Could be cocky, but i dont know the guy. Part of riding is still figuring stuff out for your bike, and msf stays in a parking lot in first gear, along with the dmv test. So most people have to figure out the turning and all, but at least they will have heard of things like looking through a turn etc.
What does taking the motorcycle safety coarse, have to do with being a good rider. The coarse is a starting point on how to ride and get your endorsement. That's all and nothing more. I can't tell over the web how good a rider is, but if he's never crashed it says a lot. If he's made it through his first year as a rider and hasn't crashed, then he doesn't need the coarse. He should take an advanced rider coarse, though. It will teach him some things that he won't learn, in the coarse of every day riding. The first guy is a moron and has no skills to ride a bike. He blames everything else, but himself.
Uh huh ,, that was me 35 years ago with 10 years riding dirt before I got my license, While the MSF course is a good idea it's not as though it somehow makes it's graduates superior. Edit What's more scary than a guy who hasn't taken a class is some dick head that thinks he's hot shyt because he has.
