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Old 05-16-2009, 08:33 PM   #1
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My wife is due to take the MSF course in early June. She knows how to drive a stick. I have her bike (600 lb. cruiser) ready. Would you try to show her how the brakes/clutch/throttle works or let the MSF instructor do it all ?

I'm on the fence about pre training.
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Old 05-16-2009, 08:53 PM   #2
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let the instructor do it. pretraining can confuse them
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Old 05-16-2009, 09:05 PM   #3
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let the instructor do it. pretraining can confuse them
I was kinda thinking the same thing. Read the other thread and wondered if I was doing wife right by NOT putting her on the bike.
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I don't think there is anything wrong with teaching her the controls. Its not like you are taking her around town teaching her bad habits.

I had a couple of private lessons first (i didnt' know how to drive stick so all the manual stuff was foreign and didn't know anyone that rode) and it helped alot since i was already familiar with how the controls work.
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I would want the first drops to happen on the MSF bikes verses the one she will be riding. Might get her upset if she scuffs it up bad before taking the class.
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Old 05-16-2009, 09:55 PM   #6
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I would want the first drops to happen on the MSF bikes verses the one she will be riding. Might get her upset if she scuffs it up bad before taking the class.
She KNOWS IDGAF if she drops the Yami. That's what iit's for. I'll be more upset if she doesn't learn good habits.
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Old 05-16-2009, 09:58 PM   #7
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They will teach her in class. I didn't know anything about riding OR driving a stick-shift when I went to MSF. I passed.

IMO if she wants to learn what you mentioned, don't think it would hurt.
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Old 05-16-2009, 10:10 PM   #8
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Thanks for all that responded. I was on the fence about teaching her early-I'll just let the paid pros do their jobs.
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Old 05-16-2009, 10:11 PM   #9
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My wife is due to take the MSF course in early June. She knows how to drive a stick. I have her bike (600 lb. cruiser) ready. Would you try to show her how the brakes/clutch/throttle works or let the MSF instructor do it all ?

I'm on the fence about pre training.
She can drive a stick, but can she ride a stick? lol

Personally I would show her the controls. It will give he a slight advantage and make learning the other stuff easier.
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Old 05-16-2009, 10:56 PM   #10
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I didn't really ride before my class but Jeeps had me sit on it and showed me what all the controls were and how the gears changed. I also knew how to drive a stick before I satarted. I felt better before the class and it helped.
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