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From: sjf@bentley.UUCP (SJ Foster)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: riding & safety courses?
Message-ID: <463@bentley.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 21-Aug-84 16:10:25 EDT
Article-I.D.: bentley.463
Posted: Tue Aug 21 16:10:25 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 22-Aug-84 02:00:15 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Piscataway
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	I understand that the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) 
has courses in Motorcycle riding and safety.  I am particularly 
interested in such a course in New Jersey.  I contacted a motorcycle 
research firm in VA, they gave me an 800 number to call and get information.
They told me that MSF was in the process of moving from Wash. DC to
California (I have also heard rumors that it has moved to PA).  They
gave me the number of a commercial driving school on Long Island.  
	I contacted the school; they do have a course in both 
beginning and advanced safety riding procedures.  Each course is 
20 hours (8 hours instruction, 12 hours riding) spread out over 2
weekends.  They supply bikes.  They tell me that the course is approved
by the MSF.  The max. number of students is 12.  The cost is $225.  
Does this seem reasonable?    
	I thought that the MSF gave courses like this themselves? --at
a much lower cost (not to mention the fact that Long Island is at least
1 1/2 hour drive for me).
	Does anyone know how to get in touch with the MSF?  Heard of
other courses in riding & safety?  Has anyone taken such a course;
did you find it useful?

Thanks.

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			Scott J. Foster 
			AT&T Bell Laboratories 
			Piscataway, NJ
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