So my girl Galina really wants to learn to ride. Anyone here that could teach her and have a bike they wouldn't mind teaching her on? I'm just throwing it out there. She wants me to teach her, but I don't think I'm the one to do it...you know...the blind leading the blind.

Please let me know if you can help...

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Seriously... this is the right way to start. Any other alternatives to the MSF course may involve less qualified individuals teaching your girl some bad habits from the start. After she completes the MSF and gets her "M" endorsement, she can start riding with us and getting some pointers.

On another note, have Galina register on the site and start asking questions! Bring her out to a meeting, event, or even Starbucks. (after the RR ride) The more she is immersed in the riding culture, the more comfortable she will be when it comes to learning on the bike.

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+1 ^What he said

Why don't you take the BRC with her at CSN if you can cough up $100?

Sign up for a weekend class and I'll try to be your instructor.

All she needs is a DOT Helmet, gloves, long sleeve shirt and jeans, over the ankle footwear.

We will provide her a bike for her to drop, I mean ride.

One side note, being a passenger on a bike helps them become a better rider. It introduces them to understand the importance of leaning which is a requirement for cornering. So if she really wants a head start, it wouldn't hurt to ride two up thru Red Rock a few times. I often have female riders who have been passengers for years, learn to ride for the first time and be one of my strongest riders on the range.

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+1 ^^^ what they said ^^^

That is great lol

But seriously, MSF is really a great start. You learn key points and get a dmv test pass (at least you did 3 years ago). Plus, if you go with your friend, you'll feel like a champ in the sea of cones!

I survived MSF with a decent score, and my only experience was a few rides on the back and cruising on a girlfriend's quad. Afterward, I was thrown to a pack of rapid knee draggers at Mt Charley and forced to do U-turns every possible chance.

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Agree-but again it depends on the instructor. I know one whom I wouldn't trust to teach a 4 year old how to ride a big wheel.

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Riding a motorcycle without a helmet is like trolling for unprotected hooker nookie in sub-Saharan Africa.

The quality of the instructors can vary, but the structured curriculum and number of instructors help offset the level of personal expertise.

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I agree with all who said tell her to hit up the BRC! It's a great way to learn how to ride especially since they provide bikes. I remember when I took mine I had to use my own an 00 gixxer 600. I couldnt navigate that figure 8 w/o dropping a foot to save my damn life mainly bc I was scared of dropping my baby!

Yeah great stuff guys! Thank you! She is heading back to Bulgaria at the end of the month for about a month and wants to learn to ride before then, I know the wait is redonkulous at CSN...but I'll let her know that that is the best way to go about it.

If anyone wants to take her on the back of their bike please let me know. We can all go out...but please be someone that has had a lot of passenger time and also has some skillz.

You guys are the best!

Learning to ride before the end of the month is a bit ambitious. She first needs to pick up some basic gear...helmet, gloves, jacket, boots etc. Even as a passenger she will need that much. From there we can work on the rest.

Get her signed up for a brc class for sure. Sign up now.

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To be honest, taking the class in July - August will be brutal. The heat is always an issue. Keep in mind there is no shade, and the asphault is black and hot. There are times the cones are melting on the range.

I give kudos to all the students who take the class during the summer. Pass or fail.

September - October would be ideal.

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Las Vegas Harley use to run classes over the weekends. Ya might check there.

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Riding a motorcycle without a helmet is like trolling for unprotected hooker nookie in sub-Saharan Africa.

Yeah for $350! They might have lowered it to $300. Plus it's 3.5 days instead of 2.5 days over at the college. They spend an extra day giving you a tour of their fine facility, showing their capabilities and what kind of bikes they have for sale.

But you get to ride a Buell Blast!

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A Buell Blaster probably would've made a much better transition to the Sv650, but damn that's a $$$ course. I did the summer CSN course on a lil GZ250 cruiser, and yes, summer is quite brutal!

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I took the class October of 2007 (and that was hot!), a girl-friend of mine took it in July! BIG MISTAKE!! It was hotter than hell!

Taking the class through CSN was the best way to go! $100 for a class? AMAZING price and for the instruction I was given... it's all about how you take in the information... the riding... all about how you handle yourself, really has nothing to do with the instructors except for them telling you what to do or how to improve your riding.

As of today I finally bought my first bike (yeah I know 2 years is quite awhile to wait but I had make sure I knew what I wanted and was ready for the roads ahead of me.

I hope she takes the classes and enjoys riding "HER OWN BIKE!!!" I will be looking for female riders once I get out and riding.

GOOD LUCK!

Check out Cycleschool.com course is $250 for a beginner and it looks like they have alot of different class dates available.

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I took the BRC @ CCN in Aug when I got my M endorsment. It is hot, but the the heat can also play for your advantage. High heat means shorter classes, or at least as short as possible. And when it's really hot outside, people tend to get down to business and not take long between lessons.

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Thanks for all the info. I'm going to have her sign up on the site.

I took the class late June last year and it was pretty damn hot! Wow...it's actually almost been a year that I have been riding! Woot woot! I'm ready for my liter bike!

Make sure she gets her gear.

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You know MSf is good for the beginer. I would be ok to show someone the basics but that is the extent of my teaching. Plus the 1000 is my the bike to try first.
So I guess msf is the way to go bless she wanted to very basics

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Buy it from Cycle Gear, and they will make her purchase retroactive. Meaning that if she graduates from the class and receives her completion card, they will apply her the 15% discount on the items she already purchased. Just hold onto the receipt.

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Thanks!