riding school questions

[hossd]

hello nestreetriders

I've never posted here before but i figured you guys would have the most knowledge of taking the basic riding course to obtain my license. sadly to say i have been riding off and on since 03 but have never got my license and would like to as soon as possible. so i was wondering wheres the best place to take to course i live in the boston area but can travel anywhere.

thanks for any help

[j4eric]

try searching..keyword MSF..lots of info.

[hossd]

i did alittle research and was wondering if anyone had gone to streetwise cycle school in boston and if so how was the experience

[kb1]

I'm not sure where you are located but I went to the one in Boylston MA - Central MA Safety Council, it was a few years ago but I was very impressed with it.

[timv2444]

Hoss, I took MSF BRC @ Streetwise in July 2010, Paul and Ken were excellent instructors and took time to answer any questions you may have.
I enrolled in the the Sat / Sun AM course, rode 1st half of the day classroom 2nd half. Everything they teach you is on the practical test so pay attention.

I had rode dirt bikes when I was a kid and it was amazing how all that comes back to you. They will correct bad habits you may have but not dicks about it. I would highly suggest them.. Enjoy

[rice_rocket]

the massrmv.com has the certified MSF schools listed.

I specifically wanted to go to the framingham ma one, but their enrollment was too low, so they asked me to go to brockton and offered $50 off for me. I just did it anyways and I had a blast.

[gixxersixxer]

I went to Cycles 128 in Beverly, MA like 3 years ago and they were fine, I had two cool instructors.

[curiouser]

No first-hand experience, but this company seems to offer the beginner course in many different locations throughout MA.
http://www.ironstoneventures.com/

[OreoGaborio]

Streetwise is one good option.

Ironstone Ventures is another. They offer the MSF course at Bunker Hill. I've coached at that location a couple of times.

[jmer24]

I went to Ironstone Ventures this past year, and it was a great beginner course

[HanktheTank]

I did Streetwise 3 years ago and I had never ridden before. I thought the class was well taught both in and out of the classroom. No complaints!

[jarvis]

im signed up for the training wheels in woburn this march...

looking forward to it though and hopefully will have my license for when its actually nice enough to ride

[hossd]

thank you all for the recommendations

[rice_rocket]

Training wheels.. oh right, forgot to mention that's the school I went to.

[Mike Qube]

i did alittle research and was wondering if anyone had gone to streetwise cycle school in boston and if so how was the experience

I did my basic rider course at StreetWise, they were great.

[Rusty the Scoob]

I went to Ironstone Ventures this past year, and it was a great beginner course

I went in 2008 or so, to their location in Acton behind Moto Cafe. Worked well for me!

[Drewski]

I went to Ironstone Ventures this past year, and it was a great beginner course

I went through Ironstone last May in North Andover. Highly recommended.

[bandit]

I recommend streetwise, went there two years ago to learn how to ride. Great teachers and course.

[OreoGaborio]

I went through Ironstone last May in North Andover. Highly recommended.

Who were your coaches?

[Drewski]

Originally Posted by Drewski
I went through Ironstone last May in North Andover. Highly recommended.

Who were your coaches?

I had Chris Park and someone named Tony was the second on the range.

[OreoGaborio]

Heh, I went through RiderCoach training with those guys.

Hope they did well!

[Rossco]

I went to Ironstone Ventures back in May '09. I went to the Acton/Ayer location.

The primary instructor was some guy named John who drove a Honda Element, and I believe a VFR. He was alright, not great.

The secondary instructor, I forget who the guy's name was, but he rode an old Connie, wore a modular helmet, and was a complete dick. Make sure you don't get him.

However, Ironstone is still a good place to go to. Alot of my friends who went to Ironstone enjoyed their experiences. The ones who didn't, usually had one of the two aforementioned instructors.

[Degsy]

I went to Ironstone Ventures back in May '09. I went to the Acton/Ayer location.

The primary instructor was some guy named John who drove a Honda Element, and I believe a VFR. He was alright, not great.

The secondary instructor, I forget who the guy's name was, but he rode an old Connie, wore a modular helmet, and was a complete dick. Make sure you don't get him.

However, Ironstone is still a good place to go to. Alot of my friends who went to Ironstone enjoyed their experiences. The ones who didn't, usually had one of the two aforementioned instructors.

[Rossco]

I'm not trying to bash Ironstone here. I don't believe that one bad apple should spoil the bunch. I've talked to other Ironstone instructors that have sounded very professional.

I'm not trying to flame anyone or anything, just letting them know what to expect.

[Priv]

Got another Ironstone Ventures recommendation here, went to North Andover in particular, and did it last April. Invaluable experience, knew nothing going in and can ride, albeit slow as fuck, but that's the operator, not the instruction lol