MSF written exam = permit?

Don't fail the skills test and get your license. And if all else fails, consult the authority. Washington State DOL -- Motorcycle License and Permitt

 

are you doing this in washington or oregon? .. oregon just go get the permit from your local dmv. then when your ready ..... take the driving test and be done with it

msf cource fail no permit or licence .. so its a pick and chose your path not both .. well you can do both but its more expensive

 

Kind of what tims007 said.

Even though the test is the same for both MSF riders and off the street riders, there is a line between the MSF course and the off the street rider.

You take the MSF course and successfully complete both the written and the skills test, you get a completion card, and you can get your endorsement added to your license. Fail either one, you don't. Some schools give you a second chance at the test(s), some do not.

If you choose to take the off the street option (3rd Party) you take the knowledge test, pass it, get your permit. Ride for a while, take the skills test. Pass that, you get your green sheet that tells DOL they can add your endorsement.

It is not up to the instructor whether or not you can get your permit through the knowledge test given in class. It is up to the site sponsor, who is your instructors boss.

Do well in class, pass both tests and you have nothing to worry about. If you fail either one, the policies of the sponsor will determine what your options are.

Dusty

 

Sounds like someone is finding excuses to explain failure......

Dusty

 

do me a favor .. go get your permit...... then take your bike adn just ride around your home area like the block .. if you have a culdisak then do some figure eights .. or take the bike in a trailer or truck and go to the industrial area near you that has a open lot and go learn how to ride for a few hours.. you will get the hang of things.. and then soon you will drive further and furthure.. just drive the bike liek a car nice and slow round the corners... then as you progress in your riding skills you will eventualy be riding the bike like the dr lol

thats my sugestion .. but it all depends on YOUR confidence and learning skills

 

well there ya go .. get the permit and then go do a test .. call vncouver see if they still offer ride tests or if they are farming them out

 

Get there early tomorrow and hop on a different bike.

 

Pretty screwy, the Wa. DOL moto-endorsement requirement now. My S.O. has been riding bikes for years, mostly dirtbikes and dual sport. We recently got her a CBR 600 after I sold my second bike that she was riding (sssshhhh, without an endorsement...shhh..)

I talked her into taking a Reg Pridmore Class at ORP...and it really helped her confidence in the corners. Made it more fun to ride with her on the highways and canyons...One of Pridmore's requirments was a moto-endorsement on your license, so she went in to get it and was told she would have to take a school of some sort....But a day with Reg Pridmore at a racetrack, where they instructed the learning riders on all kinds of bike handling skills....that was not enough...She has to pay someone to teach her to ride around cones now to complete the license.....

Any Granny or Grampy can just climb into a 60' 15ton diesel motorcoach, pulling a Lexus or a humvee behind and tool off down the public road with no special skills or endorsement....but heaven forbid you should ride a 3-4 hundred lb motorcycle without going to school and being tested.... Weird...

 

They give you a bike of their choice to test on? You don't ride the bike you own? I'd probably have a really hard time on a full dresser Harley and I am sure a Harley rider woudn't do very well on my sport bikes. Weird.

 

Congratulations. Not to denigrate your passing, but that means that you have demonstrated enough knowledge and skill to not die while you continue to learn.

You are way off the mark on the reasoning for the curriculum. It was adjusted to address the primary cause of single motorcycle crashes and deaths, which is improper cornering. I have not seen the new test battery, but the questions very well may be designed to test a candidate's ability to intuit the proper answer based on their knowledge.

I would appreciate you sending me a PM to give me more information about the WMSP contractor you took the class with and the condition of the motorcycle. (I sit on the advisory board)