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Choose your nearest Florida training center to check real-time class openings, weekend schedules, and book your seat.
Riverview Motorcycle Training
St. Petersburg Motorcycle Training
Orlando State Motorcycle Training
We Supply The Bike, Helmet & Training Gear!
Don't stress about buying a motorcycle or helmet before you learn to ride. State Motorcycle Training handles everything for you. When you enroll, you get complete access to top-quality beginner-friendly training equipment at no extra cost.
- Easy-to-ride 250cc training motorcycles/scooters
- DOT-approved safe training helmets
- Full-fingered protective riding gloves
- High-definition safety eyewear
- Unlimited free bottled ice-water on the range to stay hydrated
What You MUST Wear / Bring:
For strict safety regulations imposed by the state, you must arrive properly dressed for both in-person range riding days.
The 14 Hands-On Riding Exercises
Our professional MSF RiderCoaches guide you step-by-step through 14 riding exercises designed to build real skill, safety, and confidence.
Motorcycle Familiarization
Identify controls, major parts, elements of good riding posture, and mounting/dismounting procedures. Review T-CLOCS pre-ride inspection.
Using the Friction Zone
Become highly skilled in using the clutch friction zone for smooth throttle control and power delivery.
Starting & Stopping Drill
Coordinate the friction zone, throttle, and brakes to start out and stop with precision and complete control.
Shifting & Stopping
Master smooth shifting through gears and practice precise stopping maneuvers at standard speeds.
Basic Skill Practice
Refine low-speed maneuvering skills, throttle control, and brake manipulation for corners.
Pressing to Initiate & Adjust Lean
Experience the effects of handgrip pressure and handlebar counter-steering to initiate, maintain, and adjust lean in curves.
Quick Stops & Tight Turns
Develop a feel for progressive braking pressure to stop quickly without skidding, and practice sharp tight turns from a stop.
Stopping Distance Demo
Observe total stopping distance reaction/braking demonstrations to relate speed to safe highway intersection strategies.
Limited-Space Maneuvers
Refine low-speed maneuvering skills to allow sharp turns in limited spaces using the counterweighting technique.
Stopping in a Curve
Learn how to maintain perfect control while applying progressive brake pressure inside a curve and manage traction.
Curve Judgment
Improve skills for negotiating multiple S-curves using the proven 'search-setup-smooth' cornering strategy.
Curves & Lane Changes
Practice high-speed curve line selections and safe lane-changing procedures while selecting safety margins.
Obstacles & Swerving
Learn exact obstacle-crossing front-wheel manipulation techniques, execute basic swerves, and refine slow weaves.
Skill Practice Capstone
A comprehensive exercise that combines all low-speed and high-speed maneuvers into a final riding practice run.
Riding Skill Test
Assess basic skills using a standard cone weave, quick stop, obstacle swerve, and cornering evaluation.