www.bullrack.com
outcomes. The member companies of MSF are grateful for the nearly one million cus- tomers who reside in the state of California and they are relying on the CMSP to train these riders properly so they will be safe on the road. On the research front, MSF has invested
over $5 million in recent years for research and development to provide and improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of safety programs for public benefit, and this includes the use of both invested and divested experts. (“Invested” refers to those with motorcycling-specific interests; “divested” refers to others who have a track record of proven success in program devel- opment, administration and instructional systems design.) One result is MSF’s 5th generation learn-to-ride curriculum for novice riders, the BRC (updated), released in 2014, which takes them from being able to ride a bicycle to entering the complex world of traffic on a motorcycle. It’s not something we take lightly. With “Safety” as our middle name, we are passionate about our greater purpose to provide leadership in development of high-quality training and administrative practices. The BRC (updated) embodies a building-block approach that is informed by contempo- rary, proven methods and learning con- cepts designed to provide positive rider outcomes. This most recent BRC iteration includes
expanded content allowed by the technol- ogy of online learning. With fundamental motorcycle safety information readily avail- able online via MSF’s Basic eCourse, the BRC can now address higher-order behav- ioral content – concepts such as visual per- ception, self-assessment, risk-management, and executive-level thinking – by adding to, not replacing, formal classroom interac- tions with a RiderCoach. The riding por- tion of the course has undergone a transformation as well by including 20 per- cent more time on basic motor skills, 30
percent more time on cornering maneuvers and emergency responses, and 30 percent more time on traffic-type interactions. MSF’s member companies invest in MSF
so that we may do what we do as a service to their customers. We never charge fees to states, and an MSF-recognized training site is only responsible for Rider Handbooks ($1.80 per student), eCourse fees (under $5.00 per student) and a site kit (a one-time cost of $275); RiderCoaches pay for their RiderCoach Guide ($75, with free updates). States may charge a modest fee to train can- didates to become RiderCoaches; however, no fees are paid to MSF. It is not about money or sales – it’s about rider safety. Some people shouldn’t ride motorcycles,
and some of them come to that self-realiza- tion during MSF RiderCourses. Students are encouraged to withdraw at any time if they feel they are not ready to become a motorcyclist, and RiderCoaches are trained to proactively “counsel out” students who are not achieving course objectives or who become a risk to themselves or others. When successful course graduates take
their newly learned skills to the street, they will have the basics they need to continue to develop into smart-thinking, safety-con- scious riders who maintain plenty of “risk offset,” something we stress throughout our courses. Riders can continue to reinforce and improve their skills by availing them- selves of MSF’s CORE, which could include taking the Street RiderCourse the day after graduating from the BRC, so they can prog- ress to actual on-street experience with spe- cially trained and certified RiderCoaches. The BRC and SRC are just two of the 24 dif- ferent MSF RiderCourses, all of which pro- vide great self-renewal opportunities. BMW MOA makes many of these available at
their Rider Performance University
activities, and we greatly appreciate that. As you can surmise, MSF is proud to be a “servant leader” for motorcyclist safety.
www.perumotors.com
WOMEN RIDERS DESERVE COMFORT.
LDComfort has a combo top that allows women to ride dry and
comfortably for many miles.
Requested, tested and approved by women in the Iron Butt Association®!
For more information visit
www.LDComfort.com/combotop.htm
Getting to the Bottom of Rider Comfort since 1999.
Visit our site!
www.ldcomfort.com
www.LDComfort.com 888-642-7091
Sewn Inside
February 2016 BMW OWNERS NEWS
39
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116