This one-day course is designed for licensed, experienced riders to enhance their basic skills and help with personal risk assessment. Interactive classroom activities to improve perception and hazard awareness are combined with range exercises which enhance both basic skills and crash avoidance skills. You will learn to improve braking and corner finesse. It is the public version of the Military Sport Bike Rider Course.
Each student must be licensed/endorse and provide their own licensed and insured two-wheeled motorcycle. Sharing a motorcycle is not allowed. Two-wheeled scooters that are licensed by the State of Michigan as motorcycles may be ridden in ARC. Mo-peds and unlicensed cycles are not allowed. If the cycle isn't registered in the student's name, written permission to ride the cycle in this class is required. Cycles that are not in good condition will not be allowed to be ridden in this class. Cycles that become unsafe during class will not be allowed to continue riding in this class. No refund will be given or transfer made if the instructor determines that the cycle is unsafe or if the cycle becomes non-functional.
Riders must have good basic riding skills. You will not be allowed to continue in the range exercises if you do not demonstrate adequate riding skills and no refund will be given or transfer made.
Students must sign a liability waiver. A parent or legal guardian must sign the liability waiver in person at the start of the class if the student is under 18.
Students must be licensed drivers with a motorcycle endorsement on their license. This is not a licensing class.
Attendance and required equipment
If you’re late arriving at the classroom for the start of the class, you will not be allowed in class and no refund will be given or transfer made.
Required Equipment, Supplies and Identification
Students must provide the following equipment, supplies and identification:
• Driver license with cycle endorsement, cycle registration, cycle proof of insurance, permission letter if cycle owned by someone else
• Ink pen to write with during all class sessions.
• A long-sleeved shirt and long pants, No holes, rips, tears, etc. Shirts must cover wrists while seated in the riding position. Pants must reach the top of boots while seated in the riding position. No gap between bottom of shirt and top of pant while seated in the riding position.
• Sturdy over-the-ankle boots. No soft soled boots or shoes. Socks should extend above the tops of boots and into the pant legs when in the riding position. No leg or ankle flesh visible.
• Full-fingered gloves. Sturdy leather or heavy-duty textile. No rubber, latex, plastic medical type gloves.
• Eye protection – required even with helmet face shield. Goggles, safety glasses, eyeglasses are acceptable. Sunglasses are acceptable during bright sunlight only.
• A motorcycle helmet approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Helmet must be in good condition and appropriately fitted and worn. Loaner helmets are not available.
• Cold weather and wet weather riding gear.
• Bottled water or non-alcoholic beverage if desired.
The instructor’s decision on the acceptability of student-provided equipment is final
COVID-19 Mitigation:
- All students and all others on campus will comply with all WCC Covid-19 safety protocols and procedures in place at the time of their class. Students who do not comply may be dismissed from their class and no refund will be given or transfer made.
- See WCC’s website for the current Covid-19 safety protocols and procedures: https://www.wccnet.edu/announcements/covid19/
