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Advanced Riding School
Motorcycle Maintenance
Motorcycle Skills Assessment Course (MSA)
$795 including G.S.T./H.S.T.
PRS teaches you to become a rider who is knowledgeable, responsible and most importantly in control of your motorcycle. We start from the absolute basics and work up slowly and strategically to more intermediate skills. The MSA Certification course is designed for the new rider with no previous riding experience, however you must have your Motorcycle Learner’s Permit when you begin your course.
Our program offers a 30 hour course that is divided into 3 segments; 10 hours of classroom theory, 10 hours of parking lot training, and 2 road rides (one throughout the lower mainland including downtown and the second focusing on school zones / playground zones areas in the Surrey municipality).
Within our MSA course our certified instructors will evaluate your skills. Upon successful completion of your MSA test, which is administered at the end of your parking lot training, riders are allowed to ride unsupervised at all legal posted speed limits, once you have updated ICBC with your MSA paperwork. Once you have completed the course with our school, we will make arrangements with ICBC for a final road test on our bikes.
Courses start in early February, and continue until the first week of November. PRS is the only school in the Lower Mainland that offers many schedule options to accommodate our students. We are able to provide this kind of flexibility because; unlike most other schools, we do not rent (share) our training facilities with other businesses. Our training facility is owned and operated by Pacific Riding School, which also allows for private lessons should they be required. Your training will be conducted in a safe and controlled environment. New courses start on Monday every week. Maximum enrolment is 10 students per class with 1 instructor for every 5 students. Motorcycles, helmets, jackets with back, shoulders, elbow protection, gloves, knee and shin guards and rain wear are provided. Proper boots that are leather, cover the ankle, and have structural support are required.
Here are some of topics that are covered:
CLASSROOM:
In a comfortable classroom setting we will cover topics such as Riding Gear, Rider Attitude, Motorcycle Controls, Motorcycle Operation, Physics of Riding, Traction Control, Pre-trip Inspection, Traffic Regulation and Safety, Risk Assessment, Sharing the Road, Riding Conditions, and Hazard Avoidance.
LOT TRAINING:
In our privately owned training facility, we’ll safely cover topics such as; Starting, Clutch Control, Throttle Control, Brake Use, Gear Shifting, Slow Speed Ride, Turns and Curves, Stopping, Body Positioning and Balance, Hill Starts, and Vision Development.
ROAD TRAINING:
We apply everything you learn in the classroom and lot on your road rides. Instructor and students are linked via Kenwood FM Frequency Communicators that have an effective range of 8 kilometers. Instructions and feedback on your progress is immediate giving you the best in road experience. Rides will cover the following areas; Downtown Robson, Commercial Street, Chinatown, Gastown, UBC, Spanish Banks, Metrotown, Stanley Park, Kitsilano, Richmond, New Westminster, Surrey, Delta, White Rock and Langley. We want you to learn in the same environment in which you would be riding, after graduating from the course.
SCHEDULES:
We have new courses starting every Monday with 4 different options listed below for you to choose from. It is a 30 hour course that is scheduled over either a 1 week period or a 2 week period. Our course is scheduled as such to give you as much flexibility as possible. If however you still have a scheduling conflict, please specify this at time of registration so we may try to accommodate your needs.
Download the full schedule: PRS Schedule 2010.pdf
Weekday Course
| Monday | 9:30 am - 2:30 pm | Classroom |
| Tuesday | 9:30 am - 2:30 pm | Classroom |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am - 2:30 pm | PRS Lot |
| Thursday | 9:00 am - 2:30 pm | PRS Lot |
| Friday | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | PRS Lot / MSA |
| Friday (same) | 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Road |
| Monday * | 9:30 am - 2:30 pm | Road |
| Tuesday * | 9:30 am - 2:30 pm | Road |
* This course is split into two groups, half on Monday, the other half on Tuesday.
Weekend Course
| Monday | 6:45 pm - 10:30 pm | Classroom |
| Tuesday | 6:45 pm - 10:30 pm | Classroom |
| Wednesday | 6:45 pm -10:30 pm | Classroom |
| Saturday | 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm | PRS Lot |
| Sunday | 8:00 am - 12:30 pm | PRS Lot |
| Sunday (same) | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | PRS Lot / MSA |
| Monday | 6:30 pm -10:30 pm | Road |
| Saturday | 7:45 am - 11:30 am | Road |
Night School A
| Monday | 6:45 pm - 10:30 pm | Classroom |
| Tuesday | 6:45 pm - 10:30 pm | Classroom |
| Wednesday | 6:45 pm - 10:30 pm | Classroom |
| Saturday | 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm | PRS Lot |
| Sunday | 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm | PRS Lot |
| Tuesday | 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm | PRS Lot / MSA |
| Thursday | 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm | Road |
| Friday | 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm | Road |
Night School B
| Monday | 6:45 pm - 10:30 pm | Classroom |
| Tuesday | 6:45 pm - 10:30 pm | Classroom |
| Wednesday | 6:45 pm - 10:30 pm | Classroom |
| Thursday | 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm | PRS Lot |
| Friday | 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm | PRS Lot |
| Saturday | 8:15 am - 11:30 am | PRS Lot / MSA |
| Saturday (Same) | 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Road |
| Sunday | 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Road |
Pacific Advanced Riding School (ARS)
formally known as Advance Technique Training (ATT)
Open to all types of motorcycles.
*Call for course availability
Our ARS course is a two day course designed for street riders who are seeking more confidence and control. The techniques and training in this course is designed for the street rider who is seeking more confidence and control in riding technique. Topics range from body position to advanced braking, steering, and many other techniques.
The ARS course is not for beginners, but rather for intermediate and advanced riders.
ARS courses are held in co-operation with the Westcoast Superbike School. Classes are held at Mission Raceway offering a safe controlled environment in which to work on your techniques. Speed is not an issue as the point of the course is to build technique and skill, not to go fast.
Course requirements are:
- One year experience
- Must have own bike in good working condition
- Must have Motorcycle Riding boots that cover ankles and shins
- Must have Motorcycle Riding gloves that cover wrist
- Must have Motorcycle Leather one or two piece (Jacket and Pants) or Textile two piece (Jacket and Pants)
- Dot or Snell approved Helmet made within the past 5 years
- Earplugs recommended
- Spine protector recommended
Motorcycle Maintenance 101
Cost = $50.00 Time = 3.5 hours
A one day course with a Certified Motorcycle Mechanic that will give you a better understanding of the machine you ride. PRS will cover topics such as oil changes, brake system, clutch, chain and sprockets, tires and wheels, carburetion, fuel injection, ignition system, transmissions, 4 stroke and 2 stroke engines. This course is not designed to make you a journeyman mechanic, but rather give you a mechanical foundation so that you are able to work on basic motorcycle maintenance yourself. PRS instructors are certified factory technicians from Kawasaki, Honda and Suzuki. At Pacific, you are in good hands.
Motorcycle Maintenance 201
Cost = $100.00 Time = 4 hours Capacity = 4 students
Applying the practical of what we learned in 101, it’s time to get a bit dirty! We change our own oil and filter, check the air filter and battery, lube and adjust the drive chain and clutch cable, and adjust controls to suit the student and their bikes.
If you’re fast, we can squeeze more in!
Courses are offered throughout the year, email Bernie Ryan for details.
