Got the License!!!

Well it is official. At age 34, I finally got a motorcycle license. I took the Wisconsin State DOT MSF Course offered at Gateway Technical College in Burlington Wisconsin.

After 3 days if intense class room study, training and riding I passed my skills test with 9 points total. I had more than enough to pass, though need to work on my u-turns, and cornering, though my quick stops were perfect. A .88 at 13 feet, which I was told was the best in the class.

After taking the MSF, I ventured to the DMV in Elkhorn with my buddy who also took the course and took the Temps Test. This 25 question test was tough as it had approximately 7 questions on it, that we did not go over in class. I answered all the questions I knew perfectly, and 2 of the 7 I did not. This gave me the bare minimum for a passing grade at 80%.

I know I would have done better had the material been given at the MSF calls, though I did review the DMV book slightly and found it helpful, as that is where the answers to those seven tricky questions was found.

In any event, I took the temp test results and my MSF Certification to the counter at the DMV (which looked like Taco Night in Tijuana), and got my Class M status added to my drivers license.

After that, lunch, and a nice long ride around some of the back roads around Lake Geneva with my buddy, who also passed as well.