The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's (MSF) BRC1 is a group lesson motorcycle safety training course based on a researched curriculum approved and sponsored by the NJ MVC. It is designed for those who;
1. Want to learn how to ride a motorcycle just for the fun of it, to see what it's like.
2. Want to learn how to ride a motorcycle and get a motorcycle license/endorsem*nt.
3. Have some riding experience and want to get a motorcycle license/endorsem*nt.
4. Already have a motorcycle license/endorsem*nt and want a refresher before getting back on a motorcycle.
The BRC1 we offer is a 16-hour course that consists of two modules or parts;
Module 1- You begin by first taking a 5-hour (average time) Pre-Course Assignment which is a self-paced interactive asynchronous online module (the MSF eCourse) that familiarizes you with some of the physical and non-physical skills needed to ride a motorcycle safely, which you do on your own, at your own pace. (The MSF eCourse must be completed before the first riding session of Module 2). We suggest spending an hour a day on the MSF eCourse until it is completed.
The link for the MSF eCourse, which allows you to take the MSF eCourse for free, is included in the confirmation email/tickets you will receive from Eventbrite (our registration platform) after registering for the course. (Item 3 under "Additional Information"). The link will also be in an email you will receive from The Riding Academy of NJ a few days after you register for the course. You can also click MSF eCourse to access the link.
Module 2 - After completing Module 1, you take approximately 10 hours of practice riding (5 hours per day for two consecutive days) in a large, enclosed parking lot with other students taking the course on our training motorcycles. (12 is the maximum class size permitted).
You get hands-on training with two NJ MVC & MSF certified motorcycle safety instructors. The riding portion of the curriculum consists of 14 riding exercises designed to help you develop and acquire the basic physical riding skills, and the critical crash-avoidance riding skills. Each riding exercise has an objective - to develop a physical and/or non-physical riding skill, and each exercise builds upon the previous one. There is a certain amount of time allotted to meet the objective of each exercise. If students meet the objective of an exercise sooner, we move on to the next exercise. Some riding exercises are ridden as a group. Some are ridden individually. The total miles ridden after completing all the riding exercises is approximately 20 miles.
You must take both riding sessions in their entirety, in sequence. You can't miss a riding exercise. The riding sessions must also be taken on the two consecutive days of the class. You can't do one riding session on one day of the class and the other riding session on another day of another class unless you pay the full course price for both classes. If you miss the first riding exercise of a session, you can't ride the remaining exercises. If you miss or sit out an exercise, for whatever reason, you can't continue with the remaining exercises. See "Refunds" under the "Policies" page on this website for your options if you are late for a session, miss an exercise or can't ride an exercise.
There are 10 minute breaks after every 2 or 3 riding exercises.
The practice riding exercises are held in Montclair State University's parking Lot 60 located at 35 Clove Rd in Little Falls.
We usually conduct two classes per week - an AM class and a PM class.
The practice riding exercises for the AM class normally run on Saturday from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM, and finish up on Sunday from 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
The practice riding exercises for the PM class normally run on Saturday from 12:30 PM to 7:00 PM, and finish up on Sunday from 12:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
Classes are held rain or shine. If rain is in the forecast, bring rain gear (rain jacket, rain pants, waterproof shoes, waterproof gloves or latex gloves to wear under your gloves) to keep you dry & prevent hypothermia on cold rainy days.
The Basic RiderCourse (BRC1) is a NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) -approved curriculum for entry-level motorcycle riders.
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THE MOTORCYCLE KNOWLEDGE TEST & SKILL/ROAD TEST ARE INCLUDED IN THE COURSE
The course also contains a Knowledge Test (multiple choice questions, which is different than the NJ MVC motorcycle written test) and the NJ MVC Motorcycle Road Test (details about the Road Test are below).
The Knowledge Test, which replaces the NJ MVC motorcycle knowledge test, is given during the course and is based on the information contained in Module 1. The Road Test, or Skill Test, which is basically the same as the NJ MVC motorcycle road test, is given after all the practice riding exercises have been completed. If you pass the course Knowledge Test and the course Skill Test, the NJ MVC allows us to give you paperwork that waives the NJ MVC motorcycle written permit test and the NJ MVC motorcycle road test. (In other words, you don't have to take the NJ MVC written test and you don't have to take the NJ MVC road test). THIS PAPERWORK IS NOT A MOTORCYCLE PERMIT. This paperwork is just a License Waiver. You will have to go to the NJ MVC with this paperwork to get a motorcycle endorsem*nt put on your NJ Driver License.
So you can get your motorcycle license/ endorsem*nt with us in 16 hours without having to go to the NJ MVC to get a motorcycle permit, without having to take the NJ MVC motorcycle written test, and without having to go to the NJ MVC to take the NJ MVC road test. You do it all with us. It's that simple.(You only have to go to the NJ MVC after successfully completing the course to get the motorcycle endorsem*nt put on your NJ Driver License). You don't even need to have your own motorcycle to get your motorcycle license/endorsem*nt. We provide the training motorcycles. (See below to find out which motorcycles we use for the training).
REQUIREMENTS TO TAKE THE BRC1
As stated in the previous paragraph, you do not need a motorcycle permit to attend this course as long as you have a valid Driver License. (You can attend this course if you already have a NJ motorcycle permit and a NJ Driver License). You do not qualify for the NJ MVC motorcycle license waiver unless you have a valid NJ Driver License. (If you do not have a valid Driver License, you will need a valid & current NJ motorcycle permit to attend the course. However, you will not qualify for the motorcycle license waiver unless you also have a NJ Driver License. If you only have a valid & current NJ motorcycle permit and no NJ Driver License, you will have to take the NJ MVC motorcycle road test on your own motorcycle at the NJ MVC after completing the course). YOU NEED A NJ DRIVER LICENSE TO QUALIFY FOR THE LICENSE WAIVER.
If you have an out-of-State Driver License or an International Driver License, you will not qualify for the motorcycle license waiver unless your State reciprocates the MSF BRC1 completion card or you move to NJ within 180 days after completing the BRC1 and get a NJ Driver License. (If you have an out-of-State Driver License, check with your State DMV to see if they will accept the MSF BRC1 completion card if you successfully complete the MSF BRC1 in another State. Some States will and some States won't. NY doesn't accept the MSF BRC1 completion card).
THE BRC1 IS MANDATORY IF YOU ARE UNDER AGE 18
If you are under 18, you are now required by NJ law to take the BRC1 if you want to get a NJ motorcycle license/endorsem*nt. Everything in the previous paragraph applies - you need to have a NJ Driver License. In addition, since you are a minor, you will need written parental/guardian permission before taking the practice riding exercises (Module 2) of the course.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MSF eCOURSE (Module 1)
As stated above, the MSF eCourse is the first part of the course and must be completed before the first riding session. If you have an issue with the MSF eCourse, email the Motorcycle Safety Foundation at msfsupport@msf-usa.org or call them at (949) 727-3227 x3158 Monday thru Friday between 8:00am - 4:30pm Pacific Time. Tell them your name and the username/email address that you are using to log in to the MSF eCourse.
- The MSF eCourse is video intensive. A strong, steady network connection on a personal computer or mobile device is required. Broadband connections work best.
- Current versions of Chrome, Safari, and Firefox are supported. For Internet Explorer, version 10 or higher is supported.
- Be sure JavaScript is enabled on your browser.
- The MSF eCourse is available in English and Spanish.
- When you complete the MSF eCourse, you will receive a Completion Certificate with a Completion Certificate ID#. Either print your Completion Certificate or take a picture of it. You will need the Completion Certificate ID# when you fill out the indemnity waivers which are sent by email a few days before Module 2. We send the Completion Certificate ID # to the NJ MVC. We can't issue you the license waiver unless we have your MSF eCourse Completion Certificate ID#.
- As soon as you register for the BRC1, you will receive a confirmation email/tickets from Eventbrite (our registration platform) that includes a link to take the MSF eCourse for free. (You'll find it under "Additional Information", item #3)
