The Basic Rider Course (BRC) is our most popular course. The BRC is designed for most people who have little or no riding experience, and would like to obtain basic riding skills. Learn to ride in a quiet, secure environment away from traffic and other distractions.

MSF Basic Rider Courses nationwide are designed to be ~15 hours total regardless of the schedule configuration. Our weekday classes and the weekend "B" schedule are two days, both 9AM to 6PM.  Our weekend "A" schedule begins on Friday evening at 6PM for a 3-hour, classroom-only session, then picks up again on Saturday morning for the first riding session, finishing at Noon on Sunday. Our one-week evening classes are held in May and June, from 5:30PM to 9:30PM Mon & Tues, and 5:30PM-8:30PM on Wed thru Friday. All of the above courses are held 100% at our conveniently located West Boylston facility, 1 mile north of Worcester.

All full day classes will have a lunch break of 1/2 to 1 hour depending on classroom session progress. Bringing your own lunch, snacks and especially drinks is highly recommended. Each full day class is generally one classroom session (~2.5 to 3 hours), and one riding session (~5 hours).

Central Mass Advantages: Now in our 28th season, no other Massachusetts motorcycle school has more experience. Our BRC Rider Coaches are amongst the most highly skilled in the business, with an average 8 years' ridercoaching experience and 25 years' riding experience. If you are not patient, professional and compassionate, you won't work here! In 2007 we passed an astounding 98% of students who finished the course! Most of our training motorcycles are fairly new, with the vast majority 2007 models or newer. Classroom and riding sessions are at the same location.

Students who successfully complete the BRC may receive their Massachusetts motorcycle license mailed to them without having to go take the road test at the RMV. In order to receive a license automatically by mail through this course, a $15 license endorsement fee must be prepaid to the RMV before your BRC begins and you cannot owe any back taxes or child support payments, have unpaid tickets, etc.

Training motorcycles are provided for student use at no extra charge. DOT-approved loaner helmets are available to students who have none of their own.

All students must bring the following gear:
Full-finger gloves, over the ankle boots, long-sleeve shirt, long pants (jeans are fine) and eyewear (good-quality sunglasses with sufficient coverage, goggles, or helmet with shield).

All class sessions take place at our main facility at 186 West Boylston Street, West Boylston, MA

Students must be ON TIME, attend all classroom and riding sessions, and pass the required evaluations to graduate from this course. Our students' passing rate on the written evaluation is 99.5%. Students who don't pass the riding evaluation on the first try will have an opportunity to retest for a small fee.

Please note: this is a motorcycle course which requires use of the clutch and shifting gears.