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If you haven't yet done so, take the MSF Beginner's course to get used to riding a bike in general. Then, once you have completed the course, take the intermediate course(basic rider course 2 in CA) with your bike (it's pretty much the same course but 1 day instead of 3 with tighter tolerance and on your own bike.) You'll get to really get a good feel for your bike and it really hastens up the learning factor for riding. The basic rider course 2 can seriously cut a good month or two of learning on your new bike than if you were to just tool around on your own.
here's a link for CA:https://training.msf-usa.org/ca-msp/street/enroll/streetintro.aspx
Good luck and welcome
P.S.
Almost forgot to add, CA is the first state that I know of to offer the street riding course. (It was beta tested in CA.) After you complete the BRC you can then take your own bike out on a group ride with a rider coach and a few other students and he/she'll talk you through how to ride on different street setups and clue you in on what to watch for and common dangers and techniques for general riding. This is an awesome course and one I wish they had when I first started riding in AZ.
If you haven't yet done so, take the MSF Beginner's course to get used to riding a bike in general. Then, once you have completed the course, take the intermediate course(basic rider course 2 in CA) with your bike (it's pretty much the same course but 1 day instead of 3 with tighter tolerance and on your own bike.) You'll get to really get a good feel for your bike and it really hastens up the learning factor for riding. The basic rider course 2 can seriously cut a good month or two of learning on your new bike than if you were to just tool around on your own.
here's a link for CA:https://training.msf-usa.org/ca-msp/street/enroll/streetintro.aspx
Good luck and welcome
P.S.
Almost forgot to add, CA is the first state that I know of to offer the street riding course. (It was beta tested in CA.) After you complete the BRC you can then take your own bike out on a group ride with a rider coach and a few other students and he/she'll talk you through how to ride on different street setups and clue you in on what to watch for and common dangers and techniques for general riding. This is an awesome course and one I wish they had when I first started riding in AZ.
