How to Be a Motorcycle Instructor
If you love motorcycles, being a motorcycle instructor can turn your passion into a career. Those who become motorcycle instructors must first become expert motorcycle operators. Once you feel ready, you can move on to the training required to be a motorcycle instructor. This intensive training is offered through most state transportation departments. It's not enough to just know how to ride a motorcycle; you must have complete knowledge of the rules of the road. A working knowledge of motorcycle mechanics is not required but is helpful.
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Obtain your driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement and gain experience riding motorcycles. You must keep your record clean and not have more than one or two moving violations. Most transportation departments prefer no moving violations on your record, but will allow one or two.
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Apply to a RiderCoach course. Applicants for the RiderCoach program must be at least 18 years old, have a high school or GED diploma and be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid through the American Red Cross. In most states, you also must submit to a background check, including getting fingerprinted.
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Complete a RiderCoach preparatory course. The course consists of about 60 hours of activities and is usually taught over three weekends by a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) certified trainer. You must complete a precourse assignment, attend each session, complete a riding skill test, complete a written test about teaching methods, complete peer and student teaching and understand and sign the MSF RiderCoach Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Apply for a position with your state department of transportation upon graduation from the RiderCoach course. You will be required to maintain your certification by taking continuing education classes, maintaining a valid CPR and first aid certification and practicing your skills.
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