MSF Adds Adventure (ADV) Rider Course
T
he Motorcycle Safety Foun-
dation will help adventure and
dual-purpose riders looking to
learn fundamental off-road skills
through its newest offering, the
AdventureBike RiderCourse (AD-
VRC). According to the MSF, the
course features 12 exercises and
an adventure prep discussion
that will help riders better under-
stand and control their motorcy-
cle so that they can gain off-road
riding confidence and be ready
to take on bigger adventure chal-
lenges, more advanced training
and participate in more tours,
events and rides.
"Adventure and dual-purpose
motorcycles open a whole new
world of riding possibilities," said
Erik Pritchard, president and
CEO of the Motorcycle Safety
Foundation. "Sales in this cat-
egory have increased more than
46 percent since 2019. Creating
a course to help those new, or
a bit rusty, to riding off-road is a
need we are excited to meet."
The course is a single-day
experience taken on a student's
personal ADV or dual-purpose
motorcycle. All instruction is
done on an MSF-recognized
riding range under the guidance
of MSF-certified ADVRC rider
coaches. As availability of the
course spreads nationwide, it will
be easier than ever for riders to
gain core off-road skills.
The MSF AdventureBike Rider-
Course is currently available in
12 states through various private-
and MSF-run training sites, and
under the Adventure Touring
Rider Course name through par-
ticipating Harley-Davidson Riding
Academy locations.
"The AdventureBike Rider-
Course will make core off-road
skill building available nationwide
and help these riders explore the
capabilities of their motorcycles,"
said Corey Eastman, director of
rider education expansion. "We
hope riders take this knowledge
and go on to discover thousands
of ADV riding opportunities."
More than 100 MSF coaches
are working to become certi-
fied to teach the AdventureBike
RiderCourse by year's end. The
msf-usa.org site will be updated
regularly as new training sites
come online.
More information is available at
the AdventureBike RiderCourse
Landing Page.
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The Motorcycle
Safety Foundation is
now offering riding
courses focusing
on Adventure (ADV)
and dual-sport
motorcycles.
