Southeast Community College

Continuing Education

2009 Beginning Motorcyle Schedule

If you have questions or
would like more information,
please call:
Rhonda Taft,
Dir. of Transportation
Continuing Education,
8800 “O” Street, Room J2
Lincoln, NE 68520
(402) 437-2710 or
(800) 828-0072 ext 2710
E-mail: rtaft@southeast.edu
FAX: (402) 437-2704

*Department of Motor Vehicles,
Box 94789, Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2281

Registration:
Use this form (pdf 64k) to register.
Course #: TRAN1378 LN
Course Title: Motorcycle Safety
Tuition: $160

Motorcycle Safety Beginning Riders Course

This course is intended for beginning riders and designed to teach safe motorcycle operation. All classes are offered in an accelerated one-weekend format.

One-Weekend Format Friday Evenings • Introduction to motorcycling • Preparing to ride Saturdays • Motorcycle familiarization • Using the friction zone • Starting and stopping drill • Shifting and stopping • Adjusting speed and turning • Controls-Skills practice • Cornering • Matching gears to speed • Stopping quickly • Street Strategies Sundays • Limited-Space Maneuvers • Pressing to initiate lean • Cornering judgment • Negotiating curves • Stopping quickly in a curve • Obstacles and lane changes • Avoiding hazards
Enrollment is limited to 12 students per class. Tuition: $160
Students must successfully complete both the written and driving exams to receive documentation for the motorcycle endorsement.
Prerequisites: Must be 18 years old and supply a photocopy of Nebraska Operators License or Valid Learners Permit with registration form Have the ability to ride a bicycle
Students must provide their own: Dept. of Transportation approved helmet & eye protection over the ankle footwear long-sleeve shirt or jacket long non-flare denim pants or equivalent full-fingered gloves, preferably leather.

SCC will provide the motorcycles. All SCC instructional staff is MSF Certified and approved by the State of Nebraska.