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Going to the waivers and forms, so in that packet that you—on that link that you clicked on on the website—you’ll receive the following couple of waivers: the MSF waiver, general liability waiver, and COVID release. There’s going to be a memorandum of understanding, a permission to be photographed, a course prep confirmation form, and we’ll talk about that. And then lastly, a pre-writing quiz. So all of that, all of this, all of these documents are in the waiver packet, so you’ll have to print these out. These—all of these documents—will eventually come back; you’ll hand those in to your Rider coach.
Let’s move forward. So the very first one is the MSF waiver. So wherever there’s highlighted fields, you’re going to need to fill in and sign, provide the information. But before you do, read thoroughly and completely; make sure you understand it. If you have any questions, feel free to call me, or if there’s any legal questions, you know, feel free to follow up with the appropriate, um, expert in that area. But this is a general liability and indemnification waiver. If you’re under 18, the red fields need to be filled in and signed by your parent or guardian, again in the presence of a Rider coach or a notary. So that’s that form. Anytime, uh, during this video, as you’re reading through these, just click pause on the video and fill it out, and then when you’re ready to go to the next, just hit play again. So but we’ll continue on here.
The next form is just the general release waiver. So kind of same information, worded a little bit differently; uh, this is from the insurance company, but, um, so similar type of thing, indemnification. So the highlighted—yellow highlighted—fields, there’s two places to initial and then a couple other places to sign and print your name and date. And, has the prior form, the red locations—the red fields—need to be filled out by the parent or guardian.
Next form is the COVID release. So go ahead and read through that. Again, read thoroughly and completely. And same—M.O.—yellow highlighted fields are for you, the registered student, and then if you’re under 18, the red fields need to be filled out by your parent, right? And then the memorandum of understanding. So we’re going to go through this in a little more detail here shortly, but again, the yellow highlighted fields are for you, the registered student, and the red fields are for parents or guardians if you’re under 18. So let’s take a little further—closer look at this particular document and what’s in it. Here we go. So again, put your name up there. And then number one: You are participating of your own free will and can choose not to continue at any time. So this is your choice to be at this training; no one’s—you’re agreeing that you’re participating at your own free will, and nobody’s forcing you to do anything, okay? Number two: Pro Motorcycle Training offers this class with safety as a primary objective; however, Pro Motorcycle Training cannot guarantee a risk-free environment. Risk is ever-present; we just can’t guarantee that risks are never on the ring. So, uh, number three: Motorcycling is inherently risky. You could incur injuries—minor or in rare cases severe—while in the class due to your own or others’ actions. Pro Motorcycle Training cannot prevent incidents not in its control. You understand and accept these risks. You agree to participate with the physical and mental capability to stay engaged and control the motorcycle throughout the class. This includes pre-course mental and physical preparedness, as well as wearing appropriate gear for safety and comfort. Also—all in that—is getting—getting a good night’s rest; come rested and ready to go. And then be mental and physically ready to go. Number five: The range riding sessions can be tiring. You understand that your physical and mental condition can impact your experience and success in the course. You agree that being well-rested, hydrated, and sad—sad—being filled—not coming hungry—is critical to your success. Number six: You understand that not everyone successfully completes the course. If you are unable to meet the objectives of one or more exercises, or if you pose a safety risk to yourself or others, you will agree to discontinue and drop out of the class. You understand that if you are unwilling to make that decision on your own, a Rider coach may counsel you out of the course. You understand that this is in yours and likely others’ best interest. Retakes may be possible per Pro Motorcycle Training policies. Number seven: Pro Motorcycle Training has various policies regarding your participation and registration in the class. You were given and you reviewed these policies at registration time. You agree to those terms and conditions when you registered. Pro Motorcycle Training can’t predict or guarantee your ability to ride a motorcycle. Control of a motorcycle is similar to that of a bicycle. You confirm that you are proficient in and comfortable with riding a pedal bicycle in various situations and weather conditions. You guys, that is so important that you are proficient in riding a bicycle. So if you’re not, it just adds—adds difficulty to your success. Number nine: You accept full responsibility for any personal or property damage that you may cause while operating a motorcycle in the class. Although not a complete list, damages or injuries caused by your failure to control your motorcycle may include cost of motorcycle repair, injuries to any person, or any property damage. Number 10: Pro Motorcycle Training gear requirements are minimum standards. You may wear—wear more or high-quality, properly fitting gear for comfort and minimization of risk of injury. Number 11: This doesn’t impact many people, but if you are riding your own motorcycle—so if you are using your own motorcycle—you must have a valid insurance card and registration with your name on it for the given motorcycle and a valid Wisconsin license or temporary permit. If you haul or trailer the motorcycle to class, a temporary permit license is not required, but the insurance and registration requirements remain. Number 12: The class is scheduled for a specific date and time. Pro Motorcycle Training is committed to offer the class at that time. If the class needs to be cancelled or moved due to lot owner conflicts, Pro Motorcycle Training staffing issues, Pro Motorcycle Training will reschedule you at no cost; or if you are unable to make the rescheduled—unable to reschedule to any of available classes—your registration fees will be refunded. Number 13: You understand this course is not a guarantee that you will be fully prepared and skilled to safely and comfortably ride a motorcycle on the road. Even though you may pass the course, you understand that additional training and practice may be required to get you to an appropriate level of the mental, emotional, social, and physical aspects of riding a motorcycle. Lastly, motorcycle riding is a journey. You understand this class is not the end of the learning, but the beginning. So if you have any questions about any of those, email or call Pro Motorcycle Training and we will discuss. All right, after all that, to the bottom again, fill out all yellow highlighted areas, and again, if you’re under 18, parent or guardian signature fields are there.
Moving on, and the permission for photography. Again, read this thoroughly and completely. So this is—by the title it says Model Release—you are the model, okay? So this is a template that I use from MSF, but you are the model. Bottom line: We take pictures—largely to give them back to you. So we take a number of pictures of students in various spots on the range, also some videos. Our main goal is to give those back to you so that you can post for your friends and show your family that type of thing. So we generally don’t do anything else with the pictures. We may—as far as a class picture or so—maybe a random—individual picture—put on Facebook, uh, but in no means are—are we—in any—Pro Motorcycle Training doesn’t desire to take any pictures of any humiliating or compromising situation. So it’s not in our best interest nor yours. So bottom line: We’re just taking pictures of you guys having a good time in the range and giving those back to you. So go ahead and fill that out. Again, if you are under 18, there’s another form on the website for you to use. So print that out, replace that form with this one, or replace this form with that one, and move on. And if there’s also—if you decline the permission to photograph—right, so if you don’t want to be photographed, please tell your Rider coach at the range so that they are sure to be informed of your decision. Thank you. So even though you sign this and if you decline it, uh, there may be—there are times where uh process doesn’t get that your decision to the Rider coach in time. So you—when you get to the range—just let the Rider coach know that you prefer not to be photographed. All right. So then we’re going to take all the—now the pre-writing quiz, which is the last document in the packet. So I’m going to give you a little bit of time to fill this out. So I’ll give you four minutes. So if you haven’t already, um, I’m going to give you four minutes, and if you need more time at that four minutes, just click the pause button on the screen, and then uh hit play again when you’re ready to go. So we’re going to start this off, and when I click—ready—to take four minutes and fill out that sheet. Okay, so ready? Here we go. For—for—for—for—for one more minute—for. All righty, four minutes are up. If you need more time, feel free to pause the video and then restart it back up when you’re ready. For those that are ready to go, here we go. So we’re going to go through the answers that you have on your sheet. So number one: Are you able to ride a motorcycle—or a bicycle—sorry, are you able to ride a bicycle? Did you say yes or no on that one? Yes. Well, that’s awesome. You do want to say yes. If you say no on that, you’re going to have a difficult time in this class. If you’re not able to ride a bicycle fluently, effortlessly, um, and confidently, you’re going to have some difficulties. Okay, we’ll work through it, but it’s going to make it a little more typical for you. All right, number two. Oops, sorry, I threw the answer up there quicker than I should have, but T-CLOCS refers to what? And that’s a pre-ride inspection routine. Okay. Number three: T-FINE-C, what does that refer to? So I heard B; B is the right answer on that one. So engine pre-start routine. Number four: The benefits of proper riding gear include what? Did I hear B? If you said B, that is the answer: protection, comfort, and visibility. Okay. Number five: Which is true about a motorcycle helmet? Did I hear C? C isn’t Charlie. C isn’t Charlie is the right answer. Well, well done. All right. Number six: When you squeeze the clutch lever, what happens? You say A: The engine power is removed from the rear wheel. That is true, letter A. Number seven: When stopping, squaring the bars—or the handlebars—keeps the motorcycle upright and easier to hold up. Is that true or false? Yes or no? You said yes. Yep, that is true. Squaring the handlebars at your stop will make your life easier at that stop, and it’ll make your motorcycle easier to keep upright and easier to hold up. So square the handlebars at your stop; so important. Okay. So then we’ll go to number eight, the bottom of the document with the diagram. So let’s cruise down there real quick. All right, number eight: From the image below, place the number of the control in the space provided, right? So what did you have for the shift lever—the top one there—shift lever? So if you had five, five is correct. Rear brake pedal? If you said four, four is right. Okay, throttle? Did I hear two? All right, two it is. Number—wow, I’m sorry—front brake lever. So we only have two options left. Did I hear three? Yep, three is the right answer. And then lastly, the clutch lever, which is on the left side there, is number one. Okay, 5, 4, 2, 3, 1. So we’ll be going over these controls more on the range, but uh as right now these are the answers. If you have any questions of what those are, you can look them up or uh again contact Pro Motorcycle Training and we can talk to you guys. Okay, so keep this document handy; it’s going to be part of the packet that you then give to the Rider coach. So here we go. Let’s compile our packet. Well appreciate your time for video one; uh, thank you very much for attending. Um, as you see on the screen here, there’s two words for your confirmation form. So let’s write these down in your matrix. So again, these two words—in keyword number one is learn—and keyword number two is two. Learn two will be on your course prep confirmation form. Thank you very much.