Learn How To Ride & Earn Your Motorcycle License Endorsement! Course consists of a highly interactive 5-hour online program that provides riders of all skill levels with the basics of motorcycling is REQUIRED for the Basic Rider Course. Also, 11.5-hours of hands-on riding exercises on the riding range. These exercises will guide you through the basic skills of straight-line riding, stopping, shifting, and turning, gradually progressing to swerving and emergency braking. Course finishes with a skills test, if you pass you will receive a stamped completion card to obtain your endorsement at the DMV.
ATTENTION Basic Rider Course Registrants:
- Completion of the 5 hour e-Course/online course is REQUIRED prior to attending class. (Refer to Course Description for information or Confirmation email for instructions to complete the e-Course). If you don't receive the confirmation email after registering, please call our office at 218-733-7680.
- MN students ages 18 and over MUST have a Motorcycle Permit prior to class to earn your motorcycle endorsement.
- If a date shows (Waiting List) that means the class is full. You can put yourself on the waiting list and if there's a cancelation, we'll let you know!
A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Young Riders Scholarship Program
A.B.A.T.E. of MN is a non-profit motorcycle rights organization that stands for American Bikers
for Awareness, Training, and Education. Our organization promotes motorcycle crash
prevention through motorcyclist safety awareness, training, and education.
A.B.A.T.E. is currently funding a scholarship program to pay for the cost of attending rider
training courses. These funds are limited and will be approved based on application date and
required criteria until all available scholarships have been awarded.
The application requirements of the A.B.A.T.E. scholarship training program include:
• Be at least 15 years of age (and under 21 years of age) with at least a valid Driver’s
License permit at the time you apply.
• Have a valid Minnesota Driver's License prior to attending a course.
• Meet the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center requirements for attending a course.
Scan and email applications to ridertraining@abatemn.org
Click below for more information on how to apply for the scholarship.
ABATE Scholarship Information and Application
Important Class Materials & Handbooks
*If you plan on obtaining your motorcycle endorsement through this class, Minnesota drivers must be 18 years or older and have a valid motorcycle permit. Wisconsin and North Dakota residents do not need a permit in order to take the course. Residents in these states may be still required to take their permit test in their state but it's not required before this course.
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