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, the 11 hours of hands-on riding exercises on the riding range is mandatory. 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.