School from your M2 to M

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Probably been discussed to death, but I couldn't find anything.

Is it easier to go back to school for your M2 to your M or just do it through the ministry? Is their difference in difficulty. I took the saftey course with my M1 and got my M2. Afterwards I was told the test by the ministry is much harder. I know Humber offers it. Thoughts? Comments?
 
Just did my M test two weeks ago in Burlington. Was the biggest joke of a test. Rode down some residential street, got on and off the highway going east then back west with a lane change each way. Then back to the test center. Whole thing took maybe 20 minutes. Just make sure you shoulder check when changing lanes, and always keep looking around you. I don't know what the course is like but the ministry one is easy for sure.
 
It depends where you go. Downsview is like a 60% failure rate or something - the highest in in the GTA I believe.

RTI is 5%.
 
It all depends on what your primary objective is. Sure, you can find a MTO outlet with reasonable pass rates and probably do well enough to pass without going through a school. The real benefit of taking an M2X course through a school, besides the increased liklihood of passing, is that it will give you an opportunity to correct any bad habits you've picked up as an M2 rider. It's also where most of the schools recruit new instructors from.
 
suzuki2000 said:
what does an instructor make doing a weekend course?
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It depends on the College that you work for...it is not something that you do if you want to get rich...but it helps pay for my motorcycle insurance and new tires every couple of years...
 
If you are concerned about cost do some research and just take the test.

I did the course and there were a few of interesting points:

-At the beginning they make you ride the M1X test circuit on your bike, I found the tight circuit hard on my bike (does not like slow turning).
-As you take the course the instructor dropped a lot of important hints. For example there are things like firehalls and parks that you have to look at as you ride by. If you were paying attention they would say after a ride, did everyone notice the firehall on X street.
-There were a lot of procedural items like the breakdown stop that were helpful to go over.

Of course you could head to the parking lot one night on a day the course is not running (and it is not full of cars) and try to ride the circuits on your own. You can do research to find out what to make sure you look at (or ride like a bobble head). Things like the breakdown procedure are also available on line. etc. etc.
 
Motorcycle_Girl said:
It depends on the College that you work for...it is not something that you do if you want to get rich...but it helps pay for my motorcycle insurance and new tires every couple of years...
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Thats what I was wondering... commit a few weekends each season for riding funds... might just be worth looking in to. Never expected it to be a get rich quick opportunity
 
Acadian1974 said:
It all depends on what your primary objective is. Sure, you can find a MTO outlet with reasonable pass rates and probably do well enough to pass without going through a school. The real benefit of taking an M2X course through a school, besides the increased liklihood of passing, is that it will give you an opportunity to correct any bad habits you've picked up as an M2 rider. It's also where most of the schools recruit new instructors from.
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I'm not too concerned with passing, but I do know I have picked up bad habits. Like dragging my foot in stop and go traffic. This is why I'm going to take the course for my M2X. I coulde just stop doing that, but all the tidbits of info from the instructors will help me be a better rider in the long run.
 
I was leaning more towards doing the exit course anyway. Thanks for everyone's pointers. Now, to book the course and get back into the accepting critism mindset. LOL
 
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