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*IMPORTANT NOTICE*

Durham College has reached a new agreement with MotorcycleCourse.com (also known as RSAO), our long-time teaching partner of motorcycle training for over 25 years. Under this new agreement, all motorcycle training will now be administered and delivered directly through MotorcycleCourse.com. Note that the training will continue at Durham College at both campuses (Whitby and Oshawa).

For more information, please contact Motorcyclecourse.com at 1-833-414-RIDE (7433) or info@rsao.ca.

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This "Gearing Up" course is recognized by the MTO, and is endorsed by the Canada Safety Council and Insurance Advisory Organization. Since its inception in 1974, it has gained recognition as the finest rider-training program anywhere in the world.

The focus of the course is on providing you with motorcycle safety information and skills required to advance from the M1 permit to the M2 licence. You will be in class for five hours (theory) and on a motorcycle for 14 hours practicing basic and advanced manoeuvres. Topics include: balancing and braking, collision avoidance, emergency braking, cold starting, pattern riding, correct gear changing, clutch operation, control synchronization and much more.

We provide the training motorcycles; you provide the following: your own safety-approved helmet, gloves with fingers to cover the wrist, leather boots to cover the ankle, ballistic nylon, leather or denim pants and a jacket. Ballistic nylon jackets and gloves are the preferred attire for motorcycle riding as they are protective, colourful, water-resistant and more versatile than leather or denim items.

Prerequisite: 16 years of age or older and an M1 permit that MUST be valid for the duration of the course. You MUST show your M1 permit the first class to be allowed entry. (The M1 permit is a 90-day permit to ride a motorcycle and is issued by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) upon successful completion of a written multiple choice test.)

Note that this course INCLUDES your MTO motorcycle road test.

You must register in the same name that appears on your driver's licence.

Classes run rain or shine.

Weekend classes run Friday, 6:45-10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m.
Weekday classes run Monday, 6:45-10 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m.
Weeknight classes run the Friday before the Monday, 6:45-10 p.m.; Monday to Thursday, 5:45-10 p.m.

If you wish to register for the same class with another person, it is strongly recommended that you both register at the same time by phone or in person. Seats are limited and fill fast, so register early.