Motorcycle Training Courses
Riders from all over the state come to our TEAM Arizona motorcyclist training centers to work on their skills. Since 1989, we’ve trained more than more than 150,000 motorcyclists with various experience levels. Many of our coaches have more than a decade of motorcycle Rider Coaching experience. We offer training at 15 different locations and our private facilities are explicitly built for motorcycle training. Simply put, our program provides the most complete motorcycle course offering in the state of Arizona. Throughout our many years of working, we’ve identified three important categories into which we group our courses.
I WANT TO TRY MOTORCYCLING OR SCOOTERING
INTRODUCTION TO MOTORCYCLING (INT)
This is the perfect starting point for anyone who has never ridden a motorcycle or scooter before. If you’re not quite ready to dive into even a Basic RiderCourse yet, this can help you get a feel for riding. One of our experienced coaches will be with you at every step along the way, and we’ll do whatever it takes to keep you comfortable and safe.
You can expect all of the following and more from this course:
- A safe, relaxed environment
- Small class sizes with lots of personalized attention
- 1.5 hours of classroom instruction with 2.5 hours of riding
- Motorcycles, scooters, helmets, and gloves provided
I WANT TO LEARN TO RIDE AND GET MY MOTORCYCLE LICENSE
ENHANCED BASIC RIDERCOURSE (BRC)
Want to get your license to ride a motorcycle or scooter? This is THE course! Once you’ve decided that you want to pursue riding, we’ll help you get ready to get your license. Future riders don’t need their motorcycle, scooter, or even a permit to participate. Even for people who have no prior experience with motorcycles, this course has been proven to get positive results. Once you’ve passed this course, you can receive a license with no further testing at the MVD. It’s also helpful for anyone who wants to get back into riding after a long break and people who want insurance discounts from their providers.
Scooter BASIC RIDERCOURSE
If you want to get your scooter license, then this mixed course is for you. We provide the scooter as part of the course; no permit is needed.
- Anyone who loves motorcycles and scooters! We integrate your love of riding scooters into a mixed course with motorcycles.
- Anyone who has little to no scooter experience and wants a FUN, proven way to learn how to ride.
- Riders wanting training and certification. Once you have passed the Basic RiderCourse, NO FURTHER TESTS AT MVD will be required for Drivers License holders.
- For riders returning to a scooter after a few years away from the joy of riding.
- Riders seeking eligibility for scooter insurance discounts from many major insurance carriers.
3-WHEEL BASIC RIDERCOURSE (3WBRC)
Like our other courses in this section, the 3-Wheel Basic RiderCourse is a proven way to ride a three-wheel vehicle for people who don’t have much or any motorcycle riding experience. Once you pass this course, you won’t have to complete the state’s motorcycle license test to get a three-wheel motorcycle endorsement. We provide a helmet and gloves for everyone who joins this course.
If you’re looking at the Can Am product line, this manufacturer supplies TEAM Arizona with training vehicles at our Gilbert, Tucson, Peoria, and Sierra Vista locations. They also offer reduced tuition fees if you ride under their Can Am Promotion.
If you want to use our training trike (one wheel in front, two wheels in back), please call in advance of your course to confirm availability. Alternatively, you may work with a local dealership for a rental opportunity.
I WANT TO ADVANCE MY SKILLS
SKILLS PRACTICE SERIES
This series will help you refine your motorcycle handling skills. The four part series includes swerving, stopping, cornering, and maneuvering at low speeds. This series is intended for people who already have some basic skills or have just completed the Basic RiderCourse. Confident riders can enrich their motorcycle experiences even further with this series.
This course also includes night riding at our premier motorcycle rider training facilities in Gilbert and Tucson. We’ll work on these skills under the lights to become more comfortable riding even after the sun goes down. To complete this course, riders should have their own registered motorcycle, a motorcycle endorsement, and valid insurance.
CONFIDENT RIDERCOURSE (CRC, BRC2)
This course is another option for continued education if you already have some experience or have recently completed the Basic RiderCourse. If you possess a valid Arizona motorcycle permit and want to get your skills test waived for licensing, this course can help you. Some of our other participants are simply looking to refresh their skills, solidify the basics, or get an insurance discount after the successful completion of this course.
Expect all of the following from this course:
- 5.5 hours of riding with professional instruction
- Low-speed maneuvering with training
- Cornering with countersteering
- Hazard avoidance drills
ADVANCED RIDING TECHNIQUES (ART, ARC)
This course is an intermediate step between the Confident Rider Course and our Total Control Clinic. Motorcycle owners whose bikes lack ground clearance benefit tremendously from the body positioning techniques we prescribe in the course. It’s also useful for riders of sport bikes who want to make the most of the performance capabilities these bikes offer. This Advanced Riding Techniques class can help take your motorcycle knowledge and skills to the next level.
This course includes six hours of FUN RIDING with professional instruction to better control your motorcycle, and stimulating topical discussion throughout the course during breaks.
The discussion portion is intended to build knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and positive habits. The riding portion covers all of the following:
- Down-and-in body position for cornering
- Trail braking in corners
- Delayed apex cornering
- Hazard avoidance
- Braking techniques for quick stopping
TOTAL CONTROL ADVANCED RIDING CLINIC - LEVEL 1 (LPTC1)
As the name implies, this is a course for riders who want to take complete control over any motorcycle type. The training will help you conquer fear and improve concentration as you learn to make the most of your motorcycle’s capabilities. We’ll cover advanced cornering techniques, line selection, trail braking, and suspension setup. Eight hours of riding will help prepare you for track days by teaching you how the fastest and safest riders in the world operate.
TOTAL CONTROL ADVANCED RIDING CLINIC - LEVEL 2 (LPTC2)
If you’ve completed the first level of the Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic and want more, this is the course for you. Let’s build on the skills you learned in the previous course, and take them up yet another level.
We’ll cover things like all of the following:
- Maximum performance braking and shifting
- Trail braking into a turn
- Navigating tricky corners
- Throttling and braking to change a line mid-corner
- Advanced psychology for street and track riding
