Review of Motorcycle Safety Foundation courses. I took two courses in 2025, one from each of Central Coast Motorcycle Training (CCMT) and one from Pacific Motorcycle Training (PMT). The one from Pacific Motorcycle Training was much better. The biggest negative of CCMT was their instructor (I won't name him). He was so rude. He gleefully mocked me for being slow in learning to habitually turn my head while turning the bike. In the other hand, I loved my instructor at PMT. He was extremely complementary about my riding skills. It is so much easier to learn in a positive environment than a negative one. The fee for the two courses were equal. The PMT course caused me to spend more on travel but it was way worth the additional cost. I grade the classroom portions of the two courses as : CCMT, a B ; PMT, an A+ . read more

Rob took a class at the school, To sharpen their skills and ride by the rule. They learned to be safer, more sharp and aware, With helmets, and gloves, and bug-splattered flair! Their favorite instructor? A hoot and a blast, From good ol' 29 Palms -- she teaches so fast! With a smile so wide and a laugh that's unique, Count the bugs in her teeth -- at least twenty a week! "Be AGGRESSIVE!" she'd shout, with joy and with cheer, And those words, oh believe us, we'll always hold dear. She's bubbly, she's fearless, she zooms with a grin, If riding were trophies, she'd win and win again. So here's to the school and the lessons they bring, To balance and braking and cornering king! Insurance gives discounts, but that's not the best part -- It's the safety and skills and a brave, bikey heart! read more

I took this class as a semi-experienced dirtbike rider, I learned a lot of new things! Rocky and Lillie were great instructors, super nice and patient. There were people in my class that've never been on a motorcycle who all passed. I highly recommend this class for anyone who wants to get their motorcycle license. read more

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I shared with the folks at CCMT and incedent that occured one day after completing the course and then after reading the negative reviews I decided to share it with you. But first I would like to address the negative reviews. If you notice they were all writen by those that failed the course. I understand how upsetting it must be. Trust me, I had serious doubts towards the end if I would pass or not and thought all this time and money for nothing. Its natural, but they make it very clear, on the website and right off the bat in the first class, "you are not gauranteed to pass". If your looking for a pay your money and get a certificate course this one is not for you. Not just this course maybe motorcycling isn't for you. Its a dangerous world on a motorcycle and because of what I learned at CCMT I was able to pick up my bike and ride home. Had I not gone to CCMT the outcome would have been a whole lot different. Instead of home it would have been an ambulance ride at the very least. CCMT got me truely ready to ride. If interested the following is the email I sent to CCMT. I'm not sure if seeing instant results is normal for your students but one day after taking your course there was an incident. I was stopped at a T intersection were the majority of the oncoming traffic makes a right towards the grocery store. Every time ,without fail, before I would stop right next to center line because I would make a left to go home. Now knowing just how incredibly dangerous intersections are, even this one inside my gated community,even though I was turning left I decided far right would be the safest position because of traffic from both sides turning in . I figured the worst thing that would happen is someone would pull along side and go left before me. I was wrong. The worst thing was this person, for what ever reason, turning right at the last second. Had I been in my usual spot or been were I was without an escape plan, I am not sure how bad I would have been hurt but, I would be hurt. I wish I could tell you that I flawlessly took the escape route to the right and all is well. The truth is I turned too sharp. Hopped the curb, fell over and broke the turn signal. I'm still calling it a success because the only thing bruised on me is my ego and I'll take that over being wiped out by a car anytime. The reason I took your course was to avoid skill testing with the DMV. I knew your course would be useful, but now I see it as imperative. Thank you so much. I truly hope this covid business is over soon and you guys can resume normal operations and teach as many as you can. I'm not sure if you ever use testimonials but here's a few. "If your thinking about ridding there are three things you can't live without. The Bike, the Gear and this Course." "It's simple. If you haven't taken this course. You're not ready to ride " "I am able to talk about the benefits of the course because of the course." Best Wishes read more

I cannot believe anyone would talk negatively about this class!! I am a newbie with almost no clutch experience and yes there were some rough times for me out there but I listened to Tom and Rocky the first riding day and felt great. The second day riding started terrible for me because I felt like I should be better! Tom and Gary got me to chill and remind me I wasn't there to be the best i was there to do my best. I loved this class and will be coming back to learn more... Thank you Tom,Rocky,& Gary... Lea read more

Money well spent. I attended the class and can say Gary, Rocky and Tom were all great, patient and answered all questions. They really make sure your going to pass the class and even though the class I was in had many first time riders, including some that had never used a clutch before, everyone passed. They take the time to explain motorcycle safety and emphasize how dangerous it can be if not done properly. I love the class and met a bunch of new people whom I would love to see out riding. This was worth every penny and now I get a discount on my insurance since I took the class. read more

1/5 stars. For $250. That's my experience. The fact that this private company has been around for so long, and yet I am still the first one to write a review should tell you something about them. I went to the San Luis Obispo course because they didn't have enough students at the Paso Robles course. First, in order to sign up, you have to email their office regardless of your schedule, because no matter how many times you call them, they will not pick up, you don't believe me? Try it, their number, it is the same on yelp. They will return your call within 24 hours if you are lucky, regardless of your busy schedule. The lady working on the phone is named Cheryl Johnson, she told me she will get back to me by 3pm on a Tuesday at 12pm if I can take the course based on their "availability", but never got back to me until 6pm. Once they do decide to get back to you, Cheryl will take forever to answer simple questions, such as, "what equipment are provided? How long are the classes? Where are the classes located?" Be prepared to stay on the phone for at least half an hour or more, because she will just go on and on about things not relevant to your question. Oh by the way, the classroom is located in secrecy, and they are afraid to let you know where the location is before you pay. After you pay the $250, you get the address of the written course, and no address, just a badly drawn map of the secret location where the motorcycle riding course will take place emailed to you two days before the course starts. And by the way, Cheryl will ask you to email her a copy of your driver licenses to get ready for the written course, but be prepared to give your driver licenses to the written instructor another photo copy again because even though they are the same company, apparently they don't work in sync. Next, you have the written course taught by Tom. He is cool, and funny, but be prepared to bring a voice recorder, because the class is divided into 10 small groups in answering 126 motorcycle related questions, some people speak in a monotone, some people are giving the answers in the back of the room, and Tom doesn't go over all the questions one by one, sometimes he will just say "Yup" and go on to the next one. Oh by the way, you go over every question just once, so if you didn't get the answer, that's too bad, go look for the answers on your own. I took the written course on Thursday, and I just took and pass the written test today at DMV; more than 60% of the official DMV motorcycle test are not in the study questions from Central Coast Motorcycle Training course. You're better off re-reading everything in the motorcycle handbook provided by DMV if you want to pass the DMV motorcycle written test. Me & other students from the same course all agreed, at DMV, that we had to re-read the DMV motorcycle handbook, because there were just too many materials not covered in the written course of Central Coast motorcycle Training. Last, you have Tom and Rocky teaching the riding course of the training. Be sure to leave at least 1 hour early if you live in Paso, because even though the riding location is only 45 minutes away (8 miles west from San Luis Obispo), you have to take into account of traffic, and do some analysis on the poorly drawn map if you're not familiar with the area. Normally when you sign up for a class that cost you $250.00, you'd expect the company to at least provide some signs near by as to let you know the whereabouts of the location, so that perhaps students who are unfamiliar with the area will at least know they are going the right direction, but you get none of that, you get yelled at for being 5 mins late. Oh yeah, be prepared to leave a bad first impression and get yelled at by Rocky and the, "Well, you should've left early" talk. Oh by the way, did I mention Rocky is the one in charge of grading your riding at the end and Tom just holds a stop watch? Tom, taught 75% of the course, that being both written and riding, but Rocky is the one with the score board in hand who will ultimately grade your riding test. Oh, and if you not prepared to give them a perfect score on reviewing the rating of their course, don't be stupid like me, and put your name on the review, because they get to see those review scores before you take your final riding test!!! :/ The irony was that I gave both instructor perfect scores, except I gave Rocky a 4/5 for politeness (for yelling at my face for 10 hours), just "coincidently" I got 21/20 wrongs and failed the riding course, every other person in the class passed. So there you go, 5 hours of written, 10 hours under the sun, and 6 hours of total driving back and fourth, a total of 21 hours and $250 dollars invested, and no graduation certificate. That's okay right?! Take Rocky's advice, "you can come back anytime to redo the riding at no charge" but unless you pay, you won't get an available spot. Tough luck! read more

I read the review before this and I felt obligated to drop a line. Brian is right about them not answering phone calls and communicating through emails only but you should bare in mind that this is a very small company and you should lower your expectations as far as them working with your schedules or fast response times. Having said that, they will provide a good riding motorcycle to practice on and Tom is absolutely wonderful. Tom is a kind of person you just want to hug! Very very genuine and nice. I found the addresses with no problems and I was satisfied with the whole training course. Listen to them, follow instructions, ask questions and there is a very high chance that you will pass the class. They are not out there to fail you but if you are not ready for riding a motorcycle, it's best you fail. read more

I will never forget the sole event that ruined my excitement/enthusiasm to ride. "Rocky" (one of the instructors) was talking to another instructor on a break about me so loud the entire class could hear his gossip echo in the small shed. He declared I was a horrible rider who would never pass. His words impacted my performance and I couldn't finish the class. This was absolutely the WORST experience somebody who is eager to learn could possibly go through. Yes I'm bitter, but nothing can fix the humiliation and issues I gained from this horrible class. The people in charge of rescheduling didn't care about my fear or distress dealing with this man again so I just gave up. I do not suggest this course for anybody unless you're already an experienced rider looking for a license. read more

A very terrible experience. I was given the impression by Cheryl and Rocky that this course was motorcycle lessons. Nope. It's more of you gotta keep up or too bad. Maybe to a lot of people everything comes naturally, but some people like me need a little more time with the exercises. If they see your struggling, they don't care. They also don't explain the instructions very well and it's hard to hear over the motorcycles and helmet. Tom has a short temper. I got yelled at by him with in the first 5 minuets of the riding class. It was just all around negative. I eventually had to leave because I was out of my comfort zone and like I said, if you don't keep up with the class then too bad. I have ridden a motorcycle at a beginner level, i have motorcycle. I'm not great but I'm not awful. Also they refused to give me even a partial refund, but said I could retake the class for 25$. I don't want to retake with such a bad experience. I might as well have thrown $250 out my car window. Beginners beware. read more