Once again, I'm sorry your MSF instructor did not cover many of these things, even though high& low siding, target fixation, counterweighting, countersteering, and every other major motorcycle-dynamic term was discussed in my class...
Let me ask you a question : Was the MSF the first time you've ever been on a bike ? If not, then I don't blame you for calling it a waste of time. Perhaps your time would be better spent at an advanced ridercourse or a dedicated racing school.
But the class is setup for people who haven't ridden before, and don't know even how to turn on a bike.
I don't think the MSF misinforms people about what can and cannot be done on a motorcycle , they just leave alot out. For example ,
Quote:
Q: "What do I do if I go into a corner too fast?'
MSF A: "Don't do that."
Q: "well what if I do?"
MSF A: "Just don't."
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That is withholding information on the side of safety.
Newb (lets say a person who has ridden for maybe a week and a half and just got out of MSF ) goes into corner too hot. He/she can :
A) Hit the brakes ( Which is the intutitive thing to do ) and risk a highside ( people don't like to be told they can't break)
B) Straighten up, kill the line, hit the brakes, and then go back into the turn ( which would work, but most people don't trust leaning enough when they first start to do this )
This is not want people want to hear. Riding a bike into the ground if you lock your rear brake while leaned over is not acceptable to some people, and it will scare the shit out of them. The MSF is encouraging motorcycling, so they just tell people to slow the fuck down so they don't have to risk a highside. As said before , the bikes do what they are told, so you should be able to slow down adequate amounts before getting to the curve ( provided you have a 10 second path planned out and aren't trying to get your knee down, which is silly on public roads )