The Riding Academy of NJ
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    • Home
    • Courses We Offer
      • Clutch Practice (IME)
      • Beginner (BRC1)
      • Extra Practice (APBRC)
      • Experienced (BRC2)
      • Trail Braking (TBC)
      • Dirt Bike (DBC)
    • Course Schedule
    • Policies
      • Cancellations & Refunds
      • Retest Options
      • Replacement Cards
    • About Us
      • Why Choose Us
      • Our Team
      • Why We Care So Much
    • Riding Tips
    • Gift Shop
      • Shirts
      • Gift Certificates
    • Class Materials
    • Other Motorcycle Courses
    • Motorcycle Service/Rental
    • Safety Products
    • Manufacturer Incentives
    • Sponsors
    • Instructor Resources
    • Donate
    • Mind Training
    • Covid-19 Updates
  • Home
  • Courses We Offer
  • Course Schedule
  • Policies
  • About Us
  • Riding Tips
  • Gift Shop
  • Class Materials
  • Other Motorcycle Courses
  • Motorcycle Service/Rental
  • Safety Products
  • Manufacturer Incentives
  • Sponsors
  • Instructor Resources
  • Donate
  • Mind Training
  • Covid-19 Updates

Welcome to The Riding Academy of NJ at Montclair State University

Welcome to The Riding Academy of NJ at Montclair State UniversityWelcome to The Riding Academy of NJ at Montclair State UniversityWelcome to The Riding Academy of NJ at Montclair State University

"The best place in NJ to learn how to ride a motorcycle, further develop your riding skills, and avoid a crash". 



(973) 742-2300

Welcome to The Riding Academy of NJ at Montclair State University

Welcome to The Riding Academy of NJ at Montclair State UniversityWelcome to The Riding Academy of NJ at Montclair State UniversityWelcome to The Riding Academy of NJ at Montclair State University

"The best place in NJ to learn how to ride a motorcycle, further develop your riding skills, and avoid a crash". 



(973) 742-2300

Courses We Offer

Learn To Ride/Get a Motorcycle License

These 3 courses will help you learn how to ride a motorcycle and/or get a NJ motorcycle license/endorsement.

BRC1

$325

Enjoy the freedom and thrill of riding a motorcycle. Learn how to ride a motorcycle and get your motorcycle license/ endorsement in just 18 hours by taking the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic RiderCourse (BRC1). We provide the training motorcycle for you to learn on and offer the Road Test after the course. Click here for more details about this course.

BRC2 LW

$139

If you have a current & valid NJ motorcycle permit (passed the MVC written test and eye test), AND a NJ Driver License, AND have your own motorcycle, you can get your motorcycle license/endorsement in just 12 hours by taking the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's BRC2 License Waiver (LW) course. Not only will you get licensed, you'll also learn valuable techniques and strategies to further develop your riding skills and avoid a crash. Click here for more details about this course.

IME

$75

If you have never driven a clutch vehicle and want some practice before taking the BRC1, or if you want to see if riding a motorcycle is for you, you can take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Introductory Motorcycle Experience (IME). Click here for more details about this course. 


Further Develop Your Riding Skills

These 3 follow-up courses will help your further develop your riding skills and avoid a crash.

BRC2

$139

If you already have your motorcycle license/endorsement, be smart and keep your riding skills sharp by taking the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Experienced RiderCourse (ERC/BRC2) every year. Why do the military, police, firefighters and EMT's train so often? To be prepared for the unexpected. Constant training is one of the best ways to avoid a motorcycle crash. Keep your riding skills sharp so you're prepared for the unexpected. Click here for more details about this course.

TBC

$110

Crank up your turning skills to a higher level by learning how to trail brake when turning and lean more by leaning less. The Trail Braking Course (TBC), which applies to any motorcycle, will show you how to navigate your turns better and smoother by trail braking and "kissing the mirror". Click here for more details about this course.

APBRC

$139

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's  Additional Practice Basic RiderCourse (APBRC) is designed for those who completed the BRC1 and want some more practice before riding in the street, and for those who want to retake the MSF BRC1 Skill Test and get a few more hours of practice before taking the test again. Click here for more details about this course.

Additional Courses/Options We Offer

Scooter BRC1

$325

Do you want to ride a scooter? In NJ, you must have a motorcycle license to ride a scooter. The MSF offers a scooter course but we do not offer it. However, if you already have a scooter, you can use it for the BRC1 as long as it is registered and insured or you can ride our Honda Navi (an automatic transmission motorcycle with no clutch and no shifting) for the BRC1. In either case, you will receive a restriction to your motorcycle endorsement that limits you to riding a 500cc motorcycle.

DBC

$$$

Dirt Bike Course Coming Soon. Follow us on Instagram and/or Facebook for updates.

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Subscribe to our newsletter so you can stay up-to-date with what we're doing, find out when we're offering our additional courses (BRC2, BRC2LW, APBRC & TBC) and get helpful motorcycle and riding tips. To sign up, click here. (Past issues of our newsletter are posted on our Facebook page).

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Help Support Our Cause

Gift Certificates

If you would like to give one of our courses as a Birthday, Christmas, Graduation, Anniversary, Wedding, Father's Day or Valentine gift to someone, just click the "Gift Shop" tab at the top of the page, click "Gift Certificates" and select the course you want to get a Gift Certificate for. (Gift Certificates are non-refundable).

Help Support Our Cause

Help Support Our Cause

Help Support Our Cause

We partnered with Amazon to help support our training school. If you purchase merchandise on Amazon, they will donate .5% of the purchase price to our school. Click here for more details. 

Upcoming Events

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Help Support Our Cause

1. Your Class Instructors - click here to see which Instructors are teaching the class you are scheduled for.


2. 1st Annual RANJ Poker Run - click here for information about our 1st Annual 2019 Poker Run.

What's New

RANJ in the News

RANJ in the News

1. The Riding Academy of NJ received a grant on 7/21/20 for being selected as the best motorcycle training school in NJ. Click here for more details.


2. The Riding Academy of NJ has been recognized by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) as one of the most successful motorcycle training schools in the country. We'll be discussing what we do to be the best at the 2019 MSF Convention in Ohio in September.


3. Interested in becoming a Motorcycle Safety Instructor? Click here for more details. (Ignore the date on the flyer). If you're still interested, click the red Download button below under "Downloads" to print or download a copy of the Instructor application. Then fill it out and email it back to us.

RANJ in the News

RANJ in the News

RANJ in the News

Several newspapers seek our advice frequently about motorcycle safety. Here are the most recent ones;

The Record   3/21/22

The Record   5/20/18

The Record 12/18/17

The Record Road Warrior newsletter 11/17

Asbury Park Press   4/14/17

The Record   5/22/16

The Record   1/13/16

TESTIMONIALS

To see what others have to say about us and our courses, click on each Course page and scroll down to the bottom of the page to read their testimonials. 

You can also read our reviews on our Facebook page and on Google Reviews (just Google "The Riding Academy of NJ").

We don't need to brag about our reputation. Our students do that for us.

New Location

Our new location since 2017 is Montclair State University.

We opened our doors in 2008, then we moved our classroom location from Big Boyz Toy Box on Shady St. in Paterson and our practice riding location from the KMart in Elmwood Park (KMart lost its lease the end of 10/16 and closed) to the prestigious Montclair State University. Our new location is easily accessible from several major highways; Rts. 3, 4, 7, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 46, 80, 287, GSP, NJ Turnpike.

The Riding Academy of NJ

PO Box 3177, Wayne, NJ 07474-3177

Phone (973) 742-2300 FAX (973)

Hours

Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm

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Covid Precautions & MSU Hawk Check

Covid Tracing at MSU

In our efforts to help prevent and limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus, we recommend that our students and instructors be fully vaccinated with booster shots. We also recommend wearing a face mask.


In their effort to control and reduce the spread of the Covid-19 virus, MSU has mandated that all students, teachers, staff, contractors, vendors, and visitors complete a short, screening questionnaire online (Hawk Check) before coming to the campus. It must be filled out every day someone comes to the campus. There are no exceptions.


MSU wants our students and instructors to also complete Hawk Check before attending each riding session. Click this link to be directed to Hawk Check and answer all the questions.  

https://montclair.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ddwM6qgI20aGADz 

On the first page, click “Visitor” 

On the second page;

a) Enter “Lot 60” for Location of Visit

b) Enter “The Riding Academy of NJ” for Person You Are Visiting

c) Click "Next" and answer all the questions

Keep your email response so you can show it when arriving on campus 

Downloads

Motorcycle Instructor Application (pdf)

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MVC Newspapaer Article (pdf)

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Help Our Cause

Our mission is to help reduce motorcycle crashes in the State of NJ by providing high quality rider education to all NJ residents with user-friendly training motorcycles provided by the most reputable motorcycle dealerships in NJ at a quality training location in NJ. Your support and contributions will enable us to purchase the equipment and supplies needed to keep improving our program and carry out our mission. Your generous donation will fund our mission. Since we are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, your donation is tax-deductible. Thank you for your support.

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  • You can also follow us on Eventbrite. Click the "Follow" box on our Eventbrite Course Schedule page. You will be notified whenever we post classes on Eventbrite.                                                                                                                                                                                                           


  • Since 2008, The Riding Academy of NJ has been approved by the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission to offer the New Jersey Motorcycle Safety Program Courses.                                           


  • Copyright © 2017 The Riding Academy of NJ - All Rights Reserved

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

  • The Riding Academy of NJ, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. We accept tax-deductible donations of money, products and services that will help our motorcycle training school. 


  • The Riding Academy of NJ, Inc. shall admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to all students at the school. It will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies. We also reserve the right to dismiss students who create a problem or an unsafe environment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               


Our mission is to help reduce motorcycle crashes in the State of NJ by providing high quality rider education to all NJ residents with user-friendly training motorcycles provided by the most reputable motorcycle dealerships in NJ at a quality training location in NJ. Our vision is motorcycles sharing the road with other roadway users with zero crashes.


(973) 742-2300

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Welcome to The Riding Academy of NJ at MSU

Our class schedule is posted on the Course Schedule page of this website. We usually post classes two months in advance. We offer classes from mid-March to October. 


The answers to most of your questions are on this website if you take the time to read it thoroughly. 


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