The Riding Academy of NJ

Welcome to
The Riding Academy of NJ
at
Montclair State University

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



(973) 742-2300
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The Courses We Offer

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Get your motorcycle license/endorsement in 18 hours by taking the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's BRC1.

The Basic RiderCourse (BRC1) is designed for those who want to learn how to ride a motorcycle and get their NJ motorcycle license/endorsement. 

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Get your motorcycle license/endorsement in 8 hours by taking the Motorycle Safety Foundation's BRC2.

The Experience RiderCourse (BRC2) is designed for those who have a valid NJ motorcycle permit, have their own motorcycle (250cc or greater) that is registered and insured in NJ and want to get their NJ motorcycle license/endorsement.

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Keep your riding skills sharp to help you avoid a crash by taking the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's ERC.

Why do the military, police, firefighters and EMT's train so often? To be prepared for the unexpected. Constant training is the only way to avoid a motorcycle crash. Motorcyclists should take the Experienced RiderCourse (BRC2) once a year to keep their riding skills sharp so they're prepared for the unexpected.

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Need more practice before riding on the street?

 

The 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 failed the BRC1 Skill Evaluation and want some more practice before taking it again.

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Never driven a clutch vehicle? Want some practice before taking the BRC1?

 

The Motorcycle Introductory Session (MIS) is designed for those who have never driven a clutch vehicle and for those who are thinking if riding a motorcycle is for them.   

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Crank up your riding skills to a higher level by learning how to trail brake and lean more by leaning less.

The Trail Braking Course (TBC) will show you how to navigate your turns smoother by trail braking and by leaning more by "kissing the mirror".

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RANJ Newsletter

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

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 on the tab above for that course and scroll down to the Gift Certificate section on that page. 

Donate to Our Cause

If you would like to help reduce motorcycle accidents in NJ, click here.

Upcoming Events

What's New

RANJ in the News

Asbury Park Press   4/14/17

The Record   5/22/16

The Record   1/13/16


New Location

Our new location is Montclair State University. We'll be posting classes for June & July shortly.

We moved our classroom location from the Big Boyz Toy Box in Paterson and our practice riding location from the KMart in Elmwood Park (KMart lost its lease) to the prestigious Montclair State University. The location is easy 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

Phone (973) 742-2300 FAX (973) 742-7800

Hours

Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm