I can recommend this school without reservation. I went from being someone who had never turned the key on a motorcycle to riding through downtown Vancouver in 4 days. They teach you what you need to know to ride, and to ride safely. You always feel safe and in good hands. I researched schools and it quickly became obvious that PRS had the best instructors, curriculum, and reputation. After completing the course I can confirm that the reviews are accurate. I look forward to riding and being part of the alumni events, as there is always more to learn. Read Less

Simply the best riding school, they teach you how to survive! The instructors here are just amazing. Before I went here I failed the MST on my own multiple times, after the training here I don't even find it as a challenge anymore. More importantly they focus on teaching tactics to survive the traffic, the mentality they teach is just priceless. Read Less

Outstanding school. They teach you everything you need to know about being a safe rider short of having the riding experience, and even that they share with you as much as possible. It's a very welcoming atmosphere. Just waking in the door they make you feel comfortable and part of the family. Even after graduating they're more then happy to help with any questions or problems you may have. I recently purchased a new bike and stopped by with it and they helped me fine tune it to fit my body.Read Less

This was the best decision and school I have ever attended. Very friendly staff, very important notes to learn and consider while riding (so take a pen & paper). These guys know what they teaching and riding. I would do Enduro test and maintenance test as well. Special thanks to Ambrose, Chris and Tony. TOP NOTCH SCHOOL Read Less

Mark is an amazingly great teacher, who injects lots of fun into the course.  I learned a ton during the course, and a month later, ended up doing a 1000 km gravel road that was pretty challenging up in the Yukon, and this course helped me a bunch! Read Less

Absolutely amazing. The instructors at Pacific Riding School are some of the best teachers that you could ever ask for. The atmosphere that they create is comfortable and safe whilst helping you learn and develop your motorcycle skills. I highly recommend PRS to any new beginner or experienced riders. You learn skills here that can't be self-taught.Read Less

If you are even contemplating taking this course please do so! It is so worth while to learn from these experienced riders. This course is beneficial for everyone whether you have never sat on a motorcycle before, if you have ridden for years, or any skill level between. The instructors give you valuable skills that will save your life every time you get on your motorcycle. The course makes you aware of how many hazards are on the road at once and gives you ways to help yourself stay safe out there. I am so grateful that there is a course like this offered by Pacific Riding School. Read Less

Awesome place to learn.  I rode many years ago, here in Canada and abroad but never got my class 6.  After taking the course I became a lot more confident in my riding abilities as well as learned so much that made a better driver not just a rider. Highly recommend ! Read Less

I write this review after completing my final group ride. I'm a 5'3 female rider and thought that motorcycles were a bit of a stretch for me to master or even learn. Boy, was I wrong!!! PRS have the best teachers out there. I had Chris for the weekday course and the man is amazing (and amazingly patient). Stall your bike? No problem. Tip the bike over? He'll get you back up on your feet. Feeling uncomfortable with your motorcycle skills? Book a private session with the instructor. It makes a world of a difference!! These guys have literally seen it all. They make you feel completely comfortable riding in the lot before going out on the road. Seriously, don't skimp out on your safety!! This class is absolutely worth it! Read Less

I don't know how this could be taught any better. Basic skills and KEY survival skills are very, very well emphasized. Not only that, but the instructors are absolutely driven(pun intended) to helping people safely enter the world of riding motorcycles.The best teachers are constantly learning themselves....take a look at the credentials!!!! Second to none.It is always a treat to meet anyone that is truly passionate about what they do....that can be said of everyone I met at Pacific Riding School. Read Less

These guys are awesome! I just finished my course and would recommend them to anyone. The price is expensive but it is on par with any other riding school in Vancouver. The instructors are very knowledgable and are great at explaining things and taking their time. I feel very comfortable on a bike after taking the course and can't wait to get our there and ride some more. Read Less

I bought my wife a GC for lessons here a few years back.  I explained that she is 4'11, and 120lbs and they assured me that they had a bike for her and could teach her no problem.  The bike they provided was too big as her toes barely scraped the ground.   When she struggled with it and baed a couple of times her instructor lost his patience and told her she was too small and weak and to give up.We got our money back but man what a complete waste of time.  My wife was crushed.  Total jack offs Read Less

I took the course last year. The program was well planned, and I was able to pass the road test the first time. Most instructors were very good. Mark and Chris were great. Considering Dat had a degree in education, I expected him to be more friendly; he used a lot of scare tactics to get his point across about passing the road test...well it worked! The only instructor that I had a problem with was Ambrose. He was way too harsh with critiscism in the lot drills, and it brought my confidence down, which made me question everything I did on the lot.  I did try to follow all of his instructions, but it wasn't done well enough, so he kept going at me. I don't recall any positive feedback from him. If you have a choice, do not select this instructor as your lot instructor. You are paying for a positive experience so you can be confident on the road. Otherwise the program is good. Read Less

My wife and I took the course together the second week of Feb 2012.  My wife, Christie, has never ridden a motorcycle, never been a passenger or never even sat on one before.  I had a little experience from my childhood days but have not ridden in 25 years.  The instructors at PRS were awesome.  So good that as of today, 3 weeks from our last class, Christie andI  both have our own motorcycles.  With the skills we learned from Kramer and the gang we are able ride with confidence and are  improving our skills with every ride!  I could not imagine riding a motorcycle without the skill set taught to us by PRS.  If you want to ride take this course!!   It is a no brainer!!!  Gotta go the sun is out and my bike needs some miles on it!! Read Less

I just finished a 6 day course at PRS. I now have my 6N and a road test in two weeks. They prepared me well for both survival and ICBC.Victoria's review explains it all fairly well. The instructors are skilled and mix fun with serious lessons well. They give it everything they have and fully expect the same from you!If you're trying to decide which school to go to... this is the one! Read Less

If you want to learn how to pass your motorcycle road test and score a class 6 bike license, you can go anywhere. If you want to learn how to not KILL YOURSELF in the process, then PRS is the only place you should go.Recommended by a friend, I signed up for their class. Just under $800 may sound steep, but getting 20 hours of riding time, a bike, class theory, and learning from an 8 time racing champion doesn`t come cheap, and it`s worth every penny.The course is split between classroom theory, and time on bikes in the parking lot. They start you off slow and steady (your first day is in neutral and idle speed entirely! You don`t learn to shift gears until day 2!) and once you`re comfortable on the bikes, they start to do the thing that separates the wheat from the chaff, and PRS from any other riding school: simulated road environment preparation. You`ll be moseying along thinking you`ve got the hang of things, the instructor will jump on the back of your bike. Or shake your helmet. Or give you a little push. Or turn your bike off and laugh. They don`t do that just because it`s fun for them to mess with their students, they do it to prepare you for driving on the road - where anyone in the DT east side might jump on the back of your bike, or where a gust of wind might completely derail you, or where you might brake a little too hard in the rain and skid out. I`m so glad that they got me used to the unexpected things that may happen, so that when a real life situation occurs I can shrug it off as something similar to what my instructor did during my training, and just keep riding along.After you have a general understanding of how to ride, they give you the MSA test, which, once passed, allows you to ride on the road. Compared to what you learn in class, that test is a breeze, and PRS doesn`t let you ride on the road just because you passed the test. No no, they require you to pass their "Advanced Riding Techniques" portion, where they make sure you really are road-ready.You get two road rides with PRS - one is designed to go through the areas that ICBC will look for when they test you, they teach you how to pass the test and point out all the traps that often cause students to fail. Once that's done, they take you on your second road ride, which, in my opinion is the best and most important. That's the ride where they teach you how to SURVIVE. Riding is dangerous, and it's usually because cars don't see motorcycles, not because the motorcycle driver is being dangerous. They teach you how to get yourself out of any hairy situation, how to predict movements of those around you, and how to analyse the situation and use that split second of time you have to react to save your life. They take safety very seriously, and their program is a combination of military training with advanced riding techniques.My class was small, there was 5 of us, and we all passed our MSA with zero demerits, and we all loved every second of our course. After graduating from PRS, aside from getting a nifty t-shirt, you feel like you've been admitted into a special club or extended family. Mark Kruger, the speed racer who runs the place along with his business partner Dat, makes you really feel like you can come back and visit whenever. They have a forum where they post upcoming rides, and whenever you have any questions about your bike, or biking in general, need advice, they encourage you to email them and Mark replies immediately.Honestly, I can't say a bad thing about this place, I've racked my brain for any criticisms and I'm coming up dry. They care about their student's safety, and they do everything in their power to make you comfortable, getting you loving bikes as much as they do. It's a wonderful community they've built.After finishing my course I stopped to think about how other people go about getting their license: if you go to ICBC, get their road guide, get on a bike and just start teaching yourself on the road, you're as good as dead. The things that they teach you in this course aren't things you can learn from any book, they're tools and techniques that need to be practiced and passed along. They teach you how to relax on the bike, which is the most important thing when riding.I was lucky that it was pouring rain on my final road ride. You might think I'm crazy, but riding in the rain for the first time, hell yeah I want an instructor there to coach me through it! They put headphones in your helmet and your instructor talks to you the entire time you're on your road ride - telling you where to go, correcting your mistakes and pointing out danger (and holy hell there is a lot of danger!). I experienced my first tire skid and I had my instructor right beside me so I knew I'd be alright. They also have mechanics courses so you know the ins of your bike well enough to fix a problem if you end up in a hairy situation.GO to PRS, you can thank me after an idiot in a car cuts you off for the 1st time. Read Less