Learn to ride, get licensed

Take Our Basic Riding Course
Special weekday class in Livermore
April 10 & 11

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Intermediate and Advanced courses available in Woodland and South San Francisco
Weekday classes (Thursday - Friday) now available at our San Bruno location
Intermediate and Advanced courses available in Salinas and Livermore

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Beat the gas prices, ride a motorcycle

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Licensing now also available through our Intermediate Course

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Take your riding skills to the top

Total Control Advanced Riding Clinics

Motorcycle Schools in the Bay Area and Woodland

Pacific Motorcycle Training

Welcome to Pacific Motorcycle Training, with 6 great locations where you can learn everything you need to know to ride and control your motorcycle safely. Whether you are interested in learning the basics of riding a motorcycle—and getting your license endorsement—or simply improving your motorcycle skills to be safer on the road, come with us and we will provide you with the best teaching you can get in the Bay Area. We are part of the California Motorcyclist Safety Program and all of our instructors are certified to teach the Total Control Riding Clinics. Call us today and start your dream life on two wheels!

– Motorcycles and helmets are provided during our basic courses –

Get our Course Combos and save!

Basic + Intermediate
= $765

Intermediate + Advanced = $805

Advanced + Advanced, Level 2 = $810

Triple Pack (From Basic through Advanced,
Level 1) = $1,170

Ride Like A Pro (From Basic through Advanced, Level 2) = $1,575

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*Package class discounts available on the last page of class registration

For New Riders

Learn the basics of riding safely in a controlled environment and receive the certificate that may waive the DMV riding skill test. Our friendly basic riding course was designed for people with zero experience on a motorcycle. We provide motorcycles and helmets for you to learn with.

For Experienced Riders

Become a better—and safer—rider using your own motorcycle with our Intermediate Riding Clinic. Or take your cornering and crash-avoidance skills to the highest level with our Advanced Riding Clinics, taught only by the best certified instructors in the Bay Area!

"I got the Total Control book by Lee Parks when I registered and read it before attending the class. I had started to adopt some of the new riding techniques before the course and recommend doing so if possible. The course followed the book with a short classroom overview of each technique and then repeated riding opportunities with coaching after trying out each new technique. The course instructors were all very professional and highly skilled riders that knew their stuff..."

- Craig B., July 2024

"I took the Pacific Motorcycle Training course in San Bruno and it was an incredible experience. The instructors did an awesome job not only teaching in-class principles effectively, but demonstrating in the field why those principles are relevant and necessary if you’re planning on riding motorcycles for a lifetime. I had a great time in this class and would recommend it to anyone who wants to be a better, safer, and more proficient rider."

- Adam Stroup, January 2023

"I took the ARC 1&2 in one weekend and can confidently say I improved my riding skill as much in one weekend as years of riding on the street. My instructors, Colleen and Earl were total experts and extremely friendly, allowing me to feel comfortable to push myself trying and failing and trying again these difficult new skills. The classes were well worth it for me and the perfect step to doing my first track day"

- Ben King, July 2023

"My bud chris was awesome he really help me recognize everything i was doing wrong at 50 years old i am a little on the older side I felt as young as everyone else can’t wait for next year and sign up for the next step on my training again I really appreciate what chris did for me"

- Jose T, July 2024

"The beginner class was great. My instructors were really chill but were really detailed and structured in delivering the course material. I learned alot really fast"

- Charles Brown, September 2024

"So handsome, so dashing"

- becky s, April 2024

"I was a little on the fence about taking a motorcycle training course. I live in Colorado most of the year and we are not required to take a safety course. I thought I knew everything there was to know about riding and therefore, the course might be a waste. I was back home in Woodland recently and took the course at PMT after my wife bought it for me for a bday gift. I learned so many things about riding that I didn’t know before. The instructors are super knowledgeable and do a great job passing on their wisdom..."

- Adam Stroup, November 2023