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Motorcycles, A More Affordable Ride

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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
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Intermediate and Advanced courses available in Salinas and Livermore

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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 7 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!

Rider Essentials
(Basic + Intermediate)
= $765

Throttle Up
(From Basic through Advanced, Level 1)
= $1,170

Ride to Mastery
(From Basic through Advanced, Level 2)
= $1,575

Control and Confidence
(Intermediate + Advanced, Level 1)
= $805

Ride Like A Pro
(From Intermediate through Advanced, Level 2)
= $1,190

Peak Performance
(Advanced, Level 1 + Advanced, Level 2)
= $810

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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!

"Wonderful motorcycle school! My English is not very strong, so I used an interpreter during the lessons. The team of professionals always made sure the interpreter had time to explain everything to me, so I could fully understand and learn. Thanks to them, I became a confident motorcycle rider. Before this, I had no riding experience, but in just two days they taught me step by step. Huge thanks to the school and the amazing team — I highly, highly, highly recommend them!"

- Nikita L, September 2025

"A must for anyone thinking of riding. The instructors are amazing and actually care about you learning vs just trying to get you through the lesson. The exercises are useful and to the point, none of the time is wasted on anything you wouldn’t use on the road."

- Chris Wong, July 2023

"I had a great time! Great instructors, very knowledgeable and gave good feedback. Generally patient people, but can be stern when they need to, as motorcycling is a very dangerous sport. Ending up passing the test at the end of my beginner lesson with 0 points taken off. Great school!"

- Karsen Garrity, June 2023

"The instructors Thomas and Mia were awesome. Very nice and patient. Instructions were very organized and clear. The whole experience was very professional and helped build my riding skills to the next level."

- Jeremy Zeegers, July 2024

"I highly recommend PCT to anyone wanting to learn how to ride. Tony, Crusoe, and Q were fantastic trainers. They were really patient and very helpful! Such a great experience."

- Reggie Brooks, July 2023

"The instructors were friendly and very knowledgeable. They were patient and gave me a lot of helpful tips when I was having trouble with the controls and following some of their instructions. Evie ran to help me when I fell over (thank God I wasn't going fast). I would have liked to spend more time getting used to the bike before starting maneuvers. It was my first time on a motorcycle and I never learned how to drive a car with a manual transmission so it took me a while to learn how to coordinate the clutch/switching gears with the acceleration..."

- Candice Canady, April 2024

"5 stars for the program! I ve learned a lot just by attending this short 2 day course. Both Chris and Isaac are great instructors. They bring lots of real life experience and humor when they teach. They make the classes fun both inside the class room and on the range. Highly recommend them!!"

- D C, October 2019