Riverdale
107 Newark Pompton TurnpikeRiverdale, NJ 07457
The Riverdale Armory range, in Morris County just off Route 23 — an off-street, controlled riding area with classroom space on site.
MSF-approved · Two North Jersey ranges
Learn to ride, on a real range, with a bike we provide.
Motorcycle Riding Centers has trained over 20,000 riders in North Jersey. Weekend and weekday classes at Riverdale and West Orange, taught off-street in a controlled environment — beginners welcome, no bike needed.
Registration and payment are handled on our main site, theridingcenter.com.
20,000+Riders trained
2North Jersey ranges
MSFApproved provider
AM & PMMorning or afternoon
Why riders start here
Everything you need for day one
You do not need a motorcycle, a permit-holder to follow you around, or any prior experience. You need a helmet and a willingness to be a beginner.
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Bikes provided
Training motorcycles are supplied for the beginner course. Nothing to buy, nothing to trailer in.
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Off-street range
You learn in a closed, controlled riding area — not in traffic, and not on a residential street.
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MSF curriculum
An authorized MSF-approved training provider, running the standard Motorcycle Safety Foundation coursework.
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Coaches who ride
Instruction from working riders, including advanced courses taught by police motorcycle officers.
The beginner course
Two days from never-ridden to riding
The Basic RiderCourse is where almost everyone starts. It runs across a Saturday and Sunday, or a matched weekday pair, at whichever range suits you.
- 15–18 hours total, with 10–12 of them on a motorcycle
- Classroom sessions and range exercises in the same two days
- Training motorcycle provided — bring your own helmet
- New Jersey's motorcycle licence test waiver program
- Runs at both Riverdale and West Orange
A typical class day
Weekend AM6:30am – 1:00pm
Weekend PM12:00pm – 6:00pm
Weekday AM6:30am – 1:00pm
Weekday PM12:00pm – 6:00pm
Times vary by range and by class. The exact schedule for the class you pick is shown on its registration page.
Where we train
Two ranges, north and east
Riverdale, NJ 07457
West Orange
1315 Pleasant Valley WayWest Orange, NJ 07052
The West Orange range in Essex County, close in to Newark and the Oranges — the easiest of the two to reach from inside the beltway.
Who teaches you
Fifteen RiderCoaches, and not one of them learned this last season
Retired police motor officers. A rider with roughly half a million miles. An instructor who certifies New Jersey's own motor officers. And several coaches who took the beginner course on this same range and came back to teach it.
40 yrs
Riding, one coach alone
Motor officers
Serving and retired
Ex-students
Now coaching here
Ready to book a class?
Pick your date on the schedule page, then register on the main site. Prefer to talk it through first? Call us.