LECANTO - Central Florida Community College offers basic motorcycle courses in cooperation with the Motorcycle Training Institute, now at a reduced price of $225.

The Motorcycle Basic Rider Course is a research-based and action-oriented curriculum designed to teach beginning motorcyclists of all ages the physical and mental skills necessary to ride safely on the street.

It includes basic motorcycle operation, maximum effective braking techniques, turning skills, obstacle avoidance maneuvers, classroom instruction and 10 hours of on-cycle training.

The three-day course is held most Fridays from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sundays 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The course fee includes the use of student workbooks, helmets and motorcycles. RiderCoaches for the program are all experienced motorcycle operators who are nationally certified by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.

For more information, call Continuing Education at the Citrus Campus, 352-249-1210. For enrollment, call MTII at 877-308-7246. The schedule is also available online at www.mtii.com.