• Learn to ride, get licensed
  • Weekday classes (Thursday - Friday) now available at our San Bruno location
  • New location open in Sacramento!
  • Intermediate and Advanced courses available in Salinas and Livermore
  • Beat the gas prices, ride a motorcycle
  • Licensing now also available through our Intermediate Course
  • Take your riding skills to the top
  • One-on-One Focus Motorcycle Training
    now available select Saturdays and Sundays

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

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

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

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!


"The instructors take time to explain everything for beginners and intermediate training. They then show you how each concept is implemented on the motorcycle and learning hands on. Although I was nervous, the instructors had a lot of patience and pointed out what I needed to do to become a better rider."
― Muhi Khwaja
"Highly recommended. Can’t say enough about this crew. These are the experts. Training courses of multiple skill levels available. Riding needs to be taken seriously and riders need to be prepared for the unexpected to make every ride as safe as possible. PTM has a great team packed with knowledge and experience that can help make every ride that such safer. Classes like this should be mandatory before taking to the roads, no matter where you are. Learn before you ride and let this crew show you how it’s done."
― Sean Boylan
"I struggled a lot with the weight of the bike and fell a couple times. Q gave me helpful tips on balancing the bike and offered a lighter bike. All the teachers were very helpful, knowledgable and patient. The first day was hard learning the basics but by the end I learned how to ride the motorcycle and was able to pass the class."
― Sofia Sustal
"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. It also ended up being super fun! I can’t recommend it enough."
― Adam Stroup
"Pacific Motorcycle Training, Amazing training held by some of the best staff I’ve ever worked with. Truly an honor to learn from all three personnel. Highly Recommend for all New/Experienced riders!! A+++ !!! Sincerely, Shawn"
― Weeze Jattboy925
"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. I took the advanced course level 1 and will probably take the level 2 class when my schedule and a course line up. My riding skills increased immediately as I completed this coarse and will continue to improve as I practice during my normal riding schedule."
― Craig B.
"The course is very informational and fun. I've riden for many years and there were still information from the class and road course I did not know about. So it was a very good learning experience. Ken Yhl is a very good instructor during the riding course and very helpful. Personal experience, I would recommend everyone to the course."
― Eric Tseng

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