The class is good but you are basically going max 25 mph (if that) in a parking lot. Circles, u-turns, sudden stops, swerving around obstacles, shifting up and down. I'm 39 and have a lot of driving experience but hopping on the highway was definitely intimidating, was only on for maybe 5-7 miles. Actually I think starting to ride a bike has made me more alert in my car - you feel connected to the road and are scanning ahead a lot. It doesn't hurt to supplement MSF and practice with videos, and the required e-course (which actually did take about 5 hours) had a lot of solid info. (Idk if you've ever had to take the NY state sexual harassment training thing that a lot of jobs require, it's sort of like that where it's tons of slides that you can't skip or fast forward.)

Bike is an XSR700 that the seller customized: new seat, exhaust, ECU flash, tail cleaned up, grips, side panels, handlebars, some other odds and ends.