Sometimes we get calls from Members saying their Honda Red Rider™  magazine has not been delivered. Did you know that over 20% of the population changes residence every year? If you have your mail forwarded you have to pay extra for non-first class mail. Honda Red Rider magazine is sent via third-class mail, so unless you are paying extra, the Post Office will probably not forward it. Be sure to call 1-800-847-HRCA and select option #3 to update your address if you move.

The Honda Red Rider™  is directed at all Honda owners so we cover all type of Hondas. We need to put your stories and photos in print or on the Website.  Send your materials to Vreeke & Associates, 250 E. Easy Street, Suite 3, Simi Valley, CA  93065.

>Motorcycles and Scooters

For HRCA Members, we will reimburse up to $75 for successful completion of a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) Basic RiderCourse (BRC), Experienced RiderCourse (ERC), DirtBike School or ScooterSchool. ScooterSchool courses must be taught at an approved MSF Scooter site and by an MSF-certified Scooter instructor to be considered for reimbursement. For information regarding a BRC or ERC site near you, call the MSF at 1-800-446-9227, for information regarding the DirtBike School call 1-877-288-7093. Via the Internet, you can also go to www.msf-usa.org and click on your state on the map to locate courses within your state.

(Updated 01/16/08. Special note for MSF Courses: The States of Hawaii, Idaho and Oregon (with one site exception) have withdrawn from the MSF curriculum program. As a consequence, the HRCA will not reimburse Members who complete courses in these states, except on approved U.S. military bases. Please remember, we reimburse for MSF courses because the curriculum is standardized nationwide and we then know what our Members are being taught. Until these states re-enter the program, reimbursements to Members in these states will not be made.)

> All Terrain Vehicles

If you are the initial purchaser of a new Honda ATV your training reimbursement is covered under a completely separate program.  American Honda offers a free hands-on training course, offered by the ATV Safety Institute (ASI), to all new purchasers or age-eligible family member.   And, upon completion of the ASI training course you may qualify for a cash incentive.  For information regarding course location and class schedules call the ASI at 1-800-887-2887.

For purchasers of a used ATV who have an HRCA membership, you (the Member) or any age-eligible member of your immediate family is entitled to obtain reimbursement up to an aggregate total of $75 for the successful completion of an ASI ATV hands-on rider training course.   When you submit paperwork for reimbursement, in addition to the documents listed below, you must also submit the name of the family member that took this course with their date of birth.    For information regarding an ASI training site near you, call 1-800-887-2887.

Please note: You cannot receive both Honda-provided training (for new ATV purchasers) and reimbursement (for used ATV purchasers.)

Upon successful completion of an approved training course, send copies of your payment receipt, course completion card, your name and address and HRCA membership number to:

            American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

            Rider Education Department

            1919 Torrance Blvd., 100-4C-6C

            Torrance, CA 90501-2746

Requests for reimbursement must be received within 60 days from the course completion date. The HRCA will only reimburse for one eligible MSF course per year of membership. A check for reimbursement for the cost of the course (up to $75) will be sent to you in four to six weeks. Please note: this benefit is not transferable, and is not available for Honda Associates or their family members. Also note that claims that are rejected for incomplete documentation will only be retained for six months.

No preregistration is necessary. After each race, send in a claim form.  If you don't send in a claim form, you don't get paid. Click here to download the contingency claim form.

Yes, it's OK to use last year's form. To get a new form, click here.

Yes.

Yes, if it is a USA-certified Honda motorcycle sold in the United States, it is an eligible year bike, you are the warranty registered owner of the bike, and you are a current member of the Honda Rider's Club of America.

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation has an excellent off-road course named the Dirt Bike School (DBS).  Besides being offered at our four rider education centers, (Alpharetta, Georgia; Irving, Texas;  Troy, Ohio; and Colton, California), you can call 1-800-446-9227 to find the closest location.  The HRCA reimburses the member up to $75.00 each membership year upon successful completion of the course.