I shouldn't have put it off - I took the "experienced riders" version, since I've got 3 yrs and 12,000 mi. in now.
definitely worth it - chance to brush up the skills, increase confidence, and pick up a few new skills.
To any of you in PA who haven't taken the FREE course (ok it's not REALLY free - you paid for it when you got that $10 MC permit) - I highly reccomend.
It was also quite a lot of fun! zipping around a skills course with a bunch of guys who like to ride... met some new people - talked about our rides.
Instructor asked me what year my bike was. I said 07, he says "07 or '87 ? that looks like an older bike! " Told him Iwas old school!
the other guys there were mostly on sport bikes - so i couldn't brag about my top speed, but i did use the line somebody said on here
"it was only $4000 brand new , and I can fix it myself!!"
I also blew them away on the figure 8's - WAY more manueverable at low speeds