Advanced/Refresher Motorcycle
Training
Whether you have recently passed your test and
want to improve your skills, or you have held a bike licence for a while but are
a bit rusty, we can tailor a course to suit you. Further training can help you
get the most out of your motorcycling.
Enhanced Rider
Scheme
This is a DSA training scheme
designed to assess your riding, reduce risk and improve your skills.
The scheme is beneficial to
all bike riders who have a full motorcycle licence, no matter what size of
bike, or the experience level of the rider. There is no test involved, and
you may not need to take any training if your skills are assessed as
satisfactory. You will also earn discounts on your insurance as a result!
Step 1 - The
Assessment
£30 around 45 mins
We assess your riding for a
modest price and if you have no significant areas of weakness we provide you
with a DSA Certificate of Competence - Enhanced Rider Bonus. You can
then get an insurance discount from one of the many insurers who have signed
up to support the scheme.
Step 2 -
Further Training
£40 per hour
If you do have areas that
would benefit from further training, you would qualify for the certificate
after completing the recommended training. By assessing your riding we can
tailor a development programme to suit your needs.
Step 3 - Insurance
Discounts
£substantial
Many of the leading motorcycle
insurance companies have signed up to this scheme and are prepared to offer
substantial discounts to riders who have shown they can ride to the ERS
standard and have received a certificate.
The insurance brokers and
direct insurers currently sponsoring the scheme are:
AA Insurance,
Bennett's Insurance, Bikesure, Carole
Nash, Chandler Direct, CIA Insurance, Devitt, Direct Choice Insurance, E
Bike, Hastings Direct, MCE Insurance, Motorcycle Direct, Norwich Union
Direct, Express Insurance, Rampdale, Premium Choice, Lexham and Swinton
Insurance.
And additionally supported by: AXA, Chaucer Insurance, Equity
Red Star, Groupama, Highway, KGM, Link, Zenith, NIG, Norwich Union and Royal
& Sun Alliance
This list continues to grow...
We conduct
all our on-road training using bike to bike radios.
Your instructor
will be a DSA Approved Instructor and on the Register of Post Test
Motorcycle Instructors (RPMT).
We also offer standard
refresher training instead of the Enhanced Rider Scheme if you would
prefer it....
We ride in 'biking heaven' across the
beautiful East Sussex and Kent countryside for these courses.
Cost: From £120 -
See prices below -
based on using your own bike and clothing. (Bike/clothing supplied at a small extra charge if
required).
Duration: Sessions are typically around 3
hours, including briefings, the training does involve stops and briefings throughout the
duration. Timings can usually be varied to suit your circumstances.
Location: From our offices in Ashford, Kent
or Hastings, East Sussex, riding across the Kent and East
Sussex countryside. (Or we may be able to meet you at or near your home/work,
please phone to check).
Instructor to Student ratios:
Maximum of 1:4, normally no more than 1:2 or one-to-one
by arrangement.
Unlike
some other training organisations, your instructor will be in radio contact
with you on all our courses. We
feel this is safer, and the most effective and efficient way of learning.
Your instructor
will be a DSA Approved Instructor and/or on the Register of Post Test
Motorcycle Instructors (RPMT) and/or will have passed either The Institute Of Advanced Motorists (IAM) Advanced
Motorcycle Test, or the ROSPA
Advanced Test.
New Rider
Recently passed your test and bought a bike? This one's
for you!
£120
-
(3hrs)
(20%
discount if you passed with us!)
The aim is to
improve your confidence riding on your own bike. The course concentrates on
areas not covered in the test courses, such as motorways and filtering, as
well as expanding on areas that many find challenging, such as overtaking.
We discuss some theory and techniques to help you, and provide
feedback to improve your riding.
Course
includes:
At the end of your course
your instructor will discuss the areas to concentrate on help you to continue
improving.
Further training
is available.
Back to Biking
...getting back into biking after a break?
£120 - (3hrs)
This
course aims to gently re-introduce you to riding your bike safely. It
doesn't matter if you've had a 6 month or 20 year break from biking, we all
get a bit rusty if we don't keep practicing a skill. The course concentrates
on machine control and the fun, but challenging, areas of biking such as
cornering and overtaking.
Course includes:
-
Slow speed machine control
-
Overtaking efficiently and safely
-
Road positioning and cornering
At the end of your course
your instructor will discuss the areas to concentrate on to help you continue
improving.
Further training
is available.
'I really enjoyed the refresher course with you a few weeks back and
as planned I have been out shopping and purchased a GSX1400. It's great to
be back on a bike again after 20 years.'
Ian
'Andy,
Thank you for a very good afternoon yesterday. I was feeling rather nervous
when I arrived, not knowing what to expect and fearing an intimidating
set-up. However you managed to allay my anxieties, and I soon started to
enjoy myself, thanks partly to the weather, but mainly thanks to your
attitude, humour, and positive comments. I found the feedback on my riding
hugely useful and even check the vanishing point when driving the car now.
(It hasn't helped my golf though.)
My journey home was pure enjoyment.'
Charlie
(by email)
Ashford
(01233) 621 536 
