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.
2 day or 5 day Course
In our opinion the Daddy of advanced
courses!
If you are really serious about improving
your riding, this is the one for you!
Instructor: Martin Smithson
Martin began his riding career aged just 11 and qualified as a Driving
Standards Agency CBT and DAS instructor in 1999.
He then completed a gruelling 10-day Police Advanced Course, completing the
now unavailable Pursuit Advanced Course a few months later.
A further week-long advanced course in Derbyshire saw him obtain his First
Class Advanced Test and the coveted RoSPA Gold Test Pass (the highest
civilian qualification you can get).
He has been teaching advanced courses himself since 2000.
Every three years he has to retake his RoSPA test - he has never failed to
achieve Gold.
He has taught literally 100's of people in the last 9
years, some taking the RoSPA test and some not, but everyone getting
something positive out of it.
Martin is friendly, likeable and approachable with a wealth of knowledge and
a great instructing manner.
Cost:
£250 for 2 day course or £545
for 5 day course
Based on using your own bike and clothing. (Bike/clothing hire available at a small extra
daily charge if
required).
Duration: Either
2 or 5
consecutive days.
Location:
From our offices in Ashford, Kent
riding across the beautiful Kent and East
Sussex countryside.
Course
Requirements:
Full/restricted UK motorcycle licence, a suitable, roadworthy, taxed and
insured motorcycle. (Bike hire available at a small extra daily charge if
needed).
Instructor to Student ratios:
Maximum of 1:4
2 day and 5 day Course Syllabus:
Day
1
Counter
Steering and Road Position, Group Riding.
Including giro
force, riding stance, corner set-up, extending your view, target fixation,
negotiating hazards, stopping, communicating when riding and more...
Day
2
Road
Analysis/Overtaking/Filtering.
G-forces on a
bend, corner furniture, using the vanishing point, hazards, overtaking
position and preparation, gear selection, evaluation, filtering assessments,
and more...
Day
3
Gear and
acceleration sense including overtaking.
Powerband,
throttle response, using engine braking, overtaking response and more...
Day
4
Friction circle
theory and tyre technology.
Grip ratios,
centripetal/centrifugal, velocity/mass, friction and gyroscopic effect, tyre
technology, tyre wear, camber thrust and more...
Day
5
Motorway
skills.
Joining and
exiting, overtaking, contingency plans and more..
This
is an intensive course in all the senses of the word, with a healthy mix of
classroom theory, practical riding and end of day de-briefs.
This course is suitable for anyone with a motorcycle licence,
although if you are particularly concerned about your machine control then
one of our shorter 3 hour courses may be the best place to start initially.
Call us on
(01233) 621 536
or
(01424) 8
91 002
to
book.
All courses are
subject to our standard Terms & Conditions.
Enhanced Rider
Scheme
This is a Driving Standards
Agency (DSA) 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 for 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 Trainers (RPMT).
We also offer our 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 and often one-to-one
(this can be guaranteed 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
Course
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 Course
...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)
We run these courses regularly depending upon demand, please phone us on
01233 621 536 and we'll be happy to discuss your
particular needs and availability. Remember, we tailor them to your ability so
there's no need to feel nervous or intimidated, you'll have a great time and learn lots
too!
If you would prefer to
guarantee one-to-one attention for the whole
course we
can arrange this for an extra charge, please call us to discuss your
requirements.
Ashford
(01233) 621 536 
