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Orennayar
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PostPosted: 18:52 - 15 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Arfa__ wrote:
1 Stop Instruction over in Ilford, East London. https://www.1stopinstruction.com/

Took my CBT and DAS with them in 2012 and my wife has also done a back to biking session with them too. Great bunch of chaps, patient yet keen to get you through first time without dragging lessons on. Got me through the lot first time. Keep meaning to go back for their knee down school...

Seconding this. I've done my cbt and das with them and it was awesome. Beware though as they're quite cheap(understand their infrastructures are pretty much a shipping container in a parking) Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 19:01 - 15 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

CaNsA wrote:
Aintree Motorcycle & Scooter Rider Training
Address: Motorsports Pavilion, Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Rd,, Liverpool, Merseyside L9 5AS
Phone:0151 525 4533
https://www.aintreemotorcycletraining.co.uk/

Great place, decent blokes, bikes aint falling apart. Thumbs Up


I'll second this. Did my cbt and das with them. Great guys.
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PostPosted: 19:18 - 15 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

maboughey wrote:
CaNsA wrote:
Aintree Motorcycle & Scooter Rider Training
Address: Motorsports Pavilion, Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Rd,, Liverpool, Merseyside L9 5AS
Phone:0151 525 4533
https://www.aintreemotorcycletraining.co.uk/

Great place, decent blokes, bikes aint falling apart. Thumbs Up


I'll second this. Did my cbt and das with them. Great guys.


Looked up their site the other day, along with a few others, as I'm looking to do a direct access course in the near future and trying to get an idea of prices, which seem to vary drastically from place to place.

However, they don't give a price for DAS on their website. I might give them a ring but, then again, I may not, as there are other schools that do give a price online. So I'll probably sound them out first.
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PostPosted: 19:47 - 15 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Probike in Deeside were good. All but one of the instructors were great.
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PostPosted: 19:59 - 15 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Much praise for Valley Bike School in rossendale (they now have a second location in manchester) instructors are most ex police riders and are absolutely spot on.. I passed my DAS with these guys in 2009 and will recommend them to anyone.

Weirdly they have 2 websites...

https://www.valleybikeschool.com

https://www.valleybikeschool.co.uk
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PostPosted: 21:45 - 15 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

pinkyfloyd wrote:
I am in a quandary. I could put my school down but would I be raped for spam?


I'll happily nominate Kickstart, Gosport - had a laugh, and I passed!
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PostPosted: 04:28 - 16 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.a1motorcycletraining.co.uk/

Were absolutely fantastic. I've got CFS/ME and knew I wouldn't be able to safely do a full day of mostly clutch control exercises on a bike, or consecutive days, particularly with about a forever's worth of travel getting there, but they put together a training schedule that got me sortred.
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PostPosted: 10:04 - 16 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

BakesBeans wrote:
pinkyfloyd wrote:
I am in a quandary. I could put my school down but would I be raped for spam?


I'll happily nominate Kickstart, Gosport - had a laugh, and I passed!


Ah, another Hampshire rider! Are you coming along to the Loomies farewell run on 22nd of October?
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PostPosted: 10:57 - 16 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gavian Motorcycle Training.
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Ian Stinton is a legend in these parts.

Got me and my two boys through CBT and me through DAS.

Honest about your riding and where you should improve, even seen him speaking to one of his past CBT pupils and giving him advice on where he was going wrong (bad habits picked up)

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mab
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PostPosted: 11:44 - 16 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dave70 wrote:


Looked up their site the other day, along with a few others, as I'm looking to do a direct access course in the near future and trying to get an idea of prices, which seem to vary drastically from place to place.

However, they don't give a price for DAS on their website. I might give them a ring but, then again, I may not, as there are other schools that do give a price online. So I'll probably sound them out first.


They don't have a set price for the DAS, You only pay for what you need. £60 per lesson iirc
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PostPosted: 11:57 - 16 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

OnYerBike in Aylesbury. Ducati Dealer.

I've forgotten the blokes name now, but he's a top bloke, Ride magazine or similar had a feature on him & his job training people. Cool

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PostPosted: 20:20 - 17 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

ridelikeasaint wrote:


Ah, another Hampshire rider! Are you coming along to the Loomies farewell run on 22nd of October?


Potentially - it depends on the weather. These fair weather bikers eh!
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PostPosted: 23:15 - 17 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Although they aren't based at the stadium anymore Ace motorcycling training in Bristol was well worth the time and effort.

https://www.acemotorcycletraining.co.uk/
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PostPosted: 23:30 - 17 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

ripzay wrote:
Much praise for Valley Bike School in rossendale (they now have a second location in manchester) instructors are most ex police riders and are absolutely spot on.. I passed my DAS with these guys in 2009 and will recommend them to anyone.

Weirdly they have 2 websites...

https://www.valleybikeschool.com

https://www.valleybikeschool.co.uk


+1 for them!

I passed with them some years ago when they were waaaay smaller and just the 2 instructors (both ex police).

Very down to earth and fun to learn with Thumbs Up

Looking like I'm going to have to do everything again including CBT (that's another story and why I've not ridden for some years Evil or Very Mad ) so will no doubt use them again.
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PostPosted: 21:45 - 18 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just passed my test with https://www.sharper-ridertraining.com/ - Self-employed guy who's a good laugh and teaches you beyond your test.
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PostPosted: 23:05 - 18 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jim Allan's In Falkirk, Scotland.

Been helpful from the start and the Training staff have been easy to learn from and very polite at all times !

https://www.jim-allan.com
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PostPosted: 07:41 - 19 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ridesure at Dunsfold in Surrey were excellent, relaxed training but know their stuff

https://www.ridesuretraining.com
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PostPosted: 07:47 - 19 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

redditch motorcycle training (rmt)

simon the owners is brilliant also when i did mine the three instuctors were ace was more of a ride with mates then training as you always had banter in your ear as well as instuctions

took me two days training and they also lent me there 500cc bike for test as my 125cc broke just before
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PostPosted: 09:49 - 19 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rebel Dogg - Milton Keynes - https://rebeldoggmct.com

Another big training company in MK didn't return my calls to book a CBT, so I looked around and found Rebel Dogg. I'd never heard of them before but they have a nice big off road training area and they're close enough to home.

The only negative thing I could find about them was a post on here saying that they weren't clear on a deal they were running (only use mopeds not geared 125s). One of the reps responded to the post and resolved it well IMO.

Saw these guys were again offering a Groupon CBT deal for £59, seeing as it's for me and the gf, it's an impressive saving of £120, so after a friendly chat on the phone on tuesday we were booked in for thursday (yesterday). They have no restrictions on the Milton Keynes groupon deal, and I was immediately offered a 50cc ped or a geared 125 when I booked.

I had completed a CBT 4 or 5 years ago so it wasn't exactly new to me, there were 4 students, 3 of us were previous CBT holders, the other guy had some 'unofficial' road experience on peds. It's hard to directly compare their teaching with my first CBT, as that was with a lot more people and some kids (16 year olds) who had absolutely no road experience, so my first CBT day was arguably more 'long winded'.

Obviously I can only speak for the Milton Keynes site, and Wesley the instructor. The site is good - porta-cabin for the classroom/paperwork bits, closed off section of a car park for the practical training (plenty of room, good enough surface), it's on the same industrial plot as the indoor go-kart track, you can use their toilets and they sell pizza for lunch (also a sandwich shop on site). Wesley is a fun guy, knows his stuff and happy to answer questions etc.

One of the lads took it on a ped (by choice), but had said he was picking up a 125 geared the next day (today), so after we'd all done our road rides and all passed, he gave the kid some extra time to help him learn gears - top bloke.

The CBT bikes were YBR 125's (no idea about the peds), I don't know how new they are, but they were in great condition, brakes/clutch/gears all felt good. DAS are kawasaki gladius's.

They are currently working on getting an indoor training area setup by the gokart track, so people can train during the winter.
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