Any bike instructors hang around here?

[Dark]

I'm thinking of chamging career and was wondering how to go about being a motorcycle instructor.

I imagine its a very rewarding job and i enjoy riding bikes, but haven't got a clue about how people become bike instructors.
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[-Savage-]

most instructors i know/heard of have another job as well. Doesnt really pay enough to be your only income afaik.
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[Dark]

Hmmm i was afraid of that

Found this though and have emailed them a few questions

https://www.bsm.co.uk/rt/become_a_motorcycle_instructor/index.html
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[Itchy]

you go train at Carringdon , then get pissly poor paid unless you own the school which trains people,

that said all the anti bike government / EU initiatives might make this an even worse profession.

[Dark]

Bugger, i'm sick of working in IT and wouldn't mind working in the motorcycle industry somehow.

I will be able to afford a pay cut soon but not a huge one
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[Aikman666]

Also it will depend on if its a bike rich community. Where i live bikes arent all that common, and when i talked to my instructor during my CBT he said sometimes he wouldent get any lessons for weeks, and that he was going to have to take up another job alongside the instruction.
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[Itchy]

I'd also add that jumping into this means you once again enter the nigh unescapable paradox:

ie no experience = no job

Which is possibly the most frustrating mind bending psychosis inducing state to be in (I've been stuck in this for years)

And I'd reckon you'd probably have to work for somebody else before starting up , and then build up a reputation

[Skub]

[Dark]

[Skub]

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[Dark]

Shit, sorry Skub

Getting involved in too many threads today!
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[MaSh]

Ayup Dark ? Whereabouts in Lincolnshire r u ?

I work "part-time" for a school in Grantham....as all the others have said there is no money in it not as an employee anyway...

First requirement is that you have held a FULL (not restricted) license for at least 3 years.. PM me if ya want to know anymore m8
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[Dark]

Hi MaSh, I'm in Tattershall mate.

Thats a real shame, you guys play a vital role in the bike community and its sad to here you don't get paid well for it.

I think thats knocked my idea of becoming a motorcycle instructor full time out of the window i'm afraid.

I have held my licence for 13 years, thats not the problem, paying for a year old ZX10R is though
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[biketeacherda...]

Dont waste your time and money going to BSM, I HAVE A GUY LOOKING TO DO THE SAME AS YOU but he did get in touch with me as well to compare reality and BSMs out look on it.

BSM want £1250 for a 6 day course which compared to the average DAS fee is not to bad, average being £500 for 5 day course that said i honestly dont think many people can learn the JOB or the CBT work in such a short time frame then there is the DAS work to think about.

My own instructors course is spread out over a couple of months and only when i think some one is up to it i send them to Cardington for the assesment, you only get 2 goes at it in any 12 month period, if you do not meet the standard then its good by to £1250 quid and a long wait to attend again.

No the pays is not great, yes my wife works full time so if i was not busy the bills get paid and yes the rewards in other ways are great but they dont pay the bills or feed the kids.

That said its the best thing i ever did starting my own bike school
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[mr.z]

Can defenately confirm, bsm are DIRE as far as teaching instructors, at least as far as car instructors go, can only assume their crapness extends to the bikes..

Only interesting in the cashola i'm affraid


It seems like a cool profession but.. if you tell somebody not to ride into that tree, and they do, then thats it.. its alot of responsibility, i'm sure its hugely rewarding allot of the time though
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[Dark]

Thanks for the advice Biketeacherdave. This is definitely something i'd like to try, but i think i'm going to have to wait until i'm more finacially secure.

Job satisfaction is something i'm going to be looking for, money won't matter too much as long as i can pay the bills with what i earn.

I used to work in a bike training school when i was a teenager, just working behind the desk taking bookings, answering the phone and cleaning the bikes etc

I used to hang out with the intructors after their shifts and they enjoyed their job 100%. I think that is quite rare in the world these days!!
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[Dark]

[Itchy]