DAS/Lessons: It's time to talk money...

[155mph]

My DAS instructor had a student ride up his arse because he hadn't noticed he had stopped. Bike was a write off.

You don't get rich being DSA instructor. Some do it for the money. Most do it for the love of biking.

I paid £600 for 5-days training including test fees. Full 8 hour days so £15/hour. No, I don't think it is over-priced.

[pinkyfloyd]

[M.C]

[pinkyfloyd]

[Rogerborg]

[stevo as b4]

That's madness about the A1 to A tests, requiring a new theory test, yet stepped access doesn't?

Totally daft, as my preferred dodge the silly system of crap emasculated bikes, is always to do A1 and buy a fucking nice 125, then spend the next few years tuning the shit out of it, big bore kits or larger engine conversions to dodge A2, have fun on a tuned small bike, and save up for your first unrestricted power to weight ratio bike when you get your A piece of paper.

[DRZ4Hunned]

[pinkyfloyd]

[Rogerborg]

I meant staff turnover.
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[arry]

[Ayup_Mi-Duck]

I thought the lessons were a bit over priced, but im a tight bastard. id have to book a 2 hour lesson and of the lesson, the instructors would spend 15-20 mins of it sucking each others dicks and nattering. so I went to a different school.

tbh the tests were easy and if you feel ok on a bike for 4 years, just have a couple of lessons and have a bash at the mod1. its less than 20 quid. might as well.

[pinkyfloyd]

[M.C]

[pinkyfloyd]

[Kentol750]

As pointed out, there's a massive discrepancy between paying around £35 per hour (going rate round here) and then multiplying it by 40 and then 52 for a yearly wage.
I'd love that sort of turnover per instructor!
Quick look in my diary has 16 days this year that frost caused cancellations. Also, a CBT can take 2 days out of the week in the winter once fatigue sets in (pupil and instructor!!).

Tl;Dr.... Op, your sums don't add up in the real world.
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Some bikes.

[Rogerborg]

[Ste]

Would it not be safer for them to do DAS and then spend six months on a 125 building up road experience before they get a big bike of their own?

[pinkyfloyd]

Sometimes they need the road experience, While enough for a CBT some just need to spend time gaining more confidence before being ready for a big bike.
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[Copycat73]

[M.C]

[GSTEEL32]

[Rogerborg]

[Copycat73]

[Jmoan]

It is overpriced due to most of it being increasingly unnecessary. Tests, insurance etc all need to be cut back.

[pinkyfloyd]