High Performance, RoSPA Advanced and DSA Enhanced Rider Scheme Motorcycle Rider Training Courses and Tours

Advanced Rider Coaching Ivy House, 90 Town Street, Lound, Retford, Notts. DN22 8RX Tel: 01777 818013 Mbl: 07939 041606 Email: info@advancedridercoaching.com

Training by a professional RoSPA and DSA Advanced Motorcycle Instructor, an experienced club racer and ACU National Road Race Licence Holder. Riding a modern sports bike requires an exceptional level of skill and anticipation to exploit the performance safely. Situations demand fast appropriate reactions. Riding for many is now an extreme sport, and we focus on high performance training as this is where the greatest risks are, but the techniques are equally applicable to any rider whether sportsbike, cruiser, tourer, commuter or adventure bike......

High Performance Training Courses
'BikePlus' subsidised training days
DSA Enhanced Rider Scheme Assessments and Training
RoSPA Advanced Intensive Training by the hour or day for 1 or 2 riders (min 2 hrs)
Residential 2 & 3 day training courses to RoSPA/Roadcraft/DSA standards
Tours to Scotland, Western Europe, in New Zealand and the USA.

We are now delivering the BIKEPLUS course for riders who live in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire or South Yorkshire. Contact us and we will send you an application form by return. BikePlus is subsidised by Derbyshire County Council, and meets the Enhanced Rider Scheme standard set by the Driving Standards Agency. Cost is reduced from £180 to £100 for a full day's on-road training, including a full DSA riding assessment (usually £58). Contact us for an application form today, or phone the Derbyshire Road Safety Team on 08456 058 058.

Make sure you purchase a quality bike insurance policy before heading out on the open road. This will cover you against any damage or theft to your bike. Head to the CAROLE NASH website www.carolenash.co.uk today to find a policy to suit you.

'could help the vast majority of riders to be faster, smoother and more relaxed (aka safer)'. ' peanuts for what you are getting '. (BIKE Magazine, January 2011, Page 73).

This course is aimed at competent sportsbike, or fast road riders looking for something a little different - focussing on safely exploiting the performance of their bikes and improving their forward planning and technique. The route is carefully planned to be very quiet in parts, even at weekends, and enables you to exploit your riding and your bike's road handling capabilities in relative safety. There is a short introduction/briefing in advanced riding followed by circa 120 miles of mixed riding, mostly interesting rural 'A' roads. You get continuous feedback and a final formal written assessment. Please note that you only are responsible for your riding and the safety of yourself and others, at all times. No pillions passengers are allowed. Cost £99 each for two riders - one instructor. 1:1 intensive training is £189/rider.

Riders from out of the area are strongly advised to stay locally rather than travel on the day. A list of local accommodation - from inexpensive B&B's to Luxury Hotels is available on request.

This course is focused on rider safety and aimed at new or relatively inexperienced riders, or those coming back to motorcycling after a break, or riders looking at advanced training for the first time. The course is designed to help riders recognise the major causes of motorcycle accidents (as identified by RoSPA), develop better hazard awareness and introduce the RoSPA (Police Roadcraft) approach to advanced riding. The intention is to build up rider confidence through increased skill and hazard wareness. There is a short RoSPA 'RideSafe' briefing followed by circa 120 miles of mixed riding, mostly interesting rural 'A' roads. You get continuous feedback and a final formal written assessment. You are welcome to bring a passenger who will also receive pillion training at no extra cost. This is very useful if you more often ride with a pillion. Cost £99 each for two riders - one instructor. 1:1 intensive training is £189/rider.

This two day/one night course is aimed at those who want to initially prepare for taking the RoSPA Advanced Riding Test. Two Riders to one Instructor. The course covers up to 350 miles and focuses on the vanishing point, acceleration sense, overtaking, observation, planning and road positioning, through the Lincolnshire Wolds and Yorkshire Moors. Cost is £387 each for 2 riders for 2 days – (includes 4* Country House Hotel accommodation).

This two-day / one-night course is designed to improve the skills of the more experienced rider, or those who ride regularly and want to further develop their skills, with the aim of achieving a Silver level pass on the RoSPA Riding Test. The course focuses on improving machine control, gear changing, accelerating, braking and cornering, helping each rider to safely improve and develop their own style. We will cover up to 350 miles during this course, and will cover advanced riding topics such as throttle control, sequential downward gear shifting, counter-steering, ‘squaring off’, turn–in points, cadence braking, emergency avoidance drills etc. Ride North Yorkshire & The Lakes. Cost is £387 each for 2 riders (incl).

This three-day / two-night course is only appropriate for more experienced riders who ride very regularly or have been riding for many years and who wish to adopt the Police Class 1 Roadcraft approach to their riding with the focus, in addition to excellent riding skills, on making ‘good assertive progress’ in any conditions, rural, motorway or urban. It requires a step change in concentration and alertness, a good level of fitness, with good reactions, and a high level of confidence and machine control, with the aim of achieving a Gold level pass on the RoSPA Riding Test. Distance > 500 miles. Covers the Yorkshire Dales & Moors, The Lakes, & Scottish Borders. Cost is £581 each (incl accommodation).

This one day course is designed to prepare Silver or Gold level riders for the RoSPA BTECH National Diploma Course in Advanced Motorcycle Instruction, as many fail. You need to have read Police Motorcycle Roadcraft, and have a very good knowledge of the Highway Code Cost is £199.

There is a new scheme where the Police refer 'BikeSafe' attendees to qualified training organisations, following their assessment. Each rider is now given a URN (Unique Reference Number) to track how many riders do take up advanced training (which 'BikeSafe' is intended to encourage) to provide the statistics. 'BikeSafe' is only a riding assessment, usually by an experienced Police rider. We are on the scheme, but as there are no 'BikeSafe' Courses in Notts or Derbys, we run the 'RideSafe' Courses below, which as we are qualified trainers, we also include basic advanced training.

There is nothing else quite like the experience of riding a motorcycle expertly. Our aim is to make you safer, and make sure that you get the most out of every ride, improve your riding skills and technique, control and confidence. It depends on what you want out of your riding, your confidence, experience and level of skill. Some riders just want to feel and be safer, some want to be as good as they can be and get the most out of their riding

Many take up riding for the first time later in life, or after taking a break, often to bring up a family. They are the most 'at risk' group after new teenage riders.

All our coaches are professional Driving Standards Agency (DSA) Accredited Post-Test Trainers and/or RoSPA Qualified Advanced Motorcycle Instructors, who are all re-assessed or checked every 3 years to ensure the highest standards. Instructor training is delivered by police officers and is based on Police Roadcraft.

The DSA have recently launched the Enhanced Rider Scheme (ERS), which provides insurance discounts with most major insurers once riders reach a basic safe standard of riding. A 2 hr formal riding assessment costs £58, which many experienced riders should pass first time. A DSA Certificate is then issued by us as proof of riding ability.

£29/hr for 1 rider for intensive 1:1 tuition (Min 2 hrs).

Riders can work towards passing the RoSPA Advanced Riding Test, from Bronze up to Gold standard, which can significantly reduce insurance premiums. We also specialise in preparing riders for the RoSPA Advanced Instructor’s Course, which requires a minimum Silver level riding to qualify for entry, although Gold standard riding is required to pass the course.

The RoSPA Advanced Rider Test is available separately at a cost of £54.

The Driving Standards Agency runs a Register of Post-test Motorcycle Trainers, who are the only Instructors officially qualified to charge a fee for on-road training. The DSA's Enhanced Rider Scheme is the official riding qualification, and qualifies the rider for 15% insurance discount. An Enhanced Rider Test is £58 and takes 2 hrs.

We also run 7-day rider coaching trips to Scotland and Western Europe, including France, Alsace, Belgium and the Nurburgring/Spa, and 2-week trips to Spain and France, taking in the Pyrenees and the Alps. We can often fit in with your desired dates if there is a group of you who want a particular destination tour or route. We also run long weekends to Britany, as an introduction to continental riding.

For 2012 we are also re-running the 20-day trip to New Zealand, on a fleet of BMW GS's. Places are available, for riders with or without pillions. This really is an unforgettable riding experience. If you go nowhere else you must go here, empty winding roads, stunning scenery which constantly changes. It really is like travelling back in time by 3 years or more, < Click on picture to see videos