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windsor sam
05/03/2007 at 09:43
I'm researching where to do my direct access. A couple of people I know have done their's while staying away from home with a couple of other trainees, which sounds like a bit of fun while doing your training/test.

Does anyone know any trainers that offer this? I live in Windsor, but am prepared to travel a reasonable distance. I do have family/friends in Devon if anyone can reccomend anywhere there or in the south west.

Nice one!
Horse
05/03/2007 at 09:53
IIRC both Triumph & Harley have training-centre tie-ins, so that might be an interesting 'holiday'!

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Horse
05/03/2007 at 11:15

Training info is (C) Malcolm Palmer. He asserts his right to be identified as author under the Copyright Design Patents Act 1988 & may be quoted only as part of a post in the Visordown bb by another board member. Author should be contacted for written permission before any other use, storage, transmission or recording, by any means.

Read my mutterings:

http://the-ride-info.blogspot.com/

Bike Breaker
05/03/2007 at 12:11
Why do you want to? What do you think it will give you that you can't get at home*? You won't be having midnight feasts and pillow fights in the dorm. as you'll be swotting up on your homework for the next day.

*apart from anonymity if you fail.
Everyone is entitled to my opinion.
Horse
05/03/2007 at 12:14
Bike Breaker wrote
Why do you want to? What do you think it will give you that you can't get at home*? You won't be having midnight feasts and pillow fights in the dorm. as you'll be swotting up on your homework for the next day.


FWIW, If you've not ridden before, or for any longer distances and times, you'll probably be mentally and physically knackered.

Training info is (C) Malcolm Palmer. He asserts his right to be identified as author under the Copyright Design Patents Act 1988 & may be quoted only as part of a post in the Visordown bb by another board member. Author should be contacted for written permission before any other use, storage, transmission or recording, by any means.

Read my mutterings:

http://the-ride-info.blogspot.com/

Bike Breaker
05/03/2007 at 12:16
Horse wrote
knackered.
The end state of old Horses.
Everyone is entitled to my opinion.
Horse
05/03/2007 at 12:21
Bike Breaker wrote
The end state of old Horses.


Slightly better than 'shot' - and there's seems to be a queue of VD posters to offer that service at the mo' . . .

Training info is (C) Malcolm Palmer. He asserts his right to be identified as author under the Copyright Design Patents Act 1988 & may be quoted only as part of a post in the Visordown bb by another board member. Author should be contacted for written permission before any other use, storage, transmission or recording, by any means.

Read my mutterings:

http://the-ride-info.blogspot.com/

Bike Breaker
05/03/2007 at 12:35
Horse wrote
Slightly better than 'shot' - and there's seems to be a queue of VD posters to offer that service at the mo' . . .
What, and waste a bullet when I could stab you in the back?
Everyone is entitled to my opinion.
Horse
05/03/2007 at 12:39
Bike Breaker wrote
What, and waste a bullet when I could stab you in the back?


Training info is (C) Malcolm Palmer. He asserts his right to be identified as author under the Copyright Design Patents Act 1988 & may be quoted only as part of a post in the Visordown bb by another board member. Author should be contacted for written permission before any other use, storage, transmission or recording, by any means.

Read my mutterings:

http://the-ride-info.blogspot.com/

windsor sam
05/03/2007 at 13:12
Um, it's actually because I don't drive, so am weighing up the options of getting dropped off and picked up at the beginning and end of the week, rather than every morning/evening, possibly ride in another part of the country, as well as a possible opportunity to spend some time with family and friends on the weekends prior to, and after my test week.

If anyone has any suggestions, rather than citing old wives tales regarding old horses, I'd appreciate it. Thanks,
Bike Breaker
05/03/2007 at 13:39
windsor sam wrote
Um, it's actually because I don't drive, so am weighing up the options of getting dropped off and picked up at the beginning and end of the week, rather than every morning/evening, possibly ride in another part of the country, as well as a possible opportunity to spend some time with family and friends on the weekends prior to, and after my test week.

If anyone has any suggestions, rather than citing old wives tales regarding old horses, I'd appreciate it. Thanks,
Sorry. Look at it positively. It's keeping your thread near the top of the page until someone better turns up to help you.

Thank you for answering my question. At least now I know why you want to do it away from home. I'm surprised there isn't a training school within a bus ride of Windsor. Have you tried googling for riding schools around the area you want? ( or going through the BT website for phone numbers )Maybe you could get one close enough to sponge off the relatives for the entire week. The only residential course I know of is in Blackburn, but I'm sure there must be others somewhere.

Good luck.
Everyone is entitled to my opinion.
wasabi
05/03/2007 at 14:14
BMW course in South Wales. Putting 2 aqnd 2 together I'd guess it is the place where Charlie and Ewan did their offroad training bit - but could be totally wrong on that

Don't know much about it - but email them for the brochure as it has lots of nice pics anyway

www.worldofbmw.co.uk/content/riderTraining.asp?article=444
biketeacherdave
05/03/2007 at 19:37
Why bother going away to do it i just dont get it

But i have just got a couple of people come to me who did the Harley thing they both failed for different reasons but found it cheaper to retest with me than go back to the Harley school who couldnt give them retest dates any way
elldrivers
05/03/2007 at 20:46
Why not give these a try, you could get there by bus. They are on the A4 at Taplow
www.motorcycle-trainer.co.uk/
done it dont want to do it again
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Bike Breaker
06/03/2007 at 08:02
elldrivers wrote
Why not give these a try, you could get there by bus. They are on the A4 at Taplow
www.motorcycle-trainer.co.uk/


I recall you suggesting them when ws first joined us, so he must have decided against them, maybe because there was a poor report about them.
Everyone is entitled to my opinion.
windsor sam
06/03/2007 at 16:01
I have heard a couple of bad things regarding them.

I'm currently looking at Lightening Pass in Reading, or Bristol Motorcycle training centre (that one is residential!).

If anyone has any feedback on these please let me know!
wasabi
06/03/2007 at 16:21
windsor sam wrote
I have heard a couple of bad things regarding them.

I'm currently looking at Lightening Pass in Reading, or Bristol Motorcycle training centre (that one is residential!).

If anyone has any feedback on these please let me know!


There is a chap at Lightning called Will (IIRC) who seemed like a nice bloke and did the pre-test 'warmup' ride with me. I trained at Oxford but I gather he is more often at their Reading branch. Seemed very calm, relaxed and methodical (all in a good way). Have heard bad things about Reading as a test centre though (i.e. bad/inconsistent examiners?) I think a search on SS will dig up the details.

You caould always ring round B and Bs just about anywhere, book a room ,and find a school nearby. Opens the choice up a bit.
Bike Breaker
06/03/2007 at 16:22
I think Horse knows someone at Lightning in Reading. He may have some feedback.
Everyone is entitled to my opinion.
Horse
06/03/2007 at 17:26
Bike Breaker wrote
I think Horse knows someone at Lightning in Reading. He may have some feedback.


Fraid not. Bit out of touch I'm sorry to say.

PM Greenzeph - she lives in Twyford IIRC

Training info is (C) Malcolm Palmer. He asserts his right to be identified as author under the Copyright Design Patents Act 1988 & may be quoted only as part of a post in the Visordown bb by another board member. Author should be contacted for written permission before any other use, storage, transmission or recording, by any means.

Read my mutterings:

http://the-ride-info.blogspot.com/

tfd
06/03/2007 at 19:11
...gets my vote (personal experience of me + SO, though a few years ago now), plus a couple of others I have referred there since. PM me if you want more.
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