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Useful sites
www.fastfilms.co.uk
www.rfconcepts.co.uk
www.bikecameras.com
Motorcycle Video Clips
www.bikertube.com
Upload and share motorcycle videos!
www.ducatiinsurance.co.uk
www.wickedquotes.com
www.bennetts.co.uk
BIKESURE
www.bikesure.co.uk
MOTORCYCLE DIRECT
'UK Motorcycle insurance from Kawasaki K-Care'
Kcareinsure
Your one stop for online bike insurance
Ebike Insurance
Discounted Insurance may be available
www.carolenash.co.uk
www.devittinsurance.com |
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WWW. ADVANCED MOTORCYCLE TRAINING .COM |
| January 2008 |
During December I decided to have a go at getting onto the DSA (Driving Standards Agency) approved list for Post Test Motorcycle Trainers. Well I passed the theory in December and sent off my application at the beginning of January.
I am now an Approved Post Test Trainer, part of the Enhanced Rider Scheme (ERS) and on 10.1.2008 the only one in Staffordshire...... |
| December 2007 |
| Nearly at the end of another great year. I have met new clients renewed old friendships and organised the next venture, the Normandy Tour 2008, which is now fully booked. So what next you may ask..... Well I fancy either the Isle of Man in September or France, World War One sites.
One of the great things about being a motorcycle instructor / Trainer is the improvements you see, be them big or small in all the riders you come across. It is a part of the training that keeps me going.
I posted a few video clips on Youtube and that has taken off, with the site rapidly approaching 100,000 views. Can I take this opportunity through this site to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the comments and subscribers.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Nigel, Sharon and Daniel
More info can now be found on the Blog
http://advancedmotorcycletraining.blogspot.com/
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| September 2007 |
Advanced Motorcycle Tour - Workshop to Normandy 2008
I have provisionally booked some accommodation in Normandy for a weekend away from Friday 25th April to Monday 28th April 2008 for an advanced motorcycle training workshop. My initial thoughts are spend 2 days riding and one day looking at the WW2 sites. I am hoping to get 2 more experienced trainers, so we will have 3 video bikes, and then we can use the footage for a debrief each night using the wide screen projector at the b and b. I am hoping to travel out on Britany Ferries, Portsmouth to Cherbourg and return. It is in the early stages of planning and I am looking at taking at least 10 bikes across. If you are interested, please contact me. Will update we I know a little more, costs etc........
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| JUNE 2007 |
What a miserable month in terms of weather, lets hope for a better July. I have been busy with the internet and finding some very interesting sites you may want to look at. A very good site for route and touring tips is BESTBIKING ROADS.COM. A new ferry crossing to Normandy and very reasonable, LD LINES.COM.
I have joined the Motorcycle News forum and posted and some video clips user name Videobike. What a refreshing change to have some positive constructive feedback from a forum - Thanks ...
Oh, also booked a week off in September, going to Normandy to look at the World War 2 site and do some riding, 7 bikes in total.
Also new BLOG added, please feel free to contribute, available on a link on the home page. |
| MAY 2007 |
Just a few lines to let you know how things are going. I have just finished a two day assessment course, with the rider coming from South Wales. On the last day I planned a route through mid Wales, via Newtown and Crossgates. I finished the course at the traditional gateway to South Wales - Abergavenny. It meant me travelling an extra hour to get home, but it was worth it just for the fantastic roads.
During the Bank Holiday weekend I trained a rider from Chester - In otherwords, please give me a ring to discuss your training requirements - You may be nearer than you think
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| APRIL 2007 |
Advanced Motorcycle Training .Com will offering its support to the Andy Taft Charitable Trust in 2007 and beyond........
The Andy Taft Charitable Trust - (ATCT) - Registered Charity 1117584 has
been in operation since 3 June 2006. The trust was formed as a direct
result of the devastating loss of life suffered by Andy Taft in a motorcycle accident in November 2005. This tragedy had a huge impact on Andy's family, friends and colleagues who were determined to establish
some form of lasting tribute to Andy. - You can also offer your support by visiting the web site at www.andytaft.org.uk
I had a phone call this month from a chap in Cheltenham, who wanted some training. A bit of a way from Staffordshire, but on Sunday 22nd I went down to meet him, just off junction 11 M5
To be honest it took me 2 hours travelling, and it was well worth it to experience the roads around the Cotswolds. So if any one wants training in that area, then I prepared to travel - Anywhere from Cheltenham north along the M5 corridor towards Birmingham.
New page added to web site Product Reviews - I have been supplied with some superb riding gear, courtesy of REV'IT
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| MARCH 2007 |
The lads are back on television....... See the 'Hairy Bikers' on BBC 2 8pm Thursdays.....
My thanks to Ross Verdon Motorcycles Limited who asked me to assist him on Sunday 25th March with a Moto Guzzi open day. I escort riders on a set route as they tested some of the latest Moto Guzzi models. If you want to know more about these models, visit Ross's web site at
www.rossverdonmotorcycles.co.uk
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| JANUARY 2007 |
What a month, rain, hail, snow and ice, yet I have been out on the bike with a nelwy formed Advanced motorcycle group - Congleton Advanced Motorcyclists (I.A.M.) I have been doing a bit of observer training, firstly with some DVD based classroom sessions and then onto the road. A sunny Saturday. If you are intersted in joining this new group, drop me a line.
Still working on updating the web site and I have linked some of my other website domain names to this site:
www.advancedmotorcycletraining.eu - www.driveride.co.uk - www.betterbiker.co.uk
www.motorbiketraining.com - www.motorcycletraining.org.uk
Still looking forward to better weather, when I hope to develop some 'AWAY DAY' courses. I fancy a weekend away on the Isle of Mann and a trip to Normandy in September * WATCH THIS SPACE*
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| December 2006 |
It is that time of year again...... Just a few words to all my clients from 2006 - Thank you for making 2006 an enjoyable and progressive year. The video production has been enhanced with new equipment and new courses have been tried. Clients having the ability to talk back on intercoms.
What to look forward to in 2007..........
The new PRESTIGE COURSE will be available and I will be doing some TOURS, with the focus being on offering Advanced Training as part of the experience. Oh almost forgot....New Web Site being designed, so some pages my be a bit different as you look throgh the site
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August 2006 |
| Yet another busy month, but this time catching up on DVD production following on from an Instructor refresher course I offered in July. A great course which has produced some good footage for the next DVD. What has been the difference this time, well the client had a camera on his motorcycle and with both of us having compatible intercoms we spoke to each other on the move, recording all the speech and footage on separate camcorders. Something I will be looking at in 2007 as I have a couple of spare Autocom intercoms....
Well I have made Motorcycle News this week issue 23.8.2006 with an article by Alison Silcox, MCN News assistant, in the Expert Rider section, have a look, it is entitled 'The camera never lies'. Many thanks Alison for the article.
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| July 2006 |
| My apologies for not keeping you updated on the web site and courses. Not enough hours in the day. Things are moving on and I recently finished an Instructors course, with a difference. We both had cameras fitted on the motorcycles and we talked to each other with bike to bike radios. I managed to get some good camera footage and in a couple of months will put a new DVD together.
I have been getting a number if enquiries form overseas, so to support theses people I have linked a web page to my site. You can see it at www.advancedmotorcycletraining.com/international.htm
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| June 2006 |
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Have a look at this picture taken on 4th June at Whitchurch off the video camera.............We are turning right at a roundabout, the biker on the left, doesn't know we are even on the same piece of tarmac. He or she is leading 2 other bikes, all turning without indication right from the left hand lane.... And we wonder why !
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| March 2006 |
 Yes, they're back. Series 2 of The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook kicks off this Wednesday 29th March, at 8pm on BBC2. And this time the Boys are in Vietnam. Saigon's a foodie paradise, but two-wheeled chaos rules...Going with the traffic flow, Si and Dave cook shrimp & pork on sugar cane in the middle of a frenzied ferry landing, then chow down on Vietnam War fare: deep-fried scorpions, coconut worms, and a part of a goat that wouldn't make it onto most menus. Biking on up the coast, they discover the delicious national dish pho, and crispy Hué pancakes cooked in the street below the mysterious Cham towers. But by the time they reach Hoi An, we're down to one Hairy Biker; Si has broken his foot, which leaves Dave pedalling a very large Geordie around in a rickshaw. How're they going to get to Hanoi, now that Si can't ride his motorbike?
And don't forget: The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook is published by Penguin on April 6th, and a DVD of Series 1 & 2 will be released on May 15th.
With best wishes
The Hairy Bikers Team
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Well the new season for riding is nearly upon us and some brave soles are already out on the motorbikes. I went out yesterday, Thursday 23rd March 2006 for the first time since November. Nice to be out, but it brought it home to me the importance of adjusting to riding a motorcycle, following months of car driving. Everything was a little bit quicker, more power there was a a need to judge your speed and acceleration sense. My advice is TAKE YOUR TIME AND GET USED TO IT.
Having got the 'bug' again, why not try this excellent insurance company, E Bike -
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Launched in April 2005, eBike is the fastest-growing motorcycle insurer in the country, filling a niche in the marketplace for the growing demand for on-line consumer products. Over 5,000 people entered the site in its first 4 days of trading and eBike now insures over 30,000 happy bikers nationwide.
The site features are unique, but highly user-friendly, with the ability to obtain comprehensive advice and a quote in under 5 minutes. The insurance product oozes style, flexibility and many new innovative features such as:
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as well as all the usual features such as free breakdown recovery and Classic bike insurance.
As an e-product, the outgoings are minimal, thereby driving down the cost of the product to the consumer. eBike Insurance listen to their customers and are continually improving and adding new features to their policies following requests from their customers. It's easy to see why eBike are causing a stir amongst the biking fraternity!
And not only that, the great news is eBike Insurance is part of a larger e-commerce group, eGroup Insurance which can now insure you van and car as well.
Visit www.ebikeinsurance.co.uk, www.evaninsurance.co.uk, www.ecarinsurance.co.uk for more information.
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I have recently been e-mailing a motorcycle training company in Holland, where they are looking into the possibility of using cameras for the courses they run. Here is a link to the site and some information about the courses
Verkeersschool Van Leeuwen. www.verkeersschoolvanleeuwen.nl
Door onze site te bezoeken heeft u een 1e stap gezet naar een auto- en/of motorrijbewijs en/of een voorgezette rijopleiding.
Bij onze rijschool gaan wij voor kwaliteit en ervaring. Binnen onze rijschool krijgt u les van deskundige instructeurs die naast het geven van 'gewone' rijlessen tevens ervaring hebben in het geven van voorgezette rijopleidingen en trainingen o.a. in samenwerking met de KNMV (VRO en RMT met certificaat). Kijk maar eens ons onder RMT in het hoofdmenu. Daarnaast kunnen wij u een op maat gemaakt pakket bieden als het gaat om herinstappers (auto), heropstappers (motor), leren omgaan met angsten, een trauma of de gevolgen van een ongeval. Wij bieden deze opleidingen door het gehele land aan in een samenwerking met deskundige instructeurs. Ook geven wij bergtrainingen in het buitenland doormiddel van 3, 4 of 6 daagse trips.
Wij zijn ons er van bewust dat het behalen van een auto- en/of motorrijbewijs een behoorlijke kostenpost kan zijn. Door onze ervaringen en daarbij behorende kwaliteit zullen wij alles in het werk stellen u binnen een zo kort mogelijke termijn klaar te maken voor het examen.
Wij nodigen u van harte uit voor het volgen van een vrijblijvende proefles. Na afloop van de proefles ontvangt u van ons, weer geheel vrijblijvend, een pakketprijs en opgave van het aantal uren dat wij denken dat u nodig heeft om in het bezit te komen van het welbegeerde roze papiertje.
Als cado voor het volgen van een cursus of les krijgt u bij ons nu zelfs een dagpas voor een dag GRATIS sporten en genieten bij HEALTHCITY, Toolenburg te Hoofddorp
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