Recommended Training Schools in Spilsby/Boston/Louth Area

Recommended Training Schools in Spilsby/Boston/Louth Area

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Garybee

Original Poster:

452 posts

166 months

Wednesday 15th March 2017
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I've decided that I have no excuse for not getting round to this in the coming Summer. I'm in my mid 30s so will be going for the full licence.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good instructor/school in the Spilsby/Boston/Louth area of Lincolnshire please?

Closest is: http://www.motorcycletraining101.com/ (East Kirkby)
These guys are in Louth: http://www.lmtmotorcycles.co.uk/training.html

If anyone has and recommendations on who to use or who to avoid I would be very grateful. Obviously not limited to the above two, just wanted to mention those in case anyone here has used them.

Thanks in advance.

kurt535

3,559 posts

117 months

Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Go to Lee Germaine, owner of MC101.

I have known him in excess of 10 years. He is one of the finest motorcycle instructors in the UK and watching him teach learners is a pleasure.

Absolutely great individual who, if he had a fault, doesn't let on just how much study and effort he has put into the art of understanding road craft, teaching the subject and, passing on shed loads of information to students who passed as a result of being taught by him.




Krikkit

26,527 posts

181 months

Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Used LMT for my CBT a few weeks ago, two very good instructors with plenty of patience, and a nice informal atmosphere.

What they're like for proper bike training I don't know, but I'll be using them for my DAS when I'm ready.

kurt535

3,559 posts

117 months

Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Krikkit said:
Used LMT for my CBT a few weeks ago, two very good instructors with plenty of patience, and a nice informal atmosphere.

What they're like for proper bike training I don't know, but I'll be using them for my DAS when I'm ready.
I can only strongly advise you check out Lee before you do.

Garybee

Original Poster:

452 posts

166 months

Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Thanks very much guys. It sounds like both have the potential to be a good option then, that's nice to hear.

Krikkit

26,527 posts

181 months

Thursday 16th March 2017
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kurt535 said:
I can only strongly advise you check out Lee before you do.
I may ending up mix & matching, but I live in Louth, so Lee is a bit of a journey to get to before anything starts.

Incidentally Lee Germaine is a... Shall we say... Internet specialist of a female variety.

Garybee

Original Poster:

452 posts

166 months

Thursday 16th March 2017
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Dropped in to the local bike shop today who also recommended MC101 at East Kirkby.

kurt535

3,559 posts

117 months

Thursday 16th March 2017
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Garybee said:
Dropped in to the local bike shop today who also recommended MC101 at East Kirkby.
Good to read this.

Garybee

Original Poster:

452 posts

166 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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CBT booked with MC101 in a couple of weeks time.

kurt535

3,559 posts

117 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Garybee said:
CBT booked with MC101 in a couple of weeks time.
Great!

Ask Lee any of the following:

1. how is his "Nigerian wife"?
2. How are the midgets?
3. how is the nutty Turk?
4. How are the bears and cubs?
5. How's the nutty nurse and his fruit machines?

You might still have daylight left for the course after he's answered those q's smile




John Galt

181 posts

190 months

Saturday 25th March 2017
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Another vote for Lee (MC101)....Absolutely cracking teacher and a genuinely really nice fella.


kurt535

3,559 posts

117 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Spoke to Lee today. He is in fine form and sends thanks for the recommendations.

Garybee

Original Poster:

452 posts

166 months

Saturday 1st April 2017
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Well that was fun!

Very happy with how today went and will be going back for the next step as soon as I can. Lee suggested I just get straight on with the Mod1. Just need to get the theory test out of the way (already booked but more of a wait than I was hoping for).

kurt535

3,559 posts

117 months

Monday 10th April 2017
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Garybee said:
Well that was fun!

Very happy with how today went and will be going back for the next step as soon as I can. Lee suggested I just get straight on with the Mod1. Just need to get the theory test out of the way (already booked but more of a wait than I was hoping for).
Pleased it went well! OSM-PSL.OSM-PSL.OSM-PSL. And don't forget 'Gas on!!' Or slow riding.....

Unless he has already asked - can guarantee he will ask you how fast can you take a corner? Good one to ponder!

Garybee

Original Poster:

452 posts

166 months

Tuesday 11th April 2017
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kurt535 said:
Pleased it went well! OSM-PSL.OSM-PSL.OSM-PSL. And don't forget 'Gas on!!' Or slow riding.....

Unless he has already asked - can guarantee he will ask you how fast can you take a corner? Good one to ponder!
I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about now. He didn't ask the 'how fast' question but can't really see how I can answer that without crashing.

Theory/Hazard perception sorted so back to Lee to get the big bike bits done whenever he can fit me in.

kurt535

3,559 posts

117 months

Saturday 15th April 2017
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Garybee said:
kurt535 said:
Pleased it went well! OSM-PSL.OSM-PSL.OSM-PSL. And don't forget 'Gas on!!' Or slow riding.....

Unless he has already asked - can guarantee he will ask you how fast can you take a corner? Good one to ponder!
I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about now. He didn't ask the 'how fast' question but can't really see how I can answer that without crashing.

Theory/Hazard perception sorted so back to Lee to get the big bike bits done whenever he can fit me in.
On your DAS course with him; he will smile

Garybee

Original Poster:

452 posts

166 months

Tuesday 16th May 2017
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'Mod 2' passed (did Mod 1 a few days ago). I would be very happy to recommend Lee (MC101) to anyone, a genuinely nice guy who makes learning to ride very easy.

The whole thing has been a lot of fun from CBT to DAS. The only exception to this was the Mod 2 test. I convinced myself that I'd made a dangerous error very early on and so spent 90% of the test convinced that I'd failed. Very glad I kept my head (mostly) screwed on as it would have been very easy to fail by dwelling on the early error (which wasn't even a minor).

Now for my favourite part...new toy time! :-)