The road to passing your licence
Discussion
With regards to further development, there is much work to be done.
The first port of call will be buying a proper bike and getting some miles on it at an easy pace, to settle into riding full time again. The plus side there is, I always preferred riding alone to riding with an instructor behind me; I was never as relaxed and never thought I rode as well as I did when I was alone, putting aside the good advice I learned during the DAS. If I could have taken the advice and tuition I'd had there and applied it to a solo ride, I'd probably feel like I was putting on the best ride I could.
The next steps will be some group rides with friends who are experienced motorcyclists, and a combination of ex-police bike riders and trainers, hopefully to pick up some of their tips. I'll also be looking to do a few sessions with the head instructor at the riding school I went to, as he is well regarded as an advanced trainer and they do discounted advanced sessions for riders who passed with them. I may look at some advanced certification in future, but more as likely not, I'd sooner just work on the skills than chase a certificate and pay to be part of an affiliated group.
Anyway, that about draws the thread to a close. If you're reading this and thinking about getting your licence, just go and get it, as the sooner you get started on it, the sooner you can get riding at your own pace.
The first port of call will be buying a proper bike and getting some miles on it at an easy pace, to settle into riding full time again. The plus side there is, I always preferred riding alone to riding with an instructor behind me; I was never as relaxed and never thought I rode as well as I did when I was alone, putting aside the good advice I learned during the DAS. If I could have taken the advice and tuition I'd had there and applied it to a solo ride, I'd probably feel like I was putting on the best ride I could.
The next steps will be some group rides with friends who are experienced motorcyclists, and a combination of ex-police bike riders and trainers, hopefully to pick up some of their tips. I'll also be looking to do a few sessions with the head instructor at the riding school I went to, as he is well regarded as an advanced trainer and they do discounted advanced sessions for riders who passed with them. I may look at some advanced certification in future, but more as likely not, I'd sooner just work on the skills than chase a certificate and pay to be part of an affiliated group.
Anyway, that about draws the thread to a close. If you're reading this and thinking about getting your licence, just go and get it, as the sooner you get started on it, the sooner you can get riding at your own pace.
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