John Handy
Hi Sean
I wanted to ride a motorbike for years, and finally decided to do something about it. I went to my local bike school (Big Mistake).
Anyway, i had a 5-day direct access course, after passing my CBT my trainer just shoved you on a 650 bike and said just follow me in which I did for 4 days, I never had any classroom work or any de-briefs on what I was doing wrong or any confidence boosting chats on what I was doing correctly, it was pretty awful really, anyway I went in for my for my Mod 1 test in which I passed.
Then I went to do my MOD 2 test which I did not feel confident at all as I knew I was going to struggle as I had not been prepared for it in any way by my instructor, the end result I failed
This time i did my homework, i found the training at Mallory Park, I read all the reviews about them and phoned them (Sean) to ask questions, I explained to Sean what I had and what I needed in which Sean reassured me they would take good care of me and my needs. My biggest worry (and I had lots) was lack of confidence, I needed to get it back.
WOW, these guys were just what i needed.
When I arrived at Mallory Pk I was made very welcome and met the other instructors and the candidates that was already half way through their training, WOW it was just so relaxing in which it just gave me confidence straight away, on my first morning I went onto the track (which is awesome by the way) I joined the other guys just doing a few laps of the circuit getting to know my bike but then I was pulled to one side to practice counter steering in which I had no clue as I was never taught this on my other course, and thanks to Tony I got it sorted in no time (and some scraps on my new boots lol).
Then I was in the hands of Dave (who was absolutely brilliant), I can honestly say in the first 2hrs of being there I learnt more than I did in the whole 4 days of my previous course (I know I keep on saying this but it was awesome), then me and Dave went out and about on the road around Leicester, well what can I say about Dave…. awesome bloke and a brilliant trainer, what he didn’t know or show you wasn’t worth knowing.
On my second day I went out with Dave and brushed up on a few things then met up with Sean and a couple of other guys that were doing there test the day after and I must say Sean is awesome on a bike and makes you feel so confident.
When we went to the test centre, the test examiner asked if I wanted Dave to follow on my test, in which I did and to be honest, when I looked in my mirrors all could see was Dave hanging back and his voice in my head reminding me all about road positioning and how to negotiate the road conditions and I passed so now my real learning is about to start.
So if you are thinking about getting on a bike you really can’t go wrong with these guys
They encourage you to try all the different bikes they have, they never push you, it’s all about going at your own pace, and feeling comfortable and safe. The classroom stuff, was so helpful too, showing you road positioning and so on. No question is too daft for them, they have heard it a million times over.
Clutch control is something the first school gave me two minutes on, then it was left up to me to find out how it worked. Dave finally made it make sense, and it’s a lot easier when you understand how it works and why.
Don’t make the mistake I made, thinking every bike school is the same, there is good and bad out there, find out all you can about the school, read the reviews people write. I’m not the type of person to write a review i usually can’t be bothered, but I think this is important, even if you decide not to go here, please be careful. If you’re going to do it, go with the best and these guys are THE VERY BEST.
