The
Basic Handling Skills Certificate is the
first requirement towards getti
ng a Class 6 (Motorcycle)
New Zealand
Driving Licence. Motorcycle Riding Co can coach you to the
standard required to pass this test, using their new GN125 motorcycle
if you do not yet have a machine of your own.
The six exercises required for the Basic Handling Certificate are
demonstrated, and then the student is coached to a competent level to
perform them. A two hour session will cost $160 and you are
expected to wear appropriate footwear. (Heavy trousers, a long sleeved
jacket and gloves are also recommended.)
If you are already a competent rider but require a Basic Handling
Certificate, the cost is $85 for one hour. (These rates could be
negotiable if you have a group of family or friends wanting to learn at
the same time.)
Our Road Craft Course is designed for Learner riders or for those
coming back to riding after a lengthy spell off the bike. It is
comprised of parking skills, road riding in traffic, open road,
cornering, braking, hill starts, etc. It is a full on two hours,
at a cost of $160, and the place can be anywhere that suits you from
Auckland to Pukekohe.
Motorcycle Riding Co have an area available in South Auckland for
Basic Handling training, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to midday. For a
modest price we can transport you from your address to a training
session, and home again. If you have an appropriate space (car park or
factory yard, for instance) close to you that you can use, our bike and
training equipment can come to your location.If you want to discuss 
Basic Handling Skills training with
Motorcycle Riding Co, text or call on one of the numbers in the menu
pane, or email us.
Slow manoeuvres are the essential key to being a good rider.
Motorcycle Riding Co will take you through a series of progressive
skills lessons to ensure you understand the basics. You will
learn to handle the controls of a bike, to look in the right place
while riding, to carry out precise manoeuvres at slow speed, and in
complete control. You will learn the basics of cornering; how
counter-steering works, and why it is essential, where to place
yourself in traffic for your best visibility, and to be most visible to
other road users yourself. You will acquire confidence in your
ability to execute an emergency stop under heavy braking, and to use
your brakes in a corner.
Once you have passed the other tests required, and hold a Learner's
Licence, and you are able to ride on the road, Motorcycle Riding Co can
offer further coaching on roadcraft and survival in an environment
where other road users are all too frequently agressive and ignorant in
their attitude to two-wheeled vehicles, or just as dangerously, don't
even notice them in the traffic. Depending on your individual
requirements, this could involve more "round the cones" work as well as
road riding.
While it is possible to achieve your Basic Handling Skills
Certificate
in
as
little as two hours, Motorcycle Riding Co strongly recommend you
talk with them about the extra coaching they can give you as a
beginner. Of course, it is a commercial operation and it will cost you
more than a bare bones Certificate, but the survival skills they will
equip you with could be worth your greatest asset: your life.
(The Land Transport NZ Factsheet on how to obtain a Class 6 Licence is here: http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/factsheets/28.html.)
