"This will be easy,” I thought, way back then. “Spend a couple of days learning the controls and I'm all set. I've been driving on the roads for years..." That's what was going through my head when I went for my motorcycle learner course. Um, no. I diligently undertook the two day learner course, soon realising [...]
You have finished the Pre-Learner Course and you have your Learner’s Licence. Now what? It is worth remembering that the Pre-Learner course is designed to teach you the basic skills and Roadcraft strategies to be safe on the road, it won’t turn you into an expert in seven hours. The course is a first step: the [...]
Back in 1966, I lived in Florida (USA) – but with a return to Australia looming, I knew I needed to get a job that would involve bikes. The plan became me joining the NSW Police Force and, after a brief stint in General duties at Newtown Police Station, I arrived at St Ives (NSW) for [...]
As a young pup learning to ride, it was all about the physical skills to me. I would head to my local industrial complex on my rampant Kawasaki ZZ-R250, cardboard L-plate flapping in the wind, and practice braking hard, tight feet-up u-turns and, everyone’s favourite, cornering. In my wide-open, but very green eyes, I was preparing [...]
