After 11 years off the bike I am really keen to get back riding (along with half the world looking at the worldwide shortage of new bikes and rise in second hand prices).
Being 47 I am in a bloody high risk category. I am full of screws (over 2 dozen) and plates (4) as it is from various crashes, and keen not to add to that number.
I think it would be wise to do a course off the roads (probably a few hours of private tuition), with a rental bike before looking at which bike to buy. I started with a KX80 in my early teens, got my road license on an XR250 and spent a reasonable amount of time on a '74 triumph and a hornet (my favourite). I am hoping that old skills come back reasonably quickly, bearing in mind reactions will never be what they were.
Anyway, putting motorbike skills training Auckland into Google, 3 companies come up - a) Absolute Motorcycle Training, b) Riderskills and c) Pro Rider. Any thoughts on who is worth doing a course with? It would be ideal if they had their own bikes for hire where the course is run.
Thanks for your thoughts/comments.
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