Ride Forever Pathway

SCOOTER

• Covers the crucial skills you need to stay safe when riding.
• Is purpose-designed for scooter and moped riders, concentrating on urban riding and commuting.
• $20 for four hours of on-road coaching.

For those riding scooters and mopeds the Scooter Survival course is a great way to gain confidence and skill riding in an urban environment. The course takes place in 50kmh or less areas, no open road riding is involved.

Our Scooter Survival course will teach you all you need to know about positioning to see and be seen, safe and effective braking, dealing with traffic and cornering. There is a maximum or 6 riders on the course and you will be under the guidance of a professional motorcycle instructor.

Prerequisites: Riding skills – you’ll need to be comfortable with basic control of your scooter/moped, including moving off, braking, stopping, turning. Have some experience riding on the road in traffic – if you are comfortable riding to the start venue you should be ok. You’ll need to provide your own safety gear, plus a scooter/moped and have the appropriate licence for it.

Please note that trikes registered as motor vehicles rather than motorcycles do not qualify for the Ride Forever programme.

URBAN

• Learn to ride confidently in traffic, guided by trusted experts.
• Ideal for those new to riding, who have just gained their motorcycle licence.
• $20 for four hours of on-road coaching.

For those who have recently completed their motorcycle licence, but don’t have a lot of experience riding on the road, the Urban Commuter course is a great first step. It helps overcome what can seem like an intimidating experience, building your confidence. As a half-day course it’s also a good entry to training, if the idea of a full 8-hour day on the bike is a bit daunting.

Our Urban Commuter course will teach you all you need to know to deal with traffic and urban hazards. The cornerstones are road positioning to better see and be seen, safe and effective braking, cornering, and dealing with traffic. Your instructor will also share excellent techniques to ensure every U-turn you make is smooth and safe.

Prerequisites: Riding skills – you’ll need to be comfortable with basic control of your motorcycle, including moving off, braking, stopping, turning. Have some experience riding on the road in traffic – if you are comfortable riding to the start venue you should be ok. You’ll need to provide your own bike and safety gear. Please note you will need a minimum of motorcycle learners licence.

Please note that trikes registered as motor vehicles rather than motorcycles do not qualify for the Ride Forever programme.

BRONZE

• All the core riding skills in one confidence-inspiring package.
• The perfect preparation for the CBTA R licence assessment.
• $20 for a full day (8hrs) of on-road coaching on a variety of roads.

This popular course is perfect for those with a motorcycle licence who have some experience riding, and now want some professional on-road training to gain more skills and confidence.

We highly recommend booking yourself on a Bronze course as preparation for the CBTA R licence assessment. It’s a great chance to have a CBTA trained assessor check over your riding, give you feedback and help ensure you’re riding at your confident best.

Bronze is also a good choice if you’re returning to riding after several years off, or for those who have never had professional rider training, to ensure you are getting the core skills right.

This course takes place on a mixture of urban streets and open roads, plus usually a paved off-road area to practice slow speed riding and emergency braking. Before attending, you’ll need to feel comfortable riding on main highways up to 100km/h and have a machine that can do so. If that’s not you, then book an Urban Commuter course, or some one on one coaching, to hone your skills and confidence first.

During this course our highly qualified instructors will help you focus on road positioning, selecting the right speed and gear, braking skills and smooth control, including smooth and safe U-turns.

You’ll need to provide your own bike and safety gear and have at least a learner motorcycle licence to attend this course.

Please note that trikes registered as motor vehicles rather than motorcycles do not qualify for the Ride Forever programme.

SILVER

• Intermediate skills taught in an approachable way.
• Prepare for your CBTA F licence assessment or refresh your riding under expert guidance.
• $50 for a full day (8hrs) that will take your skills to the next level.

The Silver course is an intermediate-level course with a focus on open-road riding and the ideal next step after a Bronze course. It reinforces topics covered in the Bronze and ups the game by bringing in key vision skills like vanishing points, reference points and visual flow through corners. Even if you are an experienced rider we recommend completing the Silver before the Gold course. It will give you the foundation you need to learn the skills taught on a Gold.

Covering a full day, the Silver will have lots of corners to hone your skills and plenty of roads with up to 100km/h speed limits. You’ll need to feel comfortable and confident riding at open-road speeds and have a machine capable of doing so.

You’ll learn the skills that together will make your cornering smooth and proficient, practicing how to open up your vision through bends and use bodyweight to improve stability. The course will test, and aim to improve, your ability to identify hazards and take appropriate action, introducing you to the principles of roadcraft.

The Ride Forever Silver course is also the perfect skills refresher for riders who have done a Bronze and are aiming to sit the CBTA F full licence assessment soon.

You’ll need to provide your own bike and safety gear, and have at least a restricted motorcycle licence to attend this course.

Please note that trikes registered as motor vehicles rather than motorcycles do not qualify for the Ride Forever programme.

GOLD

• Ideal for honing advanced skills, tailored to the rider.
• Have an expert cast their eye for areas to improve.
• Only $50 for a full day (8hrs) of Gold-level coaching.

The Gold course is for experienced riders who hold a full motorcycle licence. It’s highly recommended you complete a Silver course first, the foundations of which will allow you to get the most out of Gold-level coaching.

As well as a refresher on the fundamentals of braking, slow skills and hazard awareness, Gold allows for focusing on specific skills. The course will give you a better understanding of how to corner safely and smoothly, while enhancing your ability to recognise and deal with hazards.

The coaching covers skills like group riding, long-distance touring and riding with a pillion, as well as furthering advanced vision and control skills.

Extending over a full day, on open highways and challenging back roads, you can expect to cover more than 100km with a highly qualified instructor on hand to help raise your game. Prepare for a day that will stretch you, but prove highly satisfying.

Plus, if you’ve held a full licence for two or more years you may be able to claim $200 cashback on your rego when you complete a Gold Course. Find out more about the Cashback programme.

You’ll need to provide your own bike and safety gear, and have a full motorcycle licence to attend this course.

Please note that trikes registered as motor vehicles rather than motorcycles do not qualify for the Ride Forever programme.