Ride Forever Pathway

URBAN

• Learn to ride confidently in traffic, guided by trusted experts.
• Ideal for those new to riding, and those on lower powered scooters.
• $20 for four hours of on-road coaching.

This four-hour course is perfect for riders who do most of their journeys into and around town or on local roads (50km/h or less). If you’re brand new to riding, just passed your learner licence, or simply want some professional guidance to settle your nerves and boost your confidence, this course is for you.

For anyone who has had some experience on bikes before they did the Basic Handling Skills Test, the Urban Commuter course is a great first step into interacting with traffic. It helps overcome what can seem like an intimidating experience, building your confidence. As a half-day course it’s also a good first step if the idea of a full 8-hour day on the bike, when you are fairly new, is a bit daunting.

Whether or not you’re aiming to progress through the licence levels, 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 machine, 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 not unless you’re on a moped, you will need a minimum of learners licence.

BRONZE

• All the core riding skills in one confidence-inspiring package.
• The perfect preparation for the CBTA Restricted test and first step in advanced riding.
• $20 for a full day (8hrs) of on-road coaching on a variety of roads.

This popular course is perfect as a graduation from the Urban Commuter course or if you’ve had your Learners for a couple of months and now feel the need to get a few more skills and confidence under your belt. When you want to get more out of your ride, then a Bronze course is what you need to get to the next level.

This course is ideal for getting some pointers to take away and practice while you get ready for the CBTA Restricted or Full test. In fact we highly recommend booking yourself on a Bronze course, to get a once-over by a CBTA trained assessor before your assessment. It will ensure you’re riding at your confident best.

Bronze is also a good choice if you’re returning to riding after a long layoff, 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 some skills. So before attending, you’ll need to feel comfortable riding on main highways up to the 100km/h speed limit and have a machine that can do so. Not you? Then take an Urban Commuter course or some one on one coaching to hone your skills and confidence first.

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. Like all Ride Forever courses, limits on group size mean the instructor can usually adapt things a little to suit individual riders’ skills and experience.

A full day’s coaching (eight hours) for just $20 leaves you plenty of lunch money while honing your ability to cope with anything the road throws at you.

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

SILVER

• Intermediate skills taught in an approachable way.
• Prepare for your CBTA Full test 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. It reinforces topics covered in the Bronze course 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, if you’re returning to riding or haven’t taken Ride Forever coaching before, Silver should be your start point. It will give you the foundation you need to take a Gold course a few months later.

Covering a full day, there will be lots of corners to hone your skills and plenty of roads with up to 100km/h speed limits. So 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 the perfect skills refresher for riders who have done a Bronze and are aiming to sit their full motorcycle licence soon, the CBTA F assessment.

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

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.

Gold is for experienced riders who hold a full motorcycle licence. Ideally, you’ll have already taken a Silver-level course, 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 can 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.