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Course Price
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ADVANCED TRAINING COURSES
for full licence holders
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Survival Skills 4 Day SuperCourse
Book a FOUR day course
and save £60
compared with cost of four days booked separately = £740
The ultimate advanced rider training courses building on the Survival Skills core two day advanced course with additional time spend on challenging rural and urban roads, as
well as on collision avoidance and mental "brain training" techniques.
Training Ratio 1:1
(2:1 option with friend or partner)
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Venues:
Kent
Oxford
N France
Time Commitment:
4 x 5 hours
Cost:
£680
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Survival Skills 3 Day SuperCourse
Book a THREE day course
and save £30
compared with cost of four days booked separately = £555
For the rider who wants a bit more time to work on cornering, the Three Day SuperCourse combines the core skills of the two day Survival Skills course with an extra day working
advanced cornering technique, such as body-shifting, hairpins and trail braking into decreasing radius turns.
Training Ratio 1:1
(2:1 option with friend or partner)
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Venues:
Kent
Oxford
N France
Time Commitment:
3 x 5 hours
Cost:
£525
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Survival Skills 2 Day Course
Book a TWO day course
and save £10
compared with cost of four days booked separately = £370
Covering a broad range of everyday riding situations in town and country, this is our core advanced skills course, looking at risk assessment and risk management techniques in
urban and rural environments, riding systems, positioning, as well as an introduction to the "Vision Line", "Reference Points" and "Point & Squirt" cornering
Training Ratio 1:1
(2:1 option with friend or partner)
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Venues:
Kent
Oxford
N France
Time Commitment:
2 x 5 hours
Cost:
£360
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Bends Basics for just £60
A brand-new for 2011 half-day course exploring core advanced cornering technique, eg: positioning for view and for safety, planning a line round a bend, dealing with tightening
corners, countersteering, and throttle control.
I've been running them now for some months for Kent & Sussex Bikers forum and have received very positive feedback.
Training Ratio 2:1
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Venues:
Kent
Time Commitment:
2.5 hours
Cost:
£60
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Bends 1 Day Course
A day-long advanced course exploring how "Point & Squirt" cornering can improve your riding. This one day course has proved highly popular with lots of received positive
feedback.
Training Ratio 1:1
(2:1 option with friend or partner)
Double Bends 2 Day Course
An additional day focussing on challenging bends, learning additional techniques like body-shifting and pre-leaning, hairpin technique and learning trail braking into bends to
deal with decreasing radius bends and other mid-turn hazards.
Training Ratio 1:1
(2:1 option with friend or partner)
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Venues:
Kent
Oxford
N France
Time Commitment:
either 5 hours or 2 x 5 hours
Cost:
£185 for one day, £360 for two days
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If this is the right hand side of the right, it must be France!
England is just out of shot to the right.
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Our carefully planned route out of Calais gives you a relaxed introduction to riding on the right, and an excellent opportunity to sample riding on the right on a wide
variety of roads. The inclusion of a dozen hairpin bends is perfect practice for a holiday in the Alps or Pyrenees.
Training Ratio 2:1
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Venues:
N France
Time Commitment:
5 hours riding time, approximately 8 hours including crossing time to France
Cost:
£185
Price excludes cross-channel fare (typical return fare £30)
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Advanced Riding 1 Day Refresher
If you have already taken training with Survival Skills or another advanced training school (including the IAM test), then a refresher will not only remind you of what was
covered on your course but will give the opportunity to widen your experience of advanced riding skills - not every advanced course is the same!
Training Ratio 1:1
(2:1 option with friend or partner)
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Venues:
Kent
Oxford
Time Commitment:
5 hours
Cost:
£185
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Advanced Riding Assessment
If you're interested in having your riding assessed by a qualified advanced instructor, then why not take an inexpensive Riding Assessment comprising a 75 minute assessed ride?
You'll get a full debrief (and video if available), through a mix of tricky riding situations to test your skills on rural and urban roads?
Training Ratio 1:1
(2:1 option with friend or partner)
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Venues:
Kent
Oxford
Assessments are also available in the evening.
Time Commitment:
2 hours
Cost:
£50
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INTERMEDIATE TRAINING COURSES
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Confidence Building 1 Day Course
A course suitable for recently qualified riders or those adapting to a larger machine, for instance riders who have gained a Restricted Licence on a 125 and want to move up to
a bigger machine, covering key skills like countersteering, basic advanced positioning, braking, slow control, emergency stops and swerves.
Training Ratio 1:1
(2:1 option with friend or partner)
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Venues:
Kent
Oxford
Time Commitment:
1 x 5 hours
Cost:
£185.00
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Creaky Rider 1 Day Course
A one day course for returning riders. If your licence pre-dates DAS or training courses in general. or you've not been on a bike for a bit, this is the course for you!
Training Ratio 1:1
(2:1 option with friend or partner)
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Venues:
Kent
Oxford
Time Commitment:
1 x 5 hours
Cost:
£185
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City Traffic Course
A must if you aim to commute! One or two day courses available.
Topics covered will include avoiding "Sorry Mate, I didn't see you" accidents, overtaking and filtering.
If you opt for a second day, we'll head for busy main roads, motorways and deal with city centre traffic.
Training Ratio:
1:1
(2:1 option with friend or partner)
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Venues:
Kent
Oxford
Time Commitment:
1 x 5 hours / 2 x 5 hours
Cost:
£185 / £360
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Escape to Wales
If you spend virtually all your life riding round the cities or the crowded parts of the UK, and wish you could find some great roads for riding, then this is an
opportunity to escape to Wales for some great motorcycling.
At the same time we include the content of our Bends / Double Bends courses on perfect roads for you to practice the skills you learn on the course to the full.
The emphasis on this course is enjoying the roads as much as the
training, and our carefully planned route starts near Oxford then follows a selection of excellent twisty B roads to Montgomery in the Welsh borders.
Accommodation is in a comfortable, mid-priced hotel, with good food and wine on offer, as well as some excellent real ale for the beer drinkers, with the evenings set aside for
plenty of informal post-riding chat.
Training Ratio:
up to 3:1
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Venues:
Mid-Wales
Time Commitment:
2 / 3 DAYS
2 Day / £495
3 Day / £725
These courses are priced PER COURSE and can be run for 1 to 3 people, so bring two friends and the two day trip could cost you as little as £82.50 PER DAY
and the three day trip as little as £80.55 PER DAY!
MORE INFO HERE
Price excludes accommodation
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SURVIVAL SKILLS "ON TOUR"
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Mid Wales, The Peak District and Devon
Not everyone can make it to Kent or Oxford to undertake Survival Skills unique style of training.
And so, since 2004, Survival Skills has been running "Tour" events where I come to you.
For 2011, we'll be booking courses at intervals throughout the year in three locations: Montgomery (mid-Wales), Tideswell (Peak District) and Dartmouth (Devon).
There are some absolutely top roads in all these areas, both for training and for simply fun riding. I'll point you at a decent B&B, and beer will definitely be arranged.
Depending on the free time I have available, you can take the following courses:
- Survival Skills 2 Day Advanced
- One Day Bends & Double Bends
- One Day Confidence Builder
- One Day Creaky Rider
For full details of availability email me. I'll hold a slot for you for 10 days following enquiries, but as these trips involve booking accommodation for myself, a £150 per day
NON-REFUNDABLE deposit is needed to secure you your place.
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Venues:
Montgomery, Tideswell and Dartmouth
Time Commitment:
1 or 2 x 5 hours
Cost:
£240 (1 day, 1:1 training)
£400 (2 day, 1:1 training)
£180 (1 day, 2:1 training)
£300 (2 day, 2:1 training)
Cost per person EXCLUDES B&B
- some suitable accommodation will be suggested
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Survival Skills On Tour 2011 DATES
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LOCATION
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AVAILABILITY
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PEAK DISTRICT
(Tideswell)
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Contact us for dates
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MID-WALES
(Montgomery)
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Contact us for dates
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DEVON
(Dartmouth)
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Contact us for dates
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BUDGET SHORT COURSES
for full licence holders
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Bends Basics for just £60
A brand-new for 2011 half-day course exploring core advanced cornering technique, eg: positioning for view and for safety, planning a line round a bend, dealing with tightening
corners, countersteering, and throttle control.
I've been running them now for some months for Kent & Sussex Bikers forum and have received very positive feedback.
Training Ratio 2:1
Other Short Courses for just £60
These courses are intended to be short "stand-alone" sessions as an inexpensive alternative to our full length courses, and often take place in the evening.
Sessions cover:
- Night Riding
- Overtaking
- Group Riding
- Slow Control
- Collision Avoidance
- SuperScooter Conversion
Training Ratio 2:1
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Venues:
Kent
Time Commitment:
2 hours
Cost:
£60
Venues:
Kent
Time Commitment:
2 hours
Cost:
£60.00
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