The IBT | What to expect and some other details | Subscriber Requested Series EP.1
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- The first episode of a new series I'm going to try called subscriber requested. I go through what to expect in the IBT nad give a few examples. I don't go into huge detail in this video as there is a massive amount of detail in each module. If you have any questions on the IBT leave them in the comments and I'll do my best to answer them!
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A different video today! This begins a new video series I'm going to try which is Subscriber Requested videos. So if you have one lamp it down in the comments :)
Great video...never been on a bike before but I'm going to go for my licence in 2023. Currently studying for the theory test.
Best of luck!! You won't regret it, just take your time to learn and don't go mad :D
Cheers for this! Was a bit nervous reading over the modules but this is a great help.
Glad it helped!! Best of luck with it when you do it, just relax if you can and enjoy it :)
It wasn’t moderately helpful .It was hugely helpful. Got my IBT Monday 20/02/2022. Thank you.
Wel I'm very happy to hear that :) Best of luck with the IBT!!
Perfect little nuggets for my upcoming IBT. Not overwhelmed with info just a nice bit to understand, Cheers Man
Ah glad it helped a little bit, always great to hear :) Thanks :)
Great vid - every day is a school day when you ride a bike ,the day you think you know everything is the day you make a mistake !
Thanks! 100% every time I talk to an instructor I know I learn somthing new, I want to do an advanced riding course with him as hes done more mileage in his lifetime than most of us combined on a bike.
Love the multiple angles :) You covered some good basics as well so bonus!
Thanks! I can wait to get it mounted on the handle bars to use it that way too :)
Hey Man, just found your channel and am going for my IBT in 2 weeks !! I found the video very helpful, to the point and concise so thanks, i will now start watching some of your other videos ;)
Best of luck with it! Haha you don't have to :D Most of them are not concise :D
Excellent video
Loving the control exercises
Thanks Sim!
Hoepfully they were clear enough!
Doing my first day next week. Very informative, thanks
Glad it helped a little! And enjoy the IBT, mine was good craic!
Great stuff.👍 Very informative. 👏
Thanks! Glad you thought so :)
This is very detailed. I learned alot. I'm going to be doing my IBT soon. Just bought my first bike :)
Glad it was helpful!! :) Ah best of luck with it, what did you get?
Excellent! Doing my ibt soon so this will be helpful. First bike at 40 years old..... can't wait!!
I hope it is, best of luck with the IBT :) I need to convince my father at 60+ to get his first one :P
While I have your attention, can you recommend a bike for me or several. I'm 6ft 3..... Currently looking at Yamaha vulcan s (if I can afford it) and some Honda 500s
Liked and thanks as always TGB.....🏴
Thanks Ian!
In my area of Canada, you can just go write the learner test and walk out wild a learner license. This allows you to ride with someone that has a full license. Many people skip the training course, but I recommend it. Once you’re comfortable, you can go write the final test, followed by a road test in order to get your full license. But, some provinces have adopted a system where you have to start on a 250cc and work yourself up over time.
Ah right, I'd imagine that probably contributes to some early spills. Similar enough to here other than you have to work your way up the licenses unless you're over 24 in which case you can go direct to a big bike with the proper IBT training. I really do recommend the training to people too as if you don't learn in an industrial estate or field like me then you could be in trouble!!
Bought my first bike and doing my IBT soon this video was very good 👌🏻
Thanks and best of luck :)
Thanks dude. Have me ibt in da morning in Dublin. Was ment to do it before lockdown part 2 lol. Haven't been on bike in 20 years but can't wait for learning new skills.Not getting train and cab to work hopefully .cheers ride safe
Ah best of luck :) Just take your time and you'll be grand the 20 years will fall away like it was yesterday once you're back comfortable :) Haha that'd be a proper upgrade to be fair! You too bud
Great video lad, good man
Thanks :)
From a guy who did the ibt and am awaiting test. Quality Vid!
Thanks! I'll hopefully get my act together and do one on the test soon :)
Very beneficial thanks man👍
No hassle Francis!
Sounds very similar to us here in Australia GB, 2 days of theory and practice on the bike and your done 🏍😃👍
It would seem a lot of countries are similar :) maybe i can go global with my crappy advice video 😂😂
Awesome video mate, really interesting and useful for anyone looking to get into biking! :-)
Thanks buddy :) hopefully anyway! The fella who requested it enjoyed it anyway which is the main thing!
The best result then! :-)
Great video bud, just in the middle of my IBT in Galway, and really enjoyin it! Instructor is takin his time teaching, but that’s what I needed, going as an ould lad for the A license. Keep it up bud!
Thanks!! Ah yeah once you get a decent instructor they'd usually work to your comfort zone :) You'll be flying it in no time!!
Hi Mick. I'm Zsolt, im just looking for an IBT instructor in Galway area.. would you please share your experiences with your instructor, would you recommend them? Or..?
Thank you 🏍️
@@rokkosgeneral hey Zsolt! My IBT instructor was a guy called Daniel, he runs the Comfort Driving school and he’s very easy to find! I’d highly recommend him, he too me from thinking I could ride, to knowing I could. He pushes hard, but he gets you going really well. Google Comfort Driving School, tell him Mick sent you! Best of luck!
Hi Mick, same question as the lad above me. Thanks!
@@HadezLord not a bother bud! Give Daniel a shout, he usually responds better to text! Let me know how ya got on! See you on the road!
Very cool
Thanks Doyle :)
Nice beautiful trip from Monkstown to ringaskiddy .. I am going to eddy and Dave O’Shea in Blarney I heard he’s a great instructor.
I since moved away from there and I'll miss that drive! I wouldn't have a clue on that front I've never dealt with them sorry!
Thank you very much for this video.
Thomas/Tramore
Glad it was useful!! Thanks for watching :)
Yeah man same here in Australia aswell . Very good video mate
Thanks bud!
@@TheGorillaBiker not a problem
Thanks Teach!
😂😂😂😂 no problem :)
Waiting to receive my one👌🤣
Receive it? As in a date to do it? :D Best of luck :)
I'm at 4:25 and is that a done deal tab I see open there. Looking forward to this bike flipping series 😉
Haha there is literally always a donedeal tab open 😂😂😂 I have a serious problem you see :P
Very comprehensive man & it'll help a load of lads starting out!
I got done for the pushing bike segment as I didn't look before I pushed and walked...
Still passed 1st time though! :)
How're you finding the Osmo action?
You're very helpful! :P
I STUCK AROUND.
Hopefully anyway :) I think looking back I could have done a better job but sure you know yourself we're not pros :P
I was reciting it as a mantra in my head on the day 😂😂 me too! Hurray for us!
Really impressed with the video quality off it but the colour and brightness is definitely different to gopro so I'll have some work to do. Build is excellent and the battery seems way better than gopro!
Am I?? 😂😂😂
You always do 😍
Enjoyed the video waiting for everything to open up again and then start with my theory test out here in Wicklow stay safe
Thanks, glad you did :)
I see they're putting the theory test online soon too!
@@TheGorillaBiker really that would be handy they should have done it a long time ago I'd say the backlog will be crazy
Yeah I saw it online there today they're planning a rollout. Absolute madness they've let it go this long.
Good information there, I'm turning 50 and undecided on getting my first bike, anxious about safety, other road users etc.
Glad you found it useful :) Well I'm firmly on the side of at least try it if you have that itch, doing the IBT is actually a great wat to feel it out.
Yes other road users are dodgy at times but honestly it's not the omnipresent mortal peril some would have you believe. Of course the risks are always there but good gear and a sensible riding style and you'll be grand :)
Do it :)
@@TheGorillaBiker thanks again👍👍
Good informative video brother 💯✌️😎
Thanks buddy! :)
@@TheGorillaBiker anytime Brother 👍 💯
Doing my IBT tomorrow in Cork with Two Wheel Training, can't wait to be out and about soon 😁
Ah class! Have fun the IBT is actually good craic :)
@@TheGorillaBiker yeah thank you man I'm buzzing!
Have mine tomorrow also with two wheel 🫣
Great help lad 👍🏻
Glad it was! :)
@@TheGorillaBiker booked my ibt straight after watching can’t wait
Haha best of luck with it, they're usually good craic anyway just getting some time on a bike :)
Really enjoyed the video. Good to see some Irish motorcycling videos on CZcams. Any idea on the waiting list for the road test? I'll be doing mine in Galway. Probably should take a spin into the city to get some city driving experience, we've no Roundabouts out here! :)
Thanks! I've moved to the USA in that last 4 weeks so I'm not sure I count any more sadly! Haven't a notion on current wait times sorry, the booking system online kicks you out a waiting time fairly fast tho from what I remember. Best of luck with it :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks! Hope you get some good motorcycling experiences in the USA!
@@ruairioneill9393 so far no bike yet sadly. But I'll get there :)
So you do the IBT before you can ride the bike on your own, but you can bring your personal bike for it? How do i teleport it?
As I said in the video, use your imagination to figure out how I got it there. You could also get someone to ride the bike to the IBT for you and you follow in a car then swap. There are ways and means to accomplish it!
I’m ready to take my test! I’ll be right over to ride! Good vid. Take care Brother.
Haha glad to help :P well the second bit I fully support get on over here :) thanks man! You too :)
Nice tips on the u turn have an ibt in December and it’s something I’ll struggle on especially right hand ones just a fear of dropping the bike 😰😂
It's one of the hardest maneuvers to get comfy with but once you do it's grand. Just loads of practice in an empty car park and you'll be grand :) I used to be just as nervous about them!
The GorillaBiker have no car parks to practice in unfortunately just good ol dodgy Irish back roads 😂
Hahaha the best spots so 😂😂 That's where I learned too :P watch out for the cats!
Nice video, any chance you could tell me the width for the u turn
@@miketobin9552 21 feet or two and half Car Park Spaces.
everything has changed so much since i did my tests, i always used to envy my grandads license, he had to drive a "cop to the shop" and back and could then drive everything... i think by the time my grandkids arrive and can drive then they probably will have self driving cars or something equally as weird, insurance for drivers will be like a 100k+ and they will frown on anyone who actually drives for themselves, some might even look at anyone who drives like a weirdo :P
a lot of the ibt/cbt stuff is just basic stuff thats going to be used nearly every time you ride, unlike learning algebra in school, you will have a use for it after.
back when i passed my test the training company i did it with were trying to get me to join them, must of impressed them with my riding... mind i had been riding for a while when i actually took my test.
I'm actually concerned about that, if anyone ever tried to take me off bikes they'd have a serious war on their hands and if insurance ever became stupid then I'd soon become an outlaw rider :P I don't mind if everyone else is in self driving crap tho that'd suit me down to the ground :)
Exactly so it's well worth paying attention and actually trying....unlike school :P Only joking if anyone is reading this school is important .....
Haha you were popping wheelies and all so? :P
@@TheGorillaBiker yeah i do worry slightly about it myself tbh, i do think its likely though that insurance for "normal" drivers will be stupid compaired to self drive vehicles. hope it doesnt go that way but i think its a probablitys. high speed chase followed by a slow speed zimmer frame escape... mind thats if the electric self drive vehicles have the capacity to high speed chase by then :P
yes school is good... just ignore algebra after school :D
i rode really well and was helping out other learners, avoided a idiot driving on the wrong side of the road on a blind bend and didnt once drop my bike in the ice/snow, also one of my mcc friends instructed their and was saying to his boss how good i was etc etc i had a decent job at the time though and stupidly i didnt take them up on it, but you live and learn i suppose.
i have no comments about wheelies i never pulled, i have no comment on helping a friend pull wheelies by using me as a counter weight either, if i did admit to any wheelies i didnt inhale :P and i didnt have wheelie relations with that motorbike... :D
It most likely will sadly but I'd say they'll find a lot of people "forgetting" about insurance if it does ever come around. There were years when I was younger that my insurance was 2 months wages which is complete mental and predatory against young drivers/riders.
Haha yup :P
Ah nice! You def need to get back on a bike so :) I suggest a nice tasty Gorilla built shadow :P
Hahahaha :D :D topical there with the elections coming up :D
@@TheGorillaBiker enough people forget now about insurance or tax. my first ever insurance was 370 3pft i earned 84 a week which was just over a months wages, i had to pay rent and bills too, luckily my rent was cheap 16 a week :p ... man that makes me sound loads older than i am....
im hoping to get back on 2 wheels this year. funily the 600 would probably fit me better than the 750 the joys of being 6`4 with a 31 inseam lol.
getting a bit tired of seeing badly done bobbers for sale. never felt safe with bobbers .. once had a unfortunate slow speed balls to wheel issue that put me off them for life. seen a few bikes close to my price range that ive been like nope it would be more cost sorting that out than its worth.
i will proably be very tempted to buy a bit of a complete shed, sort it out respray and detail it decently and start saving for the next one to trade up with. do get the odd leads now and again too its just getting lucky. its not like the old days when you could pick up a doer up for a 100.
Well done mate nice video and helpful for anyone looking to do their cbt. Will you be attending the mcn show in London? Think it 14th to 16th feb.
Thanks man! Hopefully it is anyway :) I'd like to but I don't know would my January funds allow for a trip over, we shall see.
@@TheGorillaBiker Yeah its a bit of a treck from Ireland isn't it mate. Definitely worth it. We will be taking the car so if you can make it to Leeds or close by I don't mind giving you a lift 👍
Class im gonna be doing this in a while
Ah very good :) Best of luck!
@@TheGorillaBiker thanks👍
I'm still waiting to get my Public service card so I can even do my theory test I cant wait to get in the road on my own bike 🤣✌
I'm glad I don't need one of those for anything yet, absolutely mad you can't do one without it. What's wrong with a passport or something like :D Hopefully you won't be waiting too long :)
Hopefully getting a bike soon. But covid it messing up everything. Never got the chance to ride a bike so i need one to get around
What are you thinking? Yeah covid has ruined most plans, hopefully you'll be able to get sorted soon :)
@@TheGorillaBiker i was thinking of a varadero or xr? I have alot of friends with bikes and a good few have them
Thanks for the video. It's good to know this about the test. Do you know an instructor to recommend in Dublin? I need to do my IBT training again (pandemic delays) and I'm looking for a good instructor.
Glad it helped in some way! Ah that's some balls having to repeat it, I have never dealt with anyone in Dublin but I'll see does any of the lads I know up there recommend anyone.
When you apply for your a2 can you drive small bikes ? Or is it only a2 bikes ,I haven’t applied for a bike license before
If you get an A2 it's A2 and everything below A2.
What part of irelans is this? Looks nice might go there some day
This was in and around Ringaskiddy in Cork! If you like nice views have a look at my Gorilla explores series :) It's mainly nice scenic places in Ireland :)
Holy crap....you don't have a small mind....that's a shit ton for anyone to remember! Man....we have it easy in the US for sure!!! Turn your idol speed down....fucking brilliant!!! Great vid GB!!! Ramble on brother! 62 comments....man well done!!!
Is it? Hurray"!!! A medium small mind it is then :P Why what do ye have to do over?
Haha thank you thank you :P I was pretty pleased with it I have to say :)
Thanks man!! :) My Rambling may continue forever :D
@@TheGorillaBiker In Virginia, when I got my first license, there was a written test and then the driving test was just a figure 8 behind the department of motor vehicles (DMV). It was stupid simple and no restrictions on bike size. Years later I had to retake the test in CO and the riding portion was more complex then just a figure 8 but still it wasn't that big of a deal.
Great video! Looking into getting a motorbike, the cost of a car is just too much with insurance, even over 25 I'm getting quoted mad numbers..motorbike seems way more reasonable and cheaper to run.
Thanks :) It is a lot cheaper once you get on it and over the hump of your initial outlay, just don't forget the occost of gear etc etc. Not only that it's a brilliant hobby with a massive community, whereas standard cars are kinda boring 😬😬 If you do go for the bike option and want anything answered let me know!
@@TheGorillaBiker Cheers dude! I've roughly calculated that itd be 2.5k Ish to get on the road with everything said and done. Looking at just getting a 125 yahama virago! Can grab one for under 1.2k
Ah yeah that's way better than a car! 125s are also great craic to ride and learn on!! Plus your insurance on a bike will be grand your age once you get a years no claims :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Yeah seems to be fairly cheap! Just need to get this theory done and ill be booking my lessons asap
Best of luck :)
How did you bring your own bike? Did you bring it in a van or bike trailer?
Those are both good ways to get it there. You could also have someone ride it there for you and drive to meet them.
I'm 22. Don't have any bike licence or anything but want to get one. Can I go straight for the A2 licence? And any bike you'd suggest for that category?
As far as I know yes you can go direct for the A2. I don't really recommend bikes too much as they're a personal thing a lot of the time taste wise. But I will say the cb500x is an absolute beauty of a machine I tested one recently
Question How can you use your own bike if you can't get insurance without and ibt cert ? I have a bike ?
You can get insurance once you're accompanied. You can have a licensed friend drive the bike to the IBT and then use it from there. At least that's was how it was when I did it.
Good stuff.
Can i get a helmet recommendation. HJC price range , thanks
I do not recommend helmets and stuff like that sorry, I'd just say go in to a local shop where you can try them on if you can as head shape is very very important.
Can you do a video on the test alone?
I can indeed!
Well, I've a question is the theory test the same for the car or is there different questions for the motorbike theory test
It's different, there are extra questions related to motorcycles on the test for bikes, which I think is nonsense as everyone should know them but there you go!
@@TheGorillaBiker that's perfect thanks for the reply
@@jannsenmadriaga3433 No hassle!
But how can you use your own motorcycle in this IBT program if you are not allowed to drive on the public roads without IBT?
I'll leave most of it up to your imagination, but if your bike was to somehow arrive at the IBT spot you can use it, whether someone rode it there for you or not. You're also allowed to ride accompanied by an instructor, so you'd be accompanied during the IBT.
Was it hard to get insurance when you were using your own bike for the ibt?
No I got it on Liberty online. Just have to be accompanied by a full license rider on another bike until you've the ibt done!
@@TheGorillaBiker You buy your first bike privately or in a shop? Presumably you cant test drive on the provisional
Do you have to do the a1 a2 classes first or can you go straight to the a class.
You can do direct access to the a class once you're over 24 and don't hold one of the other licenses. I'm not sure if you can do direct access if you already have another license.
@@TheGorillaBiker I have all of the bike lisences
But I just want to go straight to the A category.
If you have them all though you have them all no? Or do you mean you have them all as learner permits?
Must you know how to ride a bike before the IBT
Nope! You can be starting from zero. Just let the instructor know you are and have never ridden a bike so they don't pair you with a more experienced rider, the IBT is often done in groups of 2 :)
Where is the location at 5:16? I want to use it for photography purposes,thanks.
Carpark out at ringaskiddy. You can't miss it if you go out towards the barracks
@@TheGorillaBiker legend
Tha k you so much for a learner any good cameras for the bike?
It depends on what you want to use it for, if it's in case of an accident any of the cheaper action cams will do fine, if you want good footage you have 4 options really, DJI osmo action, a gopro, a drift camera or a insta360 one R! None of them are very cheap though!
Wich one do you have?
I have a gopro hero 7 black and a dji osmo action. The one on my helmet is the GoPro the other one is the dji :)
@@TheGorillaBiker okay thanks for that
No bother :)
Not just England. Wales too. Not sure about Scotland
Fair point I should have said Britain or somthing its the same all over there just called the CBT as far as I know
Hey, Just about to get into biking myself, 20 years old so times getting on, finally said "f**k it" ill get on with it.
Any recommendations for instructors for the IBT (I'm around the cork area)? Or any other tips for getting into biking?
Haha dead right, you won't regret it!!
Yep, Idrive cork, Ian Spillane I think his name is. I did pre test stuff with him but not my IBT. Still in all he's sound. Other tips, buy the right gear from the off even if it means you'll have to wait longer from a bike. You'll enjoy it way more when you're not soaked to the skin from the inevitable rain. That and take your time, you'll have plenty of scares just be within your limits enough to escape with only a scare :) And like...a million more things but those are the main ones :D
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks a million for all the info.
Yeah as for gear, fully agree, I wear thick jeans for the most part so i might consider on hot days leaving off the leather pants (as you are unlikely to land legs first in an accident), But the one thing I would never get on a bike without is boots, leather jacket, and gloves, seen far too many very serious burns related to coming off a bike. Even 30 mph can tear through most clothes. Legs arnt too bad, they there isint all that much weight so you wont get burnt badly, but if you land on your arms, elbows, shoulders, front, back. Thats gonna be a very very bad day.
Any recommendations on brands for gear? (especially helmets as ive seen some very dodgy ones around, I quite like the helmets where the whole front can flip up if you know any of those ones that are good)
Any tips for a starting bike and insurance? Was thinking a honda cbf 125 (Ill do my test on the instructors bike so I can get an A2 licence, heard its near impossible to get insured on a bike for the A2 test at my age). I already have a full car licence and car insurance in my own name if that helps with getting the costs down.
As I said though, thanks for all the info and taking the time to respond, theres very few people around that ride that I can get information off, dad used to ride but its nearly 20-25 years ago, so all information is appreciated greatly :)
As for scares, had enough of those haha, driving the r513 to limerick every day, horrible road with trucks coming around the corners on the wrong side of the road. Takes a lot to make me jump after driving that road for so long.
No bother.
Ahhh I'd highly recommend not wearing jeans, the issue with them is the chemicals made to dye them etc are very bad if they get stuck in your legs during an accident. Any kevlar type jeans are good tho and a lot of them are very affordable. RST do Kevlar jeans from what I remember. And yes any off without any gear is baaad but I won't lecture as I squid sometimes. You know the risks when you do already :) But I do use my Kevlar jeans when I'm not wearing other gear most of the times, a nurse once said to me the jeans had done more damage in the accident than the fall and slide due to them chemicals. I have checked this with multiple sources since and it holds true.
HJC, if they're out of budget MT Helmets do very highly rated cheaper helmets. Both brands do flip up. Check the SHARP rating for them before you buy. :)
CBF125 is a great bike, varadero 125 etc, anything from the big boys. Just don't go too expensive as you'll be changing it in no time I would say. MT125 is a cool little bike too but they'd be more expensive as they're newer. Get a year or 2 no claims and you'll be laughing. Advanced rider certs also help.
No hassle and best of luck with it all :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Ill take your advice and go with the Kevlar jeans, I actually remember hearing something similar to what you said. Didnt realise there were Kevlar jeans for riding. How is kevlar for a top on hot days? Seen a few kevlar hoodies and shirts on motorcycleshop.ie, or would I be better off sticking with a proper leather riding jacket?
Id say I wont be staying on the 125 for long as you said, get my year of noclaims and go to a cbr 350 or something, then work my way up to a 600/650 once I have money to burn in fuel, a 650 is plenty quick for me xD. Only reason im going for the 125 at the moment is fuel economy and insurance, If i had my way id get a cbr 350 first, not a stupid amount of power but enough that I can get out of trouble if I need to.
I passed my full bike test yesterday. I'm delighted and feel great about getting the ticking time bomb off my shoulders that is the IBT cert running out. I had to wait 7 months from applying for full test to actually being offered a date due to covid but sure none of us expected this shit. If anyone going for the test soon or anything has any questions feel free to fire them my way if you want.
Congrats lad! :) Ah it's always nice to get the full license and now you know you're just done with it. Yeah covid has messed up the timing on a lot of people! AT least you got it done :) Fair play lad!!
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks a million. Your videos on ibt and various parts of the licence process were a help so thanks for those.
Glad to be of some form of help :)
Well done for passing your test, any chance you could tell me the exact width for the u turn?
@@miketobin9552 Thanks. I can't remember the exact width of the road I had to do the u-turn on but be prepared for 7.5 metres. My instructor explained to me that there were 2 typical spots the examiner likes to choose on the route where I did the test (Cavan). One is 7.5 metres and I believe the other one is slightly wider. It is up to examiner's discretion where he has you perform the u-turn. Will you be doing a test soon?
I left comments before Christmas but they were removed somehow. I reported that instructor to the RSA and he lied and denied any wrong doing. Basically called me a liar and refused to admit he was in the wrong. Very unpleasant but nothing I can do.
I remember them, I have no idea how they would have disappeared unless someone else reported them for some reason, no clue why they would though.
Surely the RSA still have to take your word in to account. That's nonsense. Very sorry you experienced that.
Can you give me your honest unbiased opinion because I am frustrated? I had never ridden a bike before and he was expecting far too much from me on first go. I went home early on the first day because I no longer felt safe after nearly falling several times and had back and leg pains for days afterwards. I didn't go back the second day as I was afraid of serious injury or worse. Am I overreacting or does it seem that he just didn't care about proper instruction and just wanted cash? Surely this doesn't happen to complete beginners. You seem like you have a lot of riding experience so maybe you can tell me your thoughts?@@TheGorillaBiker
It really depends on the person, as someone who trains people in the operation of very dangerous equipment for my job I would approach bikes the same way. I always give someone clearly nervous who hasn't worked with machine x more time. So yes, I feel as if more patience should have been given. My wife did a 3 day course over here and it sounded like it was very good for accommodating everyone there's skill level. Obviously not having been there in person I can't say how/why the trainer did what they did. As a complete beginner you should be given time, space and patience.
He was very polite and friendly for the first few hours, really cool and calm. We took a break for lunch and he asked us "what I did for a living". I told him that I was out of work which was irrelevant and nothing to do with him anyway, but this changed his attitude straight away. He looked down at the ground and said nothing. It was after lunch that the atmosphere changed. He resented it and used it to break me down. I left early and didn't want to risk my safety. He was getting a kick out of watching me struggle as punishment for being unemployed, like it was any of his business to begin with. I am seriously considering legal action at my own expense.
Can you message me your recommended instructor in cork. Thanks
Will do, what's the best place to get you?
Can you learn to ride a motorbike bike if you can’t cycle?
It depends, if you mean you've tried to cycle before and can't physically do it, then a motorbike might be difficult. But if you just never learned to cycle then yes of course you can!