Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

Introductory rider training at Nelsons Creek - please contact Leon at CountryTrax.

http://www.bmwmotorcycleclubcape.co.za/rider-pillion-off-road-training-1... Confirmed - Rider/Pillion Traiing to take place on Saturday 17 May 08 @ Nelsons Creek This day is for rider/pillion training and will get you on the gravel roads as a couple, we start at 8am with some coffee & muffins, lunch included and we will be finished at about 16:30pm. Leon Kroucamp from Country Trax wil be the chief instructor on the day. The last cost was R640 per couple, Geoff to confirm the cost - this is money really well spent, ask anyone that has been on this before. Please contact Geoff Russel at russell@aroma.co.za to confirm and arrange for payment - he has all the details, alternatively contact me at johan@ghib.com

During the week leading up to this particular course some wet weather was predicted, however nothing could dampen my eagerness to attend the course and judging by the friendly faces I greeted at Nelsons Creek I knew it would be a splendid day. We all assembled for some coffee and muffins, the usual banter and getting to know fellow course attendees at one of the many wonderful facilities offered by Nelsons Creek, what a great venue for motorcycle training. Parked bikes at Nelsons Creek ..........Our instructors for the day, Leon and Johan quickly got us all settled in and down to business. We were given an introductory talk and demonstration on safety gear and given advice on applicability. The static motorcycle posture demonstrations mostly facilitated by Johan was of tremendous value and we soon got to practice these techniques ourselves while doing various cone exercises. Probably one of the most important techniques to learn is how to correctly pickup your motorcycle. With tongue in cheek I must admit that the Cape Town way of picking up a motorcycle is defiantly easier and better on your back as apposed to the Gauteng way. Johan showed us the technique on shuffling backwards with you back to the motorcycle and utilising a straight back while picking up your motorcycle as apposed to grabbing it by the handle bar and jerking the motorcycle up.

Introductory Rider training day, hosted by Country Trax at Nelsons Creek. For more information visit: www.countrytrax.co.za