West Pennine Motorcycle Training

Just got my CBT this morning 15/8/15 after a pretty bad first attempt on the 12th. Went back and did it ok. I would like to thank the advisor for his patience with me and explaining everything clearly. For someone who has never even sat on a bike let alone ridden one on a public highway I was rather nervous but was put at ease by the way he spoke about how to approach riding on the road. Once again thank you very much. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend West Pennine

First time bike user and can I say the patience and confidence given by the instructors were brilliant. Clear and effectively I was told what I needed to do as well as having a friendly attitude made it a much better environment to ride a motorbike in. When on road they had radios telling me where I needed to go and what I needed to do better next time, I felt safe and confident with there training and past! I just want to thank all the instructors at West Pennine they deserve a pat on the back for the hard work they do!

I just wanted to thank you for all the support I received from the instructors during my training with you. Terry was great and I'd like to say a special thanks to Chris who instilled so much confidence in me and taught me the skills I need to ride successfully and pass my modules 1 & 2 to gain aFull bike licence.

I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and would recommend it to anyone thinking of taking it up with you. It was serious training but we had a good laugh along the way too..

Whilst I'm thinking about it, do you have any information on the Advanced Riding Day that you do? I did talk to your instructor Steve back at the training Centre about it briefly yesterday, who told me that he does the training.

I am interested in taking it up, but maybe when the weather is much better ?

Hi , I promised Chris on Thursday I would Email & pass on my thanks so hear goes : Firstly a big thank-you to all the instructors who had the misfortune to suffer me , Chris took the brunt Including damage to his own bike :-( but he remained chilled & patient throughout , always ready to answer the questions & explain in detail . Then the big fellah , Allen , who's clear advice & demonstration was I believe the reason I got through my MOD 1 , especially that dreaded U turn . Then Terry who really had the bad luck of given me one to one tuition for a whole day.! Not forgetting Yvonne who just's keeps plugging away behind the scenes organising everything , from theory tests through to Mod 2 . Seriously guys , I came on the direct access course having not ridden for over 30 years and with only 5 days to spare I opted to return to take my Mod 2 at a later date. I had a great week despite the weather being "bobbins " and came away with a good grounding and the confidence to return for Mod 2. I did this on Thursday and poor Chris had the task of getting me ready for test and after just a couple of hours "pick up " on a different bike I took mod 2 and the rest his history as they say.! Once again many thanks to all , 1 weeks residential course & a full bike licence later, I would have no hesitation in recommending WPM to friends and colleagues , keep up the good work ! Dave Greaves

Hi just wanted to say thanks to all the great staff at West Pennine for all the help and training getting me through my direct access, enjoyed it all from start to finish and would definitely recommend you to anyone, Thanks again, Luke Fisk.

Hello to Dave & Yvonne and all you guys from a very happy Toria! Another lovely wet August day to be out riding.

Just a quick mail to say thanks for all your help in getting me through my tests! You were all very patient with me while I struggled with U turns and slow stuff, and encouraged me when I was getting better out on the road.

Dave – you did say that by the time I finally passed I would be great with all this tuition – and it's taken me almost exactly a month to get from the start of DAS to passing my test with the waiting days in between.

I was nervous when I saw it was Brian who had failed me the first time who was taking me out for the Mod 2 – but see the attached test report – I actually got through with a clean sheet and NO MINORS!

The Bonneville now has 58 miles on her clock – and I've been out for lots of little rides since I passed on Tuesday!

I found it to be one of the most challenging things – (mentally and physically all at the same time!) I've done, but I enjoyed (almost!) all of it despite the worst July/August weather I've seen in ages.

A special thanks to you, Steve and Alan for all the tuition and tips, fun and banter along the way. And sorry to Chris for scaring him to death with a bear hug when I passed!

Warm regards

Toria J

Hello

Would just like to say thanks for all your help throughout my training.

Stuart

Hi West Pennine, just like to thank you for the training I received between the 18-20th November, Having successfully passed my test on the Thursday. I would like to thank Alan the instructor who helped me get through the DAS first time. maybe it was the 100 lashes if I didn?t pass... !!! Thanks Again Neal Postlethwaite

Hi all

I am writing to express my sincere thanks to all of you, but extra

specially to Alan and Steve, who managed to turn me from a very under

confident rider (had not ridden for 16 years following an accident) to a

more than competent, confident and safe rider in just four days. They

had endless patience and offered sound advice (yes even Steve's "Stop

fannying about and get on with it" worked a treat!!). I thoroughly

enjoyed my days with you all and will not hesitate to recommend the

training school most highly to anyone that expresses an interest in

being a safe and knowledgeable rider. I passed my test first time with

only four minor faults so I was even more delighted.

Once again a heartfelt thanks to those wonderful instructors named, and

to everyone involved with West Pennine Training. Long may you continue

to provide such an excellent service to the motorcycling community.

With regards

Jane