Have you ever started something you thought would be a good idea, then when you start wonder what the hell to put? Well I've just done that with this blogging thing. People have been telling me for ages that instead of just moaning, (their words not mine), about things I should write them down and see if anyone else thinks the same. With the way my mind works, if they did I would be amazed.
Sooooo to open this blog I thought a bit about me would set the background, if you have any comments let me know, and if you have any questions or ideas let me have them, it will save me racking what bit of brain I have to come up with something to write.
I’m the owner and chief instructor of Top Run Motorcycle Training, I like old rock-‘n-roll music, bacon egg and sausage sarnies, riding bikes and messing about in the workshop with nits, bolts, muck and grease.
I started riding at the age of 16, on a Honda SS50 sports moped as transport for work. Having ridden just about every type of bike on the road, I now ride a Honda ST1100 Pan European.
My interest in training started when I saw a feature about motorcycle training on a TV programme, I contacted my local RAC/ACU centre and started as a trainee instructor. Progressing through the ranks, I qualified as an examiner at the ripe old age of 21, one of the youngest in the country, and covering the North of England.
When the RAC/ACU was disbanded, I continued instructing and examining with local authority road safety units, most of this time teaching and assessing instructors.
I passed my advanced riding test in 1979, setting me in a new and exiting direction, covering thousands of miles as an observer for the IAM.
In 1990, regulations changed and I attending the DSA establishment at Cardington, Bedford, to become a supervisory and Direct Access instructor.
More recently, I passed the RoSPA Advanced Motorcycle test at Gold level, the highest award that a civilian rider can achieve. My qualifications are rounded off with NVQ D32 D33 and BTEC in advanced instruction, a City & Guilds certificate in adult teaching; plans for the future are the RoSPA Diploma in Advanced Motorcycle Instruction, and examiner status for the Diamond Advanced Driving Test.
In 2007 I qualified as an Emergency Medical Technician. As well as being able to give life saving aid in the event of coming across an accident, it also lets me instruct on the First Bike on Scene courses that are proving very popular.
Top Run offer first aid courses for riders and drivers, in these we cover how to deal with the scene, assess casualties and give life saving help until the emergency services get there. For more information have a look at the website.
Sooooo to open this blog I thought a bit about me would set the background, if you have any comments let me know, and if you have any questions or ideas let me have them, it will save me racking what bit of brain I have to come up with something to write.
I’m the owner and chief instructor of Top Run Motorcycle Training, I like old rock-‘n-roll music, bacon egg and sausage sarnies, riding bikes and messing about in the workshop with nits, bolts, muck and grease.
I started riding at the age of 16, on a Honda SS50 sports moped as transport for work. Having ridden just about every type of bike on the road, I now ride a Honda ST1100 Pan European.
My interest in training started when I saw a feature about motorcycle training on a TV programme, I contacted my local RAC/ACU centre and started as a trainee instructor. Progressing through the ranks, I qualified as an examiner at the ripe old age of 21, one of the youngest in the country, and covering the North of England.
When the RAC/ACU was disbanded, I continued instructing and examining with local authority road safety units, most of this time teaching and assessing instructors.
I passed my advanced riding test in 1979, setting me in a new and exiting direction, covering thousands of miles as an observer for the IAM.
In 1990, regulations changed and I attending the DSA establishment at Cardington, Bedford, to become a supervisory and Direct Access instructor.
More recently, I passed the RoSPA Advanced Motorcycle test at Gold level, the highest award that a civilian rider can achieve. My qualifications are rounded off with NVQ D32 D33 and BTEC in advanced instruction, a City & Guilds certificate in adult teaching; plans for the future are the RoSPA Diploma in Advanced Motorcycle Instruction, and examiner status for the Diamond Advanced Driving Test.
In 2007 I qualified as an Emergency Medical Technician. As well as being able to give life saving aid in the event of coming across an accident, it also lets me instruct on the First Bike on Scene courses that are proving very popular.
Top Run offer first aid courses for riders and drivers, in these we cover how to deal with the scene, assess casualties and give life saving help until the emergency services get there. For more information have a look at the website.
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