I'm all up for more training.. Like most of us, we have got a few k's under our belts and are comfortable with where we are at.  We can always be better and safer. Both on and off the road.I'm sure my other half would agree, the better I am the safer she is on the back looking at passing objects.Enjoy the ride.Dave 

I am keen but why do we have to limit to BMW trained teachers.  There must be someone around with sufficent experience to put something together.  I am in discussion with Ross Williams to see if we can do something based in the South Island. Will keep you posted.

I've had quite a bit of training from the employer I work for. They have to provide it under the OSH stuff.It is awesome to learn that it is harder to go slow than fast. Close cone work is extremely tiring, especially after several days of it. It;s not just throwing an 1150RT around, it's the high level of concentration.What it does do is sit you back and realize how little you actually knew.I'd recommend anyone get whatever training they can, even if only to get a handle of their level of ability. Ka kite 😀

Some of our stuff is high speed, but that stuff is easy.I feel lucky to have the training I get, even though I fail an exercise now and again. We do a thing called a 180 degree decel, and that's the sort of this that sorts the men out from the boys. The other thing that is a monster is a clover leaf intersection exercise. It feels like an aerobic workout by the finish !!Remember that low speed training is very hard on brakes and clutches, especially given the weight of the 1150. We recently did a session in Christchurch (at Wigram AFB) on our 1200RTs, and found the clutch just as delicate as the 1150.My advice to anyone is to find a remote sealed area, and practice low speed, full lock u-turns. You can get around in under 5.5 metres, that's the standard. It means trailing the rear brake and feathering the clutch, but is a basic exercise you can learn a lot from. After you master that, do a figure 8 with a full lock left circle followed by a full lock right circle. Just another basic, high value exercise.Any of these things can be done in a remote sealed area with a couple of cones. I have had a go on my F800ST, and it's easy. Doing it on one of the big tourers is a work of art.For that reason I wish the factory would make an F800ST-P, it would make a great tool for city use.Great to hear that someone is thinking about training,most people just think they know it all.

Some of our stuff is high speed, but that stuff is easy.I feel lucky to have the training I get, even though I fail an exercise now and again. We do a thing called a 180 degree decel, and that's the sort of this that sorts the men out from the boys. The other thing that is a monster is a clover leaf intersection exercise. It feels like an aerobic workout by the finish !!Remember that low speed training is very hard on brakes and clutches, especially given the weight of the 1150. We recently did a session in Christchurch (at Wigram AFB) on our 1200RTs, and found the clutch just as delicate as the 1150.My advice to anyone is to find a remote sealed area, and practice low speed, full lock u-turns. You can get around in under 5.5 metres, that's the standard. It means trailing the rear brake and feathering the clutch, but is a basic exercise you can learn a lot from. After you master that, do a figure 8 with a full lock left circle followed by a full lock right circle. Just another basic, high value exercise.Any of these things can be done in a remote sealed area with a couple of cones. I have had a go on my F800ST, and it's easy. Doing it on one of the big tourers is a work of art.For that reason I wish the factory would make an F800ST-P, it would make a great tool for city use.Great to hear that someone is thinking about training,most people just think they know it all.

The RT your tax collection office buys has the wrong gear box they should have the low gearing the 1200 adventure has. I can ride at 10kph with no clutch and be in 6th gear at 70kph. The tax collection office should buy the 1200 adventure P_version.

You should become a diplomat, you have a way with words  :roll:.