It's about two years since my biking career started (can't remember the exact date) with a one day "Compulsory Basic Training" (CBT) course which covered the very basics of motorcycle control, roadcraft, clothing requirements and licence law.

I'm probably the only person ever to "flunk" a CBT (it's not a test, just a checklist) because I just could NOT reliably let the clutch in without stalling the bike, fixed a week later with a supplementary session. I can only say in my defence that I've spent 35 years working clutches with my left foot not my left hand!

I spent the next year or so without formal training. I did a LOT of research using the web, videos, books, etc and spent as much time as I could out on the bike in all kinds of conditions.

Since last autumn I've been having half-day coaching sessions to advanced standard at monthly intervals and I've also attended two half-day courses on steering and cornering - this all road riding, not offroad or racetrack.

I'm curious to know how others learned their skills - were you born riding? did you learn by falling off, watching others and just doing it?

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Bob - not dead yet
Switch to reserve ~130 miles