22
Aug
BMW to offer motorcycle rider training
Here is a great, new option for obtaining motorcycle training from BMW. You can see the particulars on the BMW Motorcycle web site here.
Beginning in September, you will have the option to go to the BMW Performance Center in South Carolina for your motorcycle training. You will also have the option of completing an on-road or off-road course. Or even a combination of the two.
Here is some of what BMW has to say about the offerings:
Here’s how it works: choose whatever discipline you prefer, road or off-road, and take a one day class. Or choose both road and off-road and do them both in a two day on and off-road class. Our off-road program is patterned after the curriculum at the BMW Enduro Park In Hechlingen, Germany, and involves a variety of drills and exercises, ranging from basic bike set up and body position, throttle and clutch control, to braking and cornering. After that, riders will then hit the trail with a BMW-certified instructor.
If off-road isn’t your thing, you can go for the on-road instruction, which stresses the same sort of control and finesse, only on the pavement. The on-road course also involves some dual-sport drills which will help every street rider handle the section of gravel or unpaved road that inevitably occurs on a ride.
The techniques and maneuvers that students learn during these classes are invaluable, and will make everyone a more safer, skilled, and competent rider. After these classes, there will be no road you cannot conquer as you will possess knowledge and abilities that can be put to use everywhere you ride, whether it’s on the trail, the race track, or just racing around town.
And here is one of the best parts of the program, in my opinion, for those who may not yet own a BMW motorcycle.
If you don’t have a BMW motorcycle, it’s no problem; you can just rent one at the Performance Center.
Sounds like a great opportunity to try out a BMW bike or two and get some quality training at the same time!
Here are the links to a couple of pdf files from BMW for the courses.
Remember, you can never have enough training on your motorcycle in an effort to stay safe.
Enjoy!
BMW Motorcycle Rider Training at the BMW Performance Center [via BMW Motorcycles]
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