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Beginner
Road Ready
Take your new skills onto real streets with an instructor riding alongside and a radio in your helmet talking you through every junction.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Price
- $279
Next date
01BeginnerPopular
Learn to Ride
Never sat on a motorcycle? Start here. Two days on our private training ground take you from switching on the engine to confident, controlled riding.
- Duration
- 2 days
- Price
- $349
- Group size
- Up to 6 riders, 2 instructors
- Where
- Private training ground
About this course
What to expect
Learn to Ride is where most of our riders begin. We take the pressure off by training on our private ground, away from traffic, on a bike sized to suit you.
Day one
We start with the engine off: the controls, how to sit and how the bike balances. By lunchtime you will be moving off and stopping smoothly. In the afternoon we build slow-speed control, your first gear changes and figure eights between the cones.
Day two
Day two adds braking from speed, cornering and linking everything together on our longer circuit. We finish with a one-to-one debrief and a clear plan for your next step, whether that is Road Ready or preparing for your test.
Skills
What you'll learn
- Controls, posture and starting the engine
- Smooth clutch and throttle control
- Slow-speed balance and tight turns
- Gear changes and controlled braking
- Cornering basics and where to look
- Pre-ride safety checks
Who it's for
Complete beginners. No riding experience or license needed.
Your lead instructor
Maya Okafor
Head instructor and co-founder
Maya co-founded Countersteer after years of watching nervous beginners get rushed through lessons elsewhere. She is calm, precise and brilliant at turning nerves into focus.
- 19 years riding
- First-time riders
Rider stories
What riders say about this course
Rated 5 out of 5
I was terrified on the first morning. By the end of day two I was cornering on the big loop with a grin I couldn't get rid of. Nobody rushed me once.
Priya S.Learned from scratch
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Rehearse every test maneuver until it feels automatic, then finish with a full mock test and honest, written feedback.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Price
- $229
Next date
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Returning Rider Refresher
Back on two wheels after a few years away? Shake off the rust in a relaxed half day that rebuilds control and confidence.
- Duration
- Half day
- Price
- $169
Next date
Your first ride is closer than you think.
Pick a course, choose a date and we'll take it from there. A bike, the gear and a patient instructor are waiting.