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For all of Qrides Faults n Critics its the best system I've seen to date. Many more basic components then the older systems i encountered both in Qld & NSW.
My very fisrt Test invovlved a Copper walking outside to the footpath telling me to ride around the block in that direction n returning to this point. When i returned he was back inside doing the paperwork for me.
I had no complaints at the time but i didnt learn anything either. Had to start bouncing Suzuki s off cages all by myself for that to happen.
Cheers Brett

I got my 250 license the old fashioned way... Got riding lessons with a riding instructor and when she told me i was ready, we booked a test at Qld Transport. An assessor followed me around for 45 mins and made me do the U-turn, emergency stops etc. Ended up having to do it twice as I failed the first test for speeding...

When I did Q-ride, although it was an all day thing, I really could have phoned it in...

Felix wrote:Well I deliberately got one on one lessons. The lessons weren't actually part of QRide, but they were targetted at getting you up to the minimum competencies as QRide dictates. I am sure there are dodgies out there.

But I have never been afraid of paying for proper tuition. What choices other people make is up to them.

IF YOU WONT ONE ON ONE GO TO RIDABIKE AT NERANG

if ridesmart is the bloke that operates out of Runcorn, I recommend him, he was thorough and wouldn't let us stop riding till he was satisfied that we were all competent, he even taught my missus to ride, only took 3 days

Q ride is the most boring days riding you can have if your experienced, and its not really enuff if you have no riding experience at all.

But it lets you get your open bike licence negating the need to ride a iddy biddy 250 when your over 190cm and been riding big bikes for years on your learners in a country with more relaxed laws (NZ).

I do agree that a braking and cornering course once you've brought your bike is a good idea.

Q-RIDE will give you basic techniques to ride a motor cycle. However the problem is that this motorcycle isn't the latest 600cc or 1000cc sportsbike which so many guys get straight up.

You hold a open drivers licence for 3 or more years then you go do Q-RIDE..a day or 2 course. OK mate here is your open motor cycle.....Go NUTS!!

Personally i would like to see Q-RIDE consist of 2 parts:

1. The current basic system

2. Braking & Cornering Course/Advanced Rider Training(at somewhere like Mt Cotton etc)