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TRIALS EXPERIENCE STAY UPRIGHT

Putting around on a 60kg bike without a seat is like This Australian company kickstarted way back in 1981 when a
riding a tuning fork – everything from body position pair of police motorcycle trainers took their knowledge to the
masses. Today, the national school is a go-to for rider training.
and balance, ’peg weighting and ultra-fine lever It offers a variety of courses for learners, road riders and track
control is blatantly magnified and precisely honed. enthusiasts (of varying levels) as well as adventure riders.
This is a must for off-road riders for learning to
A standout course is Roadsmart 3, which focusses on
tackle obstacles effortlessly, but the slow-speed skills cornering and braking. Topics covered include the best lines to
and finesse learned are incredibly handy for roadies use on the road, and why, as well as an introduction to track
and racers for lever finesse, wheel placement, lines. It also demonstrates techniques and methods to help you get the most out of your spirited road riding while
balance weaving through stationary cars and tight reducing risk. Roadsmart 3 is a one-day course and ranges between $399 and $459, depending on location. Ideal
U-turns without putting a foot down. Going so slow for confident road riders, new track day riders and riders who have completed Roadsmart 2 ($339-$360).
has never been so much fun. The school’s track-focussed course, Tracksmart Lapmaster, is currently held at Sydney’s Luddenham Raceway

VIC: Macedon Ranges and Oakleigh trials club
NSW: Bilpin and Port Macquarie (30 mins from Sydney Motorsport Park) and Broadford (VIC).
Check website for pricing and availability in your state
QLD: Canungra, Glen Echo Park (Sunshine QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT
Coast). ACT: Canberra www.StayUpright.com.au
$149-$389. Two-day enduro/trials: $599
www.TrialsExperience.com.au
MASCHINE

Maschine is a motorcycle adventure tour and training
company that’s been the logistical powerhouse behind
BMW GS Safaris and KTM Adventure Rallyes in Australia.
The company also offers a range of guided tours for
adventure riders including retracing the Burke and
Wills Expedition route from Melbourne to Karumba in
Queensland and the TransTerra five-day ride through South
Coast NSW, to name a few.
MOTODNA The range of adventure-bike courses are for all makes

If you’re based in Queensland or NSW then you’re and models, from specific one-day masterclasses on cornering and sand riding to comprehensive
probably familiar with MotoDNA. The school runs a four-day boot camps, which cover skills such as GPS navigation, trailside repairs and survival skills in
variety of road, track and adventure-bike courses for addition to lots of riding skills.
beginners and experts alike. The cornering masterclass proved invaluable and lots of fun to drift like a boss.
Among the school’s highlights is ‘Coachlite’ ($250), “You crack that throttle, get the back tyre spinning and then it’s feeling it, balancing it, through the
which is essentially a practical brush-up session on footpegs that really helps you control that drift,” head coach Nick Selleck says.
the track between more formal motoDNA training $450 for one-day masterclasses (sand, cornering), $1895 for four-day Adventure Riding Academy
days under the eye of a group coach. The school uses www.Maschine.com.au
video footage to analyse your ride techniques.

The ‘Track & Race program’ offers the full burger
with the lot for serious track enthusiasts and racers. HART
For $2500, you get trained by a former international Honda Australia Rider Training, or HART, offers a wide
or MotoGP racer master coach, at Sydney Motorsport range of courses Australia-wide. These include off-
Park or Norwell Motorplex, in QLD, and receive a bike road riding for kids, obtaining your learner’s permit
setup and suspension program developed by former and licence, off-road and adventure bike courses as
MotoGP engineers. The program is held over six well as a trio of advanced road riding courses, the
training days over a 12-month duration. third of which is geared towards track riding.
Levels 1-4 and adventure: $450 HART’s Advanced II course (from $299), for learners
Road and track courses: $295-$450 and experienced riders alike, is designed to add new
NSW: Sydney Motorsport Park skills as well as enhance and refine existing skills. must have successfully completed Advanced I or II
QLD: Lakeside Raceway, Norwell Motorplex The first half of the day’s course is conducted on training with HART.
www.MotoDNA.net
public roads where instructors fill in the holes in The recently launched adventure course ($695) is
your roadcraft and safety tactics. The second half is a two-day affair and open to all motorcycle makes.
conducted in a closed facility to refine bike control and The first day is conducted at the usual HART premise
riding techniques. in your state while the second day sees the class
Level III (from $549), meanwhile, takes place on head into the wilderness to put it all into practice.
a racetrack and is designed to sharpen your riding Advanced road: $199-$299, Off-road: $199,
skills through correct body posture, rider input Adventure training: $299-$599 (one or two days)
and knowledge. To be eligible for this course, you HART.Honda.com.au