Learn to ride.
Own the road.
CBT, A1, A2 and full-licence training built around you — patient instructors, modern bikes, and real experience helping nervous first-timers find their feet, at whatever pace that takes.
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Every instructor is DSA CBT/DAS qualified
"Our job is to turn nervous first-timers into calm, capable riders — at a pace that suits them, not us." — Bazz Turner, Owner
Real Google reviews
A perfect 5.0 does look suspicious — no, our mothers haven't been busy, these are all genuine.
Booking through to the final test went smoothly from start to finish. Reviewers single out Bazz as patient, knowledgeable and properly funny — "you get a riding instructor and a comedian all in one," with fresh jokes throughout.
One rider had been through several CBTs over the years without much luck elsewhere, but Bazz got them through their full test — and gave them the confidence to go back and finally pass a car test too, after many earlier attempts.
After an expired CBT and years of putting it off, one student was encouraged to go straight for their DAS. They found Bazz noticeably improved their control and confidence on a bigger bike, praising the "great location and riding routes" and the whole team.
Training was described as calm, clearly explained and safety-focused, with particular attention paid to junctions and roundabouts — leaving one CBT student feeling genuinely ready for the road.
A returning rider with little saddle time beyond their CBT passed Direct Access within months, crediting training that covered every part of the test and how to ride safely for the long run.
Several reviews name the same trio — Tony, Bazz and Harriet — as a genuinely supportive team, whether it's a first CBT or coming back for a full licence later on.
In the interest of full transparency: out of 368 reviews, these two are as bad as it gets. Turns out you genuinely cannot please 100% of people — not even with Bazz's jokes.
One rider was caught off guard on the day, having not realised in advance that they might not progress to the on-road stage if they weren't quite ready yet — fair feedback, and something we now flag more clearly up front.
Another was turned away on arrival over footwear that didn't meet the requirements, feeling the kit rules weren't made obvious enough beforehand — a gap we've since tightened up in our booking confirmations.
Find your course in under a minute
Answer a few quick questions about your licence and riding history and we'll point you at the right stage of training.
What licence do you currently hold?
One quick question — can you ride a bicycle?
Do you currently hold a valid CBT certificate?
How much bike riding experience have you had?
Have you ridden a manual (geared) motorcycle before, or only automatics/twist-and-go?
What's your age bracket?
Last thing — any preference on the bike itself?
Quick cost estimator
The £23 theory test fee isn't part of our course price — you book and pay for it yourself directly with the DVSA. Book your theory test on GOV.UK →
Five stages. Pick where you're starting.
Every rider's path looks a little different depending on age and experience. Tap a stage below to see requirements, what it unlocks, and the price.
All the prices below are fixed, not a "from" figure — bike hire and test fees are always included, with no hidden extras. You won't pay anything more unless you need to resit a test: Module 1 is £120, Module 2 is £180.
Compulsory Basic Training
The mandatory first step before anyone rides a moped or motorcycle on UK roads — a day built around control, hazard awareness and the basics you need before heading out solo.
A1 Licence
A genuine full licence for light motorcycles — unlike CBT, it never expires and drops the L-plates for good. A solid option for 17–18 year olds who want more than CBT gives them before A2 opens up at 19.
A2 Restricted Licence
Step up to a mid-weight bike. The A2 licence opens up motorways and passengers while keeping power output capped — a popular middle rung before going fully unrestricted.
Direct Access Scheme
The full, unrestricted category A licence. Once you pass, there's no cap on engine size — ride anything from a commuter twin to a full-fat superbike.
Back to Biking
Been off the bike for a few years? This refresher rebuilds confidence and clocks up your skills again in a low-pressure setting, before you're back out on the road solo.
What actually happens on CBT day
Everything below reflects how we run our DSA-standard CBT course, so there are no surprises on the day.
Sets up the day — clothing and equipment, the eyesight rules, and what the rest of the course will cover.
Off-road, engine not running yet — controls, basic checks, and getting a feel for the bike's weight and balance.
Still off the road — your first time actually riding, working manoeuvres, braking, gear changes and observation.
A Highway Code session — road positioning, hazard awareness, separation distances and your legal responsibilities.
A minimum two hours in real traffic with your instructor — junctions, roundabouts, gradients and a U-turn.
Every element of our CBT — the curriculum, the training method, the way you're assessed — follows Driving Standards Agency guidelines to the letter. We're an authorised DSA training centre, and we treat that accreditation as something to protect, not just a certificate on the wall.
Not in the pass/fail sense of a driving test — but you do need to reach a competent standard before we sign you off. If you're not quite there by the end of the day, that can mean an extra training session, at extra cost. The instructor's assessment on the day is what counts: it's their call, guided by DSA criteria, on whether you've met the standard.
If it becomes clear during the day that a student's attitude, ability, or safety awareness isn't where it needs to be, we may end the session early. It's not a judgement on you — it's us protecting your safety and everyone else's on the road. We'd always rather pause and rebuild than push you through and hope for the best.
Most students complete CBT in a single day, and that's what we plan for. But if you need more time to ride safely and confidently, we'll split training across an extra day rather than sign you off early — that may carry an additional cost. If a single, guaranteed one-day session is a hard requirement for you, it's worth flagging that before you book.
Our instructors use personal video equipment during training to give you clearer, more specific feedback and to help spot things worth improving. Footage is used strictly for training and monitoring purposes and is kept confidential.
Getting from CBT to a full licence
A1, A2 and Direct Access all follow the same DVSA test structure — just on different classes of bike. Here's how the process actually breaks down.
Before you can book your practical tests you'll need a current motorcycle theory test pass — a multiple-choice section and a hazard-perception clip section. We can point you toward our practice tool to get comfortable with the format before test day.
A DVSA-assessed test on a purpose-built manoeuvring area — slow control, cornering, a controlled stop and an emergency stop. It's short, but it's where nerves usually show up most, so we spend real time drilling these manoeuvres before you sit it.
A road-based test with an examiner following at a distance and giving directions through an earpiece, including a short section of independent riding. This is where all the CBT-level hazard awareness gets put to proper use.
A CBT certificate, valid UK licence, theory test pass, and — when sitting Module 2 — your Module 1 pass are all required documents. The DSA won't proceed with your test if any of these are missing, and photographs aren't accepted as substitutes for the real certificates.
If you take the A2 route at 19, you don't have to start again from scratch to go fully unrestricted — after two years on an A2 licence you can upgrade to full Direct Access with a further practical test, no need to retake CBT or theory.
- No more L-plates — you're riding independently.
- Motorways become fair game.
- Passengers are allowed on the back.
- Both licences never expire once granted.
Longer course: for riders who need more time to build confidence — three full days of training, then Module 1 and Module 2 each run as their own half-day test session on two separate days (never both on the same day).
Short course: for riders with more experience already — the same structure, just two days of training instead of three, then that same pair of half-day test sessions for Module 1 and Module 2.
As a DVSA-approved training body, we work to a weekly allocation of test slots booked around 10 weeks ahead — so the test itself is already secured before you even start training. What doesn't happen is us naming a student against a Module 2 slot until they've actually passed Module 1. That means you're never paying for, or tied to, a Module 2 booking before you're ready for it — if Module 1 doesn't go your way, there's simply no Module 2 fee to lose. If you do need to resit, a Module 1 resit is £120 and a Module 2 resit is £180.
Technically, yes — DVSA does allow a fully automatic Direct Access route. Practically, we get asked about it roughly once every three years, which isn't quite the stampede you'd need to justify keeping a specialist automatic superbike (and an instructor trained to go with it) sat around waiting. It's less "niche" and more "extinct."
So for now it's manual-only. If you are that one person — we're genuinely flattered, but you'll need to start ringing round other schools.
Stands & manual handling
Wheeling the bike off its stand and moving it by hand before the engine even starts.
Slalom
Weaving smoothly through a line of cones at a steady, controlled pace.
Figure of eight
Looping the bike around two cones, testing balance and clutch control at very low speed.
Slow ride
Riding in a straight line as slowly as possible while the examiner walks alongside you.
U-turn
Turning the bike within a marked area without a foot down or crossing the lines.
Controlled stop
Bringing the bike to a stop with the front wheel positioned precisely inside a marked box.
Emergency stop
Stopping safely from at least 32mph (50km/h), as if reacting to a sudden hazard.
Avoidance / swerve
Swerving cleanly around cones from that same 32mph approach, as if avoiding an obstacle in the road.
Documents & eyesight
Before you even get on the bike, the examiner checks your Module 1 pass and CBT certificate, then you'll need to read a number plate from 20 metres away. Fail the eyesight check and the test ends there and then.
Show me, tell me
Two quick safety questions — one where you physically show something (like testing your indicators), and one where you talk the examiner through a check (like how you'd confirm your front brake is working).
Road riding
The main event — around 30 minutes out on real roads, directions coming through an earpiece while the examiner follows behind. Expect a mix of traffic and road types, motorways excluded.
Angled start
Pulling away safely from behind a parked vehicle — checking your blindspot and timing it right before rejoining traffic.
Hill start
Moving off smoothly on a gradient without rolling back or stalling, if the route includes a suitable hill.
Independent riding
For about 10 minutes, the step-by-step directions stop and you follow road signs to a destination instead. Take a wrong turn and you won't fail for it — as long as you keep riding safely.
How it's marked
Riding faults (minor slip-ups) are fine up to a point — you can rack up 10 and still pass. One serious fault or one dangerous fault, though, and that's an automatic fail.
If it doesn't go your way
Your Module 1 pass stays valid either way, but you'll need to wait a minimum of 10 working days before your Module 2 resit.
The school, by the numbers
Our fleet
Three bikes, three jobs — all kept in proper working order, regardless of how serious they look. Every single one comes with air conditioning as standard — and if you've got an open-face helmet and a fondness for bugs, lunch is included too.
Yamaha MT-07
A2-restricted or full power depending on your course — a proper mid-weight naked bike that behaves itself right up until you ask it not to.
Honda CBF125
Manual gearbox, bulletproof reliability, and the bike half of Manchester learned to ride on. Nothing fancy — just does the job.
Unbranded orange 48cc scooter
We'd love to tell you the manufacturer, but honestly we're not entirely sure ourselves — the big names have mostly gone electric-only at this size, so ours arrived in a shade of orange no marketing department would ever approve. It starts, it stops, and it's done its job for more CBT passes than we can count.
Training that meets you where you are
We keep things friendly and unhurried — lessons are built around your schedule and comfort, not a one-size-fits-all timetable.
Warm, skilled instructors
Every instructor riding with you is DSA-certified and genuinely enjoys teaching — patience first, jargon last.
Safety, built in
From your first CBT lap to full-licence riding, every course is structured to make hazard awareness second nature.
Flexible around you
Adapted bikes, flexible timing, and lessons paced to your comfort — we work around your life, not the other way round.
No pressure, ever
We don't upsell or pressure-sell. Every conversation is straightforward, we won't spam you, and we won't call you back unless you've asked us to.
Terms & conditions
Applies to motorcycle training courses that include bike hire. Booking a course means you've read and accepted the points below.
- Height & weight: a minimum height of around 5'2" and a maximum weight of 25 stone, so you can safely handle our bikes. Shorter inside-leg or unsure about fit? We'll arrange a fitting session first. If an instructor judges a bike unsuitable for your build on the day, the training fee may be forfeited.
- English language: you'll need to speak and understand English fluently to follow instruction safely.
- Documents: CBT requires a valid UK licence and an eyesight check. A2/DAS tests additionally require your CBT certificate, theory test pass, and (for Module 2) your Module 1 pass. The DSA won't run your test without all required originals — photographs aren't accepted.
Wear hard-wearing clothing that can take a fall — sturdy jeans, a padded jacket, and boots with ankle protection (steel toe caps aren't permitted). Helmets, jackets and gloves may be available on the day but aren't included as standard, and we don't supply waterproofs, so dress for the weather. Any damage to our bikes caused by negligent riding is chargeable at the instructor's discretion.
Please give at least 7 working days' notice to cancel or move a booking. Cancelling with less notice can mean losing the training fee, and a 5% admin fee is deducted from the original payment regardless.
A £500 insurance excess applies in the event of an insurance claim, but it isn't normally charged for minor damage. Something like a broken lever is charged at our standard replacement rate instead — it's only for more serious damage that the full excess comes into play.
We ask for the same respect we give — towards instructors and fellow trainees alike. Verbal abuse or physical aggression towards staff or other students results in immediate cancellation of training, and may be reported to the relevant authorities.
We're a training centre, not a test-booking service. Every Module 1 or Module 2 test we put a student in for follows training with us — putting someone we haven't trained straight into a test would go against our DSA training body agreement, so it's not something we're able to offer.
This is a plain-English summary of our current terms and is provided for convenience — it may be updated from time to time. Get in touch if you'd like anything clarified before booking.
Practise before you ride
A theory test primer in the same style as the real DVSA test.
Or just play some games
Don't fancy booking just yet? Fair enough — have a mess around with these instead. Whoever built this site clearly had far too much free time on their hands.
Avoidance
Quick reflex drills for dodging hazards — the kind you'll actually meet on the road.
Play →GameFlappy Rider
A one-touch arcade game for whenever you've got sixty seconds to spare.
Play →GamePothole Jump
Time your jumps to clear Manchester's finest potholes without breaking stride.
Play →GameBiker Bobble
Bounce from platform to platform and see how high you can climb.
Play →Ready when you are
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Fair warning: in busy months our booking calendar can fill up a few weeks out — it's tough being popular. If you'd rather get moving sooner, these other Manchester-area schools are all well worth a call:
Zen Motorcycle Training, Stockport
Run by Alex — solid, straightforward training if you're ready to get started right away.
Scotti Knights Motorcycle Training, Sale
Ask for Ray — an established Manchester school, training riders since 2005.
Castleton Rider Training, Rochdale
Ask for Martin — another good option if you're up in the Rochdale area.
Request a replacement
"The dog ate it" is a bold strategy, but a replacement DL196 tends to work better. If your certificate's gone missing, we can issue a new one for a £20 fee.