Maintenance courses in North London?

Raydial · August 30, 2018, 02:02:31 PM

Hey, hive mind, my friend Gill just passed her Mod 2 bike test yesterday and is looking for a motorcycle maintenance course to teach her the basics. Originally, the plan was that I'd help her with that stuff but now that I've buggered off overseas she wants to do a course to give her the confidence to get started. I reckon she just needs minor servicing, maintenance, safety checks to begin with.

She works full-time Monday to Friday so it would need to be evenings or weekends. We found these at Bolt London. The Oval Motorcycle Centre used to do some but it's closed down. Everything else seems to be full-time, 1 year City & Guilds type stuff. Do you peeps know of any others, preferably in North London?

Alzo · August 30, 2018, 07:06:41 PM

Is she fit?

Carbon_ZX6R · August 30, 2018, 07:19:42 PM

in all seriousness buy her a haynes manual

Dom1 · August 31, 2018, 12:26:04 AM

Is there one of those garage space rental places nearby where they provide tools etc?

Dom1 · August 31, 2018, 12:30:42 AM

Like this, but in London

http://thatbikeplace.com/

Alzo · August 31, 2018, 06:54:51 AM

Quote from: Carbon_ZX6R on August 30, 2018, 07:19:42 PM
in all seriousness buy her a haynes manual

You need to know a bit about bikes before a Haynes manual helps.

Raydial · August 31, 2018, 08:08:27 AM

Quote from: Dom1 on August 31, 2018, 12:30:42 AM
Like this, but in London

http://thatbikeplace.com/

The Oval Motorcycle Centre was London's only one (that I know of) and it closed down through lack of use.

Raydial · August 31, 2018, 08:14:37 AM

Quote from: Carbon_ZX6R on August 30, 2018, 07:19:42 PM
in all seriousness buy her a haynes manual

She's got a Chinese 125 at the moment that she's planning to sell before winter. Then she really wants to get a Triumph Speed Twin early next year but might have to get a Bonneville and get it lowered slightly. So until I know what she has, I won't know which manual to get. But I agree with what Alzo said, she could do with some basics before getting started with a Haynes manual.

Carbon_ZX6R · August 31, 2018, 02:26:58 PM

Quote from: Alzo on August 31, 2018, 06:54:51 AM
Quote from: Carbon_ZX6R on August 30, 2018, 07:19:42 PM
in all seriousness buy her a haynes manual
You need to know a bit about bikes before a Haynes manual helps.

If I remember correctly they do like an introduction to motorcycle mechanics , I remember seeing it in Halfords a while ago

Alzo · August 31, 2018, 03:55:24 PM

A classroom scenario is a better option...possibly some local colleges would do a non vocational class.