Advantage Motorcycle Rider Training

Instructor: Nenad Djurdjevic

Years later with 25 years of riding experience, a few "battle-scars", and over a decade of instructing behind me, I look back with amazement at how little I knew, how many bad habits I developed (and maintained for many years) and how many "near misses" and accidents I could have avoided. Put simply, I learned by trial and error and I paid the price in the form of a number of unnecessary injuries and a lot of damaged motorcycles. But as I said, I was lucky. It could have been a lot worse.

My attitude now is that whatever role luck may play in motorcycling and life in general there is no reason not to prepare oneself to deal with, and hopefully avoid, the worst that fate can throw at you. In the same way that good rope-work and well placed climbing protection can save a rock climber from a fall, the road craft and riding skills that can be taught by a good instructor could give you the edge you need to survive in both the cut and thrust of city traffic and on spirited rides on winding (and often unpredictable) country roads.

There is no substitute for natural riding ability, practical experience, quick wits and a cool head but I believe that "knowledge is power" and that riders of all levels of experience and ability can benefit by becoming "thinking riders".

Apart from his motorcycle qualifications, Nenad has degrees in mechanical engineering and sports science and is a martial artist of over 25 years experience (he is the Founder and Chief Instructor of the Academy of Traditional Fighting Arts).

Nenad is also a part-time adventure guide: see Advantage Adventures.

Learn either on your own bike, or on one of our machines