I’ve just completed my IBT & Advanced riders assessment with Daniel from comfortdriving365 in Galway and thought I’d stick up a post about it which others may find useful.

First off the IBT:
It’s well worth the money actually! I have had a few bikes (road & motocross) but just messed about on my own backroad and did a bit of motocross on a private track in Mayo. I thought I knew everything and the IBT would be a complete waste of time and money so was a bit pissed off that I had to do it.
I went to a guy called Daniel from comfortdriving365 as he came highly recommended from my brother. We split the course up and spent three saturdays doing it all and I’m actually really glad I did it now. Daniel really knows his stuff and is an excellent instructor, he delivers the material in an informal relaxed way and the whole experience was very enjoyable. I now feel far more comfortable, relaxed & informed on the road because of it. In short, I thought I’d be sleep walking my way through stuff I already knew but in truth, Daniel was very informative and is happy to go way past what is expected from the IBT will teach you advanced techniques and push you to be a better rider.

AON/AXA/Liberty Rider Assessment:
Daniel agreed to include this assessment in the price of the IBT (I paid €450 in total). Having this included probably depends on your skill level and how long it takes to complete the IBT first. He went through some more advanced techniques which dealt with cornering and road positioning amongst other things. Anyway I ended up with a level 3 grade out of it (made a fairly bad mistake at the very beginning of the test which pissed me off for the rest of it but sure anything can happen on the day). This will bring down the insurance a decent bit but apart form that it’s worth doing anyway from a road safety point of view, again I learned loads.

Gonna have to go off and book my test now :biggrin_old: :biggrin_old: