Bike It Reviews Summary

Instructors and Staff

Pros:

• "Everyone at Bike It are very helpful, and care about their students."
• "The staff are very friendly, approachable and will go out of their way to help in any way that they can."
• "Instructors are very professional and knowledgeable."
• "The instructors are knowledgeable and experienced and made lessons enjoyable."
• "Instructors (Stuart, Stevie & Davie) are first class at what they do."
• "Stevie, Stuart and Davie provided a balance of professionalism, patience and most importantly, a sense of humour that put me at ease from start to finish."
• "They are the most patient and professional instructors you could ask for."

Cons:

• "Also the owner is not exactly a pleasant fella."
• "Everything I said seemed to annoy the instructor eventually I got sick listening to him and told him not to bother."
• "But the little confidence that I had was soon torn away from me when the instructor was getting annoyed and frustrated with the riders with only 3 complete circuits of the compound."
• "I found it very unprofessional the way the instructor dealt with this. I myself wasn't expecting to pass but I can't help feeling that if the instructor was more understanding and positive I would have went away feeling more fulfilled."

Training Quality and Experience

Pros:

• "I can honestly say I thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience."
• "Lessons were straightforward and specific to current skill set and individual required learning needs with clear direction to get the job done."
• "The first and most important thing you'll learn is safety and it's constantly reiterated from day one."
• "The guys that run the place have a great approach to teaching. Always light-hearted and very good at pointing out flaws and correcting riding styles/issues."
• "All the instructors provided a good mixture of sound advice, constructive criticism and humour."
• "They don’t just teach you how to pass, they teach you how to ride safe and the necessary skills to adapt to riding conditions, through their knowledge and experience."
• "Safety of students is top priority, I was extremely happy with the pace of my training, everything is gone over patiently and thoroughly as much as needed."

Cons:

• "It is supposed to be a one day course, but you may well find that they will insist you continue the course at a later date if you are not up to speed."
• "I was further put off by another chap who had done 8x lessons on a 125 and had been riding his bike for over a year and was no closer to gaining his full license."
• "Came here to do my DAS, was kept on a small bike with no option of a DAS course after I had nearly a year's worth of experience on my 125."
• "You will not pass your CBT first time here, it is for experienced riders only and I recommend you to learn all there is to learn about how to ride a bike before doing your CBT."
• "I never progressed at all never got off of the 125 my progress was never discussed it put me off motorcycling for 10 years."

Value and Accommodation

Pros:

• "Very accomodating to shift workers and will always work lessons/tests around shifts as much as they possibly can."
• "They won't take the mick and keep you coming for lessons if you're ready for your test, and are fantastically efficient at getting you booked in."
• "With work commitments Maggie in office with her patience managed to sort me full day."
• "They have a nice big car park for you to train in, and plenty of bikes (125 CC)."
• "The bikes they use are extremely well kept and run brilliantly."
• "The bikes are good (Suzuki Gladius' for DAS) and well maintained, so no issues in terms of equipment."
• "The pricing at Bike-It I feel is very fair particularly for the quality of teaching you receive."

Cons:

• "One thing they say on their website is that their place is 'easy to get to'. It's not."
• "They will charge you £120 for the CBT, which is more than many other schools but it is good value for money."