Motorcycle Training

I was updating the monthly update post that will come out to mark 12 months of blogging and I realised that the goal to get some adventure motorcycle training was coming up fast and that I needed to start to organise something if I wanted to achieve that goal.
I found a couple of courses that are running in spring so I will do a little more investigating and then hopefully book something in the next week or two.
Going for a ride on the weekend really made me think that I should do some more training and also made me glad that I purchased an adventure motorcycle instead of something else. I originally thought that I wanted a cruiser of some sort but I didn't want to get a Harley. The main reason for not wanting a Harley was that they can be pretty unreliable and they are too noisy. If I could have two bikes then I may consider a Harley as the second bike but I really enjoy hitting the dirt roads and going places that you couldn't on a big cruiser.
I'm not sure if I've told this story before or not, but when I was looking at upgrading from my learner bike, I was out riding in the country side and considering what type of bike I should get. I really liked the cruisers and they seemed so comfortable as they effortlessly rode along the country roads. The weather was perfect for riding that day and there were bikes everywhere. At one stage I took a turn that all the other bikes that day weren't taking for some reason and after a short while I found out why, the road turned to dirt. I stopped at the edge of the dirt and considered my options, I'd never ridden on dirt before but knew that basically any bike could ride on dirt if the rider was careful. I decided that it couldn't be that long of a dirt stretch and to give it a go. It was pretty unnerving for me as I'd never ridden on dirt before but that was all it took for me to decide that I wanted an adventure bike. I didn't want to be out riding somewhere and have to turn around because of a dirt road.
With the right tyres on my adventure bike I can go places that no cruiser could never go and even with road tyres on, I can go places that sports bike would dare to.
I'm very happen with my decision to buy an adventure bike and I think getting a 650cc instead of a 1000cc was also a very good decision. The 650cc has more than enough power for me and is a little lighter and more manageable off-road than a larger bike would be. If I was to replace my bike, I would replace it with another adventure bike. If I was to get a second bike, I'd possibly get another adventure bike too and have one set up for daily riding and the other set up for more adventurous off-road riding.

Bomber
N+1 is the number of bikes that every motorcyclist wants.