Established<\/b>: 13 years Location<\/b>: Christchurch Contact Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Hollie Ornsby<\/p>\n Website: <\/b>www.motorcycletraining.co.nz<\/a> Our uncompromising approach to quality, and ensuring that we provide expert advice and training from a riders first lesson up to advanced techniques for experienced riders with many years of riding experience.<\/p>\n We are the largest Motorcycle Training School in the South Island and as far as we’re aware, we are the only Motorcycle School in New Zealand with its own purpose-built facility.<\/p>\n We have a passionate cohesive team who collaborate to provide a top class service. We personalise our services to suit the individual and with the booking process gain a clear understanding of a customer’s goals, keeping a comprehensive record of learning which is shared within the team and with the student to help us work together to help make it happen.<\/p>\n We pride ourselves in our authentic and personalised customer care from the first phone call. We are approachable and enjoy what we do, and this shines through with our level of service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> At the beginning Dan could only offer 1 of the 3 stages of licensing, the Basic Handling Skills Test (for the learner license), learn to ride lessons and one on one road based training. This was when motorcycle training and upskilling was far from the norm.<\/div><\/div><\/div> 2020 – 2022 Covid hit. This was a tough time for the business. Being in lockdown was a difficult time, like everyone, we weren’t sure what was going to happen and when we would be back up and running. Working around the limitations with the traffic light system was a new hurdle but we were lucky to have a well structured Health and Safety Policy in place. With a few tweaks, we were back up and running. Financially we had suffered but we managed to bounce back once out of lockdown. Much like the earthquakes, Covid had drawn more people to the idea of riding motorcycles. Whether it be for the sense of freedom it offered or purely an affordable option for commuting.<\/div><\/div><\/div> Following the introduction of Ride Forever, Dan was invited to work with ACC and the NZTA to develop the current CBTA Licensing system. This was rolled out in 2014 in alignment with Ride Forever which is the preferred option for training through this licensing system.<\/p>\n After persevering in running the business out of a junk yard in Hillsborough for 3 years we signed a lease with Canterbury Car Club to start operating out of Ruapuna Raceway (Now – Euromarque Motorsport Park).<\/p>\n With Dan\u2019s extensive racing background and running tracked based training at Ruapuna, this was the dream business location.<\/p>\n We now have a strong team of 11, working throughout the South Island from Christchurch to Wanaka and Invercargill. We provide services in Canterbury, Westland, Otago and Southland.<\/p>\n We have recently opened a new purpose-built site for Ornsby Motorcycle Training. We are still at Ruapuna but have funded our own sealed area for the beginner sessions and Basic Handling Skills Test, and have a new office and classroom. We believe we are the first Motorcycle School in New Zealand to do this. It has been only a few short months since opening on the new site, but the response from our team and our customers has been fantastic.<\/div><\/div><\/div> Most of our instructors are independent contractors, working with Ornsby Motorcycle Training on a seasonal or part-time basis. We are very proud of the fact that the Ornsby Motorcycle Training instructors are a great team and part of the OMT family.<\/p>\n There are no other contractors in regular use, apart from Anna who provides admin support on a services contract, and an ongoing arrangement with a business adviser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Training in syllabus and curriculum changes as we develop new courses and refresh existing course content.<\/div><\/div><\/div> The most overwhelming feedback is when customers come to us, letting us know that their training has saved their life. That’s why we do what we do.<\/div><\/div><\/div> Although we do still struggle with work\/life balance, being owners of the business we do have flexibility to work around the busy schedules of our children.<\/p>\n We love having a positive input in people\u2019s lives. No matter what walk of life someone comes from, motorcycling is something that brings people together.<\/div><\/div><\/div> OMT are privileged to be in a position to donate to a regular list of charities each year, such as the City Mission Toy Run, Special Children’s Christmas Party and many more.<\/p>\n We also arrange a Westpac Helicopter Winter Charity Ride and have done this for the past 3 years. We get riders together to raise funds in appreciation for what they do. It’s a positive day which not only raises funds for the charity but also raises awareness for their need to raise funds to keep running successfully. Everyone who attends and donates enjoy the opportunity to give back. Most people know someone who has needed them.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\u201cWe provide motorcycle training from beginner to advanced levels, including licensing assessments. Based at Ruapuna Raceway \/ Euromarque Motorsport Park, we also offer track-based instruction, combining safe road training and race techniques from experienced instructors\u201d
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