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    Learning to ride Justin’s story

    Dec 05, 2018 5 minutes

    It’s a while since any of us at MSL have taken our riding tests. So, to get a feel of what it’s like to get your licence today we needed a volunteer – and we didn’t need to look far: our senior designer, Justin Blackamore, was keen to get on two wheels so we pointed him towards Kawasaki Rider Training Services (KRTS), grabbed a cuppa, and watched the story unfolding. Justin signed up for an intensive training course, in partnership with Shires Motorcycle Training in Derby, designed to get him through each of the modules and pass his full DVSA motorcycle test. This is Justin’s version of events...

    “I had mixed emotions leading up to the day of my CBT. I was very excited about finally getting the

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