ATV training course

[goathunter1]

The trouble with Elmwood is that they do not do this course that the FC require. So I'll also be pleased to hear how you get on sikadog. Is it this NPTC thing?

 

[ELRIG]

try highland off road at Dunkeld

 

[Grouse Track]

Phone Kirktown Machinery at Laurencekirk. They'll even sell you a bike with tracks when your done!
GT

 

[Mitscavitch]

Hi

Try Borders College as it's NPTC - Sit in as well as Sit astride options. But you would need to ring and ask for Andrew Johnson ( Course Coordinator) to be quoted a price etc.

Alan

 

[ELRIG]

i don't think this is aloud nowadays. H&S just got in the way back then .

 

[norma 308]

nothing wrong with carrying a spare set of handlebars or two eh

 

[bogtrotter]

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i don't think this is aloud nowadays. H&S just got in the way back then .

Better than just one on the back

 

[ELRIG]

Better than just one on the back

good days back then .I would never expect a young lad todo that now. Everything with horns goes in a very light trailer and we make multi runs back to the landrover. But back then it was the norm for us to over load the Quad . My personal best was 8 hinds on a honda bigred.

pic below has 5 on it.

 

[bogtrotter]

good days back then .I would never expect a young lad todo that now. Everything with horns goes in a very light trailer and we make multi runs back to the landrover. But back then it was the norm for us to over load the Quad . My personal best was 8 hinds on a honda bigred.

pic below has 5 on it.

8 hinds on a bigred, that puts my 13 in an Argo to shame, though I did manage three stags in a Suzuki sj

 

[ELRIG]

The days of the sj410's and sj413's there's more room in the argo!

 

[sikadog]

PASSED NPTC ATV TEST
Today, as long as you are used to a quad and know about weight transfer and can read the paperwork they send just do the test forget about tne course.

 

[mereside]

nice one thanks,wayne

 

[shudadunityonksago]

WTF did mine last year £120.00 1 day course like teaching your grannie to suck eggs !!

 

[woodender]

Not only that but you need to resit every five years.

Try Oatridge College West Lothian.

I sat mine there

 

[Shabz]

You should be able to download the NPTC assessment schedule from their website, that and a copy of the AFAG guide (also downloadable, I'd imagine) will see most people through an assessment. No need for training. I'll try and find some links.

 

[Shabz]

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/afag701.pdfWorth reading even if you're not planning training or assessment.

 

[Shabz]

Can't get the links to work, just google AFAG atv guideAnd the NPTC assessment schedule is NPTC

 

[Shabz]

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/afag701.pdf

 

[Shabz]

There, all working!

 

[sikadog]

Shabz
Its a very good link But a lot of it is like most heath and safety blurb not realy relevent.
Go on to the NPTC website and look up the course notes and they will tell you exactly what you need to know for the test.
The HSE link goes into things that are not in the test so you dont need to know them to complete a NPTC test.