Two blokes win Honda VTR250s
Ryan Dalton of Brissy (Qld) and Stephen Standley of Elthanm (Vic) have each won a new Honda motorcycleEarlier in the year, HART announced that it would give away a pair of Honda VTR250s, and the winners have now been announced.
Two lucky riders, Ryan Dalton from Brisbane and Stephen Standley from Eltham (Vic) both completed HART courses during April, May or June 2010 and won themselves a VTR250 each.
Ryan Dalton, 21, took part in both one and two-day Training and Assessment Courses. The air-conditioning mechanic said: "My first day at HART was the first time I had ridden a motorbike. I wanted to learn because it seemed like a fun, efficient way of travelling.
"The course was practical and catered for my needs and the instructors were pleasant, helpful and explained everything clearly.
"To be honest, when I first got the phone call to say I'd won the VTR, I thought someone was playing a joke on me! I would like to thank HART for the bike and for the training. It was a pleasure to be able to get my licence through them, and the trainers and facilities were fantastic."
Stephen Standley, a 51-year-old project engineer, had ridden enduro bikes in the UK military, but wanted to get his road licence, and undertook a Learner Permit and Licence course at Somerton HART in Melbourne's north.
"I didn’t have a full motorbike licence back in the UK so when I arrived in Australia 18 months ago, I wanted to take full advantage of the number of good weather days.
"I couldn’t believe I had won a brand new bike. I haven’t won anything like this in my life. It was a real surprise. I hope to upgrade to a Honda VFR1200F once I finish my restrictions, and will be completing HART’s Intermediate and Advanced I and II courses once that happens," added Standley.
HART, or Honda Australia Rider Training, trains more than 19,000 riders each year across the nation, and is the "only rider training company in Australia to use rider simulators to improve Hazard Perception" says the company.
The motorcycle training company offers learner, licence, refresher, intermediate, advanced, ATV and Off-road programs. Check out HartRiderTraining.com.au for more information.
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