Istanbul successfully delivered
the 4th edition of the Moto Tour Assistant Training Course
The Honda Safety Institute in Istanbul, Turkey, was the perfect venue to host the 4th edition of the FIM Europe Moto Tour Assistant Training Course.
Strongly supported by the Touring Commission and its Chairman Panagiotis Kalaitzis, is an important project for the FIM Europe, which also works for Touring Motorcycling.
After theoretical training both for on-road and off-road riding provided by Panagiotis and FIM Europe Touring Commission Member Jukka Lainkari, all the attendees warmed up for motorcycle practice training.
The program foresaw: warm-up, motorcycle safety checks, agility tests, cornering and engine brake, low-speed maneuvering, balance, braking, and counter-steer. The Training Centre at the Honda Safety Institute provided the motorcycles and all the necessary safety riding gear.
On the third and last day of training, the official test on the road was scheduled. All the trainees had the occasion to test their skills on a route of 230 km on secondary roads through the city of Istanbul, towns, and villages. At the end of the Training Course, all trainees had a great improvement in their riding skills.
Once more the Moto Tour Assistant Training Course had enthusiastic feedback.
Diploma awards went to Alexandros Stylianidis, Dimitrios Stylianidis, Stelios Kazaklis, Andrea Psoma, Konstantinos Nikolaidis, Ferarolis Stamatios, Linas Peciukaitis, Anestis Evgenidis, Andrius Sikorskis, Ernestas Vaitkevicius, Cem Kaplan, Deniz Kucukyilmaz.
Panagiotis Kalaitzis, Chairman of the FIM Europe Touring Commission
“This year’s T/As training course was a significant improvement over the previous years as it expanded over three days with the addition of the “on the road experience”. This was a 230 km role play and evaluation ride to the Black Sea. I want to thank HONDA Istanbul for the availability, support and providing the motorcycles for all the participants”.
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Moto Tour Assistant
