RIP Sheridan motorcycle training

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I believe that Sheridan may have run it's final motorcycle training course. For those who don't know, Sheridan made an announcement some time ago that 2013 would be the final year it would be offering motorcycle training.

RIP Sheridan motorcycle training courses. You taught me how to safely ride a motorcycle. All the best to the instructors and hopefully you all get to continue teaching somewhere else.
 
I agree! The Instructors were amazing. Not sure where I'll take an m2 exit course, should I decide to go that route. Guess, I'll have to look into that.
 
why is Sheridan giving up on such a lucrative business ?
 
DemonPig said:
I don't believe it's such a lucrative business. If it was they would've kept it, no matter how elitist their future goals may be.

Operational costs are very high.
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That's not true, true business strategists understand that sometimes you have to give up on very profitable businesses in order to serve a greater long term goal.

For example General Electric said, if they aren't number 1 in an industry, even if they are number 2 or 3, they'd give it up so it doesn't take up focus, that way GE would be recognized as an leader in any industry they pursue. Look at where they are today.
 
Sidebar: General Electric designed the Fukushima nuclear plant and provided 3 of the 6 reactors.
 
R.Tuned said:
That's not true, true business strategists understand that sometimes you have to give up on very profitable businesses in order to serve a greater long term goal.

For example General Electric said, if they aren't number 1 in an industry, even if they are number 2 or 3, they'd give it up so it doesn't take up focus, that way GE would be recognized as an leader in any industry they pursue. Look at where they are today.
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You are correct, however, looking at the courses - majority of them are ran by colleges, RTI is non-profit. I just don't see private businesses lining up to organize these things and make a killing.
 
a little bird told me that rider training (specifically new rider training / licensing) numbers are down in the USA. Canada has been projected to follow suit. There has been multiple closures of training schools Ontario wide.

That being said, our numbers for this year have gone up, so who knows...
 
Sunspark said:
Sidebar: General Electric designed the Fukushima nuclear plant and provided 3 of the 6 reactors.
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Sidebar 2: And they worked fine until the tsunami hit.
 
RetroGrouch said:
Sidebar 2: And they worked fine until the tsunami hit.
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Same with all of the other rider training courses in Ontario ;)

This is one twisted thread!

I did my M1 exit through Sheridan at the CCIW location in Burlington and was hoping to take the M2 exit with them as well. Had a fantastic time and the instructors were awesome. It's very sad to see this shut down. It would be cool if the instructors were able to start up their own independent operation...
 
Hamilton area use CMA for your M2 exit. Usually run out of the Stoney Creek area near Fruitland Rd and 50 Rd.
 
Good-Bye Sheridan, thanks for the awesome instructors I had when I took the course! Wouldn't be here riding today without them!
 
Yes, the program is now finished. I was in the very last class held at sheridan. The instructors are setting up a course on their own; from my understanding, everything is lined up except for a location. One of the instructor did tell me that sheridan would put a link on their website to the new program once it is set up.

It was an awesome course and the instructors were amazing, I really hope they manage to find a location; I'll definitely be going back for my M2 exit.

If anybody wants to see any of the instructors, they will be there one more time on Sept. 7th doing re-tests.

Don't worry about a flood of often dropped CBRs, they only had three or four.
 
Sheridan is changing from a college to university. Uni limits the number of part-time courses/students to a small percentage of total courses offered/total students (unlike colleges, which can offer them). Big percentage need to be registered 'full time.' This is the reason for it being cancelled. They want location(s) to continue, if anyone has a big lot/knows someone...
Many other evening classes are being cancelled also. Just when I was going to take a basket weaving course too!
 
DemonPig said:
I don't believe it's such a lucrative business. If it was they would've kept it, no matter how elitist their future goals may be.

Operational costs are very high.
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The instructors are paid beans and the bikes aren't maintained as often as you would your own. Basically on a "as it breaks" fixing. It's a very lucrative business if done correctly. On a "normal" weekend a junior instructor makes about $12-15/hour (close to min wage) if you consider 10 hour/day weekends. The course may be 8 hours for students, but add another hour prior for set up and another for paperwork and cleanup at the end.

Stick it out for longer and you can eventually make a lot more for doing a lot less..... well, maybe not less, but work that isn't so physically demanding.
 
Its sad to see another program go, but I dont think the instructors were in it for the money, they seem like those sort of people that want to help and can make a bit of extra cash doing something they like.
The insurance costs must have been a bit of money.

Its getting harder and a lot more expensive to get licensed in Ontario, you have to really want to ride to go through all the hoops.
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