ABOUT US
Corser Concepts Motorcycle School is a motorcycle skills and balance improvement course aimed at teaching ALL motorcycle riders to become safer more confident riders. Our NSW motorcycle training centre is located in Wollongong (south of Sydney) and has been running since 2007. Our course helps you focus on improving your cornering techniques for safety and speed while improving your abilities going into a corner, getting out of a corner, and if need be, past the competition.
We offer Motorcycle Lessons from the complete novice who simply wants to improve their confidence, to the more advanced rider who wants to learn the art of sliding.
Students that attend our NSW Motorbike training centre use one of our specially prepared small capacity 4 stroke motorcycles. This helps to teach the correct brake, throttle and clutch control skills needed to become a safer and more confident rider. Our tracks are designed to scale.
Our concept for this? Why risk having a super high-speed crash on an expensive motorcycle when you can learn to ride and develop the skills necessary to slide a bike at much safer speeds.
We believe that all Motorcycle riders should get to experience the art of riding a dirt bike before taking on the open road.
Please feel free surf our web site and contact us if you have any further questions…. we look forward to hearing from you!
WHY COME TO US
We believe that all Motorcycle riders should get to experience the art of riding a dirt bike before taking on the open road. We understand this has not always been easy for people, so we created a venue and a step by step curriculum aimed at developing rider skills and to help build confidence with a bike slipping and sliding but in a safe environment where the consequences of a crash are kept low so you can push your own comfort levels.
This concept will have you riding less ridged and more relaxed to better control of any motorbike.
You will:
- Be trained from a Level 2 MA Coach
- Have plenty of 1 on 1 tuition “Max 6 riders”
- Get to ride a fully prepared, easy to ride dirt bike that won’t wear you out in 5 mins
- Ride in a safe controlled environment
- Develop better balance
- Develop good Clutch, Brake and throttle control
- Get comfortable with the bike slipping and sliding underneath you and around corners
- Start to develop “feel” with the bike and learn to ride smooth
- Opportunity to get a group of friends together and have fun while learning
SCHOOL HISTORY
In 2000, while racing in the American Pro Thunder series, Dale came across a unique Motorcycle school that taught its riders flat tracking skills utilising Honda XR100 dirt bikes. This was a training technique that the Corser brothers had been doing over the years as part of their off-season training to help keep their riding skills sharp and was relatively safe using lower speeds and smaller bikes.
Dale started planning his school and in 2005, attained his level 1 coaching accreditation with Motorcycling Australia and by 2011 became a Level 2 coach. Originally aimed at the racing community Dale quickly realized that in general, a lot of riders either never had the opportunity or never realized the importance of slow speed riding skills. They commonly gauged their riding ability by how fast they were riding but lacked general good balance, correct weight distribution, smooth brake, throttle and clutch control skills.
A step by step curriculum was put into place to develop confidence and skills, which helps the rider increase speed with correct technique. Students also get the experience of the bike slipping and sliding underneath them in a safe environment.
To date over 1000 students have attended the school with a lot of repeat customers wanting to sharpen the racing skills.
WHO WE ARE
A family run business that has been involved socially and competitively on dirt and road bikes for over 40 years. We want to share our passion with fellow riders. We understand that riding a motorcycle can be intimidating and scary for many riders so we have created a curriculum that is fun yet challenging plus we have set up a safe environment so you can push yourself up to and above your comfort level.
For the beginner, we take a step by step approach to keep you feeling safe and slowly build confidence. For the more experienced, you will be challenged but in a safe and controlled manner and tap into some newfound skills.
- Introduction to the bike and controls
- Riding preparation: Preparing the motorcycle and appropriate riding gear selection
- Mounting and dismounting, starting and stopping the engine
- Riding posture, both seated and standing
- Risk assessment of area/track
- Bike Maintenance
- Protective clothing
- Posture and correct weight transfer/distribution
- This Motocycle training course is designed for advanced Riders or Racers with many years of experience wishing to fine tune their race craft skills and make them faster and more confident in their ability.
- The three key components of this course are the same as the Non Racer/Intermediate course but all at a much quicker aggressive pace.
- The Students that attend this course will learn the skills required to master.. the art of “BACKING IT IN”.
Beginners/Novice Course:
Our beginner motorcycle course is designed for riders who have never operated a motorcycle or have very limited riding experience. The object of this course is to become familiar with the motorcycle and all its controls, different types of terrain, varying weather conditions, hazard awareness, all in a controlled environment.
Classroom discussions are kept to a minimum as we find that the best way for beginners to gain confidence and improve there riding skills is for more practical riding drills that are built into our Curriculum.
This learn to ride motorcycle lesson is full of everything a beginner needs to become familiar and comfortable on two wheels. The only prerequisite for this course is that all participants must be able to ride a two-wheeled bicycle and is able to balance without assistance.
The three key components of this course are:
- Familiarize the student with the bike and its controls
- Teach correct riding positioning/operating procedures
- Build students confidence level with their own riding ability.
What we’ll cover:
- Introduction to the bike and controls
- Riding preparation: Preparing the motorcycle and appropriate riding gear selection
- Mounting and dismounting, starting and stopping the engine
- Riding posture, both seated and standing
- Riding in a straight line and throttle control
- Shifting gears and Braking
- Turning and Cornering
- Maneuvering through obstacles and riding up and down hills
- How to be a safe, responsible rider
Non Racer/Intermediate Course:
This Motorcycle course is designed for more intermediate riders that have mastered all the basics and are ready to move on to the next level. This course is great for the riders that are street riders or for riders that used to ride but have been off a bike for some time and wish to refresh and improve their riding skills.
The three key components of this course are:
- increase the student’s confidence with the bike and its controls
- focus on correct riding positioning/operating procedures
- build confidence level with a sliding motorcycle in and out of corners
What we’ll cover:
- risk assessment of area/track
- Bike Maintenance
- Controls
- Protective clothing
- Slow riding
- Posture and correct weight transfer/distribution
- Steering
- Throttle
- Braking front / rear / both
- Clutch
- Cornering/ line selection
- Braking points system
- Rear / front wheel slides
- Jumps / obstacles
- Suspension
2 DAY ADVENTURE
This 2-Day Adventure school is aimed at ALL levels of motorcycle riders. It is the perfect course for riders that lack the confidence to take on the trails with their big Adventure Bike.
Day 1 Of the course will see you utilise one of our fleet of small capacity four stroke motorcycles on a combination of purpose-built grass tracks and dirt trails. The concept of using these small, easy to ride bikes is to build confidence while teaching the correct riding skills and techniques before adapting them to your own Adventure Motorcycle. This proven technique has been used by both Troy and Dale Corser throughout their riding careers. Make sure you get plenty of rest the night before as the course will have you covering a lot of laps.
Day 2 Sees you wake up to a hearty breakfast before suiting up and adapting all the skills learnt from the smaller bikes and applying to your own large ADV machines under the guidance of your coaches. We will use a combination of tracks and trails found at the training facility or head out on a pre-planned adventure loop depending on skill level of the group putting your new skills to the test.
The three key components of this course are:
- Drills for improving Balance and control of the bike
- Shifting your body weight through the footpegs to control the bikein the sitting and standing position “Attack position”
- Develop smoother control of the Brakes, Throttle and Clutch
What we’ll cover:
- Risk assessment of the area, track and trails
- General bike maintenance/ bike preparation/ what to pack for Adventure riding
- Correct riding gear
- Smooth throttle/brake/clutch control drills
- Correct riding position for road and off-road conditions
- Fitness/ fatigue/hydration
- Counter Steering/ steering the bike with the foot pegs
- Correct weight distribution for improved confidence entering/exiting corners
- U-turns and figure eights standing/seated position
- Slow speed maneuvering in tight single trail conditions
- Line selection/reference points/gear selection/vision
- Braking techniques/Rear wheel slides
- Navigating tricky obstacles that you come across while adventure riding
- Building confidence going up and down steep hills
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Coaching Team
Dale Corser
Head coach
E-mail: info@ccmcschool.com.au
Phone: +61 414 552 781
Graham Cheney
2 Day Adv coach
E-mail: gkcheney@bigpond.com
Phone: +61 407 406 470
Troy Corser
Special events coach
Dale Corser
Chief instructor, Dale Corser, started riding motorcycles at the age of seven alongside brother, Troy. The boys competed in gymkhana and competition trials events before turning to Motocross and Dirt Track racing. These off-road skills acted as a learning curve towards Road Racing.
Dale was also passionate about water and jet skiing. At 20, Dale was approached by Australia’s Sea World to become a Professional Jet and Water Skier. He went on to become a Professional Stunt Performer where he worked in many countries including Germany, Holland, Japan, China, Oman and America.
In 1999, Dale was approached by Mitch Hansen, team owner of American Race Team. Dale was performing in a water and jet ski show. Mitch invited Dale to join his team to race in the AMA Pro Thunder class aboard a factory 748 Ducati. This was a gamble for both Dale and Mitch. Dale had been flat out with stunt show commitments for the past five years and hadn’t raced a motorcycle.
The gamble paid off for both! With Dale finishing an impressive third overall in the 2000 Pro Thunder Championship. This result combined with the professional looking outfit ran by Mitch Hansen’s HMC racing raised a lot of interest from Ducati North America. Ducati North America approached Mitch Hansen about being the No1 Ducati Superbike Team for 2001. Understandably, Mitch jumped at the chance which increased costs leaving no budget to run Dale on his 748 Ducati in the Pro Thunder Classic.
In 2001, Dale returned to Australia. He was approached by Universal Studios Japan to perform in the Water World Stunt Show. An amazing opportunity for Dale, professionally and financially. After a 15-month contract, Dale returned to America to perform at Marine World USA in their stunt show. An unfortunate shoulder injury sustained at the end of that year prevented Dale from returning to work in the stunt industry.
Dale returned to motorcycles as a Support Coach with KTM North America. Dale travelled across the USA promoting the KTM brand and Red Bull doing dealer support days and schools.
At the end of 2005, Dale came home to Australia where he has continued his motorcycle coaching as a Motorcycle Australia accredited level 2 coach. This has seen Dale complete his dream of helping fellow motorcycle enthusiasts become safer, faster and better skilled riders. He does this through his unique training school, Corser Concepts Motorcycle School.
Graham Cheney
Graham started riding bikes at a very young age while growing up on the family farm located in Newbridge NSW. From age 16 to 19, he started competing in supercross and motocross events.
Graham stopped racing to concentrate on completing his trade. At the tender age of 23 he met his beautiful future wife, Karen. Karen’s Uncle talked Graham into giving dirt track racing a go. He successfully competed up and down the east coast of Australia.
In 2002, Graham discovered Supermotard racing.
In 2003, Graham secured a full factory ride with Husaberg. More success, Graham picked up NSW/QLD/VIC state titles before finishing second place in the Australian titles.
In 2004, Graham went international where he competed in the American AMA Supermoto series for Husaberg. He was a top five finisher. Unfortunately, Graham had a bad crash breaking a collar bone and finishing eighth in the series.
In 2005, Graham came home. He secured a ride with KTM Australia, picking up three state titles and a 2nd place in the Australian Supermoto series – unlimited class.
In 2007, Graham’s successes secured a factory ride with Husqvarna Australia. Again, he was able to get NSW and QLD state titles before placing second in the Australian championships.
In 2008, Graham retired from racing due to family and work commitments. Retirement led Graham to adventure riding and working with Corser Concepts Motorcycle School as assistant coach.
In 2019, Graham established Forest Hill Adventure Rides on his property in Neville NSW. This is a great way to get away, tell stories and ride with people that have the same passion for adventure riding.
In 2019, Graham competed in the KTM “Ultimate Adventure Race Qualifier”. Graham was runner up and secured a factory ride to compete in the Merzouga rally in Morocco in 2020. He will do this on a fully prepared KTM 790 R Rally. The rally will take place in May 2020 and we can’t wait to see and hear about this adventure.
Troy Corser
When in Australia, Two-time World SBK Champion Troy Corser is a guest coach at the school. Troy is currently the Head Coach for the BMW Race Academy in Europe.
In 2012, Troy Corser joined The Race Academy where he re-developed the training program together with Marcel Kramer.
In 2019, RSE was founded by Marcel Kramer to take the developed teaching program to the next level and reach a wider group of riders in Europe and around the world.
Some of Troy’s achievements include:
- 1993 Australian Superbike Champion
- 1994 American Superbike Champion
- 1996 World Superbike Champion
- 1996 Illawarra Sports Star of the Year (Australia)
- 2005 World Superbike Champion
- 2005 Illawarra Sports Star of the Year (Australia)
- 2012 World SBK Ambassador
- 2017 Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame Inductee
2018 Ambassador FIM Asia Supermoto Championship