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Machine Gun Preacher – Sam Childers – Talk in store

By Gill Pentland on February 5, 2019 in 2019, Events

Machine Gun Preacher – Sam Childers Free Charity Talk Join us in store at Alba Customs from 11am – where we’re delighted to be joined by Sam Childers aka The Machine Gun Preacher. It all started with a Scum of the earth type life – one of drugs and violence – which involved, at one point, being an armed […]

april, 2019

07apr11:00 am5:00 pmCBT Taster Session - Sunday 7 April 2019n- Now Fully Booked

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Rider training taster session available in our indoor training yard, on Sunday 7 April 2019 is now fully booked. However spaces are available on Sunday 12 May 2019 (booking essential).

Ever fancied the thought of riding a scooter or motorcycle, but not sure if it’s for you?

Then come along to our Taster session day and take advantage of our indoor training yard for a taster session. You’ll have fun and learn the basics on one of our Suzuki 125cc motorcycles, regardless of the weather outside.

The sessions will each last 90 minutes starting at 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3.30pm.

Bring a friend as there will be 2 spaces available per session. The price is £25.00 per person, and if you book your Compulsory Basic Training course with us following your taster session on the day you will receive £25.00 off the price of the CBT!

We will provide protective clothing, gloves and a helmet. You will need to wear a pair of sturdy boots (but no steel toe caps).

Please arrive 15 minutes before your time slot to get checked in.

What’s required?

A Full or provisional car photo-card licence is required (if you have the old paper style licence please also bring photographic ID) and a sense of adventure and fun.
Hot refreshments will be available throughout.

To book your taster session, contact the rider training team on 0131 478 6661 option 4 or please email ridertraining@saltiremotorcycles.com.

The Compulsory Basic Training (CBT)

is the first step to getting you on the road and requires no previous experience.
At Saltire we will provide you with a bike (Suzuki GSX-S125 or automatic scooter) and any clothing you need to borrow, except boots.

Once you have completed your CBT, you will qualify for a discount in our clothing department, so you can start building up your own bike kit.

Prices are as follows:

CBT Monday-Friday – £160

CBT Weekends – £175

The CBT was was introduced in 1990 by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) with the aim of increasing skills for learner motorcyclists and improving road safety.
It is made up of five different elements, some in the classroom, some in the training yard and lastly out on the road.

Our Instructors will only take you out onto the road once they feel that you are confident handling a motorcycle, and are safe to do so. Traditionally, the CBT course is one full day, but can continue for another half day or so, depending on how individual students get on (or if the weather causes problems!)

Learners will be expected to use the roads safely and legally. So we highly recommend that provisional licence holders read The Highway Code before undertaking a CBT. But remember, The Highway Code is for life, not just for learners!

Buy The Official Highway Code here.

If you have any questions, please email ridertraining@saltiremotorcycles.com or call on 0131 478 6661 option 4.

Time

(Sunday) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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13apr(apr 13)9:00 am14(apr 14)5:00 pmYamaha MT Demo Weekend

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The days are getting longer. Darkness is giving way to light.

To celebrate the return of British Summer Time we invite you to join us for the 2019 Yamaha MT Demo Weekend on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th April 2019.

Take a free demo ride on the latest 2019 Yamaha MT models over the weekend and discover why these torque-rich Hyper Nakeds are Europe’s best selling bikes. The new Ice Fluoro MT-07 colour will be available to ride. Request a test ride here

We’re giving away a complementary gift bag with £20 worth of Yamaha MT branded merchandise to everyone who takes a demo ride (1 bag per rider, regardless of the number of test rides!)

There’s also the chance over the weekend to enter Yamaha UK’s exclusive competition to win a brand new Yamaha MT-09 worth £8,399. **

Test Ride Terms and Conditions:

Full motorcycle Licence and NI number required to be shown on the day to check licences
Appropriate riding gear must be worn at all times during the Test Ride
Test rides have a 40 minute time allocation between 9am and 4pm each day
Riders must be aged 25 years
(19 years for MT-03 test rides with full A2 licence)
no more than 3 penalty points on licence
Riders must abide by the Highway Code and are responsible for any/all offences under the Road Traffic Acts during the test ride
The motorcycle must be returned in the same condition as they received it
In the case of damage to the motorcycle during the test ride the insurance excess payable by the rider is £2,500.
Riders must be in a fit and healthy condition to ride
Our Sales staff have the right to refuse a test ride for any reason
1 goody bag per person (not per test ride!)

** The Yamaha MT-09 prize draw competition is open to anyone over the age of 18 years old (except anyone employed by Saltire Motorcycles, Alba Customs or Yamaha UK).

You do not require to take a test ride or make a purchase, however you must be in store to enter. The prize draw entries will close a week after the event with the winner being announced shortly after.

Time

13 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 14 (Sunday) 5:00 pm

Location

Saltire Motorcycles

553 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3XX

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20apr11:00 am2:00 pmMachine Gun Preacher - Sam Childers - Charity Talk

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Sam Childers’ life was the subject of Hollywood movie The Machine Gun Preacher (Starring – Gerard Butler playing the role of Sam Childers).

It all started with a Scum of the earth type life – one of drugs, violence and Motorcycles – which involved, at one point, being an armed guard for drug dealers. After almost being killed in a wild brawl Childers decided to turn his life around – to embrace a life of faith in God as he fought to free enslaved children in South Sudan and Northern Uganda – that all started back in 1998.

Since then, Childers has built one of the largest orphanages in Southern Sudan, which has fed and housed more than 1,000 children. With the orphanage finished, Childers began to lead armed missions to rescue children from the Lord’s Resistance Army – which led to villagers calling him ‘The Machine Gun Preacher’.

Fast-forward till today: Childers team make around 12,000 meals every day (for feeding programs in East Africa) and house 380 orphan children (most of which are victims of some atrocity)24/7. He’s also drilled dozens of wells – built many schools and has major projects in South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia.

The event is free, although we will take up a free will offering for the work he does in South Sudan and Northern Uganda after he has spoken. We’d like to think we could help him save some more children.

Hot and Cold refreshments will be available, alongwith a Hot fork buffet, with all donations going to help Sam’s work.

For more information click here

Time

(Saturday) 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Location

Alba Customs

553 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3XX

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The Compulsory Basic Training (CBT)

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CBT Monday-Friday – £160

CBT Weekends – £175

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