The Driving Coach - Western Cape

From the age of 16 you are allowed to ride on our roads, (with your written motorcycle license). Take to the road, the smell of the ocean, a cool breeze on your face and that feeling of freedom. What sets us apart from other driving schools: we coach, rather than teach! Coaching is the process which allows the coach to walk with their client towards the client's chosen outcome! We give you the tools you need to grow as a person and to focus on riding easily and effortlessly. Your coach will be there for you, every step of the way. You can do it! Contact us to book your appointment as soon as possible.

For bookings and further information

I look forward to helping you through the process of achieving freedom.

The Driving Coach offers

Need Learners Classes? You can currently find us at these venues:

• The Driving Coach, 5th Floor, Bandwidth Barn, 125 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town - Thursdays 17h00 – 19h00
• Cape Town High School, Hope Street, Cape Town - Wednesdays 15h00 – 17h00

Contact us now to find out more!            

PRACTICAL 

• • Level 1 - Beginner's riding, saftey tips and how to control your bike
  • Level 2 - Intermediate riding on quiet public roads
  • Level 3 - Advanced riding on normal public roads with normal traffic flow

K53 rider's lisence

K53 RIDER'S LICENSE COURSE = R200 for 60min lessons. The candidate must have passed the learner's test in order to proceed with this, the K53 driver's test session. By the end of this session, the candidate should be able to pass the K53 rider's test.

Our coaches work in the following areas:

Your coach will come to you if you are in the following Cape Town area! Greater Cape Town areas: Milnerton, Table View, Century City, Other areas: Somerset West, Strand, Gordon's Bay,

Terms & Conditions

Applicants must have successfully completed the official South African learner's driver test before applying for lessons with The Driving Coach.

Disclaimer:

The Driving Coach will not be held responsible for any loss, damage, injury, accident, delay or inconvenience to any person or their personal belongings whilst taking scooter riding lessons with The Driving Coach.

About Jirk

Jirk is married and has a 3 year old son and was a biker for 20 years.He is an avid mountain biker as well and is a regular at Tokia where he hits the trail.Jirk did the driving instructor's course through The Driving Coach and is a qualified coach who will guide you through your scooter or motorbike licensing process. He is also a certified code 08 instructor but has a passion for motorbikes. He is a hands on person and has a real zest for life.He is a peoples person and enjoys working with both young and old

Scooter activities, clubs and racing

Scooters are a cheap and reliable source of transport, but scooters are meant for much more than getting around town... Become part of Cape Town's fantastic scooter culture by scooting around our beautiful city. Some of the scooter activities that are popping up all over the show include: Scooter breakfast runs, Scooter weekends away, Scooter owners parties & Scooter racing

Scooter Reviews:

Get yourself a scooter! You'll be flying, you will feel like a bird, wings out-stretched, gliding effortlessly over the ground. Hmmm...pure bliss!

Here are some reviews by Linlee Solms from The Driving Coach: The scoots in the pic above right, are all Jonway scooters - our sponsor for our Cape Town to Durban scooter charity ride!

The navy blue scooter is a Vespa 150cc - from Vespa Cape Town.

Red Yesterday - Jonway

Very retro, very comfortable and very nice riding position. This scoot is definitely meant for city commuting and like me, it's built for comfort and not speed - although I did manage to get 110 kms on a downhill and even at this speed, the Yesterday is solid!

Midnight Blue - Vespa

LX 150 - My immediate impression was the upright sitting position which was superbly comfortable. The handle bars are in a straight line to the control panel which makes using the flickers extremely easy - just a slight movement of your right thumb and the flicker is on. Twist the throttle grip and you get an immediate response, not a lurch forward, but a nice steady yet powerful pull away. Your feet kind of automatically glide onto the foot rest panel, perfect positioning.This bike is a stunning little commuter - for a 150cc that weighs only 110kg she's very stable and reliable and I will highly recommend her to anyone looking to move up into the scooter market.

Veterano - Jonway

In my personal opinion, this is the nicest Jonway scooter available because it is both comfortable and it responds when you twist the throttle. It's riding position is more upright than the Yesterday and the handle bars are more in a straight line than the curve of the Yesterday. This gives it a bit of a "Vespa type" look. I think the Veterano would appeal more to the "mature" client as it is very elegant and also has that 60's look and feel about it.

Pink Galactica - Jonway

Now this bike is small in stature but has a powerful little 125cc engine. Actually, all the scooters had 125cc engines but the styling definitely made a difference in the power out-put. The Galactica's have a more sporty, fun, zippy look about them and a high school or varsity student would do extremely well on one of these bikes.

The El Ninjo - Jonway

The only bike that stands out from the crowd, wow! This 125cc scooter performs in the class of a 150cc scooter. It is extremely quick especially when slightly modified. I only got to ride it in the parking area of Joe Cools in Durban and I nearly saw my ass!

Jonway

Jonway scooters are well priced starting at R8500 for the Yesterday and going up to R9 500 (May 2010) for the El Ninjo and they last. We really got to put them through their paces and besides the odd and silly breakdown, we did not have any problems with them. We rode them over 6 days for approximately 400kms per day at full throttle and they all survived the thrashing.

Honda Cub

The Honda Cub is the most popular motorcycle with the most units sold over the past 50 years - 60 million units sold, YES, I SAID 60 million. These bikes are used all over the world as commuters for business people in the Far East, transport for entire families in India and fun bikes for people of all ages in the Western world.

Other

Eurojet, Kymco, Vespa, Skygo, Vuka, Big Boy, SYM etc ...so many to chose from!

Scooter Photo Gallery

Have a look at our Scooter Photo Gallery to see some really beautifully crafted scooters and bikes. We would love it if you could send us pics of classic old bikes and fun scooters from the 70's and 80's, especially the 50cc types for our scooter photo gallery.

Scooter Tips