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I did the first two days of my DAS w/ Ace Rider Training over the weekend.
The manual CBT (already have one for automatics) wasn't strictly required but it put me on an equal or better footing that some of the people starting the course on the Sunday.
In comparison to the one done at Metropolis, I felt it was pretty poorly run. There were too many people per instructor and, whilst the Metropolis one took about 3.5 hours, I arrived at this one at 8am and didn't get home until 5.30!! There were also a couple of people who clearly shouldn't be on the road and at least one of them was given a certificate.
The second day (first of DAS) was actually pretty good. The classroom session was informative and gave plenty of good advice on what to expect from both the module 1 and 2. The road sessions in the afternoon were also longer and more autonomous (with the odd good observation). It gave me plenty more time to get used to the manual bike.
On Wednesday I start on the 600cc bike (Yamaha XJ6) which i'll have nearly two full days on before the module 1 test on Thursday afternoon.