Glyn Harper

Glyn has been riding bikes since the ripe old age of 16. In his own words "just before the dawn of time". Fed up with having to go round with the oldies, erm parents, he got his first bike. It was a Yamaha FS1 E or fizzy

Now this is the time before CBT, and learning to ride was a nightmare. Just setting off without stalling or falling off was an achievement.

Thanks to his dad, his next bike was a 175cc trail bike, (any dads reading this... keep it away from the kids or you could end up having to get them a bike!!!).

Riding off-road taught him control skills and he started to enter trials riding events.

Then, like all lads, he went and spoiled things, and got a girlfriend. A bigger bike was needed in the form of a Kawasaki KH250 two stroke.

Next came a Kawasaki Z650 (nice bike!) and he travelled all over the country, with his now wife on the back. Three kids later, on went a sidecar. what an experience that was!

Fast forward a few years and a lot more bikes. The family is grown up and Suzuki had just brought out the new Bandit 600. So he got one and guess what; the wife and kids still want to come on the back.

The bikes had got better but Glyn hadn't, so he went on a training course to brush up on his skills. He enjoyed it so much, he did the instructor course and is now able to teach CBT to new riders. He is continuing with his training and want to qualify as a Direct Access instructor in the near future.

Glyn runs Probike Security, his own successful motorcycle security company selling a wide range of bike security products from a simple lock and chain to alarms and ground anchors. He also offers a fitting service for those not in to DIY, destroy it yourself!!......back