The sub-company of Maxxis Group, Maxxis India and the Delhi-based motorcycle rental and tour adventure company, Lets Ryde granted #Licence To Freedom certificate to 10 women riders after completing the riders training programme under Women in Front, the two companies collaborative effort to promote women riders in India.
The first batch of women rider successfully completed the beginner course of Motorcycle Rider Training Program at OTR Dirt Park in Gurugram, Haryana under the tutelage of India’s only International Instructors Academy certified (IIA Germany) International adventure, Shahnawaz Khanand the associate trainer and Enduro riding trainer, Jaswinder Kaur.
These riders experienced a 4-day workshop which includes proper riding technique, tyre changing, oil and filter changing techniques, advance biking techniques and emergency preparedness. They also had a breakfast ride and biking expedition to Manali. Top performers of each batch will have a chance to take a trip to every biker’s dream destination, Len Ladakh, sponsored by the companies
Out of the 300 participants who signed up for the programme, only 10 were chosen to be part of the training. All of the participants came from diverse professional backgrounds ranging from Marketers, Engineers, RJ’s, Sales and Service sectors and had never ridden a motorcycle before.
Commenting on the event, Bing-Lin Wu, Marketing and Retail Sales Head of Maxxis India said, ‘Women in Front is a unique initiative and I am proud to hand out these certificates to our first batch of riders today. It is great to see the enthusiasm of these women who are riding confidently on the tracks. I hope more young women feel inspired by them, get over their inhibitions and find their license to freedom. We too enrolled our women employees for this training and would urge all corporates to encourage their women employees and get them enrolled for the training.’
“It is heartening to see such enthusiasm and eagerness in these girls. Today’s certification is a testimony of the hard work these women riders have put in the program and are now well versed with the finer nuances of riding a bike including change of tyres, basic bike maintenance techniques and choosing the right tyres for their bikes. We hope that the ‘Women in Front’ campaign will reach out to several other girls who wish to explore the thrill of riding a bike,” Lets Ryde founders, Amit and Kuldeep said.
Both companies announced their collaboration for Women in Front, a Riders Training Academy — for women, by women.