Reach Your Full Motorcycle Riding Potential
Learn the skills to confidently enjoy riding your motorcycle the way you were meant to.
✓ All Abilities Welcome
✓ Highly Experienced Instructors
✓ Small Group Sizes
Do You Feel ‘Stuck’ in Your Training?
Have you ever felt uncomfortable on your motorcycle because you didn’t have enough training?
Have your motorcycle handling skills plateaued and you need guidance to get to the next level?
Do you avoid riding at a track because you’re not interested in “racing?
You Belong Here
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Community
Fishtail Riding School is a community of like-minded people who support one another by respecting ability levels and maintaining a safe learning environment.
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Experienced Instructors
Fishtail Riding School has over 40 instructors, most of whom have been riding and instructing together for over 20 years. They are passionate about motorcycles which is why they volunteer their time to make you feel more comfortable and confident on your motorcycle. They want you to love it as much as they do.
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Ride Better
At Fishtail Riding School, instruction is paramount. What truly sets us apart is that we assess how well you are applying the instruction you receive from us so you can be a better rider.
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Assigned Instructors
Instructors for the day are assigned based on student’s skill level and motorcycle.
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Spacious Venues
Fishtail Riding School limits the number of participants to ensure the track won’t be crowded and there will be plenty of room to practice your skills without the risk of running into other riders.
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It's a Ride, Not a Race
At Fishtail Riding School, we know you are looking for that “sweet spot” between riding slower than you’d like, but not uncomfortably fast and out of control. We help you draw the perfect line between the two so you can ride well at a speed that is exhilarating and comfortable so you can fully enjoy the experience.
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The Best Tracks in the Northeast
Fishtail Riding School offers you the experience of a lifetime. Nowhere else will you have the opportunity to ride some of the best tracks in the world while receiving individualized motorcycle instruction available on a wide-open track. It’s too good to pass up!
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Small Instructor to Student Ratio
Instructor-to-student ratios are typically 1:3 or smaller to facilitate personalized training tailored to your skill level.
You’re in Good Hands
Robbie Nigl - National Race Champion with AMA, CCS, USCRA and AHRMA
Owner Peach Pit Painting
Ducati Factory Authorized Refinish Center
At Fishtail Riding School, we understand the apprehension you’re feeling about riding your motorcycle without any formal training. We know that learning to ride a motorcycle in the “school of hard knocks” isn’t safe, fun, or enjoyable. We realize you want to experience the exhilaration of riding your motorcycle, which is why you got it in the first place.
We want you to love riding your motorcycle as much as we do. That’s why we’ve spent the last 28 years creating a community that helps riders like you learn the skills you need to ride comfortably so you can fully enjoy riding your motorcycle the way you were meant to.
Tim Hafner - Co-Owner, Chief Instructor and Sometimes Crash Test Dummy
Former USAF F-16 Instructor Pilot
NH Certified Teacher
Exclusive Provider of Motorcycle Training at Club Motorsports, Inc. in Tamworth, NH, the “Best track in America”
Instructing Students Since 1997
Proven Reduction in Rider Accidents
25% of Novices are First-Timers
What Participants Say
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“Your group is providing a great opportunity to the many sport bike riders who want to ride a race track with safety and without the pressure of racing competition. This is just what I am looking for at this stage of my life.”
Steve Ross
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“I am amazed that you are able to find such quality coaches in the quantity necessary to keep the groups small and the instruction so individualized, and this is what I found to be your most important feature.”
Scott Severance
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“I am an Officer in Chelmsford, MA, and participated in your training. I have been riding for most of my life and that was by far one of the most interesting and exciting experiences that I have been a part of on two wheels.”
Bob Brown
❶ Register for Track Days.
Choose a track day or days that interest you, register, and receive an email confirmation.
❷ Confirmation.
A few days prior to your event(s) you will get a “need to know” email with all the details to get you to the track and in the door.
❸ Show up!
Arrive at your track day event, follow the smell of the really good coffee, and we’ll get you on your way to having the time of your life.
Here’s How We Roll
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. All you need is a basic understanding of how the controls work (clutch, brakes, throttle, gear shift). If you know that much, you know enough to ride with us.
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We are a riding school, not a racing school. We run a formal curriculum with both in-class and on-track instruction. In fact, we stress in the morning brief that we want you to ride at or below 75% of your maximum ability to ensure you have enough leftover brain bytes to process what is happening and make adjustments.
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The short answer is full-coverage riding gear, either textile or leather. There are a few nuances to this, and you can see the requirements in more detail here.
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The majority of our students are street riders, and our preparations reflect that. Bike prep for a street bike consists of taping up your lenses and making sure the motorcycle is mechanically sound for the day. You can see a more detailed description of what is required here.
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While the details may vary slightly from venue to venue, in general, the day will flow like this:
Gates open at 7am
Registration and tech inspection – 7:15-8:30
Safety brief – 8:30
Track opens (Advanced Group first) – 9:00
Lunch break – 12:00-1:00
Track reopens – 1:00
Track closes – 5:00
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Oh boy, will there be food?! We’ll have continental breakfast items when you arrive (fruit, pastries, Vermont Artisan Coffee), plenty of water, and a fully catered lunch. We’re big believers that few things build a community like breaking bread together, so we shut down all activity and gather to eat lunch and tell tall tales about how amazing we all are.
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Canaan Motor Club and Palmer Motorsports Park allow overnight camping. Club Motorsports, Inc. does not.
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Palmer Motorsports Park has fuel onsite. Canaan Motor Club has a local gas station right outside the main gate. Club Motorsports has a local gas station roughly 2 miles down the road from the facility.
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It depends on the facility. All the venues have running water. Palmer Motorsports Park and Club Motorsports have new bathroom and shower facilities in the paddock area, and they are accessible to all. Canaan Motor Club is a bit more rustic. They have 2 indoor bathrooms (ladies’ and men’s), portable toilets, and an outdoor shower that draws its water straight from the local river. Without heating it.
Presently Palmer is the only facility that has electrical outlets accessible to the public, and you’ll need to coordinate with the track directly to reserve a garage bay to access them.
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Usually, when babies get dropped, it doesn’t bode well for the child. However, by a freak set of circumstances, both Robbie and Tim were dropped at the same time, and the results were a definite improvement. Weird, huh?