hello i would suggest you go to a training school first to see if you like, there is a few about my first skid school , scunthorpe, lydd, sittingbourne and prob many more ive not mentioned (sorry if i have missed you out) then take it from there , if you like it then i would recomend you getting your own gear as you can get used to your own bike, im from wolverhampton too there is a great little training track about 40 mins from us up at burton http://burtonmotox.com/news.php but as you get better and quicker i would suggest going to a track , scunthorpe is about 2hours from us they always have things on all through year , but i would go and try before you buy , it does look easy watching the pro's do it!!!! all the best in what you choice and maybe see ya on a track soon!!
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