‘Take a short left to Sabie Academy’
At the age of nine, Thomas Böhm had his first motorcycle ride and from that tender age he knew he wanted to pursue a career out of it.
He grew up at the Bohm’s Zeederberg Country House between Sabie and Hazyview, where he attended school until grade 12.
He went on to study mechanical engineering and marketing, however soon after his studies he went into the hospitality industry where he worked in the United Kingdom and Cape Town.
Fate brought him back to the Lowveld where he operated various restaurants and accommodation establishments.
After starting to host a number of biking weekends he was offered the opportunity to open a riding academy in partnership with BMW Motorrad. Consequently in 2012 he went to Germany to complete his off-road and road instructor certification.
He is currently an operations instructor at the Sabie Valley Rider Academy (SVRA). SVRA mainly offers training and tours, but they also do events such as Sabie GS Challenge and the BMW Motorrad Trophy.
Their courses range from level one introduction to an advanced adventure riding course.
Adventure riding is a comprehensive course consisting of theory and riding aimed at the rider new to off-road motorcycling.
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Level four is an expert adventure riding experience, which gives participants comprehensive training in sand riding and the opportunity to hone their skills with a qualified instructor on hand.
For more information on the training follow their Facebook page Sabie Valley Rider Academy.
To celebrate his 50th birthday on Thursday, 10 December, Thomas will be giving away a motorcycle!
Hopefuls have to purchase a ticket worth R250 on to stand a chance of winning a two wheel speed machine.
Only people who are over the age of 18 and are in a possession of a valid motorcycle learner’s license or motorcycle license qualify to enter.
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The raffle tickets will be available until 30 November, after which the ticket winner will be announced on his birthday.
To get your raffle ticket visit https://rideracademy.co.za/bohms-bike-build/
