Instructors

Founder & Chief Instructor

Chris started riding when he was 16 years old. His father rode, so it seemed only natural that Chris would want to follow suit. The first thing he was taught was that if he wanted to ride a motorcycle, he had to learn to put it together.

Chris started teaching in 1996, and after his wife got frustrated where she was taking a local learn-to-ride course, Chris decided that since this was a sport he lived, he could also help people attain the freedom that trained motorcyclists feel, and thus he founded TNT Motorcycling in 1999.

He designed the course curriculum based on his extensive motorcycling experiences and his studies as a Rehabilitation Practitioner Diploma holder.

In 2007, Chris started to concentrate on training the trainer, and that led him to take motorcycle-training courses from all over the world to improve on his riding skills and acquire more knowledge.

He is the only Canadian to obtain his On Street Instructor Certification from Stayin’ Safe. In 2010, Chris  became licensed Instructor for Total Control’s Advanced Rider Certification & passed his Motor Officer Training Course taken in Southern California. He holds an Advanced Motorcycle Instruction Diploma as well as the RoSPA Advanced Riders Top Certification, Gold Grade in the UK.

After a 2009 road trip across Argentina and Chile, Chris got hooked on off road riding. His new found interest saw him learning from Simon Pavey at the BMW Off Road Skills School in Wales, where he obtained his level 1 and 2 Off Road certification. 

In 2015, BMW Motorrad Canada sponsored Chris to Germany to become a certified BMW Off Road Instructor.

For Chris, riding also provides special moments with family to cherish, just like riding with his brother and buddy to the USA for the first time on his Honda CB750F, riding with his wife immediately after she got her license on her KLR650, and riding with his son, Eric on numerous Three Flag Classics (Eric has received the youngest rider award two times in a row). In 2015 Chris and Eric rode from USA to Argentina through Mexico, Central America, Chile and Ushuaia.

In 2017, Chris & his wife Marion rode the 3 Flags with their daughter Julianna, who won the youngest rider award. Chris has ridden the 3 Flags Classic 8 times. 

In 2019, Chris and his daughter, Katrina, completed the SCMA Triple Crown. Katrina is the youngest rider to complete this major ride that consists of 3 different events in 1 year.

For anyone who wants to ride, Chris says, "Never stop learning" and borrowing BMW’s slogan, he adds, “Make Life A Ride"

It was all about fun and mobility when Deryl started riding in 1964. He became a licensed motorcycle-riding instructor in 1980. His first bike was a Lambretta 175 scooter.

Deryl has ridden on three continents including two years riding in Africa (dodging goats, sheep, cows, donkeys, horses, camels, lizards, snakes, vultures, lorries, cars and pedestrians!).

He has ridden the Three Flags Classic three times, including Whistler to Tijuana in four days. He’s also a member of the Iron Butt Association, having qualified with his safe long distance riding experience.

In 2015, he won the TNT Motorcycling Nicest Instructor Trophy.

If you find yourself in Deryl’s class, his tip for you is: “riding collision-free is mostly a mental game.”

Stephen became a motorcycling instructor in 2010 simply because, “I have a passion for riding and everybody that gets into this fun past time should have as much knowledge as we can offer and be as ready as possible to keep themselves safe on the road.”

 He started riding when he was 18 years old, after his father brought home a 1976 CB750 Super Sport. “We both learned to ride it in a parking lot, with a few mishaps of course. We didn’t really know about rider training courses at that time, but we both got our motorcycle licence on the same day with the same bike.”

 License in hand, Stephen offered to buy the 750 from his father. His father used the money to purchase a 1979 Goldwing. Father and son then took a trip across Canada to Halifax. It was their first trip together. “I put about 85,000km on that bike.”

 After he got married in 1990, Stephen took a long break from motorcycling. He missed it a lot, so in 2001, he purchased a 2001 Honda 1100 Shadow Aero, on which he raked up 40,000km. He also spent weekends going on motorcycling trips with his daughter. His wife decided to cash in on the fun and got her licence. In 2005, She bought a 750 Shadow so the they could have family motorcycle rides.

 After upgrading their bikes to 2007 Hondas - a VTX 1800 for Stephen, and a VTX 1300 for his wife, the couple has done four trips to Sturgis, South Dakota and a trip to Southern Ontario amongst countless weekend trips.

 After putting in 120,000km on the VTX 1800, Stephen moved on to a 2014 Honda Goldwing in 2015. He’s got 32,000km on it and counting.

 For Stephen, “What keeps you safe is you. Don’t ever over step your ability and keep riding.”

Like many riders the passion started with someone else’s bike.  A buddy showed up one day on a ’82 Honda CB400. I promptly got on and took it for a “short” spin.  That’s all it took.  I’m not really sure how I ended up with my friend’s bike so often that summer but I managed to get some fun times in even though I didn’t own a bike.  The next summer I had a copy of my friend’s bike.

Having taken courses before becoming an instructor it was always apparent to me that there was always more to learn about riding.
That may be where my  late night (or early morning) city riding comes from.  Its great to have the streets to myself at 2 in the morning in a city.  On a bike it’s a totally different feeling.   
 
A Triumph Sprint ST is my current ride for road trips, night rides, a quick 1300km day trip to the mountains and those late night city rides.
There are so many different ways to have fun on my bike, from track riding to adventure touring.
I find  it  enjoyable to learn more about riding and that translates into more fun on the road no matter where I travel to next. 

Eric started off on a Honda  Z-50. Born into the family business he has been around motorcycles all of his life. Eric attained his class 6 license on his 16th birthday and his motorcycle instructor  license  when he was 21. Eric has ridden from Yellowknife to Ushuaia, Argentina before he was 19! He has taken all of the courses TNT Offers and enjoys learning new skills. Eric was awarded  the youngest male rider three times for the Southern California Motorcycle Association's Premiere Event Three Flags.

When he is not teaching new rider training  he  works as a foreman for a local  roadway and earth moving construction company.

Eric's advice to his students; Have Fun and travel on 2 wheels!

Roxine’s riding experience took off later in life when she promised to take motorcycle training after moving back to Manitoba from Vancouver Island.  Every day on her way to work she drove past a motorcycle shop and decided to take the course in Winnipeg in 2004.  There has been no looking back since she got her first taste of the ‘full sensory experience’ motorcycle riding offers.

Her first bike was a Honda VLX 600cc.  Soon she outgrew the power of that bike and moved up to a BMW R1200R and has had a few other models since.  She now has found her niche as an Adventure Bike rider on her BMW F700GS.

Now retired as a police officer, Roxine was a Motor Officer with the RCMP and received the Constable Russell O’Connor Memorial Award during her motorcycle training at the Ontario Police College.  She became a motorcycle instructor with Saskatchewan Safety Council.  After moving to Alberta, she has taken the advanced motorcycle training courses offered through TNT motorcycling and joined the team in 2017.

This year she traveled 8,400 km which included 2,700 km on gravel. In the last two summers, her travels have taken her to nearly every community accessible by gravel in the NWT, into the Yukon, BC, and Alaska.  The main objective was to ride the infamous Dempster Highway which is all gravel starting near Dawson City, Yukon and ending in Inuvik, NWT. Top of the World Highway, Liard Highway, Klondike Highway, Alaska Highway and the McKenzie Highway. Her motorcycle travels have taken her to South Africa and many places throughout North America. There is much more gravel road travelling in her future!

Doug’s riding experience began in Saskatchewan at the age of 16 with the purchase of his first motorcycle - a Honda Custom 650.  As the years rolled by, it was more rides and more bikes, culminating in the purchase of a Honda Goldwing in 2006.

As an active RCMP member of 33 years, a lifelong dream was realized in 2008 when the RCMP in Alberta started a motor officer program.  Doug was selected to attend the motor officer training in Ontario, and subsequently returned to take the Motor Officer Instructors Course.  For the next six years Doug was the Alberta RCMP lead instructor and Motorcycle Program Coordinator, returning to Ontario each year to instruct motor officers from across North America.  After transferring to Edmonton in 2016, Doug joined the TNT team in 2017.

One of the top rides for Doug is the Duffy Lake loop which passes through many cities such as Whistler, Pemberton and Lillooet.

After many years of riding pillion, Heather decided it was time she did the riding. She got her motorcycle license in 2007, and quickly followed it up with the purchase of a Suzuki Burgman Scooter - which has a 650cc engine!!! For Heather, riding a scooter is simply about convenience, fun and a little freedom out on the road.

She enjoys sharing her love of riding with students while gaining experience with the Senior Instructors of TNT.

Gord is a retired high school video and programming teacher who loves to teach and has a long history with motorcycles, learning to ride in 1972 on a Honda CL100. He’s had a variety of bikes over the years, and has commuted, raced, worked in motorcycle shops, taught rider training, toured, and performed his own maintenance during that time. He currently rides a Suzuki V-Strom 650, and is rebuilding a 1972 BMW R75/5.

My first ride was at 11 years old on a 1975 Yamaha jt1 60cc. 

 I start riding because of my friend who was passionate about motorcycle. I did the Calabogy racing school in 2010 in Ontario and enjoy working on my riding skills.

I am retired from the Canadian Military. I keep myself busy as a professional saxophone player. On  many occasions I play with the Edmonton Symphony as a jazz player and enjoy my role as musical director for 2 jazz orchestras in Edmonton. (THE GATEWAY BIG BAND AND CAPITAL CITY BIG BAND). 

 I have been an instructor since 2007. I taught with the Alberta Safety Council, Ottawa Safety Council and CTEC. I joined TNT in 2017.

I am very excited this year to ride my brand new BMW RT1250

My most memorable riding experiences are around touring with my friends, I have ridden through a lot of twisty roads throughout Quebec with my riding buddies. A few years ago my buddy rode his V Max  west and we toured for 10 days. Loved the scenery in the Rocky Mountains. Our 4000 km trip involved Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise, Nelson and the Okanagan Valley. We had a total blast. We endured a couple days of heavy rain, but the rest was just the perfect weather.

I want my students to learn the good basic skills to become safe on the road. I want to be able to share my knowledge and experience with them so they have the proper skills to enjoy themselves with the proper attitudes on the roads and especially respect the rules of the road. My main tip that I would say is practice is the key of success.

Katrina grew up in the family business and learned to ride at an early age on a Honda Z 50. Katrina has worked for TNT for the past  4 years helping students sign waivers and provide rental gear. In 2016 Katrina participated in Canada's first GS Giants Event. In 2017 Katrina passed her  motorcycle class 6 license and began riding on the road. In 2019 Katrina achieved the Southern California Motorcycle  Association's Triple Crown. She is the youngest  rider to achieve this  event in SCMA's 51 years history!. She rode her Honda CB500X  from Canada to Mexico and back, the  4 corners of the USA and all  21 Spanish Missions on the California coast within 1 calendar year! She has endured rain, wind, cold and lane splitting action! 

In 2020 Katrina will be working towards her motorcycle Instructor  License as she works her way through University. Katrina's advice to new riders, "Riding motorcycles are a great way to have fun" 

Katrina  and Taylor and have started a  younger demographic riding group called,Mavericks. Feel free to contact her at Katrina@tntmotorcycling.com for more information.

Taylor  passed  her Rider Elements course in 2018 and rode a Honda Grom for a year to get some valuable street riding experience. She purchased a Honda 500F in 2019 and enjoys riding with her father and brother. 
Taylor  started working for TNT in 2019 at our Servus  Course site as a Jr. Instructor. Taylor main focus is to ensure that the students  have signed the waiver and help with any rental gear. In 2020  Taylor will expand her role to assist the  instructors and help with radio communications and  positive feedback with our students. You can  see Taylor riding the test demonstration and proving to all of us that this girl has SKILLS!

In 2020 Taylor will be working towards her motorcycle Instructor  license as she works her way through University. Taylor's advice to new riders, "Get yourself Riding a Honda, it is Life Altering!" 

Taylor and Katrina have started a  younger demographic riding group called Mavericks . Feel free to contact her through Katrina@tntmotorcycling.com for more information.