Training Partnership announced between Aurora Engineering, Chopper Institute of America, and International Master Bike Builders Association

Online, October 29, 2009 (Newswire.com) - IMBBA today announced its partnership with The Chopper Institute of America (CIA) and Aurora Engineering (AE), a Michigan based Clarkston company, whose specialties are in technical education and training. CIA/AE Douglas Hall, along with his team, offer's on-line training programs to colleges and technical schools along with the how-to motorcycle industry. Their most recent endeavor, "Chopper Fundamentals 101" book takes a builder/enthusiast through step by step the building, from scratch, a chopper motorcycle. The course is well written, clear with plenty of pictures and covers everything start to finish. IMBBA has reviewed and endorsed the book by CIA team and now offers it as part of the Technician to Bike Builder Certification process. Meaning if you are a technician working towards becoming IMBBA certified as a Bike Builder, this course can get you the 25 points towards your certification.
In addition, this partnership with CIA/AE has opened the door for the other educational courses needed for certification all the way up to Master Bike Builder.

A CNC course along with a Frame design course using the Bend Tech software will released in the spring of 2010 . Other trade courses including IMBBA's Judge's course for certification to become a bike show judge are expected to be completed in 2009.
IMBBA has been meeting with several aftermarket industry leaders this summer and will be working with CIA/AE to provide documentation and training services of their products on-line, and printed book format. This will enable builders, shop owners and the like to attend the IMBBA trade courses for these aftermarket products. The value to this is two-fold, to help shops become certified an important feature motorcyclists are now looking for prior to allowing shops to work on their motorcycles, and provide the aftermarket organizations security in that their products are being installed properly. All of
the products will have a test at the end of the course, if the student passes the test; IMBBA will certify that individual in that aftermarket area of expertise.
The Chopper Fundamentals 101 book is now on Amazon for sale. The Chopper build flow chart and book is available thru www.chopperinstitute.com store. On-Line Courses will be available to purchase by 30 November 2009. So, stay tuned!