Superb vehicle for teaching the basics of advanced motorcycle riding As a long-established Advanced Motorcyclist and IAM RoadSmart National Observer I have supported West Mercia BikeSafe for a number of years and watched it develop with great interest. BikeSafe is not only a superb vehicle for teaching the basics of advanced motorcycle riding – which […]
It was an itch I needed to scratch My name’s Jack. I’m 31 and have been riding for about 5 years and, after swapping through a few Hondas, currently ride a KTM 1290 Super Duke GT which I love. I got into riding because it was an itch I needed to scratch with bikers in […]
The test was tough and I put a stupid amount of pressure on myself Yesterday I passed my advanced motorcycle test with IAM RoadSmart. The test was tough and I put a stupid amount of pressure on myself because it meant the world to me. I’m so happy and relieved and still pinching myself because it’s […]
I improved so much as the day progressed The IAM Skills Day at Thruxton was well led, informative and well worth doing. The first circuit freaked me out and I thought what the actual **** is this all about? I’ve never done anything like this before and felt out of my depth to start with. […]
Pushed me to my limits on roads I detest They say nothing grows in your comfort zone. Well Mike Richardson (IAM RoadSmart / RAMG) pushed me to my limits today on some very challenging country farm tracks with gravel and tight turns. All the roads I detest and I told him I hated him lol. […]
A few years ago I had never been on a motorbike. Encouraged by a friend I did my CBT and loved the experience and freedom a bike offers, not to mention it was a new skill and challenge.A few weeks later, after just 1.5 days of lessons, I passed both Mod 1 and Mod 2. […]
More skills = more safety = more confidence = more fun. Utilise BikeSafe as your opportunity for a ‘skills check-up’ and steer on which is your best route to attaining (and retaining) advanced rider status. Here are some thoughts on IAM RoadSmart. Attending BikeSafe as your first step = a 10% discount on membership. Read […]
Encouraged to take the next step to advanced training Our PSNI BikeSafe Coordinator, Trevor Kirke, first met Stephen Mills five years ago when Stephen, a local riding instructor, attended a BikeSafe workshop to provide advice and information on how to access further advanced training. It was only after chatting for a while that it became […]
Hello to the Thames Valley Police BikeSafe team at Taplow. Many years ago, I attended one of your BikeSafe workshops. This started with the classroom motorcycle safety/theory session and then out on the bike for an observed ride with a police motorcyclist. We stopped and had feedback on my riding. It was this feedback that […]
Thankfully as I was already close to the nearside On Tuesday 15 September, at 1630 approximately, I was riding on the B4235 Usk to Chepstow. I was on my way to Tintern to stay the night at the Prava Farmhouse B&B / Restaurant prior to riding back home to Weymouth on Wednesday 16th September. I […]