Just thought of something - we seem to have the south and west covered, I'm in Bedford, but as I said before, I'm prepared to travel. You could just PM your nearest volunteer. It was just that I'm self employed and can juggle my time fairly easily that I'm putting myself forward for distance travelling.
+1 on the last bit :thumbup Once you've ridden with advanced riders it all seems so frantic somehow riding with others without any training.
It's something I'd recommend to any rider,although some of my mates say ' I've been riding since the 60's there's nothing anyone can teach me ' and ' I went with an advanced rider for a tryout,and I left him for dead on that back road '
Both opinions wrong and totally missing the point. :jack
However I don't think me turning up in leathers riding a sports bike went down too well with the majority of the Sam Brown + reflecting jacket wearing BMW & 'sensible bike' types that seemed to make up the majority.LOL
Think they'd be horrified if I turned up on the Mille sans DB killer .
ukeAt Northampton we get a different observer most weeks. I was asked "What on earth possesed you to buy that?" when I had an observed ride with an observer I hadn't ridden with before...
We've got two R1's, an R6 and a 996 and my RSV togo with the usual touring beemers.
I have to say though, the response on here to advanced training, either through the IAM or other trainers seems markedly different from the MCN forums where any mention brings up the usual "I've been riding for..." and "pipe and slippers beardies..."
We've got two R1's, an R6 and a 996 and my RSV togo with the usual touring beemers.
I have to say though, the response on here to advanced training, either through the IAM or other trainers seems markedly different from the MCN forums where any mention brings up the usual "I've been riding for..." and "pipe and slippers beardies..."
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OK, so who is kindly volunteeering to take us out for some training with riders from Dorset/Wiltshire/South/SW/ area?
PS. Weather looking OK for tomorrow or is that too short notice? I'll have to see if I can get a exit pass as the wife's working.
PS. Weather looking OK for tomorrow or is that too short notice? I'll have to see if I can get a exit pass as the wife's working.
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IanG;119936 However I don't think me turning up in leathers riding a sports bike went down too well with the majority of the Sam Brown + reflecting jacket wearing BMW & 'sensible bike' types that seemed to make up the majority.LOL Think they'd be horrified if I turned up on the Mille sans DB killer .:puke[/QUOTE said:
Now you've just called my bluff. Wifey has already given me my orders for tomorrow. I can make it down there on Sunday if that's any good for you?
Don't worry Bob, it's just that the times when I can actually get out on my bike and the weather being OK are few and far between. Think I've got orders for Sunday. We'll get it together sometime:thumbup
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