I will speak to you : www.advancedmotorcycletraining.com
Well I'm rather afraid that I'm a rather old fashioned fart.
I don't lean in, I don't get my knee down, I don't push or pull, I don't even weight my pegs, I don't press down on my pegs. I don't drop my shoulder, I don't transfer weight anywhere ... I just sit there and ride the feckin' thing
Ha ha .... contrary to my quote above Myke, I do use counter steer when in the twisties, or got the corner all wrong and it's tighter than what I thought
Oooo Blimey .....
We should do more on here! And there's so much we could do. I don't have a fancy GoPro, but maybe I should invest in one. The scope for little snippets on commentary, brakes and gears, acceleration sense ... you name it. So yes, should do more!
I can't see why people sneer at training either. Some spend hundreds and hundreds of pounds on fancy carbon this and Ackra that (yes I have a fancy end-can ) but it won't make yer quicker / safer / smoother / better ... Training will though. Good training will stick with you for life too!
I'll make it my new years resolution .....
I'd rather survive by good planning and observation skills than by being bloody noisey ....
Shame. I'm normally a sucker for any sort of 'advanced' bike training, but I'd have to agree. So much hinges on the personalities and dynamics of an IAM group, and I ended up quite disillusioned by mine. Most of the observers, I'm sure, are good and fair in their critique. Some (one, anyway) not so. That said, I probably joined for the 'wrong' reasons. Yes, for the improvement in riding skills, but mainly to give me the opportunity to ride in company, somewhere more interesting than the daily commute! I wasn't particularly interested in the advanced test itself - which was probably just as well, as I seem to remember an important part of the log was to record lengthy B-road rides other than those we did with the IAM. I suppose I could have fibbed and filled in details for fictitious rides, and I'm sure some people did, but I didn't see the point.I agree. The most popular comments I've heard are:
- I don't want to wear a hi-viz vest
- They ride too slow
- I've been riding xx years and never had an accident
- they think too much of themselves
Actually, reading that back, I agree with 3/4 comments
Ha ha .... contrary to my quote above Myke, I do use counter steer when in the twisties, or got the corner all wrong and it's tighter than what I thought
Oooo Blimey .....
We should do more on here! And there's so much we could do. I don't have a fancy GoPro, but maybe I should invest in one. The scope for little snippets on commentary, brakes and gears, acceleration sense ... you name it. So yes, should do more!
I can't see why people sneer at training either. Some spend hundreds and hundreds of pounds on fancy carbon this and Ackra that (yes I have a fancy end-can ) but it won't make yer quicker / safer / smoother / better ... Training will though. Good training will stick with you for life too!
I'll make it my new years resolution .....
Do you take payment in San Miguel and Tapas , could do with some training. The Route Napoleon this September could be the ideal classroom
ps - I've got a Drift HD if you wanna borrow it
Oh and, I think, perhaps, someone ought to tell the IAM that this pic from their website doesn't exactly sell their advanced riding skills.
I wish we could! We've both had (separate) days out with an ex-Job instructor and loved every minute. Unfortunately, we always seem to come through the UK in the car these days ...BTW, if you get a chance to go out with Giles on a Rapidtraining day, do it.
I had a great time last with him last year, <del>hooning</del> riding progressively around Kent
If you twist MF's arm and get him to buy a road bike (smt? tenere?) then the two of you could have a Rapid Training day on me ...
um... er... *cough*I wish we could! We've both had (separate) days out with an ex-Job instructor and loved every minute. ...