ADVANCED RIDING SKILLS TRAINING ????

[edwgordon]

http://www.advancedridertraining.ca/

Found this site and really like the idea of what they do. Anyone know if there anything like this in UK ?

Thanks.Ed

 

[Snurge]

Hi Ed,

Haven't had a thorough look through this site, so hope I haven't missed the point...

I'm a RoSPA SMART member in the UK (South), but we have some good pals out your way. It's inexpensive to get started too.

http://www.rospaiart.ie/

Otherwise there are a plethora of training organisations and jolly japes to be had over these parts .... Google is your friend on this.

Cheers
John

 

[Snurge]

You might want to check out the 'mothership' too:

http://www.roadar.org/

There's also the IAM which is much bigger and follows much the same process.

You don't have to do a test. if you just want training that's fine, but most people usually do test in the end.

Rospa retest every 3 years which helps keep one sharp.

 

[edwgordon]

Thanks guys for your replies. Over the past 3 years , each year I have done several training courses , mostly 3 days each course, using the MIKE WAITE police riding system and it is fantastic. Done by terry Dodd , SORTEDRIDE.CO.UK. Terry is amazing and ten times better than 2 ROSPA guys i used in Ireland. HOWEVER, the site http://www.advancedridertraining.ca/ goes a lot further in terms SLOW bike control and emergency braking and throwing the bike about a bit. Its a bit like you see those guys on Harleys turning it on a sixpence and defying gravity. It's that kind of experience training I am looking for. Plan to go to BMW for off road as well but since i ordered my new GS1200 LC I want to be in much more control of the bike in all ways. My prior training has really helped and follows the police system of PLAN PLAN PLAN and VISUAL POINTING but he canadian site seems to focus on really understanding the gravity of the bike as well as the anticipation and safety issues....Phew......... Im going on and on here...............

 

[edwgordon]

REPLY to JOHN/SNURGE....... Thanks .just looked up those sites and sounds like AN AS WELL AS ........ still looking for the gravity guy but the ROSPA ride outs and site is good. I went for a few rides last year on charity events and was totally put off by the lunatics and became quite averse to groups despite liking no loving the company of another biker..... Ed

 

[advancedbiker]

Training beyond Advanced

The Canadian site looks interesting and will no doubt give you a better understanding on how you can handle a motorcycle. To build it into an advanced course would only add to the cost. If you want to have a go there are things in the UK called Motorcycle Gymkanas. Just search on Google. Good Luck

Nigel
aka advancedbiker - Youtube

 

[MikeO]

Thanks guys for your replies. Over the past 3 years , each year I have done several training courses , mostly 3 days each course, using the MIKE WAITE police riding system and it is fantastic. Done by terry Dodd , SORTEDRIDE.CO.UK. Terry is amazing and ten times better than 2 ROSPA guys i used in Ireland. HOWEVER, the site http://www.advancedridertraining.ca/ goes a lot further in terms SLOW bike control and emergency braking and throwing the bike about a bit. Its a bit like you see those guys on Harleys turning it on a sixpence and defying gravity. It's that kind of experience training I am looking for. Plan to go to BMW for off road as well but since i ordered my new GS1200 LC I want to be in much more control of the bike in all ways. My prior training has really helped and follows the police system of PLAN PLAN PLAN and VISUAL POINTING but he canadian site seems to focus on really understanding the gravity of the bike as well as the anticipation and safety issues....Phew......... Im going on and on here...............

Hopp Rider Training - Low Speed Skills Day (or something like that). He usually holds them at RAF Marham (Norfolk) a couple of times a year, so you're not ideally placed. A very good one day course which will have you doing things at the end of the day that you would not have believed at the start. This has a direct write across to the rest of your (normal and high speed) riding.

I have no affiliation to Martin Hopp - just endorsing as a satisfied customer. I do one of these courses every two or three years (he won't even give me a discount ) and it really sharpens up my riding.

Mike

 

[AdamA]

Or i2i:
http://www.i2imca.com/MachineControl.asp

 

[Martyn H]

You might like to consider this one, as it's in the west of England.

http://www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk...sp?BookingSectionTitle=Motorcycle Safety Days

No 2013 dates set yet, but we anticipate 3 or 4 days through the year, as per the last few years.

 

[Rasher]

I found Rapid training very good for road based training, more info here:-

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=310032&highlight=rapid

http://www.rapidtraining.co.uk/

Think IAM / ROSPA but without all the nonsense, and at whatever your pace level is at, with good real world advice.


For bike control I don't think you could possibly do any better than the California Superbike School, this works for everyone I have come across who attended, from muppets like me to Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Leon Camier. You will be faster and safer at the end of the day.

http://www.superbikeschool.co.uk/

 

[tanneman]

hoppridertraining does a course called machine control, well worth it and comprehensive training. All of it on a course like at RAF Marham and not on the road.

There is a guy who usually does displays at Silverstone at the BSB days who does a similar sort of training but I can't remember his name. Uses Kawasaki bikes, one careful owner.