York IAM tomorrow - SV650.org

10-09-10, 06:40 PM

Well I have my first I.A.M. ride and theory tomorrow. I am not sure what to expect, but I will post my findings tomorrow. I jsut hope I take as much from this as I did from the bike safe course.

Squires here I come!

andrewsmith · 10-09-10, 07:51 PM

have fun enjoy

10-09-10, 08:18 PM

Hope so!

andrewsmith · 10-09-10, 08:21 PM

is this your assessment ride or first ride out?

10-09-10, 09:43 PM

I'm having my assessment ride and theory class tomorrow as well in Kent

11-09-10, 06:31 AM

It is my Theory and assessment ride. First session basically.

11-09-10, 06:44 AM

oh FFS I have just been out to get the bike and it is absolutely pouring it down. I hate riding in the rain.

andrewsmith · 11-09-10, 08:35 AM

its all good fun. relax and enjoy it

punyXpress · 11-09-10, 09:07 AM

You'll learn more in the rain.

11-09-10, 04:21 PM

Well I have just about dried out after riding in the worst rain I have ever been out in.

However, the day was brilliant. I loved it.

I was immediately introduced to everyone and made to feel welcome. At 34 I was the youngest there, by quite a bit, but I didn't feel out of place at all.

We did theory 1 first which was a bit death by powerpoint, and similar to what I had covered in Bikesafe, but it was delivered very very well by the cheif observer.

I then went out for a 40 mile ride with a senior observer on a 1:1. I followed him first on his pan, and what struck me straight away was how smooth he is. I told him I was cacking myself because of the rain, and with a few pointers and watching him, I was away riding at a good place in moonson conditions. For the first time in my life I was imagining the bike sliding away from me everytime I went round a corner.

We then stopped in Tadcaster to do starting and stopping in the John Smiths Brewery carpark.

I was amazed to find out the instructors get nothing for what they do, and all they want back in return for coaching you is a cup of tea at the end of each ride. No fuel costs nothing.

We also were told the group often goes up into the dales after the formal training session, and I am welcome to tag along. It strikes me as being a bit like a riding club.

The banter was brilliant, and the atmosphere made me feel at ease.

With my £50 bikesafe voucher the whole thing is going to cost me £89, and that's to get me trained to IAM test level. I can't stress how good value this is.

Prehaps IAM isn't for everyone, but it is defiantely for me. Oh and the pipe and slippers things is a load of old knackers.

10-09-10, 06:40 PM	#1
danf1234 Guest Posts: n/a	York IAM tomorrow Well I have my first I.A.M. ride and theory tomorrow. I am not sure what to expect, but I will post my findings tomorrow. I jsut hope I take as much from this as I did from the bike safe course. Squires here I come!

10-09-10, 07:51 PM	#2
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: York IAM tomorrow have fun enjoy __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

10-09-10, 08:18 PM	#3
danf1234 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: York IAM tomorrow Hope so!

10-09-10, 08:21 PM	#4
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: York IAM tomorrow is this your assessment ride or first ride out? __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

10-09-10, 09:43 PM	#5
maxinc Guest Posts: n/a	Re: York IAM tomorrow I'm having my assessment ride and theory class tomorrow as well in Kent

11-09-10, 06:31 AM	#6
danf1234 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: York IAM tomorrow It is my Theory and assessment ride. First session basically.

11-09-10, 06:44 AM	#7
danf1234 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: York IAM tomorrow oh FFS I have just been out to get the bike and it is absolutely pouring it down. I hate riding in the rain.

11-09-10, 08:35 AM	#8
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: York IAM tomorrow its all good fun. relax and enjoy it __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

11-09-10, 09:07 AM	#9
punyXpress Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Riding, North Posts: 2,664	Re: York IAM tomorrow You'll learn more in the rain. __________________ Was: K2 naked in rapid yellow - gone to a better? place Now: Street Triple R

11-09-10, 04:21 PM	#10
danf1234 Guest Posts: n/a	York IAM Well I have just about dried out after riding in the worst rain I have ever been out in. However, the day was brilliant. I loved it. I was immediately introduced to everyone and made to feel welcome. At 34 I was the youngest there, by quite a bit, but I didn't feel out of place at all. We did theory 1 first which was a bit death by powerpoint, and similar to what I had covered in Bikesafe, but it was delivered very very well by the cheif observer. I then went out for a 40 mile ride with a senior observer on a 1:1. I followed him first on his pan, and what struck me straight away was how smooth he is. I told him I was cacking myself because of the rain, and with a few pointers and watching him, I was away riding at a good place in moonson conditions. For the first time in my life I was imagining the bike sliding away from me everytime I went round a corner. We then stopped in Tadcaster to do starting and stopping in the John Smiths Brewery carpark. I was amazed to find out the instructors get nothing for what they do, and all they want back in return for coaching you is a cup of tea at the end of each ride. No fuel costs nothing. We also were told the group often goes up into the dales after the formal training session, and I am welcome to tag along. It strikes me as being a bit like a riding club. The banter was brilliant, and the atmosphere made me feel at ease. With my £50 bikesafe voucher the whole thing is going to cost me £89, and that's to get me trained to IAM test level. I can't stress how good value this is. Prehaps IAM isn't for everyone, but it is defiantely for me. Oh and the pipe and slippers things is a load of old knackers.

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