Road Positioning

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Im not going . Sigh.

no i probably wont make it either maybe next year

Its a shame this turned into IAM/"advanced"/whatever bashing, this wasn't my intention when I started the thread

dont worry about it sean most threads can turn into iam bashing lol

[Ch00]

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

People mention streight lining turns. Im at a loss as to why you would want to. IMO the best bit of biking is getting it leaning over.

If you can keep the bike up right for longer then the bike is in its most stable postion if you maintain a constent speed or under gently accleration.

Ch00

Originally Posted by kitkat

dont worry about it sean most threads can turn into iam bashing lol

+ 1, a lot of people believe they don't need to learn anything.

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

+ 1, a lot of people believe they don't need to learn anything.

Do you know that for a fact, or is that another assumption?

Personally, IAM isn't for me. But that's more down to time commitment involved rather than anything else.

I am however doing BikeSafe (in August ), and I adapt my riding to suit wherever possible, bringing in things that I see other people do (and I realise the advantage of doing so).

I still don't see any of this thread as bashing those slipper wearing pipe smoking pan riders. (Sorry, couldn't resist!)

Originally Posted by Ch00

If you can keep the bike up right for longer then the bike is in its most stable postion if you maintain a constent speed or under gently accleration.

Ch00

Like I said... Where is the fun in that. If you take the fun out of Biking you might as well drive... My opinion of course. Ride how you will.

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by Baph

I still don't see any of this thread as bashing those slipper wearing pipe smoking pan riders. (Sorry, couldn't resist!)

Let me see, quick glance around the garage.
ZXR7/9R, sitting there on slicks....
SV 650, on D209's.
XR650R Supermoto, big pile of tyres next to that.
600 Hornet
600 Diversion (winter hack)
Two TDR 250's

Nope, no sign of a Pan, and I've been involved with the IAM one way or the other for over 20 years.

Perhaps I'm the exception so quick check of the stats for my local group. Nope, Pans were the 9th most popular bike, behind Fireblades, GSXR's, VFR's and Hornets....

Of course, I wouldn't want to make the assumption that you couldn't learn anything, just a pity you have to wait until August.......

[Mark_h]

This started about a question ref off-siding (crossing the white line to get a better view/line), then turned into a bit of an IAM bashing I didn't read many of the posts towards the middle of the thread, so this may have been said already but the general guidance given out these days for us boring advanced types is......

Where safe to do so, you could cross the white line to maintain a view but do not cross it to gain a view.

So basically if you've got a series of bends you can see through then feel free to straight-line them or go where ever as long as you can see however do not go off-side to get a view as that's when you have a chance of being collected by the oncoming police car/lorry/sports bike rider/villain of choice.

Now I'm off to stoke the coal-fired slipper warmer on my Pan

bit of a debate going on here.I just tend to ride to my mood.sometimes it all feels right and I'll ride fast and other times I'll just pootle and wave people past.
just ride safely