Bikesafe - 27th February

do u think the bike safe day is worth while for someone with as little experience as me? come febuary i will have been riding for 3 months, but not everyday. maybe a 2/3hour ride every 3rd day...

I'm doing the DAS over in Crystal Palace with Motag, but I can't remember where I'm doing my test. I'll check tonight.

I think I would like to do the Bike Safe thing as soon as possible as I plan to commute on the SV on a daily basis.

Originally Posted by Wiltshire7

do u think the bike safe day is worth while for someone with as little experience as me? come febuary i will have been riding for 3 months, but not everyday. maybe a 2/3hour ride every 3rd day...

Yes - they won't have to knock any bad habits our of you

Seriously, it's a road-riding course and you'll be fine.

Originally Posted by Wiltshire7

do u think the bike safe day is worth while for someone with as little experience as me? come febuary i will have been riding for 3 months, but not everyday. maybe a 2/3hour ride every 3rd day...

wilts7, i got my sv just before christmas and apart from a month on a 250 honda and a few years on scooters that is it as far as proper bike experience goes. the guy i spoke to said the earlier you do it, the better.

Will

Originally Posted by Wiltshire7

do u think the bike safe day is worth while for someone with as little experience as me? come febuary i will have been riding for 3 months, but not everyday. maybe a 2/3hour ride every 3rd day...

wilts7, i got my sv just before christmas and apart from a month on a 250 honda and a few years on scooters that is it as far as proper bike experience goes. the guy i spoke to said the earlier you do it, the better.

Will

There's no limits to when you do this - when I did it last year there were people that had only been riding for weeks and some that had been riding for decades. Some peopel were on their second or third visit as they found it a useful refresher. It's well worth the money and book as soon as you can as they fill up quick once spring is upon us.

I had lots of fun - doing a ton up the A1 with a police escort is very cool indeed. And they're not too fussy about tricked up bikes - in fact they were quite impressed by my old flamethrower!

Debs

[mattSV]

http://www.hants.gov.uk/roadsafety/d...er/edge44.html

Link for the Hampshire Bike Safe course above for Carsick and anyone else interested.

Did it about 18 months ago - fantastic day, highly recommended.

Originally Posted by mattSV

http://www.hants.gov.uk/roadsafety/d...er/edge44.html
Link for the Hampshire Bike Safe course above for Carsick and anyone else interested.
Did it about 18 months ago - fantastic day, highly recommended.

I was definitely planning on doing the edge, is that definitely the local bikesafe? I was under the impression that they were separate things.

[mattSV]

Not sure what the actual difference between Bikesafe & Edge is - so far as I am aware they are the same principle - observed riding & 'feedback' - in theory they are not insured to provide 'training'. I think that Edge 44 is just the 'brand name' for Hampshire's Bikesafe course.

I definitely learnt a few tricks following his CBR from Petersfield back along the A272 - he reckoned we averaged 85mph, and I didn't see him touch the brakes once - correct line, correct gear, 'suitable' speed - far more effective and comfortable than caning it between corners and then hitting the brakes hard.

The website suggests that a lot of time is spent talking about bike security and dealing with accidents - there wasn't on the course when I did it - we filled out a couple of questionaires at the beginning, and then hit the road for the next 5 hours, which was nice!

i think ill book myself in then