Bikesafe

Yeah you know what I meant, the bloke on the fire bike!

[mac608]

http://www.bikesafe.co.uk/Bikesafe/B...s/Cheshire.htm

Cheshire still do one.

Originally Posted by mac608

http://www.bikesafe.co.uk/Bikesafe/B...s/Cheshire.htm

Cheshire still do one.

Thanks Mac, I've submitted my contact info

Originally Posted by El Saxo

Thanks Mac, I've submitted my contact info

Me too

[Shellywoozle]

If anyone wants to do Bikesafe in Staffs let me know. It's free and I am mates with the guys who do it.

I am going to go out with him on me tod for him to give me some helpful tips, it's good to have useful mates

PM me if anyone wants and I will find the dates and the venues they work from on those dates.

Shell xx

Originally Posted by El Saxo

Thanks Mac, I've submitted my contact info

Originally Posted by stewie

Me too

Me Three

[mac608]

I did a bikesafe with Cheshire and thoroughly enjoyed it.

The best part was the ride. You were encouraged to make progress, so as you are overtaking cars with a fully liveried police bike in close proximity you could just see the drivers thinking "he's going to get knicked". And of course I did make a mistake that the required the blues & twos, pulled over, got the bollocking ( I touched a solid white line) car drivers look at the pair of us on the side of the road, thinking, ha !biker got his just deserts. So just what they thought when I overtake them again still with the police bike on my tail god knows.

That wasn't the only thing I got stopped for. There were several.

I think the one thing that has stayed with me is on an overtake, I never overtake when there is a vehicle coming the other way, ie the bike is the meat in a car sandwich. The bike cops who did my course were VERY discouraging of this, even went as far to say they would pull a bike doing this type of manoeuvre. The reason why they don't like it is that no escape route if either car does something.

I just had an email from Paul Cheshire about the NW Bikesafe courses.

They're getting pretty booked up (being free for NW residents and all), so if anyone is thinking of doing it, I suggest you get in touch with Paul & book quickly!!

The next available BikeSafe with FBoS isn't for another 3 months!!

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by Baph

I just had an email from Paul Cheshire about the NW Bikesafe courses.

They're getting pretty booked up (being free for NW residents and all), so if anyone is thinking of doing it, I suggest you get in touch with Paul & book quickly!!!

ditto, my email showed first FBoS course (First bike on Scene) first aid course available is in August.

BikeSafe is well worthwhile IMHO and a good laugh to boot. I learned a lot on the one I did.

Birthday prezzie from my dad is now sorted.

He's getting me the IAM Skills For Life course.
Once I suggested it, there was no way he could back out of that one.