TV IAM Rideout - 21st Oct

[KnightRider]

As there has been quite a bit of interest in joining the Thames Valley IAM (more info here) herewith a thread dedicated to the day.

The plan:
1. For those who want to meet before we go to the IAM meet then we could meet at 8.00am at the Shire Horse.
2. Be at the St Crispins School between 8.30 and 9.00am (here)
3. Do our observed rides, see what IAM is about...we are done by 1pm
4. Quick rideout for lunch?

Jon

Mr Ape - any chance you could sticky this for me ?

if im back on the road (which i bloody well should be) i think both me and the old man are game.

Voted.

I'm in...

[Mark_h]

If anyone is planning on coming from the east, I can pick-up at Fleet or Hartley Whitney en-route. Bit of a bonus as I actually know where I'm going and what to do when you get there.


Make sure you pack stick-on beard and fake paniers to ensure you fit in.

I voted no but could have done with the reason "8am on a Sunday does not exist for me". Have fun!

[KnightRider]

FYI - this is the response I got from my enquiry to TV IAM (if any of you want the attachement then give me a shout):

Hi Jon

Thanks for the enquiry.

You are indeed correct. The next group observed rides day is Sunday 21 October and we like to get prospective new members their early (09.00) so we can have a chat first to tell you about us, what we do, how we do it etc etc. After the introduction our aim will be to get you out on a no obligation ‘assessment’ ride which is like an ‘observed’ ride but perhaps a little less formal. Hopefully after this you’ll decide to join up.

The other option is of course to jump straight in and either join up in advance by post, or join up when you arrive on the 21st that way you will go out on an Observed ride. Just in case I’ve attached a PDF of our Membership Application form which you can print out as many copies of as you need then just fill them in and either post them back to me or bring them to St Crispins on the Sunday.

If you have any specific questions please get back to me otherwise we’ll see you on the 21 st. Thanks

Regards
Dave Simmons
Membership Secretary
Thames Vale Advanced Motorcyclists

Stickied as requested.

Oh and I don't need to go, I'm a riding god. Taught Vale everything he knows.

The above statement is actually not true. I just can't make it.

[tonyk]

i'm in
only god knows i need the experence.

so who is meeting at the shire horse for this then? Im planing on bringing my old man and a guy i work with whos been looking to do something like this for a while allong. We will be coming from high wycombe so meeting at the shire horse seems like a good idea for me at least as that way its not my responsibilty to sort out directions. And for anyone who thinks that they are a bad rider just wait till you see my old man ride, its terrifying.