Advanced riding

Originally Posted by ASM-Forever

You have the beard.

Was going to say something about shaving, but that's just going to sound wrong in all maner of ways.

Ending this now... (I don't ride a bmw neither)

Originally Posted by ogden

Doors to manual?

Eh?? Eh? EEeeeehh??

Originally Posted by flibble

Was going to say something about shaving, but that's just going to sound wrong in all maner of ways.

Ending this now... (I don't ride a bmw neither...although i aspire to)

I did consider it might take a seedy twist, especially with deviants like the ape lurking.

The ones(IAM beardies) we saw did have pan euros and other ugly touring types.

Boooooo to IAM.

Originally Posted by ASM-Forever

I did consider it might take a seedy twist, especially with deviants like the ape lurking.

The ones(IAM beardies) we saw did have pan euros and other ugly touring types.

Boooooo to IAM.

On a serious note, the social side may be a bit like that. But the free training is well worth having bearing in mind it's free.

I shouldn't really criticise something i havn't attended myself, but i'm told they expect you to do the speed limit etc, which for me is a complete contradiction of what motorcycling is about.

Also i'm not sure i could subject myself to 'investing' my weekends with all those old men.

[Mark_h]

Yea, you're right. It's all fat old beardy blokes on Pans never going over 30. We bimble about looking at squirrels and wondering what else we can do to make motorcycling as boring as possible.

All the blades, R1's, Gixxers, Zed1's must just turn up week on week by accident. The track days are obviously just taking a wrong turn while looking for the slipper shop.

And it is terribly embarrassing when an old, fat beardy bloke rides rings around you on any route you choose, but then again he needs to get a shift on before the pilot light goes off on the inbuilt aga on his goldwing keeping his Sunday lunch warm.

Basically this started off as a brief note telling those who showed an interest last year that the prices are about to go up. Advanced riding from the IAM does not suit everyone but perhaps you should go and take a look before blindly slating it. I've met very few people who did not get something out of it despite the pre-conceptions they may have had when they got there.

Anyway, I'll leave this thread alone now. Prices go up in April. -nuf said.

[ogden]

Uh-oh, I think that pipe and slippers just entered orbit.

Originally Posted by ogden

Uh-oh, I think that pipe and slippers just entered orbit.

Indeed...everything i said was either tongue in cheek/my personal opinion. No offence was offered or should have been taken.

Mark i'm sure those that are interested appreciate you posting.

I may sign up but not this month as my bike is having some more work done leaving me very poor indeed. I've been to an open day and got the observed ride , reckon I could learn a lot from it being a relative newbie..

Originally Posted by ASM-Forever

i'm told they expect you to do the speed limit etc, which for me is a complete contradiction of what motorcycling is about.

Also i'm not sure i could subject myself to 'investing' my weekends with all those old men.

I heard that they expect you to keep to the limits in built up areas, but then ride like you'd normally ride once you get to the national speed limit areas... Which'd be somewhat faster than 60....

I want to join this year, could I go along in march without a bike, sign-up, pay less. Then wait till I'm able to ride again- which should hopefully be april sometime?