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    Overtaking

    in Motorbike Chat

    Posted

    I wondered because I had a taxi blaring his horn at me for overtaking in a similar fashion, even though there was no risk of a collision :|


    Trying to be careful at the moment, not having a great deal of experience. Often other people on motorbikes/scooters go whizzing past!

     

    As part of my Advanced Training I was advised "never make a third lane" that may help explain..When overtaking where you finish up with one vehicle on your left and one on your right, you can never tell what either of those drivers will do and you have no escape route. Whereas if there is only the vehicle on your left you have an obvious escape route on your right....

    Advanced riding not always a good thing?

    in General Chat

    Posted

    So I am going to work with my IAM test in the near future so I am focusing on what I should be doing. 50mph road. Left hand bend and mirror move to just left of centre line for best view, traffic light on green, mirror and steady through goes to amber as I cross the line. Right hand bend ahead, mirror and moves to left for view. White Insignia joins road behind me from traffic light ... left hand bend, mirror position just left of centre line ... you get the picture.


    About a mile along the road, white Insignia still behind me and I approach a sharp right hand bend. Mirror and moves left ... Insignia overtakes blasting his horn and stops in the middle of the road and 100m ahead. As I approach he is walking toward me shouting ... I stop and he screams ... "You need to get some f**cking lessons you w*nker. You're all over the road."


    Now I don't blame him because of his ignorance, but I wonder if anyone else who has done the advanced riding has experienced anything similar?

     

    Yes I had a guy undertake me on a left turn then abuse me whilst we waited in a traffic queue at some lights but I got the last laugh...I filtered to get out of his way and noticed a cop car up ahead so I attracted their attention and when the lights changed they pulled over so I could explain. The guy started to come past and they waived him into a car park off road and asked me to follow. As i pulled into the car park the idiot jumped out of his car and started abusing and threatening me all over a gain in front of the police. They very kindly asked me to continue my journey as they were going to be having a word with the gentleman regarding his driving and attitude".....lol

    MAG HATTERS Rally 14th to 16th April 2017...Who's going?

    in Biking events

    Posted

    Indoor camping? Don't forget the babysham [emoji38]

    :shock: What????.....lol.....

     

    Anything with a camping in the title is a no, thank you. What the hell is the babysham ? I have google it and it come up as babycham, some sorts of alcoholic drink made from fermented pears. Sparkling wine some sorts.


    So still a super no. :D

     

    What makes me sad, and laugh, is that at the bigger rallies now they have showers, ready built tents etc.....not exactly what I would call hard core.....lol

    NO COMPRESSION IN THE ENGINE

    in Pitstop

    Posted

    This sounds much more like a simple hot seizure to me....and as far as "colliding with the barrel" is concerned, this is what a hot seizure would look like to someone who has little to no knowledge (piston smears down the barrel).

    Just a case of replacing the barrel, piston and rings, gaskets etc.

    Advanced rider courses

    in CBT, Test and Advanced Training Information

    Posted

    Nowhere do any editions say "Must" or "Will" only "Consider" as everything is flexible.

     

    Tools not rules... If only more observers would understand that. Some have the associate acting like a performing monkey, for the benefit of the person riding along behind.

     

    I have to agree with this in a limited degree.....I work in education and have always found that some fellow educators rely on a "do it by numbers" approach as it makes it easier for them and to be fair, some "learners" need this kind of approach (but I only feel that this should be in the beginning until a level of confidence has been achieved). However this approach will often lead to the learner stuck with the system taught and unable to "think outside of the box" which in terms of motorcycle riding leave them potentially vulnerable in many scenarios.


    On a personal level I find it is the way that education, at all levels has progressed, possibly including the new IAM "Roadcraft" observer training standards which are governed by the IMI an organisation that I have little respect for, but time will tell.

    Advanced rider courses

    in CBT, Test and Advanced Training Information

    Posted

    1. Don't follow too close behind lorries on dual carriageways .. Yep .. that was because the bike was under powered.. if I had taken my CBR600 it wouldn`t have happened.. :thumb:

    The power, or lack of, has nothing to do with how close you sit behind a lorry or car etc.

    2.Why was I goin so slow past parked cars through Hexham .. Had a car pull a U turn in similar circumstances and I was over cautious .. there was a line of cars comin the other way which left little room .. well it seemed that way to me ..

    First of all I can understand caution based on previous poor experience, it has probably happened to all of us at some point but....If the line of cars coming the other way left little room then you should have waited for them to pass thereby giving you lots of room and safety... Never compromise safety over position.

    3.I had a second dab of the brakes when goin round a blind narrow bend onto a hump back bridge .. yep an unfamiliar road.

    Had your road craft been better you would have been in the right gear, at the right time, and at the correct speed/position to have read the corner better and not needed a second dab of the brakes.....


    Please don't read these as criticisms as they are just observations based on what you have written and my training


    I know wait to be corrected by TC :D

    Advanced rider courses

    in CBT, Test and Advanced Training Information

    Posted

    I did the IAM course, had some great instruction on a one to one basic. Riding, then analysing the ride and getting feedback and ways to improve my riding before the next ride. Passed my test 4 years ago and have continued to improve since.

    Do I ride perfectly now? Certainly not.

    Has it made me a better rider? Definitely, my road positioning, forward observation skills and traffic awareness are much higher than they would have been without the course.

    I am now looking to be an accredited instructor when the chance arises.


    IAM or ROSPA are worth doing....you do the IAM once but with ROSPA you have to retake your test every three years so there are plus and minuses for each path you might choose.

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