Guest Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 This promises to be a great show if anyone is interested! Here is the official press release that has just been issued from Bikesafe-London: THE NATIONAL BIKESAFE EVENT 2008 The National Bikesafe Event will be hosted by us and held in London for 2008. BikeSafe is an initiative run by UK police forces to promote better biking and improve the safety of motorcyclists on the roads. The show will take place at the Metropolitan Police Training School (Peel Centre), Aerodrome Road, Hendon, NW9 5JE on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th March 2008. Entry will be FREE, as will exhibiting. The National Bikesafe Event was first hosted in 2002 by West Mercia Constabulary at the Three Counties Showground in Worcestershire. It then moved the following year to the Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon hosted by Warwickshire Police, who hosted it again in 2004. For the past two years the event has been hosted by Gloucestershire Constabulary and held at Cheltenham Racecourse. It has developed and grown over time and they hosted it again in 2007. Over 16,000 people visit Cheltenham Racecourse during the two days this year, which is over a thousand more than last year. A total of 1,100 assessed rides were carried out and 70 officers from around the country were available to go out with bikers and assess their skills. Bikesafe-London will take over for 2008 and 2009, maybe even 2010! The event affords police forces across the country an opportunity to promote the Bikesafe scheme in order to reduce motorcycle collisions and rider casualties. It gives motorcycle manufacturers and dealers a chance to display their bikes and products and allows members of the public to try out various bikes whilst also interacting with the police on assessed rides. We have got the approval and full support of the Motor Cycle Industry Association. As Craig Carey-Clinch of the MCIA said, "Bikesafe is 'Bridging the Gap' from passing a test to post-test training. It provides an invaluable opportunity for people to learn about their capabilities with the support of experts." The major motorcycle manufacturers, plus many smaller ones too, will be there to promote their products and provide bikes for free rideouts (so bring your driving licence - card and counterpart please). In addition to each manufacturer with their road bikes there will be a number of local motorcycle dealers in attendance also, displaying different bikes from the ones already there, such as off-road, smaller capacity bikes (or scooters), quad bikes as well as other bike related products and clothing. Hendon is the home of the world-renowned Metropolitan Police Training School. So far we have the following attractions booked for your entertainment: • A wide variety of demo bikes to ride from the main motorcycle manufacturers (and also many of the smaller, less well known ones, too) • Scooter try outs • Free assessed Bikesafe Rider Skills rides using either your own bike or borrowing a manufactures machine • Local motorcycle/scooter dealers • There will be many different trade stands selling clothing and accessories • Motorcycle owners clubs • Food and drinks stands • Race teams/bikes • Classic bikes • Police Historic Vehicle Fleet • Met Police Driving School car skid pan demonstration sessions • Police dog displays • Police horses • Police and air ambulance (HEMS) helicopters • London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service (with exciting and informative full interactive Road Traffic Collision displays by all three Emergency Services) • Seated auditorium for lectures using the National Bikesafe DVD • Army White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team • Motorcycle wall of death • Freestyle Motocross displays • A host of celebrities, plus much more.…. There will be a lot of other things to see and do for all the family, not just motorcyclists. We have also ordered 12 hours of sunshine each day for that weekend in March too (although unfortunately that cannot be guaranteed)! Please see our websites at Bikesafe-London and Scootersafe-London for more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Definitely an event to get to---went to the previous ones at Cheltenham--loads of interesting stuff---and ,of course, some rather attractive females in uniform which always sends my pervy mind haywire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Wish there was one ooop 'ere in t' North like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Anything to do with Bike Safe I can well recommend!I'd do the course over and over again. Wotever ur ability level u'll always learn something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_ase Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Looks good might try getting along, even better I might see if I can get hold of the work bike to go along on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 with the asessed rides - any know from past if you just turn up and get your name on a list, or whether it's something you can book in advance?ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonely Old Dave Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Definitely an event to get to---went to the previous ones at Cheltenham--loads of interesting stuff---and ,of course, some rather attractive females in uniform which always sends my pervy mind haywire YES, I WAS THERE TOO.http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r286/clemo_photos/meandcops.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 with the asessed rides - any know from past if you just turn up and get your name on a list, or whether it's something you can book in advance?ta on the day Dex---the plod riders sort out who goes where and with who etcYou going to it ?. Might mosey over that way--anyone else going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_ase Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Col I am looking at going if I am no in France.Doesnt look like the work bike is a go people seem to keep dropping them and one has been written off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Then don't let 'em use the bikes J'ase --hide the one you want away--they won't know its missing OK we'll get somat sorted for that--spect Kev might come along and a few others-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_ase Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 The show will take place at the Metropolitan Police Training School (Peeler Centre), Aerodrome Road, Hendon, NW9 5JE on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th March 2008. Entry will be FREE, as will exhibiting. Sorry guys was reading through and just couldn't help it!!!!Col how the hell do you hide a feck off white pan with lights on!?!?!?! Urm no just cant see it heheheMy friend says the purple ahem sorry White Helmets are going never seen them yet been in the Signals 10 years not sure is thats good or bad Anybody down this way planning on going? Perhaps we could all meet and follow somebody with a sat nav, I haven't done London without one yet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Have heard good things about these dont think am gunna make it to this 1 tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ninja-Bear Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Wish there was one ooop 'ere in t' North like Most Police Forces run this event check this site m8 ! 8) http://www.bikesafe.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_ase Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Apologies for not reading all the threads but a mate has just told me that if you take your licence along the manufacturers are letting people take out their bikes on assessed rides....Who is going then??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorbandit Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Tis on me list most like the sunday i think, got to leave somw weekend for me kids otherwise they wont regocnise me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 would try and do Sunday if nothing else on and it isn't raining---know nearer time for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorbandit Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Will prob be going on the sat now as got to take me daughter down that way, coco going on the sat any more see if we can meet up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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