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I did one last month (at the Warren, i.e. the S.London venue that the Met use).
A very enjoyable day, although it didn't throw up anything about my riding that needed changing it was worth it for a days riding with someone observing & making me really think about what I was doing. Nice ego boost to be told by a Copper that you're riding well!
You'll have a great time, they're relaxed about speed once out of 30's & 40's, like you to "make progress" & the point of the day is machine control & avoiding needless crashes rather that blind obidience to rules & regs.
I think it'd be of greater benefit to a new rider but it's fun all the same - & great value.
A very enjoyable day, although it didn't throw up anything about my riding that needed changing it was worth it for a days riding with someone observing & making me really think about what I was doing. Nice ego boost to be told by a Copper that you're riding well!
You'll have a great time, they're relaxed about speed once out of 30's & 40's, like you to "make progress" & the point of the day is machine control & avoiding needless crashes rather that blind obidience to rules & regs.
I think it'd be of greater benefit to a new rider but it's fun all the same - & great value.
Hi,
If you can afford it, an even better alternative would be a day with the likes of RideDrive or RapidTraining: an even better day out 
and it will transform your riding 
www.ridedrive.co.uk/motorcycle.htm
www.rapidtraining.co.uk/e/faq.htm
Cheers
Hooli said:
its all stopped for the winter over here.
If you can afford it, an even better alternative would be a day with the likes of RideDrive or RapidTraining: an even better day out and it will transform your riding www.ridedrive.co.uk/motorcycle.htm
www.rapidtraining.co.uk/e/faq.htm
Cheers
The sun was shining, the roads were dry, there was a slight chill to the air...What a great day for a ride!
The morning was spent looking at cornering, observation, filtering skills, and a look at some accident case studies and events leaving up to them etc which was very interesting. We did all the riding in the afternoon as they were short staffed due to illness.
The guys running the day were all top blokes and very informative.
In the afternoon we were paired up and allocated an officer (I've forgotten his name already) to ride with.
I was quite nervous, so opted to follow while the guy I was paired with was in the lead, the officer in the middle.
We rode out of the Ace, through Wembley and eventually to the A40 to Chequers (The PM's country retreat) via Amersham and Gt Missenden.
To be honest, the guy I was paired with was a bit of a nut case and kept overtaking quite dangerously (In my opinion and the officers!!) He was told to slow down and improve his observation skills. He came across as rather arrogant and didn't really seem to listen to what the officer was telling him. During the ride through Wembley, he nearly took out a small child who had entered a Zebra crossing. It was sheer luck the child ran back to his Mum. Had he not been so intent on overtaking everything in sight he might have spotted this potential danger, but he kept going, powering ahead and kept missing instructions. The officer was clearly getting annoyed with him by this point. During the county ride he again was dangerously overtaking cars near junctions and missing vital instructions. I was quite glad to take the lead and slow the pace down a bit.
In a way it was quite good to have him in my team as it was a good example of how not to ride, and why people generally think bikers are nutters!
In the debrief the officer said my riding was generally very good, but I crept over 80mph a couple of times on dual carriageways and the A40. He advised me to watch my speed, which was fair enough.
For the sake of £30 every biker (in London at least) should go on one of these courses. I can highly recommend them. Get booking!!
The morning was spent looking at cornering, observation, filtering skills, and a look at some accident case studies and events leaving up to them etc which was very interesting. We did all the riding in the afternoon as they were short staffed due to illness.
The guys running the day were all top blokes and very informative.
In the afternoon we were paired up and allocated an officer (I've forgotten his name already) to ride with.
I was quite nervous, so opted to follow while the guy I was paired with was in the lead, the officer in the middle.
We rode out of the Ace, through Wembley and eventually to the A40 to Chequers (The PM's country retreat) via Amersham and Gt Missenden.
To be honest, the guy I was paired with was a bit of a nut case and kept overtaking quite dangerously (In my opinion and the officers!!) He was told to slow down and improve his observation skills. He came across as rather arrogant and didn't really seem to listen to what the officer was telling him. During the ride through Wembley, he nearly took out a small child who had entered a Zebra crossing. It was sheer luck the child ran back to his Mum. Had he not been so intent on overtaking everything in sight he might have spotted this potential danger, but he kept going, powering ahead and kept missing instructions. The officer was clearly getting annoyed with him by this point. During the county ride he again was dangerously overtaking cars near junctions and missing vital instructions. I was quite glad to take the lead and slow the pace down a bit.
In a way it was quite good to have him in my team as it was a good example of how not to ride, and why people generally think bikers are nutters!
In the debrief the officer said my riding was generally very good, but I crept over 80mph a couple of times on dual carriageways and the A40. He advised me to watch my speed, which was fair enough.
For the sake of £30 every biker (in London at least) should go on one of these courses. I can highly recommend them. Get booking!!
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