Bikesafe

[Craphouserat]

Any of you guys done this ? Logged onto the website, emailed local plod and asked for details/cost etc. Looking to do it next spring. Just wondered what your thoughts/experience of Bikesafe were.

Cheers

Barry.

[Fats25]

do it........

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

[Glade]

Yeah do it - I found it very useful.
(and can get insurance discount)

The Wiltshire bikesafe is Free. Don't know if other police forces charge for it.

[Craphouserat]

Thanks for that-sounds like you both enjoyed it and learned a lot. Read the link Fats - Cheers.

Barry.

[SVS]

Do it!

Like others, my experience of Bikesafe was a great day out and very rewarding too

However, Bikesafe more of a gentle intro to advanced riding by the police, as opposed to a proper advanced course.

If you're just curious about improving your riding and want a fun day out, then do Bikesafe.

If you're truly interested improving your riding, then invest in a day (or two) on the road with the likes of Rapid Training or UK Advanced
www.rapidtraining.co.uk/e/faq.htm
www.advanced-motorcycle-training.co.uk/Courses.asp
www.ridedrive.co.uk/motorcycle-ocnl2.htm
You will have an utterly brilliant day (even better than superbike school, in my experience) and your riding will be transformed with skills that will last a lifetime

Have fun, whatever you decide

Edited by SVS on Wednesday 19th December 17:39

[Craphouserat]

Thanks for that svs.

[tfm]

Every biker should do this - no exceptions!!
The morning is spent looking at the various aspects of biking such as filtering, accident avoidance etc etc. Then in the afternoon they pair you up and you go out for a ride. One person leads, plod in the middle and the other person follows.
When you're in the lead you have to be quite observant and keep an eye on the plods indicators. Every so often he'll pull you both over into a car park or side-road for a debrief.
Plod was generally happy with my riding, the only problem was that I went over the speed limit several times
The bloke I was paired with on the other hand was a complete nutter, and made quite a number of very risky overtakes on corners, and into on-coming traffic etc. It was good to see how it shouldn't be done though!

I did mine at the Ace Cafe last October. Great day out..highly recommended. You get a very decent lunch. Drinks and snacks are provided as well.

[oggs]

I'll be doing it next year sometime

[SVS]

Hi again,

Of course, BikeSafe is just an intro to getting more from your riding. Did anyone else progress from BikeSafe onto more advanced training (e.g. the IAM, RoADAR or professional coaching from the likes of Rapid Training, RideDrive or UK Advanced)?

If money is precious, then BikeSafe is incredibly good value. If time is more precious, then a day on the road with the likes of Rapid Training would be brilliant (certainly better than BikeSafe).

I always wanted to get as much enjoyment as possible from riding, so went on to do a variety of courses and experiences on road, dirt and track. Needless to say, I get loads more out of my bike now and it's been a blast .

Edited by SVS on Wednesday 19th December 19:41

[Busa_Rush]

Agree with the above, Bikesafe is the best value for money training day available and helped me ride quicker and safer straight away. Good fun too. If you've not done this kind of training before then it will change the way you ride.

[D1 MAD]

Here is a link to the 2008 Wiltshire Bike-safe dates and contact details if you be from these parts and are interested in doing it.

http://www.wiltshire.police.uk/traffic/bikesafe.as...