Got pulled by a bike cop earlier...
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And all he wanted to do was chat bikes and hard sell me a Bikesafe weekend!
He sat on my 4 o'clock for about half a mile then pootled past and waved me over. I got off and he came over and was admiring the bike (Falco), and said he had a Tuono himself. I pointed out my bling, we had a bit of a chat, and then he proceeded to bang on about Bikesafe for about 10 minutes. I wouldn't have minded but I was on my lunch break!
Anyone been on one? Obviously as a total riding Legend I'm not seeing the point in the £80, but am willing to be persuaded
He sat on my 4 o'clock for about half a mile then pootled past and waved me over. I got off and he came over and was admiring the bike (Falco), and said he had a Tuono himself. I pointed out my bling, we had a bit of a chat, and then he proceeded to bang on about Bikesafe for about 10 minutes. I wouldn't have minded but I was on my lunch break!
Anyone been on one? Obviously as a total riding Legend I'm not seeing the point in the £80, but am willing to be persuaded
hornetrider said:
k1 - what's the stance on, ahhhh, making progress on a Bikesafe weekend?
Depends on the individual who will be supervising you but most of the advanced trainers I have come across treat 30, 40 and 50 limits as sacrosanct but NSL is pretty much ‘game on’ (with about 80 to 85ish as a realistic top end.) Obviously you can’t quote me on that and you must obey all limits at all times! (As, of course, I do!)black-k1 said:
Depends on the individual who will be supervising you but most of the advanced trainers I have come across treat 30, 40 and 50 limits as sacrosanct but NSL is pretty much ‘game on’ (with about 80 to 85ish as a realistic top end.) Obviously you can’t quote me on that and you must obey all limits at all times! (As, of course, I do!)
Sounds similar to the IAM procedure of many years ago - not sure if they allow you to ride this way today.black-k1 said:
hornetrider said:
k1 - what's the stance on, ahhhh, making progress on a Bikesafe weekend?
Depends on the individual who will be supervising you but most of the advanced trainers I have come across treat 30, 40 and 50 limits as sacrosanct but NSL is pretty much ‘game on’ (with about 80 to 85ish as a realistic top end.) Obviously you can’t quote me on that and you must obey all limits at all times! (As, of course, I do!)I just done a Bikesafe course and joined the IAM just before that.
The Bikesafe thing was the North Yorkshire one and was quite good. It started with an evening watching a video and an open discussion about the subjects in question. We also had a chat about counter steering and how it works, etc (good job as some of the group had heard about it but didn't think they actually done it or what happens with it). We also had a chat about the law with regard to filtering and undertaking and the reality of what actually happens and how to get things on your side if the poo hits the fan.
The Sunday was the ride out and it's two to one. The Bike cop was on an unmarked R1 and didn't hang about. It was a fairly fast ride considering I had never been on the route before (A's and B's, no Dual Carriageway as they're boring
), the comments were constructive and they never bothered about the small plate and off road cans.
Price was £50 and we got the course plus a couple of DVD's, couple of keyrings, a neck warmer and a £50 voucher towards further training.
I enjoyed it, was a good day out
The Bikesafe thing was the North Yorkshire one and was quite good. It started with an evening watching a video and an open discussion about the subjects in question. We also had a chat about counter steering and how it works, etc (good job as some of the group had heard about it but didn't think they actually done it or what happens with it). We also had a chat about the law with regard to filtering and undertaking and the reality of what actually happens and how to get things on your side if the poo hits the fan.
The Sunday was the ride out and it's two to one. The Bike cop was on an unmarked R1 and didn't hang about. It was a fairly fast ride considering I had never been on the route before (A's and B's, no Dual Carriageway as they're boring
), the comments were constructive and they never bothered about the small plate and off road cans.Price was £50 and we got the course plus a couple of DVD's, couple of keyrings, a neck warmer and a £50 voucher towards further training.
I enjoyed it, was a good day out
hornetrider said:
Obviously as a total riding Legend I'm not seeing the point in the £80, but am willing to be persuaded
I too am a total riding legend 
I'd fancy doing a Bikesafe, but the police need to make Bikesafe more attractive to those who don't believe they need or would benefit significantly enough from attending. Older faster farts like me then!
The pursuit, including high speed, that all police motorcyclists in training have to complete successfully, should be a part of Bikesafe. Debrief and riding assessment for successful riders should be rewarded with a Bikesafe police badge. This badge should be displayed on your bike and be a 'get out of jail free' card in some respects, where a policeman can use his discretion further than 'normal' in respect of whatever law or regulation infringement the policeman deems you may have fractured. Good reason to take up Bikesafe training then.
Edited by Rocket Pepper on Wednesday 2nd July 00:18
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