Making it easy
Posted in IAM on Apr 20th, 2015
When you join up to the Institute of Advanced Motorists you will be given a copy of a book. In the instance of a motorcyclist, you will receive “How to be a Better Rider”, which contains all the principles upon what constitutes advanced riding, in the context of the IAM. There is also a publication […]
I was out riding last weekend and inadvertently got to find out what the maximum lean angle is on a BMW R1200 GSA. I habitually have the camera on the bike, as I use it when commuting “just in case” I am part of a SMIDSY moment. It is mounted on the right hand crash […]
Posted in Advanced Ramblings, IAM on Jul 29th, 2013
What has the Matrix’s Neo and IPSGA got in common? They both help you filter through all the rubbish and see what is really there. One of the big things , for me, to come out of undertaking the IAM Skills for Life Package is a much calmer and focused ride. Before, it was very […]
It has been 2 years since I passed my Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists test, having brought their Skills for Life Package. I am still a fully paid up member of both the IAM and my local group, called Solent Advanced Motorcyclists (SAM). I guess I soon realised that the natural progression was to take my […]
I did mention that I was going to start an advanced level of IAM in a previous blog post Well, a couple of weeks I got to go out on the first observed ride. There was to be two of us, plus my previous Observer. He had paired us together as he though we would […]
I have never had a blow out before and I have to confess that it is quite an exciting experience. I had just left work, in Farnham, and was heading down the A31. As I was passing Bentley I began to overtake a car, at a spirited pace. As I moved out the backend had […]
Posted in IAM on May 16th, 2012
Last year I completed my IAM Advanced Riding course. Actually, strictly speaking it is not a course, but a series of observer rides where an experienced IAM observer comments on your riding style and makes suggestions on how you can improve. They also introduce you to the principles of IPSGA I was lucky and was […]
Posted in IAM on Jul 15th, 2011
Well, today was the day of my test. I had gone to bed at the normal time and looked forward to another full nights sleep, something that had been happening for the last couple of nights……… ……..so, the day started at 05:30 when I woke up, and could not get back to sleep. Saying that, […]
Posted in IAM on Jul 9th, 2011
So, my test is next Friday, and I thought I better get one last ride in. For the past week I have been trying to put some time back into the principles of advanced riding, and less in to just having fun. I had been concentrating on the weaker points of my riding, just trying […]
Posted in IAM on Jun 24th, 2011
Don’t panic, it was not a new twist on me parting company with the bike. The IAM thingy was really beginning to get to me, to the extent that I actually lost the urge to ride. Anyone that knows me will know that things have to be pretty serious to keep me off a bike. […]