Bikesafe Questions

[j.silvs]

After thinking a bike was getting pulled near me I noticed a policeman parked up having a cig. Asked what was happening and he explained the bikesafe course.

Thinking of doing it as its just round the corner from me and only £25.

Couple of questions for anyone that has done it tho.

1. Is it any good / worth it?

2. I have a not so legal plate and can. Will I be allowed to do it?

Thanks,

[ryanm4082]

hi pal i was going to do one of these myself but the bike has to be 100% road legal i.e numer plates exhaust they look over the full bike i ended up not doing mine as i would have had to change my exhaust (to loud they said) be safe be heard is the way i see it lol and my number plate was to small aswell

hope this helps pal
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[ryanm4082]

hi pal i was going to do one of these myself but the bike has to be 100% road legal i.e numer plates exhaust they look over the full bike i ended up not doing mine as i would have had to change my exhaust (to loud they said) be safe be heard is the way i see it lol and my number plate was to small aswell

hope this helps pal
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[Davenaylor]

I did mine last week in Wakefield. It costs me £60 for the full day so £25 is an absolute steal assuming its for the full day?

I'd definitely recommend it as a route into advanced riding. My bike was checked over but not with a fine tooth comb, though it is legal and he may have noticed an illegal plate. He also may not have cared though as to me it just felt like i was with a bunch of advanced riders sharing their knowledge rather than the Rozzers

[keggyhander]

I'd rather boil my head than ride with a copper.

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£60 sounds a bit excessive.

I did mine a few years ago (link in my profile), but it was £25 including a meal at the Ace Cafe.

And - seeing that they're happy for you to exceed the speed limit, it's not actually that unreasonable to think they might ignore a louder exhaust.

I don't think my bike was checked particularly, but they generally do want you to have a fully road legal bike.

Note that you may well be able to get a similar (but less preachy) day for free at your local IAM group.

[Rogerborg]

Copy of Police Motorcycle Roadcraft + a free assessed ride with IAM / RoSPA = BikeSafe.

Although some insurers do give a small discount for completing BikeSafe, so it might be "worth" it on that basis.

I did it with Strathclyde, but can't speak to how interested they were in the bikes as it was massively over-subscribed and they had to palm the rides off on the local IAM anyway.
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[keggyhander]

I never stop learning. I'm like a sponge for knowledge.

But I can't see any benefit in a bit of escorted speeding, when as soon as plod fucks off you're back to square one.

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[j.silvs]

Ok thanks for all the help.

Just figure for £25 - a full days riding, free lunch and some useful tips from police (whilst discounted insurance every year) is pretty worth it.

Might change my plate and insert the baffle for the day. Hopefully that will be ok for them.

Cheers all!