Bike safe, IAM etc etc

[spitfire]

I know these types of posts have appeared before but things change and it's often useful for other joiners of the forum.

I am always keen to learn and refresh my skills as a rider, last year I did a Bikesafe course which was excellent.

I also joined the IAM but did not get on so well with that, their philosophy seems to only apply to BMW riders, I felt quite the outsider being on a sports bike and not having a beard

Further to the above are there any other training days/courses that I could attend? I am going to do a track day but I'm talking more along the lines of road based courses.

cheers
spit....

[R4nger]

BMF Blue Ribon. Carried out by most training schools. I got quoted £250 for the day. You also receive 12 months membership.

[Sadie]

You could also try RoSPA.


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[spitfire]

trawling about I did also find this which looks good

https://www.rapidtraining.co.uk/e/mission.htm

[mr.z]

Trouble with advanced training (from what ive hered)

IAM - Tends to be very set system, you do everything this way, thats it..

Rospa - Tends to be very about makeing progress*, miss a safe overtake and you'll probably fail.. probably because its part of police training, its the more serious training of the two and to hold a rospa certificate you'll need to redo it every 3/5 years.

Imo both have their points, but i think the best would be do both and take from it what you find usefull...


I'd love to do some training with this guy -
https://www.survivalskills.clara.net/courses.htm
(have a read through these)
https://www.survivalskills.clara.net/rskills.htm

Too far from me, but your not all that far away

*(one guy said the less time your out on the road then the less likely you are to have an accident, which might be a good thing to say if you get pulled for speeding)
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[G]

Being lazy here, anyone know how much training for IAM / ROSPA is?

Had a look on the ROSPA site, but most seemed to be about the test, not training.

[BigChris]

I spoke to a friend of a friend who's an observer with IAM and apparently its about 90 quid a day to cover fuel and costs of observer.

However, I dont know if thats a set fee, or a 'friend of a friend' fee, or if theres any other extras etc.

To be honest, sounded fairly reasonable, like being back at rider school

[Sadie]

[syl]

[syl]

As well as the usual three

IAM
RoSPA
BMF

DIAmond were also looking to introduce an advanced motorcycle test.
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[international...]

Did the IAM's skill for life course with the North Glasgow group last year. £85 and that's all you pay (unless you are under 26, in which case it drops to £65 I think). Different group work things differently in terms of paying for observers fuel costs etc. Most of the guys and girls observing in our group will let you buy them a cup of coffee but refuse any money for fuel. The £85 gets you as many days/evenings observed riding as you need to prepare you for your test, and one test fee (along with the membership fee for the first year after you have passed the test). If you fail the test, I think it is something like £20-ish to re-do it, but you don't pay any extra for more observation.

As a personal aside, I really feel that my riding and observational skills improved no end after doing that, and while you may not like the way the IAM do things, I am of the opinion that any advanced training with any organisation it worthwhile.


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