Fast road riding skills

[Gfc]

I’m amazed that no-one has mentioned doing advanced courses such as IAM or the like. I take it that none of the previous riders have done or considered it but it certainly makes you a ‘quicker’ rider and safer whilst doing it. Just a thought.

[Bhud]

[chickenstrip]

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[Tans]

I have to admit I have been riding for 20+ years and while I do appreciate those that feel track days have helped them in their riding skills. I would advise anyone who does want to ride a bit quicker and be progressive in traffic on today’s roads, and still have fun at the same time, doing the advanced rider course is well worth it. I am not making assumptions on any drivers but I have noticed a lot of drivers are not as aware of other road users, mainly because of lock down and people not driving as much as they used to. The advanced rider helps to make you more aware of the other road users, I found it helped me greatly in being able to judge what a driver was going to to do before they did it.

Safety first guys.

[Gfc]

That’s my other half who just posted. We’ve both done IAM advanced courses and she is no slouch on her Crosstourer. We’ve travelled thousands of miles together both locally and on the continent and can both attest to the improvement in safety and progressive riding skills you get with the advanced riding course. Not a single biker friend would class her as slow, me neither.
Worth the time and effort.

[chickenstrip]

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[Islander]

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[hellkat]

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[chickenstrip]

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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

I'm ambivalent about advanced stuff (iam, rospa, etc.) for necessarily making someone a faster rider. Safer, yes probably. Smoother, quite possibly. But 'seat time' is as important. Not a great deal of point taking fortnightly observed rides if the advice and guidance that's doled out isn't practised as often as possible in between.

I might even go so far as to say that, because being relaxed on the bike (not gripping the bars tightly, being able to keep your eyes on 'full beam' and always look as far ahead as possible in order to deal with stuff before it happens, and generally being loosened up physically) is what more than anything leads to a smooth ride. Getting out on a bike as often as possible is what will prevent myopic riding, stiff inputs and machine control, and general clunky riding. If you want to use youtube to get some advanced pointers (Mike Roberts' channel, Roadcraft Nottingham, etc. etc.) to supplement maximised seat time, I'm sure that can only help.

I think what improved my riding was actually green lane riding on a trail bike - you have to look ahead and pick a line, and 30mph can feel pretty fast at times. I did some advanced stuff as well, and that too made a contribution. I also tried to own and ride a range of different bikes, and again that helped. Also, as much as anything, I tried to ride as wide a selection of roads regularly (although not a great deal of motorway shit because it's so soul destroying). But if I felt a bit stressed by towns and cities, I'd go out on Friday at 5.00pm and get filtering. Now it doesn't bother me at all. And again it's being relaxed that leads to better obs and smoother riding - and as a general point, it's a case of the old adage 'slow is smooth, smooth is fast.'
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