RoSPA Assessment Ride
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RoSPA Assessment Ride
I may be mad but I've been persuaded by a mate to look at doing the Advanced Motorcyclist thing. I have an assessment ride with a RoSPA instructor tomorrow morning ... Not sure what to expect but I guess it will be fun
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..and which steed are you taking out of the stable tomorrow then? 
Hope it goes well, keep us posted please Dave as I have a friend who has just passed his Advanced (IAM) and it would interesting to compare experiences...
I'll be in Taunton tomorrow too...Smiler and myself are on the Bikesafe workshop
Hope it goes well, keep us posted please Dave as I have a friend who has just passed his Advanced (IAM) and it would interesting to compare experiences...
I'll be in Taunton tomorrow too...Smiler and myself are on the Bikesafe workshop
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I'm thinking I should go sensible ... but I don't really do sensible 
I could take the wife's 620 Monstr but it is SORNed ... so I guess it will be the SuperDuke.
I don know if I'll go through with th test etc. ... I might all be a bit much for me ... but I'll let you know how I get on.
Enjoy your day!
I could take the wife's 620 Monstr but it is SORNed ... so I guess it will be the SuperDuke.
I don know if I'll go through with th test etc. ... I might all be a bit much for me ... but I'll let you know how I get on.
Enjoy your day!
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Lovely to see you yesterday 
How did you get on...?
How did you get on...?
If I have to explain, you'll NEVER understand
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IAM - Superdukedavid.hicks wrote: ... so I guess it will be the SuperDuke.
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You too 
Sounds like you had a good day!
I did about an hours ride out South through Taunton to Chard and back. I found myself holding my speed back a bit - partly because I was on some unfamiliar roads, partly because i'd forgotten to put my rar plugs in so the bike sounded noisier, and partly because I had this hi-viz jacketed assessor behind me. Still, I was a bit surprised when his main comment was that I could've gone faster!
Other than that he made a few points about which foot I put down when at a standstill (the 'Hendon shuffle'!) and that was it. He said my overtaking was 'progressive and safe' and reckoned I could go for a Gold pass ... so all-in-all I was well pleased
He has offered to take me on as a student so I now need to find the time to do it and get out there for training rides and meet others from the group. Good stuff!
Sounds like you had a good day!
I did about an hours ride out South through Taunton to Chard and back. I found myself holding my speed back a bit - partly because I was on some unfamiliar roads, partly because i'd forgotten to put my rar plugs in so the bike sounded noisier, and partly because I had this hi-viz jacketed assessor behind me. Still, I was a bit surprised when his main comment was that I could've gone faster!
Other than that he made a few points about which foot I put down when at a standstill (the 'Hendon shuffle'!) and that was it. He said my overtaking was 'progressive and safe' and reckoned I could go for a Gold pass ... so all-in-all I was well pleased
He has offered to take me on as a student so I now need to find the time to do it and get out there for training rides and meet others from the group. Good stuff!
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That hi-viz thing, got me too for a while! Takes some getting used to!
As for the feet thing, - SAME
So, are you going to do the RoSPA training now? I take it there are different levels to it then..? (gold pass?)
I reckon we had the perfect day for it, going to get much colder and wetter this week..
As for the feet thing, - SAME
So, are you going to do the RoSPA training now? I take it there are different levels to it then..? (gold pass?)
I reckon we had the perfect day for it, going to get much colder and wetter this week..
If I have to explain, you'll NEVER understand
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I think I am going to do it if I can find the time. My diary is a bit unpredictable - often not back from work till late and I like to spend as much time as poss with my family at weekends - but the instructor said he can be flexible so fingers crossed.
I gather that there are three levels of pass - bronze, solver and gold - and my assessor said I could expect to get a gold if I just make my riding a bit more systematic. I reckon I will learn some stuff so I'll give it a go
I gather that there are three levels of pass - bronze, solver and gold - and my assessor said I could expect to get a gold if I just make my riding a bit more systematic. I reckon I will learn some stuff so I'll give it a go
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Perhaps I should get a Pan Europeangraham22 wrote:IAM - Superdukedavid.hicks wrote: ... so I guess it will be the SuperDuke.
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Mate, you can always borrow mine!
We met very briefly when you were having your debrief with Jim. I can tell you he is one of the best assessors I have ever come across and due to him, my riding has come on bundles. Don't get hung up on grades etc, bottom line is anything you do that makes riding a bike more enjoyable and safer is a plus in my book.
The DSAR group are a really nice bunch of people who don't take themselves too seriously. Whatever
path you decide on, have fun!
Robbo
We met very briefly when you were having your debrief with Jim. I can tell you he is one of the best assessors I have ever come across and due to him, my riding has come on bundles. Don't get hung up on grades etc, bottom line is anything you do that makes riding a bike more enjoyable and safer is a plus in my book.
The DSAR group are a really nice bunch of people who don't take themselves too seriously. Whatever
path you decide on, have fun!
Robbo
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Thanks Robbo - that's great to hear