Free Riding Assessment

[Annette]

A few of us went to Rykas today and spoke to some very nice motorcycle policemen.

Get this.............................

If you go to Rykas and they are there, they are quite happy to go out with you for an hour if you would like any assistance with any aspect of your riding:thumbright::thumbright::thumbright::thumbri ght: FOR FREE - How's that for good PR?

[Chad]

A few of us went to Rykas today and spoke to some very nice motorcycle policemen.

Get this.............................

If you go to Rykas and they are there, they are quite happy to go out with you for an hour if you would like any assistance with any aspect of your riding:thumbright::thumbright::thumbright::thumbri ght: FOR FREE - How's that for good PR?

pretty dam cool :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[nomad]

so who's going first

:teeth::teeth:

[suds750]

I don't think they'd need a whole hour to assess my riding skills....they'd know I was crap by the end of the carpark!:D:D:D

[Steve C]

A few of us went to Rykas today and spoke to some very nice motorcycle policemen.

Get this.............................

If you go to Rykas and they are there, they are quite happy to go out with you for an hour if you would like any assistance with any aspect of your riding:thumbright::thumbright::thumbright::thumbri ght: FOR FREE - How's that for good PR?
How cool is that :blob7:

[icenian]

That's proper old school coppering, that is; like the coppers we used to work with back in the early 90s (in a former life, before bike training went commercial on a big scale, I put in quite a lot of time at a training scheme; local traffic plod we great bloke, they'd often give their own time to turn up and help out).

Good for them :thumbright:

Apart from the PR benefit, I bet an hour spent on training is more likely to save a life than an hour spend on New Labour-approved police activity: 10 seconds at a speed trap, 50 seconds paper work, 59 minutes ranting at local journalists about how evil motorists are.

[barftone]

You sure they won't book you while your out??

[Yeti]

A few of us went to Rykas today and spoke to some very nice motorcycle policemen.

Get this.............................

If you go to Rykas and they are there, they are quite happy to go out with you for an hour if you would like any assistance with any aspect of your riding:thumbright::thumbright::thumbright::thumbri ght: FOR FREE - How's that for good PR?


proper job!

Educating people in ability and attitude not the persecution of free-will.;) If people want to go fast they will, helping them do it where it is appropriate and safe to do surely has the biggest impact on their own and other road users safety I'm sure. I do hope we can retain that wonderful thing called choice. If not the powers that be will just make it their personal mission to make us all 50mph half-asleep half-wit drivers that get confused when there is no queue to follow and bimble along in.:D

[Snaphappy]

Yep and after an hour of following you with blue lights on they tell you off for riding like a madman and take your licence


on a serious note I have just done the Advance Riders safety training with the ADAC (our equivalent of the AA) cost me 120 Euro and I wasn't that impressed, I am looking into one of the Bikesafe days with the London Constabulary, for a proper assessment - instruction I am more than happy to pay, I think I am a good safe rider but feel there is no harm in trying to get better. That and a good long weekend on the lash in Blighty and breakfast at the Ace:thumbright::thumbright::thumbright:

[matt]

Local IAM much better option. Group riding and regular assessments. All kinds of bikes not just Beemers and beards. First Aid course for bikers was brilliant, and IAM very pro-active in lobbying DfT for better motorcycling provision eg. altering lethal crash barriers!

Also, sometimes attended by local rozzers and a rideout with them. Not too concerned about overtaking speed, but ride like a :knob: and you'll get a bight rollocking....

[Annette]

If you fancy doing a Bike Safe day, go for the one they run from the Ace Cafe in London it's only £30.00 as it's heavily subsidised by the London Council (Red Ken did do one good thing:D). I think everywhere else is about £80.00. And you get a good lunch at the Ace:D:D

"All kinds of bikes not just Beemers and beards." Don't understand that comment:confused::confused:

[jasonbc]

A few of us went to Rykas today and spoke to some very nice motorcycle policemen.

Get this.............................

If you go to Rykas and they are there, they are quite happy to go out with you for an hour if you would like any assistance with any aspect of your riding:thumbright::thumbright::thumbright::thumbri ght: FOR FREE - How's that for good PR?

Devon and cornwall police have been doing this for sometime now.I did it a few years ago on my firestorm. It was 2:1 assessment and was great fun racing around cornish A and B roads on a sunday morning. You were encouraged to ride as you would normally as if you rode like an angel they couldn't assess you properly. Coming around the coast roads people were thinking something was happening as two bikes absolutly flying were being chased by a police bike. THey were serious about 30mph though through villages etc as the traffic unit down here is hot on that. It lasted for one morning on the roads and 2hrs in the classroom afterwards for assessment

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh44/jasonbc_photo/bikesafe.jpg?t=1220867427

They are running this course again at 4 locations in Cornwall from October, it was free when i did it but i think there may be a small charge for it now if anybody is interested in doing it. You can book it on the DEVON & CORNWALL CONSTABULARY WEBSITE. I'm tempted to book and do it again on the Varadero as it has a better riding position than the Firestorm so it's easier to see over your shoulders etc