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Advanced
Much has been
written about advanced riding.
For many of us it conjures up a
cross between a track day (getting
your knee down) and a boring day out
in the country being watched by an
observer with our heads buried deep
in the Highway Code. One thing is
definitely for sure, if you intend
to ride a modern sports bike, say a
600cc, then the skills that you
obtained as a novice on your Direct
Access course will most certainly
leave you struggling to keep up with
your mates. The characteristics of
the bike that you trained on will,
most probably, vary greatly to the
bike that you have now purchased.
Cornering, braking and acceleration
will be a new experience for you.
The bike will feel a lot different
to your training bike. It will
respond much quicker to any inputs
from the rider. Its performance,
both in acceleration and braking
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So what is
Advanced Riding & when should I do
it?
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In order to get
the best out
your bike and
yourself there
are two general
areas that you
will need to
develop:
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1)
The
handling
characteristics
and performance
of your bike
i.e. the
dynamics of the
bike.
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Your road craft.
This is all
about your
awareness and
planning, how
you behave and
respond to what
you see out
there. It’s
about being
proactive
rather
than being
reactive.
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In
order to prepare
yourself for the first
you will need to
consider the following:
Handling:
You
first need to get to
know your bike. If you
are a novice then
initially this means
getting out there and
just riding your bike,
putting into practice
those skills that you
have just picked up
during your training.
It’s also about putting
the miles on, getting a
feel for how the bike
responds to your touch.
Stamina:
During your training you
probably stopped quite
often for chats etc, and
I don’t suppose you
covered a great deal of
mileage. Before
attempting any form of
advanced training you
will need to improve
your mental stamina.
Advanced riding can
require you to ride for
long periods at maximum
concentration. To
prepare yourself for an
advanced course we
recommend that you carry
out a number of long
runs of say, 100 miles,
but mainly in the
countryside. Try to stay
away from boring
motorways. Take frequent
breaks and drinks but
don’t eat heavy meals.
After a 1000 miles or so
you should be ready to
start thinking about
taking an advanced
riding course.
There
are a number of tips and
techniques that we can
show you that can help
you to improve your
ability to control your
bike but first you
must feel
comfortable riding the
bike that you have.
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To
improve the first area
you will need to
consider the following:
You
will need to develop
your senses, especially
sight, smell and sound.
They can save your life.
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You will need to be
much more aware of
your surroundings
i.e. roads, bends,
junctions and
traffic etc, and to
be able to interpret
the clues that
present themselves.
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You will need to
develop your mental
responses, to
improve your eye and
hand co-ordination.
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But above all else
you will need to
develop a
methodology, a way
of interpreting what
you see in front of
you. To be able to
transform what you
see into a plan of
action. There are a
number of
publications that
set out to help and
guide the reader in
their quest for
advanced training,
the one we recommend
is the ‘The
police riders
handbook to better
motorcycling’.
This book is
available in our
bookshop.
However you should
never read a
publication in
isolation. Just
reading a book will
not make you an
advanced rider. You
will need someone to
interpret it for
you, someone that
can explain the
techniques and
demonstrate its
principles.
That's where we come in.
Trained to R.O.S.P.A
Gold standard we run a
one day course taking in
different roads and
situations covering some
two hundred miles or
so. Based upon the
police riders manual it
attempts to cover the
key principles,
procedures and
techniques set out in
the manual. We will help
you to develop your
handling skills whilst
showing you how to get
the best from what you
can observe. We will
help you to formulate a
plan that you can build
upon, and thus develop
your road craft. It
would be impossible to
cover all the areas
covered in the manual in
just one day. But it
will give you an
excellent insight into
the world of advanced
riding and something
that you can build upon
to ensure your continued
safety when going out
for a ride.
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A2
DAS
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 If
you have any questions then please
do not hesitate to call us on 020
8887 0562, or you can email us
training@csmt.co.uk. |
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