Advanced Test
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Advanced Driving Test The Advanced Driving Test, and equivalent advanced riding test for motorcycles, is offered in the United Kingdom by the... Read more...
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Advanced Driving Test The Advanced Driving Test, and equivalent advanced riding test for motorcycles, is offered in the United Kingdom by the... Read more...
Sunday, 09 January 2011
Trail Braking Trail braking is a motorcycle riding and driving technique where the brakes are used beyond the entrance to a turn and are gradually... Read more...
Target Fixation
Sunday, 09 January 2011
Target Fixation Target fixation is a process by which the brain is focused so intently on an observed object that awareness of other obstacles or... Read more...
Sunday, 09 January 2011
Target Fixation Target fixation is a process by which the brain is focused so intently on an observed object that awareness of other obstacles or... Read more...
Sunday, 07 March 2010
Institute of Advanced Motorists The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is a charity based in the United Kingdom, but also serving Ireland, whose... Read more...
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Whether you’re looking to improve your road craft or track technique there is plenty of choice when it comes to advanced rider training, from race... Read more...
Thursday, 20 January 2011
2011 CB1000R / CB1000R ABS Release date: 2 November 2010 Model updates: New thicker aluminium handlebar; new position light; new Tricolour version... Read more...
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
2011 sees the introduction of a black edition of the XT1200Z Super Ténéré alongside a new ABS version of the XT660Z... Read more...
Monday, 03 January 2011
Triumph Tiger 800XC All-new model for 2011 Smooth long-stroke three-cylinder engine ensures excellent on and off-road manners Adjustable seat height... Read more...
Monday, 03 January 2011
Triumph Sprint GT New for 2011 model year Up to 117 litres of hard luggage capacity 200 mile fuel range for long-distance touring Equipped... Read more...
Police Motorcycles
Police Motorcycles
A Metropolitan Police Honda ST1300 motorcycle.
Police motorcycles are used by a number of forces in the UK, typically as part of the Road Policing Unit. Police motorcycles are also used in road safety initiatives such as Bikesafe,
RoadCraft
Roadcraft
Diagram showing the four phases of the System of Car & Motorcycle Control, as explained in Roadcraft.
Roadcraft is the UK's police handbook that outlines a system of car and motorcycle control split into four phases represented by the acronym PSGA:
Green Badge Experience
The Green Badge Experience
I was a confident rider in my youth but now in my forties and back in to biking I was considering some formal training to get back up to speed, so to speak. Years have gone by and even more cars are on the road making biking
CounterSteering
Countersteering
.. is the technique used by single-track vehicle operators, cyclists and motorcyclists, to initiate a turn toward a given direction by first steering counter to the desired direction ("steer left to turn right").
WSBK News:
- WorldSBK.com provides a quick round-up of the facts and figures from the ...
- Giorgio Barbier (Racing Director Pirelli Moto) analyzes the fifth round o...
- The BMW Motorrad Motorsport Team celebrated its first win in the producti...
- Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) took his second race win of the...
- In winning his first ever WSS race British rider Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR ...
News Articles
Press release: Places still available at free road safety seminar for Shetland Islands firms 09 May 2012, 12.43
Firms in the Shetland Islands who have employees who drive for work still have time to book on to a free road safety seminar taking place this month in
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Xaus helps to promote WSB in Russia 17 April 2012, 11.13
Former WSB racer and multiple winner Ruben Xaus recently made a promotional appearance at the 2012 Moto Park Exhibition in Moscow, which took place in early April.
The ever-popular Spaniard, who after leaving World Superbike,
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Russia makes first real mark with Leonov 27 April 2012, 17.06
When Vladimir Leonov (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) splashed his way confidently to third place at the recent Assen Supersport World Championship race he made a clear footprint on virgin territory for Russian riders.
His was the
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EJC race called off as rains come back with a vengeance 06 May 2012, 18.34
The reappearance of fierce rainfall during the second lap of the KTM European Junior Cup at Monza brought out the red flags and the delayed race was subsequently cancelled in the interest of rider
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General Articles
Motorcycles in the Movies 30 December 2011, 18.12
Top 10 Motorcycles in the Movies
By ClairMcMahon
Motorcycles feature in plenty of films, but only a few are remembered as classics by bike lovers and enthusiasts. We take a look at what we think are the coolest and
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Welsh Adventure 25 July 2011, 20.40
A Welsh Adventure
By A.M. Barber
It started off as possibly Ireland then maybe France but then soon narrowed down to going to Scotland. After a serious amount of research in to prices and location we couldn’t agree so
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Taking the bends 30 December 2011, 18.26
Motorcycle Safety & Tips - Taking the Bends
Losing control while going around a bend is probably the biggest cause of incidents involving motorcycles. Always remember that left hand bends present a bigger problem because if
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Move
Video
A very brief introduction to limit point analysis - a technique used to assess approach speed to a hazard. Read More...
This video is from a Rider Skills Day in 2009 run by the Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Tasking Team as part of BikeSafe-London.
The Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Tasking Team is a dedicated...
Onboard camera with PC Cambell McEwan a Strathclyde police motorcycle trainer. Read More...
Old training footage from Kent Police looking at Roadcraft and applying Riding Plans. Read More...
Sunday, 06 May 2012
• Champion Stoner powers back to top of MotoGP standings• Stoner's Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa finishes thirdCasey Stoner powered back to the... Read more...
Sunday, 29 April 2012
• Win moves Stoner to within four points of Lorenzo in standings• Britain's Cal Crutchlow finishes in fourth spot in JerezThe world champion,... Read more...
Monday, 09 April 2012
• Casey Stoner fades under the lights at Losail circuit• Stoner reveals he was suffering from 'arm pump'Jorge Lorenzo claimed victory at the... Read more...
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Traffic News
On the A38 from Sutton Coldfield towards The M1 between the junctions with the A52 and the A6, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks closing one lane, between 8 pm and 6 am, from...
Read More...On the A38 from The M1 towards Sutton Coldfield between the junctions with the A6 and the A52, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks closing one lane, between 8 pm and 6 am, from...
Read More...On the A1(M) northbound between junctions J9 and J10, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks , between 8 pm and 6 am, from 16 May 2012 to 18 May 2012.
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