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Welcome
Welcome to the September issue of Twisty Roads! There’s
been a lot going on over the past few months so quite a
number of things to report on in the newsletter.
Finally, the website has also had a bit of refresh so the
technical issues we had earlier in the year have now been
banished! A group email has gone out with some revised
instructions for adding images etc within the members
area. Should anyone wish to submit an article for future
newsletters - it really is very easy. Just send me some text
in an email, some pictures if you have any, and the rest just
gets sorted out by my good self to suit the space available.
Also, a big thank you to Michelle Routledge and Martin
Shepherd for their entertaining articles. It certainly sounds
as if you both had an excellent time!
Bike wise - the Michelin Pilot Road 3’s are still going strong
- have worn well, kept their shape and so far covered 7000
very varied miles. Front and rear seem to wear as a pair and
I think they’re probably good for another x miles. Needless
to say I am still delighted with them.
PS I hope no-one minds but after his stunning riding at the
MotoGP at Silverstone I have swapped our homage from
Rossi to Marc Marquez.
Jane McNeill
Welcome..................................................................... 1
From the Chairman............................................... 2
Training Officer’s Report..................................... 3
Michelle does ART at CSS................................... 4
Helite Airbag Jackets for Motorcyclists...... 6
Terry White Memorial Ride............................... 7
Martin Shepherd escapes to Black Forest...... 8
Brackely Festival of Motorcycling (BFoMC)... 10
Diary Dates and Contact Details 2013......... 11
www.coventryadvancedriders.co.uk
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Chairman’s Report
Hello all,
It’s that time again when the rain starts and we know
summer is nearly over. Hopefully all of you managed to
get a few miles over the summer.
Thank you to Jim Whitmore for leading the Terry White
Memorial Run, I unfortunately couldn’t make it due to other
commitments but have been informed it was a good turn
out and everyone enjoyed the day.
I would love to talk to you all about my new bike but I
won’t bore you with that so thought I would just mention
instead that the new Motorcycle Roadcraft book is now out.
I was so eager to read it I have purchased one. I couldn’t wait
to get home and read it when the other half told me it had
come.
www.roadcraft.co.uk
I will start off by saying that the pictures are great, an
improvement on the old ones and there is a really exciting
bit towards the rear about emergency response riding, other
than that not much else has changed from the old one.
The printed book is available now,
with a PDF version is coming soon.
I have been reliably informed that there is only 14 more
Saturdays to go before Christmas yeah, dark nights cold
mornings, just the ticket to ride the bikes.
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Motorcycle Roadcraft – The Police Rider's Handbook
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Training Officer’s Report
I am pleased to say that we have had a steady stream of
new Associates join since the last newsletter, so a very
warm welcome to:
A recent example being while I was riding home from the
September committee meeting, and when reaching the
first part of the A46 without street lights I noticed that
my headlights seemed particularly useless. After a few
minutes of riding, I came to the conclusion that the dipped
headlight bulb had blown, leaving me just with just full
beam as an option. I decided it was safer to continue as is
and to sort it once I got home.
Mike Underhill, Mark Franks, Chris Pierson, Bob Ballinger,
Wayne Stevens, Chris Moakes, Wayne Lord and Mehrdad
Pourzyaie. I am sure you will all find your training to be a
rewarding and enjoyable experience!
Congratulations also to Jim Whitmore, who has retained
Gold in his Advanced Tutor 3-Year Re-Test.
I guess it’s a drawback of having lights permanently on,
with one bulb for dipped and the second for full beam,
there will now always be one bulb with a considerably
shorter life-span.
We also have two new Observers - George Dye and Mike
McRanor, both of whom have successfully completed
Part One and Two of the Observer Training Course. Both
have been allocated Associates - so it’s over to you to now
show your true skill!
I wouldn’t mind but it was only recently that I worked out
that the real reason the lights were so rubbish was
because they pointed to the sky. Obviously not something
that gets checked as part of a service! Frustration with the
patheticness of the lights had already lead me to upgrade
the bulbs and so a bit more effort allowed me to work out
how to check and modify the headlight adjustment within
the confines of the garage.
As a word of re-asurrance to Associates - just remember
that no matter who you have as an Observer - ALL are
gold standard riders, and ALL take pride in their ability to
guide you through the training process with enthusiasm
and skill.
Anyway, the moral of the story is, if your lights are rubbish
(or full beam seems to do nothing) - check that they are
aligned correctly. As a second step, you could also
consider upgrading your bulbs to something with a longer
beam and whiter light. It makes riding in the dark much
easier and safer by giving you an earlier indication of
what’s coming up, and others more advance warning of
you.
With the new Roadcraft book now being available, all
future Associates joining the club will be provided with
the new version in their Welcome Packs. As such, the
committee took the decision to provide all of the
Observers with the latest version. This is ongoing and
ensures consistancy in the cross-over. Any Associates
coming up for test, or any members due for a re-test have
nothing to worry about - there are no significant changes
to catch you out - just a bit of a re-jig of the existing
information.
Also, if you do it yourself,
you know how to change
the bulb and so could deal
with it in an emergency
or on holiday in Europe
where you’d otherwise
risk a fine!
Interestingly, it does now include both the POWDER and
IAMSAFE checks. To date, we have used IMSAFE - but
maybe we should change, as the first ‘A’ - new to us - is for
ATTITUDE.
You are obviouly all aware of the need to conduct regular
POWDER and IMSAFE checks - but even after all that there
is still oportunity to be caught out - so always keep an
open mind.
That’s it for the moment.
Jane McNeill
Training Officer
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A simple change - and road legal!
Michelle does ‘ART’ at the California Superbike School
It’s been 4 years almost to the day since I first sat on a
motorbike, beginning with my CBT. It’s been 3 ½ years
since I passed my DSA test. And finally, some 18 months
since receiving silver in my first RoSPA test. Initially this
began with a very tall learning curve which is totally
normal given my age (41), sex (female) and inexperience
of the biking world. I was initially like a child with a new
toy, soaking up any instruction, advice or reading material
like a sponge and trying my hardest to put it all into
practise. But this cycle of learning and improving seemed
to peter out. Had I learnt it all? Was this it and I could no
further improve.........I was I felt a long way from being a
competent rider and knew that inside I was far less assured
than people thought. And so I looked for other ways of
furthering my skills, challenging myself to new experiences,
holidaying on the bike abroad, half day courses designed
for people who like me, were looking for the answer as to
how to ride like those around me who seem to ride so
effortlessly.
matter what. The result was 4 of the best hours of my
biking career to date. Already in the classroom I was
being challenged and I’d not even started up the bike.
The tuition at the outset was thought provoking, they
were making us (only 8 riders on the morning) work for
our reward of getting out on the circuit. We were taken
back to basics and told to ride the circuit (the size of
a football pitch in length but much wider) using only
one gear and no brakes. Eventually we were let loose in
3 groups of 3 and 2 riders for each session (a total of 4
sessions in all). I was in the second group with only one
other rider. Having only tentatively completed half of a
lap, I was gestured to leave the circuit and take heed of
one of the 3 instructors who were strategically placed
throughout. This was expected as discussed in the
classroom but only after one half of a lap. Really? I was
told to stop acting like a woman and stop the multitasking, I had been caught doing two things on a corner.
Now I was beginning to panic, this was all going against
my short-lived habits and I began to talk through the
whole new process as instructed again. The whole point
of the course is to understand and then put into practise
the setting up and continued stability of a bike in corners.
It enables the rider to find the optimum point for each
turn, how to manoeuvre with the ease that others do,
without any grimacing, clenching and tensing up. This is
all done in a controlled environment, one that cannot,
except at another school, be repeated. I gradually
began to improve with each lap and when I got it right
I knew it, but one very tight corner eluded me and I only
once out of ten attempts got it right.
And so upon my return from a trip to Germany which was
fulfilling and rewarding, allowing me to get to know my
new Street Triple intimately whilst desperately trying to
find the missing piece to the puzzle, I was reading the
latest issue of Ride magazine. In this a very experienced
motorcycle journalist had attended an Advanced Riders
Training (ART) course run by California Superbikes School.
I’d heard of the school and visions of track days flashed
by and although this was something on my wish list to do
before I hang up my biking boots, it wasn’t on the near
horizon. Upon further reading it became apparent that
this wasn’t on a track. Whilst it is held at a race track it’s
actually run on a specially designated area, others may
call it a car park. It is run by the same instructors as the
full race school but aimed at those with lower expectations.
The Ride article summed up the course as a good taster
for what the school could offer at a much reduced rate
(£99 for 4 hours).
I quickly signed up, and the following Friday I arrived at
the Rockingham Motor Speedway track for my morning
of tuition. Yes I was petrified, yes I was wondering what
the hell I was doing here, but I knew I’d feel like that and
knew that I’d either love it or hate it and would survive no
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slow to come out fast. But where else can you go to ride
a circuit specifically set out to challenge the different
types of corners? One that allows the rider to repeatedly
try and retry these enabling fine corrections or bad
misjudgements without any horrible consequences,
which then reward or give the rider the chance to have
another go until each one is mastered.
As I came off for the next group to have their chance
Spidey, one of the instructors, came over and studied my
helmet, jacket and position on the bike whilst wearing
them making sure that I wasn’t being impeded whilst
riding, this is the sort of detail that they go to in order
to help each individual. He then got some cones and
proceeded to place them at points on the track aimed at
helping me to get this one difficult turn correct. Things
got much better and I began to get thumbs up by the
instructors and I was also rewarded by catching up the
other rider out with me who had flown off in the first
session but whom I had managed to overtake in the
learning curve.
I did email and speak to one of the instructors about
personal issues over roundabouts and how it fits into
the training. I am pleased to say that out of this came an
offer from Spidey to come along and talk to the group
which has been arranged for the October 16th meeting. I
understand they will be bringing along the lean simulator
which can be found on their website, for what I am sure
will be a very entertaining evening.
We went out on the track a total of 4 times and visited the
classroom thrice. Each time we fed off each other, saw the
improvements and felt the success. The last session came
with the instruction to use 3 gears and brakes, bearing in
mind this is all done at relatively low speeds it was quite
an ask.
This was back in July and since this one morning I have
attended a couple of Group rides and been out with
friends who have watched me ride from day one and I’ve
received repeated comments on how my riding has come
on and the confidence I now exude, all of which is nice
to hear, but deep down I can now finally say that I know
how to ride a bike.
At last our track time (car park time) was over and the
next group for the afternoon began to arrive, another
pack of 8 riders. We had a last debrief and were
encouraged to follow up any issues after the course and
tell others of the experience. I left determined that I
would return home cross country in order to practise all
that I had learnt. When I arrived home I was exhilarated.
My ride had felt much different, more confident and
controlled even from the inside. My tyres were evidence
of the change in my riding style and to this day I am very
grateful that I threw caution to the wind and had a go.
If anybody is unable to attend the group meeting in
October and wants to know more, take a look at the
school’s website and feel at ease to call them and ask
whatever you need to know without feeling any pressure.
Michelle Routledge
This course is not aimed at ‘know it all’s’, but at
motorcyclists who believe they have room for
improvement. Other riders on the day included retired
gents who have been riding for decades, young men who
were eager but not in any way obnoxious to know more
and a couple of riders who had passed their DSA but done
no other training. We all received excellent one-to-one
support and nobody was made to feel inferior or a lost
cause. The article which had initially set me off on this
journey had said that although the journalist didn’t learn
anything new, he certainly went away a better rider. I
believe that most of us know what we are supposed to do;
look where you want to go, take the correct line and go in
www.superbikeschool.co.uk
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Helite Airbag Jackets for Motorcyclists
The August group meeting featured a guest speaker from
Helite Motorcycle Clothing - Lee Lowry. They are the UK
distributor for a range of motocycle jackets and vests,
which are designed to inflate should a motorcyclist have
the misfortune to be parted from their bike!
The role of the jacket is to protect an individual’s vital
organs in the event of a crash. It also works in
conjunction with your helmet to help stabilise your neck
and spine.
Originally developed for the equestrian market by a
french entrepreneur, the idea has been expanded to use
it a number of markets and the jackets are now standard
issue for rescue workers for French civial protection, the
spanish police in Madrid, test riders for Michelin and
many more.
Given the level of interest, we’re in the process of
trying to arrange a ‘try out’ day, probably in Warwick mid
October, where anyone who’s interested can come along
on their bike, regular riding jacket etc and try one for fit
and comfort on their own bike. Starting at around £450
for a vest, it’s a lot of money to spend without the
re-assurrance of knowing it won’t get in the way of your
normal riding. Details will be provided once we’ve sorted
things out.
www.helite-motorcycle-airbagjackets.co.uk
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Terry White Memorial Ride - 25th August
The Terry White Memorial Ride is a an annual event,
taking place in August as our tribute to Terry White - who
founded RoSPA Advanced Motorcyclists Coventry in 2002.
The route we have used to date, is the last ride-out Terry
lead in May 2009 and is just a chance for us to enjoy and
remember some of his favourite roads and most importantly the spirit with which they were ridden !
As an Observer for the Coventry IAM, Terry represented
both groups with a similar passion and vigor, also paving
the way for the use of civilian riders as BikeSafe Observers.
A big thanks to Jim Whitmore for organising and leading
the ride, and to all that attended, including the members
of the Coventry IAM that were able to come along. As
always, it was an enjoyable and entertaining ride.
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Belting Black Forest
an upside down Ford Ka to bring us a reality check. We stopped for coffee at a
little bar that looked like it hadn’t changed much since your granddad passed
through on his way to Berlin in a tank. Eventually at lunchtime we rolled up
to the Nurburgring. Sadly upstarts called Mercedes AMG had the ‘Ring booked
for the day so we couldn’t do a lap, but after a snack and a drink we were back
off onto more entertaining roads. The afternoon started with open flowing
A roads, but we were soon back in the midst of narrower twistier valley roads
through villages, farm land and forests. By now place names were passing in
a blur, although the common thread was how pristine the villages were. It
was not just the lack of litter, but the grass was all neatly cut and the firewood
was stacked in neat piles.
We roll into a petrol station in the town of Bastogne on the Belgium/
Luxembourg border. The tour leader says ‘Right folks this is the hotel for the
night’. After a long day in the saddle having ridden from Calais to Cambrai and
then cross country on largely straight roads we were dismayed as well as tired.
A petrol station as a hotel? Good grief. But to our surprise the rooms were
air-conditioned, tastefully decorated, well equipped, quiet and comfortable.
Disaster was averted, and the world was spared the story of British bikers
rioting in Belgium.
Ten hours earlier we’d all met in a group at the entrance to Dover docks as part
of the British Bike Tours Black Forest trip. Me and Michelle not been on an organised trip before and didn’t know if we were to be with Rossi wannabees or
Harley plodders. So taking stock of the bikes lined up we had a mix of all sorts
from a GSXR1000 to an FZ6, to a BMW 1200RT and no less than five Triumphs.
The riders aged from mid 20s to mid 60s. Our tour guide, Raz was a one legged
ER6 pilot from Devon.
We ended the day with a hairy run through Kaiserslautern where the traffic
lights did their best to split the group into fragments. At least the hotel
looked like a hotel this time. We had the option of going into the centre of
town for dinner, but most of the group opted to eat at the hotel as we were all
a bit frazzled. A Tiger was suffering a bit with a dodgy cooling fan by now, but
that was the only casualty on the trip. We were getting to grips with who’s
who in the group, the quick, the slow, the cornering demons and the straight
line sprinters. As ever there were the poseurs (Mr CBR who wiped his bike
down at every fuel stop) and one of the young lads who rode his TDM900 with
a fluidity that belied his baby face.
The rules were simple. The ride worked on 2nd man drop off, with someone
taking on tail end Charlie for half a day at a time. Overtaking was permitted
so that the faster riders could work up to the front to do the drop off and then
repeat the cycle. And so off into France we went.
Day two dawned bright and sunny and we headed off up yet another
straight road on the promise that there would be more bends. Just mentally
preparing myself for another morning of upright riding we abruptly turned
right into an onslaught of rolling hills and twisty, well surface B roads. After
switching brains to sports mode, we were off. After an hour of this we stopped
at a junction to re-group and soak up the views before setting off down a
series of narrow valley roads taking us into Germany. Michelle got to do her
first hairpin bends of the trip. Handily the first one we encountered featured
The following morning after a predictable disaster on our room bill we rode
out to ride more challenging roads. By coffee we had managed to lose one
member of the group. The odd thing was he was in the middle of the pack
and for no apparent reason turned right when the rest of us turned left. A
local rider was his knight in shining armour and led him to us. Although he
said following a knowledgeable local on a K1300S was a bit of a lively run!
Then we headed up to do out first mountain pass. Mummelsee and although
Pausing for breath after the first set of twisties
A sociable stop waiting for the return of the lost CBR
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it wasn’t a particularly tight or steep pass, it was well surfaced and with good
visibility we made good progress. Mummelsee was a popular stop for bikes and
classic cars alike and had a mountain lake with a Merman legend to boot.
In the afternoon we tracked along the French-German border and were
swinging our way along valley bottoms, past scores of timber mills (it’s not
called the Black Forest for nothing). Michelle had worked out that doing the
drop off was tricky for her as she tended to end up at the back of the group
and stay there, particularly on the mountain roads where overtaking was
difficult. She improvised a technique of waving people through once she was
3 bikes from the front which solved the problem. We rolled into the small
French village of Baldersheim to stay at the Hotel Au Cheval Blanc. This was the
smartest hotel we stayed in with pool & sauna, but by the time most people
had unpacked and showered the only destination was the restaurant, which
happened to be outdoors street side.
Michelles confidence on the mountain roads was on a high and a nifty overtake
of a Volvo on the exit of a hairpin only served to show how comfortable she now
was.
For reasons best known to the residents of Baldersheim there was a parade
in the village on the night we were there. To the uninitiated observer (us) it
seemed to consist of the population following the fire engine round the village.
I’m sure there was more to it than that but I wasn’t able to work out what it
was!
Monday morning and the long drag home was upon us. The initial part of the
route took us through the rolling Champagne countryside, and Michelle was
now starting to hassle the sports bikes through the corners, but we had no
choice but to stop play and re-join the autoroute back to Calais, and then the
long slog up from Dover to Warwick.
The following morning was one of the highlights of the trip, with the ascent
of Le Grande Ballon. This is a mountain road that features on the Tour De
France and is a great mountain road, well surfaced, and challenging. To allow
everyone to get the most from this ride (scenery or speed) we were given a
rendezvous point at the top and then set off at our own pace. I chose speed
over scenery and after 10km of vigorous riding (including 2 cobbled hairpin
bends), I arrived at the top. The Angel STs on my Daytona had gone squirrely
on a couple of the corners, so the descent was more relaxed as we got into a
convoy of bikes led by a brave & determined cyclist who was managing 50mph
on the straights. We then took in 2 more passes and at the morning coffee stop
we bumped into another other British Bike Tour group heading towards the
Alps.
Would we go on another trip – yes. It is nice to have someone to lead you and
knowing everything is organised when you arrive. You have little to worry about
other than keeping someone in sight ahead and behind. The down side is that
you can’t always stop at the little café or view point that catches your eye. The
other thing I learned was that the Daytona was only just comfortable enough
for the tour. But ripping up the Grande Ballon was worth the sore derriere.
Oh and if you have to brake really, really hard because you’ve missed the man
marking the junction, a Daytonas front brake makes a very odd noise…….
However we now left the hills behind and the remainder of the day was on
much more open and straighter roads as we moved into the Champagne region
towards Epinal, our final stop. It was really hot that afternoon and being France
on a Sunday there was no cafes or petrol stations open. By the time we reached
Epinal we were gasping for fuel and refreshment.
Sadly the Epinal hotel was at the budget end of the spectrum, with lovely
views of the railway yard. The evenings dining didn’t quite work out as planned
either; we were sat by the cathedral whilst our tour guide was looking for us at
the completely opposite end of town!
Martin Shepherd
Caution fun for the next 8km
A happy biker at the top of the Grande Ballon
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Brackley Festival of Motorcycling 2013 - BFoMC
Taking place on Sunday 18th August, the Brackley Festival
of Motorcycling is a family friendly Festival celebrating all
genres of motorcycling from trials to custom to road racing
& beyond. The Festival takes over the High Street (which
they close for the day) and the neighbouring school fields
and has stunt riders, display teams, a wall of death,
off-roaders, manufacturers, classics, road racers and racing
celebrities and a whole load more.
BFoMC is run by volunteers on a not for profit basis to raise
money for the the Air Ambulance and another selected
charity.
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Dates for your diary 2013
Group Meetings 2013
The club meets every 3rd Wednesday at 7.30pm at
the Foleshill Fire Station, Foleshill Road, Coventry,
CV6 5HN. As well as being a great opportunity to meet
other like-minded bikers, we endeavour to arrange an additional activity for the club night. This might
include a guest speaker, presentations from members or a
general discussion about riding and road safety.
16th January
17th July
20th February
21st August
20st March - Group AGM
18th September
17th April
16th October
15th May
20th November
19th June
December - no meeting
Please try and attend as often as possible
Group Ride-Outs 2013
Date
Leader
Destination
Distance
Sun 27th January
David Hitchin
Brunch in Ross-on-Wye
130 miles
Sun 24th February
Jane McNeill
Rugeley Winter Warmer
130 miles
Sun 31st March
Clive Mohamed
Montford Bridge Cafe
170 miles
Sun 28th April
Phil Legate
Shropshire & Welsh Borders
180 miles
Sun 26th May
Simon Broom
Southcoast - Swanage
300 miles
Sun 30th June
Pete Astley
North Wales
300 miles
Sun 28th July
Rob Phelps
East Coast - Skegness
300 miles
Sun 25th August
Jim Whitmore
Terry White Memorial Ride
220 miles
Sun 29th September
Gordon McCue
Newbury Circuit
170 miles
Sun 27th October
Martin Ward
Chocolate in the Chilterns
180 miles
Sun 24th November
TBC
TBC
TBC
Additional Events 2013
Social Evening: Friday 22nd February - The Falcon Inn
Slow Riding Course: Saturday 13th April
Bike4Life FEST 2013: Sunday 21st April
Tutor Training Course: Sat 20th/Sun 21st July
Visit to Norton Motorcycles: Friday 10th May
Tutor Training Weekend: Sat 5th/Sun 6th October
For more information about the club please contact the group Secretary - Michelle Routledge
Mobile: 07825 599 557
Email: covadvancedriderssecretary@gmail.com
Website:www.coventryadvancedriders.co.uk
www.coventryadvancedriders.co.uk
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