Out and about 2022

[Johnny4428]

Nice one Julie! Dead jealous here. I think a motorcycling holiday to warmer climes might be nice this time of year. Think of the saving on fuel 😡😡
Nope! That didn’t work.🤬

[Laverda Dave]

Fantastic weather for riding Julie, it's like spring out there. I did just over 100 miles today on my VFR. I was doing a mock IAM test ready for the real thing on Thursday 17th @2pm😬

[ewanhughes]

Can't believe it's 13 degrees.......in November.....in Scotland!

Lovely run along the River Nith to Caerlaverock Castle this morning, probably my last outing this year.

[Johnny4428]

Nice one Ewan! Quite right to eek out the riding season, our classics are away til about March, time to get them out then and prepare for first dry day. Still have the touring bike available for runs but don’t expect to be out much.

[andy120t]

@LaverdaDave, good luck with the I AM test.. I took (and passed!) the car one earlier in the year. After month s of dry weather as the test started th e heavens opened and I had an hour of torrential rain and near - zero visibility in the spray to drive in,including a particularly unpleasant A1 section.  I was pooped by the end of it - it's surprising how much you concentrate, and even more so with an examiner in tow.

[Laverda Dave]

@LaverdaDave, good luck with the I AM test.. I took (and passed!) the car one earlier in the year. After month s of dry weather as the test started th e heavens opened and I had an hour of torrential rain and near - zero visibility in the spray to drive in,including a particularly unpleasant A1 section.  I was pooped by the end of it - it's surprising how much you concentrate, and even more so with an examiner in tow.

Thanks Andy, I passed the IAM test this afternoon. Phew, it was hard but the examiner made it easier and told me to just enjoy myself so I did😁.

[Laverdaroo]

GET IN!!
Well done Dave, thats top skills mate, massive pat on the back from me and The Long Haired General

[Nurse Julie]

Well done Dave 👍👍👍

[philward]

Well done Dave - done mine many years ago on a GS1000 but whether I would pass it now is another thing!

[Rozabikes Tim]

Congrats Dave. Well done.

[andy120t]

Dave, Congratulations - well done!!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Good on you Dave, always nice when one passes a test.🍺🍺🍺

[Laverda Dave]

Thank you all👍
I didn't realise how passing the test would cause me to wake up with such a headache this morning! It was obviously all the concentration and absolutely nothing to do with going out for a celebration curry and drinking alcohol🤕😁

[Laverda Dave]

I can't recommend the IAM highly enough and especially the Middlesex Advanced Motorcyclists who got me through it. After 43 years of continuous riding bikes I thought I knew it all until I joined the IAM. Unbelievable what you learn from the experts and how it all works in practice. I now ride quicker (make progress as they call it) by going slower but constantly thinking about where I am and what is up ahead. I'm now 61 and wish I'd learnt this 30 years ago!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Thank you all👍
I didn't realise how passing the test would cause me to wake up with such a headache this morning! It was obviously all the concentration and absolutely nothing to do with going out for a celebration curry and drinking alcohol🤕😁

For decades I thought Curry made me ill before I twigged it was the skin full of beer or lager.