Spring’s almost here – Survival Skills Newsletter – 28th February 2022
Thanks for opening the latest newsletter. Monday is now the newsletter’s regular date but occasionally other commitments might force it to come out later. Don’t forget, the Survival Skills newsletter takes you to this week’s posts on Ko-Fi enabling you to sidestep Facebook. Ko-Fi is NOT a subscription-only site – everything in this newsletter is FREE TO […]
Steve Bennett’s mad charity bike ride
Steve’s 3 wheel mad 24 hour dash from Lands End to John O’Groats Well, March is coming and it seems that this ‘mad biker’ is about to show just how crazy a biker can be. Riding a 14-year-old Piaggio MP3 400, SAM member Steve is taking on the challenge of riding from Lands End to […]
SAM Weekly Newsletter – 25th February 2022
Newsletter Editorial BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW!! Your SAM newsletter this week is packed full of interesting news. The Traffic Accident Commission has a new safety video for you to share. According to new IAM research, driver attitudes to speeding are changing. I’m not sure how generalised this change has become, but what are your thoughts? […]
Survival Skills Newsletter – 21st February 2022
Thanks for opening the latest newsletter. Once again, there’s a must-watch item on SUNDAY’S ELEVENSES WEBCAST where I follow up last week’s Trading Standards raid on stands at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show, where over half the stands were found to be illegally selling non-approved bike clothing. Thanks to CE expert Paul Varnsverry’s photos I […]
SAM Weekly Newsletter – 18th February 2022
Editorial BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW!! Some great news this week, Biker Down is BACK!! Bikers are more likely to stop and offer help at a road traffic accident, so NOW is the right time to update your knowledge and skills. It’s a really great way to spend a couple of hours learning about incident management, […]
Survival Skills Newsletter – 14th February 2022
Welcome to the latest newsletter. If there’s one thing to watch this week, it’s the item on SUNDAY’S ELEVENSES WEBCAST looking at CE-approved bike clothing and the Trading Standards raid on stands at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show, where over half the stands were found to be illegally selling non-approved bike clothing. It’s not illegal […]
SAM Weekly Newsletter – 11th February 2022
BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW!! Editorial No great events this week, just frosty mornings, later starting for rides, heated grips and cautious riding. We now have the booking form, for the SAM Spring Breakfast, on the SAM website. Sign up so that we can ensure there will be enough food!! Photos have started to arrive for […]
Survival Skills Newsletter – 7th February 2022
Welcome to the latest newsletter takes you to this week’s posts on Ko-Fi and enabling you to sidestep Facebook altogether. I’m trying to make the newsletter date MONDAYS as that makes it easier for me to prepare, and to stick to Mondays but occasionally it may come out later. Best of all, no tracking or ads! […]
Comparison of Highway Code Changes
To help you dispel any myths, misinformation and disinformation about changes to the Highway Code. Below is a document showing a comparison of changes from the last version to the new one. Happy reading…
Astro JJR BSB assault 2022
Once again, I have been persuaded to help Astro JJR in the up-and-coming BSB season. We will have a similar set as last year with the crew but are heading an exciting new direction. This year we are entering the Quatro Plant British Supersport Championship as the official factory supported Triumph team. We are now […]
