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SAM Weekly Newsletter – 6th December 2024

Sheffield Advanced Motorcyclists - Weekly newsletter 6th December 2024

Table of Contents Editorial It was a nice, bright morning last Saturday, so there were lots of SAM members riding out. Discussions ranged from the first aid training offered by Mental Health Motorbike, admiring a new BMW 900GS, the woes of KTM and Henry Cole’s ride on a BMW. We also put the world to […]

Improving Young Rider Safety: Urgent Actions Needed

Suggested Actions The Problems 40% of young motorcycle rider fatalities are underage. This appears to be a well kept secret, which you can confirm if you use the government’s freely available accident database. It is not known how many of the others didn’t have a licence, so probably no training, maybe another 10% or more? Half the […]

SAM Weekly Newsletter – 29th November 2024

Sheffield Advanced Motorcyclists - Weekly newsletter 15th November 2024

Table of Contents Editorial It’s the FREE SAM Christmas Party on Monday! This is an annual event for members, families and friends, to get together, catch up on news and generally enjoy the fun. Julie at Treeton Miners Welfare is again providing the feast for everyone to enjoy. I’m not sure there is anything better […]

SAM Christmas Party – BOOK NOW!

SAM Christmas Party - Monday 2nd December 2024 @ 7.30pm

Treeton Miners Welfare, Arundel Street, Treeton, Rotherham S60 5PW 7.30pm Monday 2nd December 2024   Book Your Places NOW for the SAM Christmas Party!

SAM Weekly Newsletter – 22nd November 2024

Sheffield Advanced Motorcyclists - Weekly newsletter 15th November 2024

Table of Contents Editorial Now is the time to grab a bargain. Not because it is the so-called ‘Black Friday’, next week, where vendors get rid of unsold stock. There could be a lot more of it this year. There may be cheaper bikes, apparel and accessories, so keep your eyes open. Of course, for […]

SAM Weekly Newsletter – 15th November 2024

Sheffield Advanced Motorcyclists - Weekly newsletter 15th November 2024

Table of Contents Editorial Everyone can now start to get excited! The SAM Christmas Party planning is over. Pillion has completed the campaign of buying all the raffle prizes and the food has been booked with Julie at Treeton Miners Welfare. Buying raffle prizes is quite a serious undertaking. First there is the pre-plan planning: […]

SAM Weekly Newsletter – 8th November 2024

Sheffield Advanced Motorcyclists - Weekly newsletter 8th November 2024

Table of Contents Editorial Another week has passed and the mood in the motorcycling community is somewhat subdued. The future of the UK motorcycling market now faces a triple threat. Increases in business rates, employer National Insurance and finance commissions to dealers suddenly being stopped. It makes for a depressing outlook that is unlikely to […]

SAM Club Night – 7.30pm 4th November 2024

Sheffield Advanced Motorcyclists - Guest speaker Kevin Williams: 7.30pm 4th November 2024 @ Treeton Miners Welfare Arundel Street, Treeton, Rotherham S60 5PW

A VERY SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER KEVIN WILLIAMS How NOT to CRASH! Monday 7.30pm 4th November 2024, Treeton Miners Welfare, Arundel Street, Treeton, Rotherham S60 5PW AboutHaving graduated with a BSc from Kings, London, Kevin worked as a despatch rider for 16 years whilst looking for a ‘proper’ job and funding an MSc at Birkbeck, London). […]

It’s a sad UK budget for Motorcyclists

Sheffield Advanced Motorcyclists - UK Budget Special

Well, we now know the tax and spending plans for the current UK Government. IAM RoadSmart welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to cut fuel duty and a scheme to introduce a ‘Fuel Finder Scheme’ with fuel-cost transparency at the pumps. When £16bn is needed to simply repair existing highway damage, the £500m allocation to the ‘Pothole […]

SAM Weekly Newsletter – 1st November 2024

Table of Contents Editorial What a week! Changeable weather meant that some members were picking dryer days to ride to their favourite eateries, usually about 150 miles from the meet-up place. All reports suggest the food was very good! Others threw on the waterproofs and rode through the challenging conditions. This year has been particularly […]