Prepare Your Motorcycle for the Colder Months: Essential Maintenance Tips for a Smooth Ride
With the arrival of colder and wetter weather, most riders decide now is the time to hang up their helmets and stop using their bikes throughout late autumn and winter. However, it isn’t as simple as just not riding a motorcycle; that’s why IAM RoadSmart has pulled together some top tips on how to store […]
SAM Weekly Newsletter – 4th October 2024
Table of Contents Editorial We are back! After a 2,000+ mile jaunt around France and had a fabulous time. Having had marvellous weather we missed all storms. I did post a couple of articles about fog and the myth of self-learning to ride a bike, but they wouldn’t really help. It’s back to business now […]
SAM Club Night 7th October 2024
It will be a great Club Night helping everyone to keep our bikes safe from the thieves around us. Our speaker for the evening will be Julie Emmitt from Biketrac. Julie will be discussing security for your bike, both at home and while you are out and about. The aim is to ensure you have […]
Self-Learning or Guided Motorcycle Training?
Last week I read the continually repeated myth that you can learn to ride a motorcycle by yourself, without any formal instruction. Such statements are totally untrue and dangerous. A motorcycle isn’t a toy, or a bicycle with an engine. Although in the 19th century that is how they were developed. The limitation of using […]
Why Do Young People Need Motorcycles?
In a time when life is getting more expensive, it is a little surprising that motorcycle sales have declined. When you chat with young people about motorcycles, you get all sorts of reasons why they haven’t tried riding. Most haven’t even sat on one. It’s time to remind them of what they are missing. Riding […]
Riders of the Mist: Embracing the Fog
‘A prepared rider and well maintained bike makes for safer riding’ Introduction If you don’t ride in poor conditions, you are unlikely to be able to cope with them when they arise. There is a lot of published advice about NOT riding in fog. It’s true, if it can be avoided then other forms of […]
SAM Weekly Newsletter – 6th September 2024
Table of Contents Editorial The time has come for me to hang up my motorcycling jacket. It comes to us all eventually, even if we’d like to ride forever! I will still be your Editor and Webmaster as long as the SAM Committee will tolerate my output. Your newsletter is read in 10 countries by […]
SAM Chair’s Annual Ride
It’s here again! The SAM Chair’s Annual Ride Out. All SAM members are welcome. Meet at: Meadowhall Retail Park Time & date: Monday 2nd September @ 6.30pm Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
SAM Weekly Newsletter – 30th August 2024
Table of Contents Editorial With all the biker fatalities lately it’s time to ensure that your first aid and accident scene management skills are up-to-date. If it’s been some time since you last did a Biker Down course, it might be time to update your skills. You can also do a more intensive first aid […]
SAM Weekly Newsletter – 23rd August 2024
Table of Contents Editorial It was a sad return to the keyboard this week. Too many riders in recent weeks have had fatal accidents. Our deepest sympathies go to all those involved with these events. Whenever we hear of a rider casualty it’s a very good time to check our own riding behaviours. Do we […]
