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Fixed Length Courses

Fixed Length Course 1 dates 2012

OBSERVER DAY - 10th March

17th March Week 1 Introduction to the course, Objectives, Explain about Roadcraft, Demonstration ride.
24th March Week 2 The 4S' Safety, System, Smoothness, Speed
31st March Week 3 Positioning, Observation, Corners and Bends, Overtakes, Limit points
14th April Week 4 Town work, Motorways
21st April Week 5 Corners, Bends, Revision period
28th April Week 6 Assessment rides for test and de-brief

Courses will be run throughout the year, in March, June and September, the number of courses will depend upon the numbers enroling. If you want to request more information on courses and availability, please Contact WAM. For joining fees and details please Go to Joining Instructions Page.

In addition to the Fixed Length Courses, we also run, between April and August, Thursday night runs for those riders wanting more practice or for those riders who find it difficult to get out at a weekend. These evening runs have the same starting place as the club runs, which is at Tudor Rose Hotel Car Park, Two Mills, South Wirral, Cheshire. Start time for these evening runs is 6:45pm.

The Thursday runs Start in April, and finish at the end of August. The rides usually last a couple of hours or so, and the distances covered can be between 50 to 80 miles. We always try to have a fixed route for the run that evening, and to meet up at various points along the way. We cover a variety of roads on these runs, from town work to open road work.

These runs are usually very well attended, and are a good chance for members to get out and enjoy riding their bikes. Sometimes there can be as many as 20 to 30 bikes there.

Should you feel you want some extra tution above and beyond the fixed length sessions, these can be arranged, there is also a list of observers who are available by arrangement on normal weekdays. It is up to you to contact either the associate co-ordinator, or observers directly, to arrange these extra sessions, and again a £10.00 contribution towards your observers costs for each of these sessions would be appreciated.

Details of Course Itinerary:-

Week One

INTRODUCTION
DOCUMENTATION
HIGHWAY CODE TEST
SYSTEM
OBSERVED RIDE OUT - 11:00 Hrs
DEMONSTRATION RIDE - back for 12:30 Hrs
CLASSROOM QUESTION AND ANSWERS
POSITIONING AND OBSERVATION
MACHINE INSPECTION – done by observers during intro

Week Two

QUESTIONS AND ANSWER FROM PREVIOUS WEEK
FOUR S's
OVERTAKING
PROGRESS
OBSERVATION

Week Three

QUESTIONS AND ANSWER FROM PREVIOUS WEEK
CORNERS AND BENDS
PROGRESS
USE OF SPEED
POSITIONING
OBSERVATION

Week Four

QUESTIONS AND ANSWER FROM PREVIOUS WEEK
TOWN WORK
FILTERING
SAFE STOPPING MAXIM
MOTORWAYS
OBSERVATION

Week Five

REVISION PERIOD: PICK UP ON ASSOCIATES WEAK AREAS
FOUR S's
CORNERS
BENDS

Week Six

PRE-TEST ASSESSMENT
WHOLE PACKAGE OVER PREDETERMINED ROUTE
45 MINUTE RIDE BACK IN NEAR TEST CONDITIONS OVER DIFFERENT ROUTE (KNOWN TO OBSERVERS)