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Cotswold Spring Tour 2024

Fantastic tour, organised and led by Brad Nicholson. Backdoor was Dave Hardcastle. A small amount of hail battering us as we rode over an unspecified hill on the way up but otherwise brilliant weather for the whole tour. There were 15 riders and one pillion, Jean Hardcastle who rode on Dave’s trusty…

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ECM Tour Talk

Thank you to Eric from ECM Tours for a brilliant talk at Ashurst Village Hall yesterday, Sunday 17th on how to plan for a tour and what you should take with you. He laid out his touring kit on the table in front of us and went through each item explaining why…

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Thomas Strudwick guest speaker
Thomas Strudwick

British motorcycle racer from West Sussex Thomas Strudwick visited us at Dial Post on the 10th September and gave us a really engaging talk about his motor sport career. The Raffle for two pairs of tickets for the final round of BSB at Brands Hatch, donated clothing and other goodies raised £320…

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Road Safety Presentation

Presentation by Graham Feest, F Inst MTD, FARRMSunday 2nd April. Thank you to Graham Feest for an excellent presentation on road safety. “Really good guest speaker by an extremely experienced and knowledgeable expert on road safety matters” “Great AGM & guest speaker Graham Feest (linked his website below). Very knowledgeable chap and…

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RH turn at a T-junction

I often see my Associates having difficulty with turning right at a T-junction. There is plenty of advice in the books about arriving at a junction, but very little about leaving it. The most common error is to “balloon” the turn, by which I mean going straight ahead over the centre line…

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Air Ambulance

Hi All,Email received from KSS Air Ambulance after our recent donation of £250 Good Morning Rob and members of West Sussex Advanced Motorcyclists, Your support is as critical as our care. Your kind donation of £250 will help us to continue to provide world-leading pre-hospital emergency care whenever and wherever required, saving lives.…

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Group Riding Rules

 Group Riding Rules                                                                                     Group ride-outs are a great way to meet other members, improve your skills and discover some new roads. Do join us – look out for planned rides on the WSAM website.  Safety is the primary consideration when riding in a group; the safety of other riders or any third…

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Bike Theft

by Iain White. My nightmare began when arriving back to Heathrow Terminal 5 after a business trip. I always used my bike, as the parking is free for Motorbikes at most UK airports. Imagine the feeling of turning up where you had left your bike only to find 1 pannier and the…

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