East London Advanced Motorcyclists
Become a better rider
So I have been badgered by Arthur into writing a review of my new bike. That is the trouble when your other half is on the ELAM committee! I have wanted a Triumph since I was a teenager, which is a long time ago now. I used to knock about […]
For each of the following movie stills, can you identify: The movie The motorcycle make and model The actors/actresses on the bike Good luck!
Now, I don’t want to sound like a school teacher or your mum (other Parents are available LOL), but I do believe that riders should wear suitable safety gear, not just the legally required helmet. But then, that is just my personal opinion. Saying that however, I wouldn’t preach to […]
It’s a well-known fact that riding a motorbike fast is bloody noisy. Stock exhaust or not, wind noise can often drown out your bike at speeds upwards of 50 mph. Even with a good quiet helmet like a Schuberth, the wind noise can have a deceptive impact on your ride […]
Well, it’s certainly been a strange few months, hasn’t it? Shall we mention the C-word? I suppose it’s hard not too as it’s affected everything we do or would have done. Firstly I hope you and yours have been keeping well, and haven’t been badly affected by Covid, and this […]
After numerous track day’s (the first being ELAM’s very own Folembray) and choosing to go and stay into the intermediate group, I finally decided to move up to the advanced group. Well, say decided, a fellow ELAMite and good friend Tom informed me of a track day he was doing. […]
…and I only went out for a box of matches. Recently a fellow Elamite, because of the disappointment of the annual Folembray trip being cancelled, planned a trip short 4 day trip to Wales. Although I was very keen, the dates clashed with work commitments, so I had to decline […]
Your July 2020 Progression magazine is now out! Many thanks to our new Progression editor, Paul Carter, who has done it again and pulled together a bumper set of articles for your perusal. Ideal reading matter to while the time away whilst you’re on the beach working on your tan. Feedback […]
So, who would’ve thought that we’d have been officially told we couldn’t go out Observing for at at least 3 months – well certainly not me nor any of my colleague Observers either. The IAM were very quick to tell all affiliated groups that because of social distancing and being […]
No, not that kind! I’m very fussy, my son would say very peculiar regarding my footwear, think of the fairy story “The Princess and the Pea”. I’m not just talking motorcycle footwear either. I just can’t buy without trying on (unless of course I already own the same pair). I […]