East London Advanced Motorcyclists
Become a better rider
As a motorcyclist I enjoy putting the visor down, shutting the noise of the mundane day-to-day out, and reconnecting with the natural world via a good ride. I love the solitary nature of motorcycling and enjoy spending time on my own. I even write a bit of amateur poetry on […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Recording my rides Motivation I started recording my riding almost as soon as I got my first bike and started commuting into work on my L-plated Honda CBF 125. Back then, the motivation was very simple: if I get involved in an accident, I want my loved ones to know […]
Well this is quite a long and strange, maybe even a story we can all learn from. My parents live in the Algarve Portugal, which in addition to the glorious weather has some fantastic roads. I’ve always wanted to ride a bike over there and often thought about hiring one. […]
Nowadays, we seem to get every new top of the range bike released with more and more powerful engines, some even pushing out over 200 BHP 😳, and weighing under 200 KG. It’ll be like siting on a rocket and holding on as if your life depended on it, and […]
What is it, can I do it, should I do it? In normal everyday riding we are taught to brake in a straight line, once the correct speed has been obtained the brakes are realised, we turn into the corner or bend, which is the correct, safe and tried and […]
When should I change my air filter? Well, look in the service book, it tells you. It could be about 12,000 miles or two years but yes, it depends! Your riding environment has a big impact on how long your air filter remains in an optimum condition. Some environments will […]
There’s a lot of advice and opinions on when you should change your helmet. There’s loads of information out there, sometimes it even contradicts itself, and I’m no expert or claim to be. However, one thing we can all be sure of and agree upon (I hope), if you have […]