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yawn - you still have nothing to say!

… so what’s your point Rogerborg? Oh, that’s right, you still don’t have one – neither do the other cheerleaders! And I’m hectoring am I and you’re not! You’re a joke. And a previous comment of yours referred to spods paying lipservice to a system (a ‘spod’ being British slang - one who spends an inordinate amount of time exchanging remarks in computer chatrooms or participating in discussions ), and you’re the one with the MCN Gold Badge for your numerous posts, yup, take a look in the mirror mate! You all have nothing positive to offer or say, just more childish inane comments at people who do have something positive to offer. You just prevent others wanting to ask their questions or contribute for fear of ridicule, that's your sad contribution to biking today.. Why do you guys even bother with your stupid comments? There is a section on this forum just for that isn’t there – why don’t you all just go and play in that playpen. MCN has thousands of readers and loads of bikers are actually interested in learning to take their riding to a higher standard, and might actually want to discuss it on a non IAM or Rospa forum – but the same old MCN Gold, Silver, Bronze badge spewers of drivel feel the need to contribute sarcasm, negativity or nothing on what is a serious or interesting subject. It's interesting to note the cheerleaders here seem to get a bit sarcastic and sensitive when someone actually tells them / you how it is don’t you think. Why don’t you all just p1ss off to your playground and let people talk about riding here. (and it's obvious I made my point perfectly, and it's still obvious you have no point to make at all!) ~ please don't bore us with more of your smartass asides girls, can we please discuss advanced riding.

 Room101,  accusing RogerBorg of having a "buddy". that's so wrong.

some further info - hope it helps someone

De Punit. I had a similar positive experience to yours. I’d ridden for many years, all sorts of bikes, including some track time. Took the course many years ago, that improved my riding no end (even though I don’t think I was ever a bad rider) and probably even saved my skin a few times since. I never hesitate to recommend bikers giving the IAM riding course a bash (or any other), its always surprising what others pick up on as its hard to check your own riding. I recently did some voluntary checkrides recently (as I did my advanced yonks ago) came through it with an easy pass level and my senior observer / class 1 had some constructive criticism on my riding which I have now corrected. (re my overtaking, following and overtaking distances, things you cant easily lift from a book, things someone needs to check you on) Re the subject in hand in this weeks article, I personally hate acronyms like IPSGA. They can make a simple thing look complicated. It looks even worse when you look at the details behind it, but like learning to ride a bicycle its all second nature within months, and you wont go back to your old way of riding. The detail behind each stage can be found here in this download http://www.iam.org.uk/images/stories/downloads/groups/stationery/ipsga%20set.pdf (please don’t get put off my all the verbage and diagrams guys, its much easier riding out for a few weeks with an observer telling you what’s good and bad at the McDonalds debrief, but some might like reading, so I hope it helps) When you combine this with using the limit point you can really get a safe shift-on whether you’re doing townwork or twisties. I know I can crack-on taking out the traffic in a way I don’t think I did before. That’s good enough for me. I think many of the clubs do a free checkride for those interested, it’s worth asking.

snev, do you have anything worth listening to?

Seems like mcraven had you sussed out before I did snev, and on behalf of everyone interested in advanced riding thanks yet again for your intelligent contribution.

System

Disagree with a tiny portion of IAM - YOU MUST BE A RIDING GOD THEN?! MOVE OVER ROSSI! YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING! No. Just beacause people hold a different view to you doesn't mean that they believe themselves superior. nobody here has claimed to be superior and everyone here has more to learn. Stop the bullshit please. I'm gonna have to side with the camp that has some questions about advanced riding. even if it is only because they haven't resulted to slander and logical fallacies.