08-12-11, 10:22 PM
A while back I went on a days rideout with my local IAM group which was open to anyone to join in on. The route was well chosen and I was really impressed how stragglers and those left behind because of traffic were steered back on course by 'tail end Charlies'. Although the general pace was slower that what I would normally ride at, I learned a lot by watching the riders observation and road placement and following in their 'footsteps', plus reigning in the throttle hand. Everyone within the group (IAM or otherwise) rode in an exemplary fashion and that day out will remain with me as one of the best I've had. I'm not minded to join the IAM because with 30 years riding with just 2 non fault offs I'm happy with my roadcraft , but I'd more than reccomend anyone take the opportunity to join in with a IAM rideout and then consider whether their riding would benefit from the training available. I'm pretty sure anyone riding like an idiot on a IAM rideout has an issue with the size of his todger which the the professionalism of the group cannot help him with.