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Ayrshire Advanced Motorcyclists

   Introduction                                                                   Charity Registration Number  SCO 38046
 

Welcome to the website of the Ayrshire Advanced Motorcyclists. The group was formed in 2005 and we are affiliated to the Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists (IAM), and we have around 75 members mainly in the Kilmarnock area but includes several members from the Glasgow area and well into South Ayrshire. The fees paid to the IAM is now £139. For this you get 1st years IAM membership, test fees and a copy of the IAM Training  Book.  

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New motorcycle book

               Click here to find further details on the training that this group provides..

 

The training we provide (after passing the basic test for advanced training only)  is to the highest standard that you will get anywhere and once you've paid to join up the training is free after that.
  Our group offers the full IAM training and also participates in the RideCheck scheme.
New - - -  8th February 2010 - - - - New

Ok, so the weather's not been great and the bikes have been kept in the garage these last few months but spring's just round the corner and the club has held it's first committee meeting of the year on Tuesday this week, so a few things to report.  Firstly the AGM will be  Wesnesday 17th March at 7:30 prompt Ayr College as before and we will have  a guest from Click Sargeant - May Gilchrist will (hopefully) be present to receive a cheque for £1000. This is down to all of our members donating their hard earned pounds each week and some other events we run last year. Thanks to everyone who has contributed thus allowing us to make this donation to Click Sargeant in Prestwick. 

We also did very well in recruiting new members last year and come second only to Glasgow North in the ranking. Some groups had no recruits at all and the majority seemed to have fewer numbers.. However, not to get too complacent we still need to spread the word. . Finally I've said it before but do get in touch with the current email address so that we can update our records or continue to keep in touch via email.

Paul also has some plans for a new website layout and this should be rolled out shortly so keep looking in.

 

Ewan's photos from the last Trackday at Knockhill are at the bottom of this page.  . . . when did he get that bike ?   Anyway, good set of photos, and nice to see someone wearing Knee sliders for more than just a fashion accessory. .

A last minute decision saw me  (Ewan) at knockhill for the final bike track day of the year. Track temperatures were cold and damp but within half an hour there was a good dry line all the way round. The morning session I just tooled around getting the feel of the place then the red flag came out as a guy on an Aprilia tuono binned it coming out of clarck's the corner before hairpin.
It was a good advert for crash bungs as both his frame sliders the front wheel slider and an exhaust carbon protector were wrecked but no real damage to the bike apart from the rear brake lever being bent and scratching the frame slightly.
The afternoon session set off and after a few laps to warm the tyres I started to pick up the pace a bit. A few more laps and I was no longer a knee slider virgin touching down on 4 of the seven corners. There was not to many guys out there so there was loads of room on track. Every lap felt better and better,a mate of mine timed me and I was doing 58 second laps (the best I'd done before was 63's). I went round and round with a big grin under my lid till I had a big slide on the run down to the hairpin so decided I'd done enough and packed up before I chanced my luck to far.
This was by far the best track day I'd been on and can hardly wait till next year for more of the same. For an adrenaline fueld day on the bike I would recommend it to anyone . There were all different bikes there sports bikes,commuters,supermotos and all different levels of abillity . It's not just for the fast guys and if you just ride at your own pace It's perfectlly safe ,so go on get yourself out there next season and add a new experience to your biking.

Some of the general information that was here to the Latest News Page to clear up space.

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Ewans Knockhill Track Day

 

  Committee   Committee@aamcg.co.uk
Harry Holmes President  
Jim McCulloch Chairman Chairman@aamcg.co.uk
John Campbell Vice Chairman  
Ewan Watt Treasurer Treasurer@aamcg.co.uk
Kirsten Cowling   Records Secretary Secretary@aamcg.co.uk
Peter Stewart Secretary  Records@aamcg.co.uk
George Carnochan Committee Member  
Sandy Cameron Committee Member  
Tony McCarron Committee Member  
Kevin Fitzpatrick Committee Member  
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Allan Frew Committee Member  
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