I don’t know about you but as the Christmas period starts to close I begin to twitch and by the end of boxing day my patience within the family dynamic begins to fail. For this reason my Christmas plans had always factored in a ride-out, mainly to stop my name […]
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Tuesday 14th December, saw the unrepeatable 3-4-1 Offer for the winter social, held at The Ploughman in Werrington. We were very privileged to have Alice Bishop, a PECAM member, present us with a fascinating PhD research into Motorcycle Safety, which was very thought provoking. After enjoying a delicious hot pot, […]
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Sunday 12th December was the final ride out for 2021, which 13 PECAM members attended Peterborough Haddon Services A1/A605 Junction, to enjoy the predicted unusually glorious weather. After a briefing by ride leader Brian Wingrove on the route and destination, with so many bikes in attendance, the drop off system […]
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Due to our usual Winter social venue, The Ploughman in Werrington, being unavailable this month, we had a change of scene this evening. Sycamore Motorrad very kindly offered their showroom to PECAM to hold this month’s social event. As expected, there was a wide selection of models across the BMW […]
Read More Our first winter ride out coincided, as it usually does, with remembrance Sunday, This typically means that the ride lead tries to time the ride so that part way through the first half, nearing 11am, we are able to safely stop at an appropriate spot for 2 minutes silence. Sometimes, […]
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Today, 6th November, saw 7 PECAM members and associates brave the chill in the air and attend the Skills development session at the Alconbury Runway. The Skills Development sessions are the latest development from the joint slow speed and Gymkhana training that has been held on the first Saturday of […]
Read More7 bikes and 8 members (1 pillion) left a grey Haddon services on a new route to a fairly frequented destination of ours – The Cafe Ventoux, Tugby in Leicsterhire. Previous routes to get there have been challenging for some as some of the roads can loosely be called roads! […]
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This is a special blog from our Deputy Chief Observer Why Do We Need Security Bikes? In the course of the 2004 Athens Olympic Marathon, on-course security consisted of a rotund local policeman riding a push bike at the head of the race. A former Catholic Priest, Father Cornelius Horan, […]
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Saturday 18th September was a beautiful autumn day, with lovely temperatures and bright sunshine, which was perfect for the Royal Enfield open day at Sycamore Motorrad. PECAM were invited to be the ride marshals for the demo fleet test ride programme throughout the day. PECAM members manned the stand to […]
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Monday 13th September was the first European wide Project EDWARD day. EDWARD stands for Every Day Without A Road Death, and shares its road safety aims with VisionZero. VisionZero is a government initiative to reduce the number of road users who are killed or seriously injured. At Peterborough Advanced Motorcyclists […]
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