SAM is committed to providing its Associates with bespoke training programmes in preparation for their Advanced Test. Our Observers work as volunteers, selflessly giving their time towards this cause. They do this because they believe that training is not just about passing a test, but equipping riders for their biking futures, enabling them to get maximum enjoyment from their machines in as safe a manner as possible.
The whole culture of SAM is very much about making friends, motorcycling fulfilment, and continuous rider development. Our extensive events list reflects this. Under a unique grading system we offer rides to suit all abilities, covering a wide variety of routes and distances. Many of our members take this a stage further, regularly competing in endurance events such as the Welsh and Scottish Rallies, or fulfilling personal ambitions like John O’Groats to Lands End. For a number of years now SAM has run its own very successful navigational rally - the South West Peninsula Spring Rally - which to open to all.
In addition to our (very!) full list of rides thorough the year, we also partecipate and arrange other specific skills development events, such as monthly Control & Techniques workshops, Thruxton day race events, Slow Riding days and much more!
Should you choose to join us, you will receive our excellent quarterly magazine,‘Full Chat.’ Through this you will learn of opportunities enabling you to experience aspects of motorcycling otherwise not encountered outside the club, at very reasonable rates.
If you love your motorcycling, and want to develop your skills with other like-minded riders, then pick up the phone or drop an e-mail to one of us and you can also come along one of our 'taste rides'. With CBRs to Cruisers, Blackbirds to Boxers, Super Motos to Street Triples and Tigers to Teneres, you’ll find a huge variety of bike and rider in the club to share tales with. Active development has never been so enjoyable.
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