Training with TVAM
TVAM is an official provider of IAM RoadSmart's Advanced Rider Course. With over 120 qualified coaches we can build your skills to become an Advanced Rider.
Our Training
What training do we provide?
Personal Coaching
Our IAM RoadSmart qualified coaches/Observers will guide you through the Advanced Rider Course to qualify as an Advanced Rider. You can choose between taking the Advanced Test or building a portfolio of riding with your Observer to qualify.
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Urban Riding
Riding in urban traffic can be challenging. Multiple hazards develop quickly and the Advanced Rider knows how to prioritise whilst maintaining a safety bubble. Bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, filtering - these all have specific rules of the road that Advanced Motorcyclists know about.
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The Open Road
Riding the open road is what we all love. However your positioning around a bend can place you in danger, particularly if you take the 'racing line', apexing corners. We'll teach you a much safer, smoother and quicker way to take bends.
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The Limit Point
Where should you be looking when riding? Do you know what the Limit Point is and how to use it? Advanced Riders use this to govern their speed balanced with other road conditions. And no, it's not the point at which you fall off.
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Overtaking
Bikers do far more overtakes than cars, simply because they're more agile. We'll show you how to plan overtakes so you do them safely, don't upset those around you, and probably do many more on a day out. It's all in the planning...
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Your TVAM Journey
From Taster Ride to Advanced Rider and maybe becoming a qualified coach/Observer, TVAM can develop your riding. You'll join a vibrant community of bikers of all levels, on all types of machines, enjoying each other's company and building memories that make lasting friendships.
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Free Taster Ride
Still not sure? Request a Taster Ride or come along to our monthly meeting and go out for a free assessed ride. -
Advanced Rider Course
You join TVAM by buying the Advanced Rider Course with which you get unlimited coaching + one year's membership -
Qualify as an Advanced Rider
When you qualify as an Advanced Rider you become a Full Member of both TVAM and IAM RoadSmart. -
Enjoy being a Full Member
Enjoy club rides/tours or the popular additional riding courses we run, or train to become an Observer yourself.
Some of our additional courses
TVAM COURSES
LOOK LEAN ROLL
TVAM's own Look Lean Roll course helps riders develop their cornering skills. Held on private roads, your confidence builds during the day with coaches on-hand to enable you to look ahead into a corner, lean the bike over, and then roll on the throttle.
TVAM COURSES
TRACK SKILLS DAYS
Due to our size, TVAM is able to hire the Castle Combe track for the day to enable members to develop their road riding skills in the safety and security of a track environ-ment. These are not track days but an opportunity to hone your road riding skills.
TVAM COURSES
BIKE MAINTENANCE
Want to do more of your bike's maintenance? Change the oil, filter, brake pads or maybe fault finding? Our Bike Maintenance course gives you hands-on tuition through the tasks you can do at home and helps save you money.