Staffordshire Police Bikesafe 2008 with commentary

Some more footage from the Stafforshire Police Bikesafe day 11.5.2008, with a bit of commentary. Niether the police officer or Ducati rider can hear it. We are dropping down towards Buxton from Lekk and the left onto th Cat and Fiddle road. We then go off towards Congleton on the Bosley road.

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• advanced
• motorcycle
• training
• video
• dvd
• police
• onboard
• camera
• stafforsdhire
• cat
• fiddle
• bosley
• bmw
• ducati
• r1200rt

[jsemanglican]

Who is commentating, certainly doesnt appear to be police standard commentary!

The commentators riding lines are all over the shop, riding very close to the police BMW too!!!

A few occasions he is within arms stretch of the BMW...

[advancedbiker]

@jsemanglican - To be honest it was me, I was the camera bike and using a bit of cameramans flair, trying to get different camera angles etc. I agree not the best advert for advanced riding, but the bikes in front were the ones to be watching.

[rawhide901]

RE: 50>30

As a newish VFR rider myself, it's quite interesting to hear another former VFR rider describe the Ducati as one of those bikes that just stops when you close the throttle.

I thought the VFR had a fair bit of engine brake, but I've never riden a big twin. I imagine it must be very much more pronounced for you to comment on it. Is it?

[advancedbiker]

@rawhide901 - You need to try one. I have moved on to a BMW R1200 GS, and that has great engine retardation in the right gear.

[aeroplod]

At 6.21 on the video the distant bikers disappear from view over a hump. I wouldn't want to be up to the white line approaching it as the police and the ducati are without a good view of what is over it. Maybe the video gives a false impression of the riders view.

[advancedbiker]

@aeroplod Thanks for the comment and yes I can see where you are coming from. If you view from 6.12 onwards, where you get a riugh idea where the road goes and if there are any oncoming vehicles. The only unknown is a parked vehicle as yet unseen. But good point...

[TheGasman777]

50 is a joke on this road, and everyone with a brain knows it. If you want to make it safer, it would have to be seperate carrage or at least double whites.

[2906pete]

Ref my posting about left-handers on 'Bends - what went wrong', look how close the police biker goes to the double white lines, with pannier hanging over in places - maybe a bit too close methinks; there's no margin for error either by him or by oncoming drivers!

[TheCoolPickles]

I live in staffordshire :D

[aeroplod]

Advancedbiker, you are too generous. A good point maybe, but poor obs on my part. Perhap's had I been riding the obs would have been better but I have no real excuse!! The day we think we have it all cracked is the day we should stop riding! Thanks for al the videos. They are great refreshers for me as I go back into biking.

[chrisabrahamsson]

is it legal to ride in bus lanes outside of london, for example banbury?

and when over taking is it ok to exceed the speed limit when passing the slower moving vehical? for example if im going down a country road speed limit is 60, when over taking is it ok for me to exceed that speed to make the overtake faster and therefore safer as im spending less time on the wrong side of the road

please help me

thank you

[pentlandpirate]

My god, that's boring