“I hadn’t realised how much speed I was losing”

In the final part of our series where readers get guidance from RoSPA, we meet a sportsbike rider

Photographs by Jamie Gordon

SPORTING INTENT Lee’s brisk riding style was undermined by losing speed midcorner. Improving position and vision has helped that but there’s still more to learn. NO PRESSURE Ben keeps note of the areas to work on as he helps Lee raise his riding towards the RoSPA gold standard. Lee, tell us a bit about your bike, and why you chose it – and a bit about your riding history. I first had a bike out of necessity when I was 16 and needed to get to work. It was 1998 and it was the legendary Yamaha FS1-E – but like any 16-year-old I didn’t appreciate how good it was at the time, so I thrashed it everywhere and sold it to buy a car when I was 17. I passed my bike test with CAM Rider…

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RiDE United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2017

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