[QUOTE] A few short weeks? Totally incorrect dear chap.[/QUOTE] Thanks for coming to my defence....it's really nice to know I have good friends.... To set the record straight.....Yes, I have never been very confident on the bike and I have been criticised by others, some who have never seen me ride, some I've refused to sleep with some whose riding skills themselves and who really, have had no place to criticise. I see it (now) that I wanted to do everything NOW that it's taken most of you lot years to get right....I wanted to ride and be a *good* rider, which I see most of you ukrmers are........However hard you try, you can't get experience overnight and be good! Yes, I did some IAM training and I've been doing it since July...sometimes 3 or times a week and thanks to Martyn, my observer, I've improved over 100% This doesn't mean I'm a safety nazi.....it doesn't mean I ride like a twat...it means I use better observational skills, corner better and generally have improved my confidence to not get into trouble on the roads. Thanks to Martyn and the others I've been out with, I am not scared of the bike like I used to be....and yes, I used to be scared.....but it's something I've always wanted to do and do well. I'd just like to say a big thank you to Loz, Lesley, Wizard, Rick, Martyn, Elly, and countless others for encouraging me when I was on the point of giving up.....and fuck off to the others who laughed at me. By the way, I'm still pissed while writing this, so it may not make sense!
