EKAM eNews

Welcome to EKAM’s eNews page. We will update the page regularly with events, articles and club news, so please check back regularly.

The articles are in order of date of original publication, with the newest articles first. You can navigate through later pages using the buttons at the bottom of the screen. If you have an idea for a Blog post, feel free to contact us here.

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My long journey to becoming an Advanced Rider

I would like to pay tribute to all the observers who have supported and guided me, to gain my advanced rider qualification. This was made easier with the encouragement of other club members tolerating my poor riding...

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Weekend ride to Menin Gate

When you sign up for a trip with EKAM you know that it will be well organised and amongst people who share your passion for motorcycling. What you don’t see until the day is the amount of time and effort those organising these trips have put in.

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Riding in Winter

The colder, gloomier and wetter Winter months bring their own challenges. More than ever, this is the time to double-check your motorcycle's condition and road-worthiness - and your own - using IAM Roadsmart's rider safety acronym IAMSAFE.

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A Biker’s Tale

Back in my youth I was fortunate enough to be part of the British Police Team that entered an international rally that was held in Belgium every year. In 2000 Honda agreed to sponsor a colleague and me and offered us pretty much any bike from the entire Honda range.

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Club Night: Biketrac

Julie Emmett from Biketrac was our presenter at our January Club Night and provided us with a comprehensive view of not just Tracking systems but some useful information on hard security and theft risk in general. Some interesting points were raised.

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Priorité à Droite?

Priorité à Droite, priority to the right, a funny rule the French have. We’ve all heard of it but do you know, as in do you REALLY know, what the rules are and how to apply them in real life situations?

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Riding abroad: update

An update on Barry's Summer 2024 article, this isn’t a complete guide on all the stuff you need to be aware of, it simply focuses on a few things that have been raised as questions or have changed recently.

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Meet the examiner

An insight into who our IAM Examiners are and some of the skills and behaviours they are looking for at test. For this article Steve Turner has been good enough to give us his thoughts...

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Club Night: tyres

Ian Tollett, Michelin Senior Territory Business Manager, visited EKAM to provide information and advice on those very essential round black things that figure so highly in the performance of our machines...

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