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WaBAM goes west 2025

WaBAM goes west 2025

October 5th Breakfast Ride to Shillingstone Station

October 5th Breakfast Ride to Shillingstone Station

September 21st Vice Chair Swan Song Ride to Tenbury Wells

September 21st Vice Chair Ride to Tenbury Wells

August 3rd Breakfast Ride a Cotswold Exploration

August 3rd Breakfast Ride a Cotswold Exploration

July 6th Breakfast ride to the Engine Room at Poundbury

July 6th Breakfast ride to the Engine Room at Poundbury

June 15th Long Ride a Wye Valley Meander

June 15th Long Ride a Wye Valley Meander

June 1st Memorial Ride to Portland

June 1st Memorial Ride to Portland

WaBAM 20th Year Anniversary Event

WaBAM 20th Year Anniversary Event

WaBAM goes to Wales 2025

WaBAM goes to Wales May 2025

April 20th Ride to Sammy Millers Motorcycle Museum

April 20th Ride to Sammy Millers Motorcycle Museum

March 16th Group Ride to Busy Bee's at Gloucester Airport.

March 16th Group Ride to Busy Bee's at Gloucester Airport

March 2nd ride to IAM Solent Super Sunday.

March 2nd ride to IAM Solent Super Sunday

February 16th Valentines Ride to Lyme Regis

February 16th Valentines Ride to Lyme Regis

February 2nd Breakfast Ride to Whitchurch Silk Mill

February 2nd Breakfast Ride to Whitchurch Silk Mill

November 17th Long Ride to the Huntsman of Brockenhurst

November 17th Long Ride to the Huntsman of Brockenhurst

AGM 2024 and Ride-0ut to the Unhenged Cafe at Avebury

AGM 2024 and Ride-Out to the Unhenged Cafe at Avebury

July 11th Evening Post box Ride with Ray Stockall

July 11th Evening Post box Ride with Ray Stockall

Chief Observer blog

Chief Observer Chris Richards outlines how you can become an IAM RoadSmart Observer with WaBAM.

March 2022 Record Ride to the Apache cafe

Bernadette - Why did I decide to do the IAM RoadSmart Advanced Rider Course?

Well, having obtained my bike licence via the Direct Access System, I didn’t feel that it had taught me how to really ride a motorbike.

BSB Rider Passes his IAM Assessment

One of our youngest members passed his test at the beginning of August. But there’s more to the story than just that.

Why advanced motorcycling?

For Patrick it was a desire to become a volunteer Blood Biker

Why did I want to become an advanced rider? John Kendall explains

Although I had a full license, I had been away from big road bikes for many years. As the kids moved out and I had more time, I wanted to join my friends on their yearly trips away.

Stu - A F1rst and 1’s across the board has shown the effectiveness of the training and tuition

All that time in the saddle I needed to do something about my ride capacity and skills. As a father and a partner, I owe it to them to be safe and come home every time I throw a leg over the bike.

Tim's F1rst after a 15 year break from Motorcycling

I started riding again after retirement and a 15 year absence. I was encouraged by my fellow riders to undertake IAM’s as this provides a good training to make you safer on the road.