Membership Information
Associate Member.
If you would like to develop your riding skills by taking Advanced Riding Training you will join the group as an Associate Member. Our requirements are that you make yourself available for training and taking the RoSPA test within twelve months of joining the group. You will need a full motorcycle licence. If you are riding with an A2 licence then your bike must conform to all of the A2 restrictions regarding power output and power to weight ratio. For the RoSPA test you must be able to keep up with traffic and to maintain the speed limit where safe to do so.
If you are interested in joining then please contact the Membership Secretary using the Contact Form.
Training to be a RoSPA Advanced Rider:
You will be assigned a group tutor who will help you achieve the skills to take the RoSPA Advanced Riding test. This will be via a number of observed rides with the tutor who will provide a marked assessment and suggest skill development areas to work on. The tutor will refer you to sections of Motorcycle Roadcraft and the Highway Code, so you will need to purchase current copies, available from our group if you wish.
As we cover such a large area you may need to travel to meet your tutor near to where they live. The tutors are all unpaid volunteers but we ask that you make a payment of £15 per session to cover their fuel and bike costs.
Once you feel that you are are ready to take the Advanced Riding test you apply online to RoSPA and pay their current test fee. When you’ve successfully taken the test you automatically become a RoSPA member.
Membership of RoSPA can be renewed annually and covers the cost of the 3 yearly retest.
Information and links regarding what is needed can be found in the ‘Tutoring/Test’ page.
There are other RoSPA Advanced Riding groups in the surrounding area. These can be found by using the links in our ‘Other’ menu options above.