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Welcome to York Advanced Motorcyclists (YAM). We are a charity affiliated with IAM RoadSmart. We provide advanced motorcycle training courses. Our aim to dramatically increase riding enjoyment by showing how to safely enjoy the buzz that motorcycling brings.
 
All training is delivered by certified observers who are volunteers. For more detailed information about the course please refer to the training pages.
 
We also offer taster rides at no cost to interested riders. Please see the new associates page for more information.

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For members who have passed their IAM training course we also offer social rides which normally run every Saturday. Please see the Team 5 page.
 
Details of the YAM Data Protection and Retention policy can be found by Clicking HERE.
 

Riding in the right gear: tips from IAM RoadSmart

Many riders take to roads without realising they are putting themselves in danger, wearing the incorrect clothing. This week’s tips offers advice on clothing to all riders from IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding standards, Richard Gladman.

Keep calm while driving and riding: tips from IAM RoadSmart

Summer is here in all its glory and with its arrival also comes the arrival of pressure cooker driving conditions. Many drivers will be taking to the road stressed by holiday deadlines, long traffic queues, overheated cars and hot tempered drivers. This week’s tips give advice on dealing with road rage for riders and drivers from IAM RoadSmart’s he...

Pre-ride motorbike checks

From now until June, every motorcyclist in the UK is being offered the unique opportunity of a free 60 minute skills and safety riding assessment, courtesy of the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

Riding safely in wind

This week the IAM’s director of standards, Mark Lewis, offers motorcyclists six top tips on riding safely in wind.

Riding tips: back on the road

IAM’s head of riding standards and advanced biker, Peter Rodger, is advising on getting back on the road after the winter.

Riding tips: getting back on the road

IAM’s head of riding standards and advanced biker, Peter Rodger, is advising on getting back on the road after the winter.

YAM Calendar Red, Team5 Blue

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