City of Belfast Advanced Motorcyclists

22/06/2026

Update: Wednesday 24 June we will meet at Infinity because of the concert at Boucher playing fields.

Wednesdays: for the next few weeks (edit: from 1 July), we will be leaving on our Wednesday runs from Shane Retail Park on Boucher Road. So, if you want to discuss IAM RoadSmart and advanced riding courses any Wednesday (until further notice), come along to Shane Retail Park at 6:30.

20/06/2026

Today we saw 13 members, 2 associates, 3 taster sessions and a pillion meet up at Cornmarket for a run up over Black Mountain to Aldergrove Village and on to Randalstown for a debreif before making our way to The inn castledawson for brunch.

The afternoon run saw us take a trip over the sperins to the The Fat Fox Café for some coffee and then on to Dukes Ultra Premium Ice Cream outside Gortin for some seriously good ice cream in the sun.

17/06/2026

10 members and 3 associates enjoyed the good weather on a run through Co. Down this evening stopping on Dromore for ice cream and a debrief before making out way to sprucefield for coffee and a chat.

13/06/2026

A total of 20 riders including two associates and a pillion joined us at corn market this morning for a run down to Harrisons of Greyabbey for breakfast, followed by a run to Newcastle via Portaferry for an icream before headding home.

11/06/2026

On Saturday past a number of our members along with members from a few other IAM groups braved the weather to take part in a social run from corn market along the coast road to Ballycastle for a bite to eat and then on to portstewart for ice cream before heading home through coleraine, ahogill and Randalstown

08/06/2026

Father's Day at IAM RoadSmart

10% discount on Advanced Rider courses - available 8 -21 June.
See "Buy Course" at this link and enter the codeDAD26.
Use code 8268 when asked "Do you have a preferred IAM local group" to be allocated to CoBAM.

Mike Redfern-Jones from Denbigh, Wales, has spent more than 40 years volunteering for IAM RoadSmart and was named on the King’s 2026 New Year Honours list for his outstanding contributions to road safety.

03/06/2026

This Saturday, CoBAM will join an IAM-organised group run (ice-cream in Ballycastle!). So, if you were hoping to meet up to discuss IAM RoadSmart, maybe come along the following Saturday (at 9:30am) or Wednesday (at 6:30pm).
We will have observed runs for existing CoBAM associate members - details per WhatsApp as usual.
CoBAM members who want to join the IAM run: please see the messages on WhatsApp.

31/05/2026

Earlier this year, COBAM ran a ladies only night at the Bike Pit which was a great success.

Bike Pit volunteers saw how popular this event was, and held another event this week for lady riders.

COBAM initiated the concept of a lady rider event at Bike Pit, and it’s great to see the concept really take off with hopefully more of these sessions taking place.

25/05/2026

CoBAM’s Peter Brunsden produced this fab video of the group’s weekend in Achill Island

25/05/2026

CoBAM’s Group Secretary
Brian Mallon claims to be singing “Whiskey in the Jar” as he was going over the Cork & Kerry mountains today 🏍️🗻🗻