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gwEm

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booked my motorcycle test
« on: April 03, 2011, 06:17:29 PM »
so last november/december i did my CBT and a couple of lessons, with the plan of continuing in january. first there was a the snow, and since then theres been a load of gigs, work and other stuff going on so i've kept putting it off.

anyway, i've put a stake in the ground and booked my last four lessons and my test (the test is in two parts), and they are coming up in May!

i know theres a few people here on the forum who ride. any tips for the test?
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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2011, 06:28:35 PM »
Good luck mate!

Practice your U-turns, as a foot down is an instant fail.  I think you have the slalom thing to do now as well, so that's worth a practice too  :)
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Re: booked my motorcycle test
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2011, 06:45:55 PM »
Backing Dave up, I realised that the U-turns is the hardest thing to concur. Put the most in that & you'll be fine. Once you've passed it's great fun all the way.

BTW, wanna buy a bike (Honda CB600 going dirt cheap!)
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Re: booked my motorcycle test
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2011, 06:56:31 PM »
I'll be sure and practise that U-turn then!

Quote from: horsehead on April 03, 2011, 06:45:55 PM
BTW, wanna buy a bike (Honda CB600 going dirt cheap!)
thats one of the ones on my list of possibilities, but I won't be doing anything until I pass :) thanks for the offer though.
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Re: booked my motorcycle test
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2011, 07:19:32 PM »
Are U-Turns that difficult? Or is it just maintaining the constant speed with the weight of the bike, that's the issue?
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Re: booked my motorcycle test
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2011, 07:31:11 PM »
u-turns were easy on my bmx, surely it can't be THAT much more difficult ?!?!?!?  :wink:

good luck on the test, would love a bike myself but all the cost associated with getting lessons is cash I ain't got for something I'll ride 6 months of the year at best.

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Re: booked my motorcycle test
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2011, 08:36:29 PM »
U-turns are all about balance - the bikes weigh 160kg + your weight, so it's not easy turning around at 2-3mph!!
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Re: booked my motorcycle test
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2011, 09:05:54 PM »
It's that thing of letting the engine do the work and not trying to force it, took me ages to get & fortunately mastered it on the day of my test
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« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2011, 10:10:50 PM »
Cool, the only problem I had was actiually the emergency stop. I never did one until the morning of my test and low and behold I just couldn't master it. I could have joined a speedway team though! Lol...... it was all good on the test though. I'm sure you'll be good, all the best with it. Summers coming and my poor bike sits all alone and under cover, probably gotta sell it...... Arrrgggghhhhhhhhh

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Re: booked my motorcycle test
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2011, 10:30:00 PM »
Quote from: HTH AMPS on April 03, 2011, 07:31:11 PM
u-turns were easy on my bmx, surely it can't be THAT much more difficult ?!?!?!?  :wink:

good luck on the test, would love a bike myself but all the cost associated with getting lessons is cash I ain't got for something I'll ride 6 months of the year at best.

yeah, its an expensive business no doubt! i may not even get a bike at the end of all this. but its something i've always wanted to learn, so i'll see it through 'till i have my license
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Re: booked my motorcycle test
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2011, 09:23:48 AM »
Can't remember any particular issues with mine, although it was over 20 years ago now!!!

I remember the radio mic cutting out, and I had to pull over and get the guy to explain where he wanted me to go!

Still passed though.
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« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2011, 01:07:21 PM »
i did mine 40 years ago, it consisted of a figure 8 on some streets on a hill.  On the emergency stop, the examiner jumped out from between 2 cars.  I stopped OK but did lock up the back wheel a bit (older Japanese tyres didn't have the grip of British ones).  The instructor told me I had a bit of a lead foot, but I still passed!  On my car test I didn't have to make the test emergency stop because a kid ran out in front of me as we were driving around.  The instructor said that it was a better emergency stop than what he had in mind.
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« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2011, 02:56:15 PM »
Road position is everything, especially at junctions.  Make sure that a car can't sneak down the inside (or round the outside) of you.  My mum had trouble with this on her test, but passed second time.
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Re: booked my motorcycle test
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2011, 10:23:39 PM »
I loved the emergency stop in the car. It's probably the most amount of fun I'll ever have in a car. Not that I want to out of test conditions.
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Re: booked my motorcycle test
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2011, 09:50:19 PM »
Good luck gwEm. I took my bike test in 1983 and it's changed so much since then but don't do wheelies.
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