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Got it!! - Rhubarb - 05-28-2014
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I Honda CB125 - one careful lady owner and one not so careful.
I have just completed Mod One of my Direct Access to ride any motorbike on a Yamaha Diversion 650cc. I lost 3 points but I'm really happy with the results!
One point was on the figure of 8 - I thought I'd failed on that by riding wide on the first loop and missed the blue cone and crossed a yellow.
One point was for speeding! An emergency stop has to be completed at 31mph (50km) I did it at 58km and again thought I'd failed because I could hear the back brake (took it off as soon as I heard it!)
One point for then not going fast enough on the avoidance! Thankfully they can choose to give you a second chance at their discretion. I did it at 46Km but then got it to 49km- but since it wasn't 50km it was marked down
I was so sure it was a crap result I asked Elliott to join me for the examiners review. The examiner was great, he talked it through each phase of the test after he said I had passed- 'Put you out of your misery Trudi' he said. I didn't know if I should laugh or cry- (Elliott said one candidate hugged the examiner once which left him speechless)
So then the young lad who joined us today for his retest on a Honda 250 was tested. Elliott was actually called to the office- the examiner wanted him there. All the other school students and instructors stopped talking (trying to calm the nerves talking rubbish)
James had passed- but like me had a point for speeding- 60km, also the poor kid wasn't really wearing the correct clothing and the examiner said to take the next modual Elliott was to find James better boots and gloves or he couldn't take him out on the road safely.
We took the bikes back to the practice site (via a celebration trip down the by-pass) and I began putting my stuff in the car. James talked to Elliott about how to get some second hand gear through the shop- Elliott said he would get his wife onto it (she runs that side). He thanked him and said congratulations to me and picked up his gear..
'How are you getting home?'
Walk, he replied. I asked where he lived, 8 miles away but on my way home.
So I threw him in the car to took him home- he lives with his dad & uncle in the poorest part of town- they all work- but they earn rubbish wages- felt a bit sorry for him, he was trying so hard.
It turns out he is a trainee chef at the same restaurant as No1's new girlfriend, he said she had told him all about how her boyfriend had 2 motorbikes and a Golf (icon for this age group!)
Small world!
Below is the pdf of the test completed- Now for the next bit!!!
The Road- I love the 650 
http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@motor/documents/digitalasset/dg_197120.pdf
RE: Got it!! - Twitchin Kitten - 05-28-2014
Congratulations
It's about time!
RE: Got it!! - Twitchin Kitten - 05-28-2014
Just looked at that PDF - man, they really put you through the paces! Good MC schools teach you the skills for all that, but the test is more the figure 8, slow, slalom and braking and you need to be able to stand the bike at a stop for 20 (i think) seconds without putting your feet on the floor. Easy.
RE: Got it!! - Rhubarb - 05-28-2014
There was a few fails today- most instructors were getting one through and one fail so Elliott was chuffed to bits to get us both through - but I heard from a woman instructor, while we were waiting for James getting his 'bollocking' from the examiner, that Elliott has the high proportion of passes.
One guy didn't even get the slalom- the examiner stopped the test, but then the biker was offered to continuation 'for practice' but he turned it down he was so pissed off.
Another didn't make correct use of his brakes and dropped the bike- I wasn't there for that.
There was an American taking his test today- his instructor told us (maybe he should not have) but this guy had been riding on a US license and got stopped by the police for some other offense. He license wasn't valid over here so he had to get the test so 3 penalty points could be added....when he got it. No wonder he looked sick when he passed
RE: Got it!! - Biker Dude - 05-30-2014
(05-28-2014, 04:20 PM)Twitchin Kitten Wrote: Just looked at that PDF - man, they really put you through the paces! Good MC schools teach you the skills for all that, but the test is more the figure 8, slow, slalom and braking and you need to be able to stand the bike at a stop for 20 (i think) seconds without putting your feet on the floor. Easy.Can you 'splain that part Lucy?
RE: Got it!! - twisteroo - 05-31-2014
That sounds like a move for BMX bikes.
RE: Got it!! - Twitchin Kitten - 05-31-2014
(05-30-2014, 09:20 PM)Biker Dude Wrote:(05-28-2014, 04:20 PM)Twitchin Kitten Wrote: Just looked at that PDF - man, they really put you through the paces! Good MC schools teach you the skills for all that, but the test is more the figure 8, slow, slalom and braking and you need to be able to stand the bike at a stop for 20 (i think) seconds without putting your feet on the floor. Easy.Can you 'splain that part Lucy?
You are on your bike at a standstill. You must remain at a standstill with your feet on the pegs for a certain amount of time - for some reason i remember 20 seconds - before you can put your feet on the floor. Basically they want to see if you can balance a bike. Why? Dunno, it's stupid but they did make us learn that in classes I took prior to my test.
RE: Got it!! - LKTraz - 05-31-2014
Most tests want you to keep your feet up for around 3 seconds. 20 seconds sounds more like something you do on a trials bike!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Six_Days_Enduro
RE: Got it!! - Twitchin Kitten - 05-31-2014
Here's the test. Revised in 2013 so you can't cheat with a scooter.
Some of the comments are insightful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l7-ILqA3G0
RE: Got it!! - Biker Dude - 05-31-2014
(05-31-2014, 08:19 AM)Twitchin Kitten Wrote: You are on your bike at a standstill. You must remain at a standstill with your feet on the pegs for a certain amount of time - for some reason i remember 20 seconds - before you can put your feet on the floor. Basically they want to see if you can balance a bike. Why? Dunno, it's stupid but they did make us learn that in classes I took prior to my test.That's the craziest thing I've ever heard! We never went over anything like that, still got my license. I don't think it would be that easy to balance a static bike. And below 10mph they are unstable.