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BIKELESS STEVE |
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BIKELESS STEVE Scooby Slapper
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Posted: 00:20 - 27 Apr 2004 Post subject: Failed my test.... sulk sulk |
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Failed my test last week... bugger. I'd actually failed after 200 yards.. the traffic lights had a left hand green filter and like a numpty I waited for it to come on before pulling away... It didn't...
So I waited then went on the next green light. I also forgot to cancel a right indicator. Only 1 minor fault apart from that and the lights were on red when I approached them .. stupid thing was I'd been through them ealier in the day without stopping AARRRGGGHH
Re-test booked for 26th May, I'm confident I'll pass this one as I found rest of test easy compared to the riding instructor bollocking every little error and having a radio that picked up local buiders and crane operators. |
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LustyLew World Chat Champion
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Posted: 00:36 - 27 Apr 2004 Post subject: |
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Don't beat yourself up mate!
I failed 4 times!
1st - Foot down on the U turn.
2nd - Forgot to turn indicator off, examiner had to tell me. (examiner verbal intervention = instant fail)
3rd - U turn, AGAIN.
4th - Not looking left when turning left (lots of times!)
Funnily enough, the only three minors I got on my 5th test were all for speeding... Perhaps thats telling me something...?
Good luck for next time.
Just remember, they dont judge you on past performances. Just relax and take your time. I found talking my way through the test (like your instructor would have done) tended to may me think a little bit more. ____________________ Like a Yorkie - I'm not for the girls |
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BIKELESS STEVE Scooby Slapper
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Posted: 00:55 - 27 Apr 2004 Post subject: |
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I was worried about my U-turn but pulled off best one I'd ever done!.
Why can't they have self cancelling indicators on ALL bikes, annoying thing is I've got a bike in the garage insured and taxed just begging me to ride it. All I can do is move it round and round in the courtyard round back of house, oh and polish it again and again.
Ah well, in about 4 weeks I'll pass, It's costing me £100 as I've got to hire bike and chose to have a pre-test lesson (don't want to risk damaging my bike, I'd rather drop their c**ppy CB500,. not that I would of course |
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hush Scooby Slapper
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Posted: 08:02 - 27 Apr 2004 Post subject: |
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Tough break, but good luck for the retest, fingers crossed that you'll sail through it |
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ProXimaCore Dougal
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Posted: 11:31 - 27 Apr 2004 Post subject: |
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My instructor on the DAS told me about another student he had that done something very silly on the test...
He was at traffic lights turning right, and when the green light came on he pulled forward to the middle bit to wait for a gap or the green arrow. Of course the green arrow never came on and the lights went back to red. At this point he started back peddaling towards the line again.
So it could have been worse mate. Don't worry about it. Your lesson is learned and you'll pass next time. ____________________ Honda NSR125R -> Suzuki GSXR400R GK76a -> Kawasaki ZX636 B1H -> Honda CBR400RR NC29 -> Nothing |
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priller Brolly Dolly
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hush Scooby Slapper
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Posted: 11:47 - 27 Apr 2004 Post subject: |
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On my SR (damn not having an auto return button), I used to manage to flick to the opposite indicator a lot to start with...
Now I have no problem with the indicator, always turn it off, with one exception. As I turn right into the road I live on, I always without fail leave the indicator on, and don't notice it until I pull up. It never happens when I turn into the same road coming the opposite way (turning left), and never on any other turn... Odd
Like the buzzer idea though. Mind you I'd probably ignore that also. I'd like to say I'll learn to switch it off, but I think this one road will haunt me until I move again... Where did I put the house ads |
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ProXimaCore Dougal
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Posted: 11:50 - 27 Apr 2004 Post subject: |
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There's a guy on a ped that lives up my way and each day I see him driving down the road with his indicator on. Every time without fail, it'll be flashing away driving down the main road. I always try and tell him to turn it off but I don't think he gets what I'm meaning. I once followed him to the other side of town with it flashing the whole time. ____________________ Honda NSR125R -> Suzuki GSXR400R GK76a -> Kawasaki ZX636 B1H -> Honda CBR400RR NC29 -> Nothing |
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LustyLew World Chat Champion
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Posted: 11:52 - 27 Apr 2004 Post subject: |
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Some training bikes I rode had a buzzer built in for that exact purpose. However, I heard rumour that it is not legal? Can anyone confirm this?
Most of the bikes I rode during lessons had these's buzzer circuits, but then they were older bikes, the newest (R plate) did not. ____________________ Like a Yorkie - I'm not for the girls |
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AcIdBuRnZ World Chat Champion
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Posted: 18:16 - 27 Apr 2004 Post subject: |
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It's a bad sign if you f*** up a junction on your test because you should have been practising all the major test route junctions during your DAS training lessons.
I know my instructor took me round the difficult junctions until I cried not to do them anymore!!!
Good luck on the re-sit
Mark ____________________ Past: Honda NSR125R >> Kawasaki ER-5a2 >> Kawasaki ZZR-600e1 >> Suzuki GSXR-750Y >> Honda VTR 1000 Firestorm
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BIKELESS STEVE Scooby Slapper
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Posted: 23:18 - 27 Apr 2004 Post subject: |
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Stupid thing was I did the same junction several times before and just went through.. just initial overcautious.. the other lad who was doing his test on a 125 had done the same thing before his test but remebered in test. If the lights had been on green as I approached them I would have just gone through, at least I did nothing dangerous and my bike control was spot on, as were the observations exept the t**sing indicator. No nasty swerves infront of cars, always shoulder checks and mirrors at juntions and roundabouts. I just laughed about it in the end. At least it's raining now so I'm not missing out. (well makes me feel better anyway ) |
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Claud 14.7 to 1 World Chat Champion
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jayaraj158 Two Stroke Sniffer
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I pity you guys
In India you just go and ride the bike in a 8 shape of prescribed path width of 8 Ft, and answer a couple of stupid questions like the speed limits or signals and you are king of the road; you got the license.There is no restriction on power or cc.
Most of the driving schools make their students do the test on a Bajaj m80, with high slow speed and its easy.
But your tests ensure more better riders ____________________ "CHANCE FAVOURS THE PREPARED ONE" |
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True Blue World Chat Champion
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Well I failed my first test for speeding in 50 zone.(fantasy 50 zone that is - long story )
When I passed the second time the examiner asked my why I failed the first time and I told him it was for speeding in a 50 zone. He said to me " There aren't any 50 zones around here "
https://www.inflash.com/emoticons/rant.gif ____________________ Past >>>> Honda NSR 125 >>>> Suzuki GSXR 600 K1 >>>> Suzuki GSXR 600 K4 >>>>Kawasaki Z1000 DAF >>>>Suzuki RMZ 250 >>>> Current >>>> KTM Superduke R 1290 >>>> |
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True Blue World Chat Champion
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Didn't bother to complain. In my experience these things are hard to argue with and you rarely win the argument and if you do it takes ages. Though I do know of people that have fought them and won. I couldn't be bothered with the hassle.
I passed within 10 days anyway. The thing is though, I was super confident the first time but on the second go I was a complete bag of shit. I was convinced I had failed and the test route was about twice as long, it took about 50 mins all in. Don't know what the average is.
Actually I believe that after the first test, my instructor went back to complain, though I didn't know this at the time. ____________________ Past >>>> Honda NSR 125 >>>> Suzuki GSXR 600 K1 >>>> Suzuki GSXR 600 K4 >>>>Kawasaki Z1000 DAF >>>>Suzuki RMZ 250 >>>> Current >>>> KTM Superduke R 1290 >>>> |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 20 years, 41 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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