test help

[grandmasterbo...]

hi i was wandering how to go about doing my test im 21 in march whoo and im wondering wether or not to pay the £400 ish and do a course or to pay for each module in separates and pass that way by doing it that way i onley spend £130 but i onley have my CBR125 wich doesnt do U'turns or would it be worth getting a mate to insure me on one of there bikes ?

any help please


also anyone know of a CBR 250 anywhere in the uK?
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suzuki CS50 roadie (exploded) Gilerea Runner VX 125 (sold)
CBR125 rw6 (crapped itself and died) YBR 125 2004 (its okay)

[cyberglass]

Do the cource on the training center bike.

If you cant u turn the cbr then your gonna need a few lessons as your gonna be doing them on a big heavy 500.
Get out there and practice turning your cbr its easy when you get the hang of it.
Keep the clutch in and set the revs to around 2500 and keep them there then gently release the clutch to its biting point and when the bike starts moving pull it in a bit so you dont go to fast and release it if you go to slow.
Also look ahead to where your going and not at the front wheel or side of the road. Your bike will go wherever your looking so if its the curb thats where you will end up.
You need to force yourself not to put your feet down if you think your going down let the clutch out a bit more and speed up.
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DL650 Vstrom 2004
DRZ400S 2003
Yamaha R1 2005

[grandmasterbo...]

not doubghting your methord there but iv had many people try and u turn it and noone has done it so far tho is the uturn a nessasary part of it i can do them on other bikes just not this one :/
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suzuki CS50 roadie (exploded) Gilerea Runner VX 125 (sold)
CBR125 rw6 (crapped itself and died) YBR 125 2004 (its okay)

[T0MMY]

Most important thing on the u turn or any other slow manouvere is to control the speed with the back brake the whole time. Literally ride the back brake and let the power pull the bike against it, you will be FAR more stable.

You will have to do a u turn in your test I think and I cannot believe it's impossible to U-turn a CBR125
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[Bubbs]

[T0MMY]

[ScreamWorker]

i had a cbr 125 and it did uturns perfectly, its got hardly anything to do with the bike and all to do with your technique and confidence...

if someone told you uturns on a cbr 125 was piss easy you would keep going untill you cracked it,

CBR125 is a perfectly adequate bike for taking a cbt on and im sure with alot of practice you would be fine

[That_Hornet]

Practice makes perfect.
I was shit a U turns when i first started. Then i just practiced. Now i can do a U turn in half the road.

Just balance



Good Luck

[Alexio]

Maybe it's because I keep my tick-over speed quite high, but if I'm running out of steam on a U-turn I just slip my clutch and sail the rest of the way, I never go so fast as I've had to use the back brake
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will never give up his CG. I look at my fuel gauge more as a progress bar than a fuel gauge.
G: With my GSXR I do often effectively use it as a scooter with a clutch in town.
ms51ves3: why does it need 500 miles? Are you teaching it how to be a piston?

[T0MMY]

[DogHeadGod]

If you can walk your bike in a u-turn you should be able to ride it in a u-turn over the same space.

My RS125 had a really wide turning circle, which meant it could only u-turn in a *really* wide bit of road. Eventually I just started doing lessons on their bikes cause it was less hassle. I take it that is what you mean by "doesn't do u-turns"

[Alexio]

[Slim1664]

All very sound advice. Exactly what i did when i passed DAS last year. Brake brake was on, clutch to control speed.

I also try to keep myself upright and push the bike on its side. Sort of like counter leaning. If im doing a right "U" turn i slide half an arse off to the left and try to keep my body upright whlie the bike turns.
It got my Yammy R125 doing nice U turns with some practice, same with the Gixxer.
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1ST bike-08 YZF R125 in midnight blue. (sold)
2ND bike-02 GSXR 600 K1 in blue white. (sold)
3RD bike-06/7 plate YZF R1 `Raven`. (current)

[metalangel]

You'll whinge your little CBR won't do u-turns but your instructor will no doubt do a u-turn on his enormous BMW just to show you, and then tell you to STFU and get on with it.
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Previous: 2002 Honda CB500 (sold), 2007 Suzuki SV650SK6 (crashed), 2005 Yamaha FZ6 Fazer (sold). Currently bikeless
"A faired bike will get you 10x more clunge than a unfaired one." -Marlboro Matt

[grandmasterbo...]

ok i manages one just before nearlly falling on my face so ill wok in it a bit now umm tho just wondering if i were to do my test in out of a center nd do the theory mod 1 then mod 2 but no training between and do it on my 125 will i be restricted to the 125 for a bit longer
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suzuki CS50 roadie (exploded) Gilerea Runner VX 125 (sold)
CBR125 rw6 (crapped itself and died) YBR 125 2004 (its okay)

[calyx]

You/your bike will be restricted to 33bhp for 2 years.

Keep practising and you will be just fine.

This is what happens if you over practice;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWaq0zOaAVU
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Boris - London

[pwntifex]

Why can't anybody spell these days?
Has the curriculum finally boiled down to dance and drama?
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the warped one: This is a follow up from the thread 'my willy hurts'

[Alexio]

Complaining about misspellings on the internet is like complaining about rain in England. Saying that, it is in the Official BCF rule book '09 and forum guidelines to spell properly and in a grammatically acceptable way.

Go easy on the kids grampa
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will never give up his CG. I look at my fuel gauge more as a progress bar than a fuel gauge.
G: With my GSXR I do often effectively use it as a scooter with a clutch in town.
ms51ves3: why does it need 500 miles? Are you teaching it how to be a piston?

[T0MMY]

Trouble is they're not kids! If they are on here they're probably old enough to ride a bike; I seem to recall being literate at 16 I have to agree it is amazing how poor the standard of education seems to be these days but maybe it's just because you communicate with people on the internet that you might not normally meet.
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[grandmasterbo...]

i claim valid reason for the speling ↲ADHD torrets dislexic and autism also it wont bother me me as the cbr gets paid of in 18 months
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suzuki CS50 roadie (exploded) Gilerea Runner VX 125 (sold)
CBR125 rw6 (crapped itself and died) YBR 125 2004 (its okay)

[grandmasterbo...]

i claim valid reason for the speling ↲ADHD torrets dislexic and autism also it wont bother me me as the cbr gets paid of in 18 months
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suzuki CS50 roadie (exploded) Gilerea Runner VX 125 (sold)
CBR125 rw6 (crapped itself and died) YBR 125 2004 (its okay)

[The Original Muzza]

[Alexio]

[The Original Muzza]

[grandmasterbo...]

haha i love how knoone ever beleives have that
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suzuki CS50 roadie (exploded) Gilerea Runner VX 125 (sold)
CBR125 rw6 (crapped itself and died) YBR 125 2004 (its okay)