test tomorrow

[Inglesina94]

Got my test tomorrow ... for the second time!!!

It has been raining all weekend and ... the weather will be good!!!!

Have been practicing all the many things I have failed on and I really need to concentrate on the road positioning .... must remember ... middle of the road!!!

Well, will let you all know how it goes.

If i pass I am going straight ot the tatoo shop to celebrate with a new one on my foot!
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Passed my DAS - Third time lucky!!!!
Naked Bandit 600 ... Beautiful!!!

[dandit]

good luck just remember keep calm and don't panic well I know it's easy to say but there you go
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN 100 MPH THATS IMPOSSIBLE I STILL HAD 3 GEARS TO GO OFFICER. Currently riding a naked cbr 600 and driving a 52 plate 2litre tdci mondeo

[Peat]

Good luck with the test, mine's on Wednesday and I'm bricking it!

Hope you're sporting a new tatoo tomorrow eve
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Peat
"Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep."

[daveiw]

You'll be fine, let us know!

[dibbster]

Good luck
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Suzuki GSXR - Now stops on a sixpence; SBK3's
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[Dusty]

Best of luck.
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[Frost]

[Inglesina94]

Frosty ... guess that tattooing BCF would be a step too far!!

First time I now realised that I wasn't very confident and failed on most thing ... road positioning first of all ... but rear observation too far back so that the bike wobbled, life savers too late and general lack of bike control!

Also hesitation at roundabouts ... and still a bit hesitant!

Thanks to all of you for your words of encouragment!!
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Passed my DAS - Third time lucky!!!!
Naked Bandit 600 ... Beautiful!!!

[Frost]

best thing to do about round abouts is get used to thrashing your bike up through the gears at junctions. once you know you can get going sharpish then you know the bike will fit into those small gaps at roundabouts.

I should imagine road position can be a bit of a sod, i often ride slightly to the left which is a habbit i need to get out of :S

[Inglesina94]

Same here about the road positioning ... at times I tend to be too much at the left when I think i'm in the middle!

Will need to concentrate really hard tomorrow!!!

Weather forecasts at the moment ... apparently sunny with winds not to strong let's hope so ... in the meantime I keep my finger crossed and praying!
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Passed my DAS - Third time lucky!!!!
Naked Bandit 600 ... Beautiful!!!

[gtechosting]

Good luck mate

Just stay calm and think positive!! Try not to think about passing/failing just conentrate and enjoy the ride

[Davo]

Best of luck for your test...

When you pass, send us a PM and we can go for that rideout.

Let us know how you get on.

[synaptyx]

[Inglesina94]

Failed Bloody again !!!!

I'm so P****d Off!!!!

Apparently I was inconsiderate to other road users by not moving enough to the left from the centre position when the other side of the roads had car parked on!!!!

I can't F*****g believe it!!!

And to add insult to injury ... I went to rebook for asap and the soonest they can do is 31st August!!!!



I just want to crawl home and cry!
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Passed my DAS - Third time lucky!!!!
Naked Bandit 600 ... Beautiful!!!

[synaptyx]

Sorry to hear that Inglesina. The examiner is definitely being picky. Good luck in August!

[Inglesina94]

Thanks.

Went to rebook and 31st august no longer available .... now 7th sept .... just want to scream!!!!
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Passed my DAS - Third time lucky!!!!
Naked Bandit 600 ... Beautiful!!!

[synaptyx]

Oh no! That's shocking. Can you book it through a riding school, they usually have block bookings and have cancellations all the time? Failing that (sorry bad choice of words), don't the test centre take your name if you're interested in taking a cancelled place?

[Inglesina94]

Hoped they would ... never booked direct with the test centre, always via the website.

I ahev contact the DSA by phone on a national number and they said to call everyday to check for cancelaltions. It would be much easier if I could contact hte test centre directly!

I am doing it thru' a school but we book the test directly.
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Passed my DAS - Third time lucky!!!!
Naked Bandit 600 ... Beautiful!!!

[Frost]

[Inglesina94]

Frosty ... exactly what I though!!!

However when the examiner gave me feedback he said that one various occasions I have forced the oncoming vehicles to brake whilst I should have moved to the left because as a bike I only take little space on the road and it is frustrating for the other users to be held up for no reason!

The roads in questions are not very large and about half of the car has to move onto the other lane to pass the parked vehicles.

He gave me 3 minors making it a major for that reason and a few others for progess and steering ... but noway near to 15 and he said that was the only reason for failing me!
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Passed my DAS - Third time lucky!!!!
Naked Bandit 600 ... Beautiful!!!

[Inglesina94]

I should really stop worrying and getting wind up about it now and relax the rest of the summer ... without a bike ... waiting for autumn to retake the test!!!
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Passed my DAS - Third time lucky!!!!
Naked Bandit 600 ... Beautiful!!!

[marc_yorks]

Inglesina,sorry too hear you failed
im feeling for you!
ive failed twice now and its frustrating,especially when my riding was fine vut i made2 silly mistakes.my third test is coming up next week,if i fail that it will be ages before i can afford to do it all over again,it took me 3 weeks from test to test this time,must be a shorter waiting list up north.
good luck next time

[Davo]

Inglesina, sorry to hear about the fail... it does sound like the examiner was a bit picky.

I notice the waiting list at the Brighton test centre is two weeks, if you don't want to wait.

[Frost]

rebook it online at the DSA website. choosing next available time slot cut 2 months of the time i had to wait to do my car test.