mod 1 swerve and emergency stop speeds on a 125

[andyj88]

Hi, I've got my mod 1 test tomorrow and I'm concerned about the speed i need to get to for the swerve and emergency stop.

I'm on a honda cg125 and if i try thrashing it in 2nd i feel like its too much on the bike and it feels like its giving out at 28-30 mph. if i knock it up to 3rd after giving it a good go in 2nd i'm no 100% convinced i'll have the right speed in time for the speed gate.

Can anyone give me some advice and does anybody know what the distance is for getting your speed up?

thanks

Andy
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Suzuki Bandit GSF 600s. Mod 1 - passed Mod 2 - passed

[Paxovasa]

This might give you an idea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRuDRbmyk4g
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[blurredman]

my honda cg125 gets to an indicated 35 before it won't go any more.

I have my module 1 this thursday, and this has got to be my worst fear.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[andyj88]

[andyj88]

[HP]

Ita honda cg, it will scream like that all day, it will be fine for the few seconds that the test last for. Good luck
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[andyj88]

booo the guy said i would have had a clean sheet but i got 49km on the swerve other than that the test is extremely easy. booked it again next week
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[pinkyfloyd]

Unlucky. Its painful to miss it by such a little amount. There should be a little discression. I mean 1kph was all that was missing.

Good luck for next week. Just hammer the throttle that little longer.
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[Paxovasa]

[andyj88]

did it in second. your all right second goes a lot further than i thought it does
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[map]

[blurredman]

So, how was the swerve itself? How did you accelorate? Did you do 20mph going into the corner, and 2/3 around the corner giving it to 23-24 or so, then once you were more or less straight did you nail it? That's how I plan to do it

Oh and by the way Map, I was trying out how fast it could go in 2nd in an empty industrial estate where the road was as long as a stretched stick.. I am quite supprised at how quickly it can get to 35 though..
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[andyj88]

[Clayton32]

make sure you life off after you have gone through the speed trap lol, i didnt and very nearly fell off on the swerve, and did actually fall off on the emergency stop.

[blurredman]

Did you not have two goes?
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[CptBlack]

[map]

[blurredman]

[CptBlack]

[blurredman]

[CptBlack]

[Paxovasa]

You are allowed more than 4 minors, but if you get too many in one section they count that as a major.
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[andyj88]

when u say life saver i'm guessing your on about looking over your shoulder before the swerve. i didn't do the life saver and he marked nothing against me for it and in all the test videos on the internet they say nothing about doing a life saver check on the swerve. the examiner said i did everything right on the test it was just that 49km
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Suzuki Bandit GSF 600s. Mod 1 - passed Mod 2 - passed

[CptBlack]