You guys that recently passed. Or can remember your Hill?

[Alex_B]

I passed the other day and I notice a few here have done similar lately but I figure this might be a bit of fun. Well done everyone, I know how happy you all are, right

Can you beat my hill start? I was gonna post it on Google maps but it kinda doesn't show to well in 2D.
If you want to post your google map image though, please feel free, I'd love to see what you had to contend with.

I did my test at Erith and as I came up Basildon Rd, (Abbey Wood SE London) I said to myself that
"if he makes me turn left I will be on Bostall Hill and I bet he makes me do a Hill Start here". He frekin did!

It's a 1/10 gradient but Hill starts are the one thing I always found very easy (luckily)

I never rolled back, even 1 cm.

What sort of hill did you get?

I ask because some test centers don't have hills and they kinda do Hill Starts on a road hump

WTF do they do in Holland then
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Hill starts are a easy. Try doing it halfway up a wet, rutted chalk hill

[Alex_B]

Yea, but on your test Joe.

What did ya get mate?
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[mjn51]

I passed my Mod 2 in Ipswich, not known for it's hill a gentle slope is what I'd call it.
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[J.M.]

We had to do a hill start?

I don't remember doing one of those
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[Alex_B]

Cheers Gents,

See, that's my point.

The test, when using different places is just NOT consistent.

MAKES IT A MOCKERY IMFO!

What if a guy rolls back cos he's having a brain fart but is every bit as good as the guy that doesn't have a hill in his area?

I think the test layout still requires a bit of work
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[J.M.]

My test area was quite hilly though, but mainly through the country side - have to say that, even though I was being examined, it was one of the best rides I've had weather/scenery wise Even though I made some daft mistakes

How many times were you asked to pull over and set off again? I thought the standard was meant to be like 2 or 3 times, but I was asked about 5-6 times (though no minors for it), I thought that was rather odd.
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[Alex_B]

Funny enough Jordan,

At the time I thought it was a bit many but it was 3 times I think, not counting the hill start.

I had the behind the car thing (fair enough) and another "pull over here" for I don't have a clue reason
I thought at the time I had already done this and I thought I had already done the Hill bit but obviously not!

I dunno mate, no consistency in testing makes it all a bit of a joke and a money making thing more than a 'proving you are capable type thing'

If you get my drift?
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[J.M.]

Interesting

But then again, like the theory test is: If you know exactly what's going to happen on your test you can just rehearse it until you do everything correctly but still be a rubbish rider.

I guess the inconsistency is a kind of way of making sure that you can't "learn the test" you have to meet a standard.

But I would go as far to say that it's easier to pass a test in a village/country than it is in a city or something. Thankfully the bike test went outside of the city into the countryside (mostly) and my car test will be in a town (because by god do I hate driving )
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[Alex_B]

Ahh, well good luck with the Car thing Jordan

I drove today to a few Bike shops with er indoors and I hated it (I've been driving cars for donkeys years) I haven't driven for so long one of my tyres was at 10 PSI Yea, I filled em.

Bikes own, cars suck BUT I do realise you gotta have a license for em, sometimes
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[JoeDougieDoug...]

I done my first Hill start on my CBT. Never done one before, found it real easy. Good stuff.

[J.M.]

Thanks buddy Only planning on getting the license because no doubt I'll need it in the future sometime, then it's purely saving for a bigger bike

Know what bike you're getting yet?
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[DaveB]

I don't remember doing a hill start either, the only time I can think of is when we done an angled start...That was possibly on a slight incline.

[leecasey]

Did my mod 2 yesterday, didnt get a hill start at all.

[Rogerborg]

I did my test in a blizzard, and it was uphill both ways.
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

There are no hills where i live so the examiner said a wheelie would suffice.
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[N cee thirty]

no hill start for me,that i remember anyway

try pulling away uphill in a tractor with a sh!t spreader full on the back were you have to take the handbrake off before you put it in gear
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[hedgehugger]

Milton Hill in Weston-Super-Mare, but that was pre mod 1+2 days.
Had practised hill-starts on Paragon Road. Everything else seemed easier after that

[Benjamoki]

[J.M.]

[trikeschick]

My hill start was for real! Half way up the hill from hell that leads to the Wallace Monument in Stirling.

A lorry was blocking the road so I had to stop, perfect take off so phew
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[Lyam]

mines was a redicolous hill start, i had only been on the bike 2 hours before my test, cbf600, done all my lessons on a er5, revved the shit out it and slowly let the clutch out, job done.