Which stand in Mod 1 test

[Boo62]

Hello

I have my mod 1 tomorrow

When you put the bike on the stand for the parking bit do you have to use the center stand or is the side stand ok ?

I aslo heard that when doing the figure of 8 it is ok to go round the last yellow cone ..is this true?

Although I have read all the threads on Mod 1 ,cover to cover ,any tips would be greatly appreciated ...taking it in Erith.

[P.addy]

Use the side stand, less room for a mess up.

You wont need to go round the last yellow cone, if you do I'd reconsider riding a bike as its VERY wide.
You'll not need to go round that cone at all.

[rubberhedgeho...]

Hi,

You can use whichever stand you prefer. Remember that the side stand can be easier to use and you can leave it down during the walking maneuvre PROVIDED that you don't drag it when doing it.

You can go round the last yellow cone since the slalom and figure of 8 are really 2 maneuvres - provided you can do the slalom then technically you are going round just 2 blue cones for your figures of 8.

A tip would be to turn up at the test centre with full protective gear and a high viz vest etc. This shows the examiner that you are serious about everything and they might not be in a bad mood and give you a set of stupid minors that do nothing but frustrate you. I've done a MOD1 with an examiner who really didn't want to be there (was making excuses about a sore throat and not really wanting to go outside) and he was making all sorts of issues about the side stand which, it is well known, cannot be a fail.

Best of luck!

[P.addy]

You'll need most gear for the mod1 anyway, don't go with trainers or in trackies, wear bike clothes and boots/gloves.

[J.M.]

As Paddy says, wear full gear. The DSA may refuse your test if you don't.

[Rogerborg]

From the DfT site:

As a general guide the following is an indication of the minimum level of clothing acceptable:

motorcycle boots
sturdy footwear or boots that provide support and ankle protection
textile or leather motorcycle trousers
heavy denim trousers
heavy denim jacket with several layers underneath
textile or leather motorcycle jacket
motorcycle gloves

The following are examples of clothing that are not acceptable:

lightweight training shoes
canvas basket ball trainers
any form of clothing with areas of exposed skin
shell suit or lightweight tracksuit
distressed ripped jeans
lightweight fleece or hoody
no gloves or skiing gloves

In all cases it’s a legal requirement that riders wear an approved and correctly fastened motorcycle helmet,* with suitable eye protection (*an exception is made for members of the Sikh religion wearing a turban).
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[Themightyimp]

This video might help you out a bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYOUWHrqDJg

[Boo62]

Thanks everyone

I have the jacket,boots and motorcylce gloves,hoping jeans are ok as my only pair of motorcyle trousers have a busted zip...only happened today and got myself a hi vis vest now too.

Thanks for the link mightyimp ...I have watched a few and already seen this one and found it really good...got sidetracked and started watching all his others on you tube ...is this you ? very helpful

I went to the test center today to watch a few , there was one guy who did the parking by doing a sort of three point turn .I have only practiced on pushing the bike round as a U turn into the next bay.

Does the instructor ask you to park in either of the bays , as the learner parked in the left hand one and if that was me I would then be on the wrong side of the bike to be on the inside of the turn...will I be able to use the right hand bay as starting point or do I not have any choice?

The only bit I am worried about is ....the whole test ... not really ...I am worried about the speed emergancy stop and swerve avoidance.

[mjn51]

park in whichever bay you wish, it your choice.

[Rogerborg]

[Themightyimp]

[Alex_B]

Took mine at Erith.

Maybe you'll get Matt as your examiner, seemed pretty decent and didn't have a stick up his jacksy!

He asked me to pick the bay and even let me decide which way I wanted to do the corner (left bend or right) before the speed trap maneuvers.

Enjoy if you can, you certainly have the weather for it
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[Themightyimp]

Good luck for tomorrow mate.Try to keep your nerves under control.
I hope to see you post tomorrow that you've passed.If you don't pass it's no major prob,just do the fecker again.
GOOD LUCK MATE!

[Boo62]

[Llama-Farmer]

Had my Mod1 today... (on a 650 for DAS). Was a baking hot day and the examiner was like "if you want, leave your jacket unzipped as far as you feel comfortable with". Had been having a good chat with her and my instructor and a few others when we went in before my test so friendly enough.

Was properly going OTT on everything like the checks and that, in the end she stopped even looking to see if I was checking over shoulder before setting off.

Passed with 1 minor, and that was on the u-turn cos I JUST touched one of the white lines (my instructors fault too, he told me to use all the space, so I did. had been happily doing a u-turn in 1 and a half parking bays all morning).


One thing I will say to people who've not yet taken Mod1... SLOW CONTROL... get that right and you'll be fine. Back brake, revs and slip the clutch. Without being cocky, I found it easy, because my instructor "over taught" me.

[Themightyimp]

Nice one mate.Well done.Now get the MOD 2 Nailed.

[Llama-Farmer]

[Boo62]

Well done Ben-b on passing your mod 1.

[Rogerborg]

Nice one. Did you get through it and think "What was all the fuss about?"

Shame about the delay in sitting Mod 2. One of the advantages of going standard on your own 125 is getting cancellations - I passed Mod 1, came home, got Mod 2 booked for the next morning.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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[Boo62]

Well I failed ...miserably

Not really sure what happened but I was a complete bag of nerves and these got the better of me ..

After approx 45 min journey to the test centre, on the way having to do almost emergancy stop, several swerves I know I can ride ...just got real nervous..... the examiner was really good about it, nice guy.

I put my foot down on the slalom.....after telling myself a thousand times not to look at the cones ...I probably did just that...
I knew I had failed and test was stopped .....

Think I also put too much pressure on myself trying to get tests done before CBT runs out in mid April

I feel such a failure and now need to move/cancel mod 2 book another Mod 1 but looks like I will need to do CBT again due to time limits.

Any tips for calming the nerves ...

[Llama-Farmer]

[Boo62]

Feeling well fed up after my fail today....
but now rebooked Mod 1

[Alpha-9]

[swampy]

[Themightyimp]

Sorry to read of your fail mate.Just put it down to experience and re-book.