Lessons now or later

[Fem1]

The weather is really affecting my decision when to take lessons hopefully DAS but i am not sure if i should just wait till next year to start lessons. Monday and today's weather has been so miserable that i even wonder if lessons would have been available when its like this. Has anyone taken lessons in this type of weather or have they decided to wait? Advice much appreciated please.

[yaigi]

[angryjonny]

[Fem1]

yes i'm over 24 its just awful riding in rain i done my cbt in the rain and hated it but just wondered if anyone has actually done DAS when the weather has been this awful and if so have they any advice for me

[yaigi]

[Fem1]

just rang team valley training school in Gateshead and they were very friendly going to ring them back later in week as i am booking my theory test today has anyone been with this training school?

[yaigi]

[Teflon-Mike]

Are you riding your own bike on L's?

If so; then do lessons sooner rather than later.

I reckon that every hour of training in your first month of getting on a bike is worth a day of training a year later.....

When you first start, your are a clean sheet, open to learning; every lesson 'tought' is one you dont have to learn the hard way by making mistakes, you learn to do stuff 'right' right at the start, and any bad habits can be nipped in the bud, before they become engrained.

Longer you leave it, harder work it becomes.

Rain? This is Britain. Did you see the summer we just had...... no we didn't did we! That's my point! No garantee that we'll have one next year either.

Bikes have tread on the tyres, this is so that they can grip on a wet surface; they dont suddenly take on the handling properties of a slippery bar of soap, the moment they get wet, they DO still work!

If you dont want to ride in the rain? Well think about whether you want to ride at all; this IS britain after all, if you dont brave the elements, and only come out when the sun shines, then chances are you ent going to ever cover many miles!

So... training in the weather? Best way, isn't it? Most representative of the weather you'll have to deal with most! And if you can do it in the wet, doing it in the dry will be a doddle, and SOooooooo much more fun!
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[angryjonny]

[Billo63]

You're on DAS, it rains, you get wet, you become more aware of conditions which in return helps make you a better rider.

In answer to your question; YES I would say a very large majority of people - self included have done DAS/ tests in the wet.

It really isn't that big a deal & once you have your licence etc: can you honestly say that you will never ride in the wet/rain? - NO you can't, we all get caught out by a sudden shower or something, even on the brightest of sunny days.

Be honest, would you ever expect anything different weatherwise in UK
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[cbaz]

I had only 1 lesson, and my mod 1 in the dry. Rest of the time it was hammering it down. Made me a better rider though as riding in the dry feels like a bonus!

[Fem1]

Thanks for the replies everyone, i am going to do it now rather than later just heard from the training school about the changes that are happening next year and they recommend me doing it now.
I will keep you all posted

Deb

[Billo63]

[Louise]

Did my lessons in light snow/hail. My actual test was in Snow/Ice- if anything it made me more aware of road conditions then, lets say doing it on a nice sunny day and im glad I went through with it, rather then dealing with rubbish road conditions later on.

[bikertomm]

Personally if I was over 24 I'd be leaving it.

But seeing as the EU wankers will fuck my life, I have to do it in the cold and ghey
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[Sid_The_Sloth]

I'm doing my DAS training now too, Mondays lesson was cut short by an hour because of the wind blowing us around on the125s. But my second lesson was half on mine and half on the SV650, I was all over the place at 50mph in the wind on my ybr but as soon as I got on the SV it was so much more stable. Didn't feel it nearly as much.

Just do it and feel good knowing you've got your license

[janner_10]

(Wo)man up!!

Its only a bit of water!

Its not much fun in the rain though, but dammit do them sooner rather than later, you will be thankful as soon as you pass that much earlier!

Good luck with them
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