A2 TEST ON WEDNESDAY. WHAT CAN I EXPECT?

MrAndyD · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Karma :

Just completed the CBT and Theory Test, Now I have A2 test on Wednesday on a 125cc geared bike. Help... Confused

1) The centre has put me in for 4 hours training on monday, and then to do the test on wedneday (i have riden a 50cc twisty for 2 years, and a 100cc twisty for 2months) Should this be enough? I have riden geared bikes before.

2) What are the questions at the end of the test like roughly? Can i find some of these out?

3) What sorts of things can I expect on the test? I heard about having to do a u turn, which sounds easy enough, and a emergency stop without locking up. Anything else or is it just driving about, looking behind & in mirrors at the right times as per cbt?

4) Any other advice greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Andy
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AcIdBuRnZ · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2003 Karma :

[EDIT] You did ask what you can expect - lighten up, have a sense of humour [/EDIT]
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sainttm · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Karma :

Andy,

Im not the most experience of riders and have only just passed my A2 this Monday, this is what I fount out.

Full Bananas · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Karma :

I imagine you'll be fine with a four hour session under your belt, given your previous experience.

Another maneouvre you might get asked to do is to pull over on an uphill slope and then get under way again. Not difficult, but it tests your control and observation.

Best of luck anyway. Thumbs Up

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Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

dodsi · Dirty Carny Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Karma :

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MrAndyD · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Karma :

wow, thanks for all that, it really helps to hear what others have experienced on what is coming up next week for me.

I am confident having riden for 2 years, and so long as the geared bike isnt a total git to change up and down, then I should be ok, although i often find geared bikes a pain to get into the right gear, and/or neutral sometimes. That would not look good at the lights!

As for the questions, they seem straight forward, although sometimes that makes them appear as "trick" questions when they are not. Eek.

oh well, here goes nothing!

Thanks,
Andy

(acidburns.. wrong answer, bad timing, v.poor joke)
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pipnet11 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Karma :

I would be very surprised if you have any trouble with the gears. Only problem people seem to get for a while is stalling, but that happens to everyone. The gearboxes on 125 japanese bikes are usually very good, to the point where if you forget to pull the clutch in to change gear they just change anyway, try doing that on an Enfield. Laughing

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MrAndyD · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Karma :

Yay! I passed! I got 9 minors, 3 of which were for going too slow! (on 2 wheels on a icy morning, Im NOT doing 60 down a blind country lane no matter what the BSA says), but apart from that all ok. The 4 hours training were fine, but I hired the bike for another 2 hours and practised the uturn, hill start etc, and got them polished off yesterday.

It was definitely easier on a 125 honda (very easy to change gears yes!), than on a large bike for a DAS test, and Im sure being 30yrs old, and on a 125 the examiner could see I wasnt a likely nutter which may have helped.

Sure I have 2 years to wait for anything over 33bhp, but thats just fine, I cant lift a bigger bike into the garden anyway at my current house. So its L plates off the 100cc speedy-fighter, and dreams of a harley one day. hoorah!
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Knisis · Nova Slayer Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Karma :

Congrats on your pass Smile

. What bike are you thinking of going for?

dodsi · Dirty Carny Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Karma :

his speedshite 100cc

MrAndyD · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Karma :

well until i move house, im stuck with the speedfight 100cc. So I have a year or two to think about what to get after. Ones I am considering are...

ZZR1100
NINJA ZX 10R
AFRICA TWIN
CBR900

but as I dont know a huge deal about bikes yet, Ill need a while to weigh them up. Can anyone give any advice on the above, and similar supersports/large trailbikes style (I do like the africa twin!)

Thanks in advance

Andy
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stryker · Brolly Dolly Joined: 30 Aug 2004 Karma :

Congrats bud.
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Get one of those bikes after getting off a Speedfight 100cc and it'd be worth buying a body bag at the same time.

Going straight to bikes that size is a good way to ensure problems, go for something in the middle rather than jumping in the deep end, get a 500cc or 600cc and use that rather than going straight to litre class bikes.

mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

I'd have a sit on an Africa Twin if you can before you buy one. They are really huge. If you're into that road going trail bike thing, the BMW F650, Kwak KLE 500 and things are definately worth considering too.
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MrAndyD · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Karma :

Thanks, Ill check those out. I am 6ft 3in tall so I should be ok on the africa twin... in fact, being tall is part of it, I want a bike that fits, rather than looking like an elephant on a biycycle with a supersports.

As for the engine size, point taken, my theory was just to go for it and save wasting time in the middle, but yeah, it might be time well spent. I nearly got killed today on a 100cc. Damn merc driver!
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