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Posted: 17:37 - 24 May 2019 Post subject: Another step in the master plan |
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So I passed the bike theory test on my first attempt...
Engage smug mode
Multiple choice was piss easy - TBH if you fail that you shouldn't really be on the road - and just scraped by on the hazard perception "video game." Certain glad of watching all those Dashcam Australia videos now! ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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____________________ They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa, hey-hey,
the men in white coats are coming to take me away.
Yamaha Vity -> YBR125 -> FZS600 Fazer -> FZ1-S Fazer |
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The day before I took the practice tests on the DVSA website and I was like "I'm meant to know how many chest compressions a minute you need to resuscitate someone?!" so then I read the section on first aid in the Highway code (about 3 paragraphs) and a few questions came up!
120 btw, which I worked out anyway from humming "Staying Alive" bless you Vinnie Jones ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Mod 1 booked for end of June! Going to do a bit more training on the MT07 this week, see if I can get the hang of the thing Plenty of time to squeeze in more training if needed.
This is happening people! Scary stuff ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Just watched a few Mod 1 videos on YouTube. Jeez... like a football pitch worth of space. Somehow imagined something much smaller.
"And now the tricky bit..." as the guy did the swerve test. Huh... I seem to be subjected to that "test" almost daily by some moron or other
They seem to be missing trick though: with a CBT I get to ride a 125 and that's it. If getting an A1 licence meant I could then ride A2 bikes with L-plates and in turn an A2 licence entitled you to ride big bikes with L-plates maybe with a 2 year limit on the L-plates...
More money for motorbike schools, more money for test examiners. I don't know if I'd be tempted personally by such a system but 125 to ~700cc is a bit of a leap! ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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So just done my first "proper" training. With the test a few weeks away I figured there ain't no problem that can't be fixed with more money so I did an hour or so extra...
Wow...
I have a lot more respect for a big bike now! I started off with the slalom and top marks to my instructor, he could see I wasn't getting it. So moved onto figure of 8 and he managed to convince me that the bike could turn tighter. On to the U-turn and I managed it on the second attempt. I started to get the hang of counterbalancing the bike.
The real clincher was the emergency stop: once you hurtle down the test track at 40mph and know you can stop in like 5 yards or less... safely! then you feel a lot happier about the vehicle
The ride home on the 125 was great! I feel a hella lot happier on my bike now and that's with the joy dial already turned up to 11
Can't wait for the end of June!!! ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Posted: 22:55 - 12 Jun 2019 Post subject: |
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Got a confirmation text message today: training on the 27th, Mod 1 test the next day...
I've been spending my time not filtering and sitting in traffic crawling with clutch+throttle+back brake. Front brake is now for stopping only and 90% of the time I use the back brake. Obviously not the best thing for real world riding but just trying to get "there is no front brake" into my head for the Mod 1
Also been heading directly at pot holes and those square road humps so I can swerve round them by just shifting body weight (fuck knows what ppl behind me are thinking!) and generally trying to maximise counterbalancing for corners.
I really feel I'm about to reach an epiphany when it comes to slow manoeuvring. Gods! Will this enjoyment never end ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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1st training day done. Nailed the U-turn on the first attempt, the day just got better from there Riding out on the streets for a bit was refreshing.
Things I need to work on: getting up to speed for the swerve, remembering the lifesavers after the emergency stop. Everything else was gravy. Hard to resist going full lock on the figure of eight - no bonus points for style in the Mod 1!
Funny thing though:
I dropped the bike
Just needed to park up while one of the other students went round the course and I just jumped off like I was still on the Superlight rather than putting the kickstand down, stepping off the bike, hold the bike, kickstand up.
Even funnier thing:
Not a scratch on the bike... or me! (Kneepads took the brunt.) Instructor: "Fuck me! That's the first time the levers haven't bent!" So apparently I'm good at "controlled stops"
Tomorrow half day training and then a ride to Uxbridge! ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Posted: 16:58 - 28 Jun 2019 Post subject: |
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Mod 1 passed with 3 minor faults: not progressive enough on the emergency braking, a couple of kph slow on the swerve and poor observation on the U-turn which should have been a major fail but the instructor gave me the benefit of the doubt! He'd just previously given someone a perfect pass so must have been in a good mood
Mod 2 booked for the end of July
Oh, and the other student from my training school did his Mod 1 15mins before me... failed clipping one of the cones on the final swerve test ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 302 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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