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PeterNSR
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 Posted: 19:54 - 12 Jan 2009  Post subject: Am i doing the U-turn right |
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Hey Everyone
Not booked my test yet but got very paranoid about it 
Went to a very quiet industrial site and done some practicing 
Am i doing the U-Turn right 
Sorry for short video
https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KrH5U3QYUZE
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What you want is a shoulder check to the left, shoulder check to the right then pull away. Just before you turn in, make a lifesaver over your right shoulder and turn in one smooth action finishing close to the kerb at the opposite point to where you started.
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| Posted: 20:05 - 12 Jan 2009 Post subject: |
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cheers Ant
Not spoke to you in a while 
is my speed ok
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No speed limit as such, i'd just take it as slow as you are comfortable with to show that you are giving awareness to things around you and not just trying to quickly ride it. Obviously not slow enough for your feet to come down  Try it on different roads, different surfaces and widths. It's probably one of the easier parts of the test i found, but can be tricky if you haven't quite got it. Find a good combination of the back brake, throttle and clutch and you will master it!
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| Posted: 20:14 - 12 Jan 2009 Post subject: |
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Cheers dude
Going to go there everyday after work and do about 10-15 minutes worth
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Practice makes perfect!
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| Ant132 wrote: | What you want is a shoulder check to the left, shoulder check to the right then pull away. Just before you turn in, make a lifesaver over your right shoulder and turn in one smooth action finishing close to the kerb at the opposite point to where you started. |
Interesting, where did you learn that?
I'm an instructor, there may be variances in technique, but there are a few things wrong with this.
Most importantly, you never do a lifesaver without also checking your mirrors. Its mirrors and lifesaver - one cohesive motion. A lifesaver with no mirror check only gives you part of the story. You'll miss the car that's about to kill you because it's outside your lifesaver field of vision.
Secondly, why do a shoulder check to the left when you're stationary at the curb and about to move away from it? Only check to the right, where relevant things may be. Once before you move, once after a few meters just before you turn in.
Slip the clutch, keep the revs up, keep the transmission under tension at all times. Use back brake if required.
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