Failled Part 1

[timboellis]

Well I took it today no previous training as unabl eto get anyone just practicing myself.

However passed the parts Ihought i would have struggled at and failed the parts I thought would have been easy.

Not 100% my fault as such as I just stuck a new tyre on my bike last night and had the test this morning and when it came to the swerve done it fine but skidded when i came to stop in the box, ground was well wet as well.

Also skidded at the emergency stop.

Apart from that everything else was fine.

So have had to rebook cant get it until 2 weeks time though

[Acemastr]

sounds like the tyre let you down there, got my mod1 in january, tempted to ask if i can warm the tyres up beforehand! find it ridiculous they let you do it on cold tyres in the wet, you'll pass next time!
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[27cows]

It's nonsense to expect people to be able to stop as well in the wet as the dry. Loads of people have failed because of this. Apparently they even make people do it when it's snowing, as long as it's not too bad. Whatever too bad would be - maybe four inches on top of hard packed ice

[Skudd]

Fail to preper, prepare to fail.

Perhaps a little tuition would have helped you prevent two skids in the wet.

Better luck next time now you know what is involved.
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[timboellis]

[wupwup]

[Skudd]

[Bike Jockey]

When i sat my mod 1, on the emergency stop my back wheel breifly skidded but i quikly released and reaplyed the brake to controll the skid. this must have been o.k. cause i passed. how long did you skid for

[spike_Alike]

Getting through that Mod1 seems to be pot luck. I'm glad I never had to do it.

Better luck next time, I'm sure now you know what to do you'll breeze it.
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[timboellis]

It was a a fair skid about a meter i guess, however I now know what to expect, so need to wear my tyre back in have already ordered new front pads.

Get them on and start practicing emergency stops again.

What annoys me is the fact on all the practice emergency stops i have done I have never skidded once.

I did notice the ground there was quite slick brand spanking new tarmac, so will try on the equivalent if i can find some.

One thing I am not 100% sure if i done it or not was to come off the throttle coming out of the speed control.

Buy have re booked it for 3 weeks time bit of a pain that is

[Mystery]

[TUG]

You see as we are the shittest country in europe with constant rain, they should of changed a few thing on our version of the testing but... WE'RE BRITISH! WE CAN'T DO FUCK ALL RIGHT!
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[timboellis]

[johnsmith222]

[timboellis]

[Ste]

You failed once, no big deal, it could be worse.

[daemonoid]

[pa_broon74]

[timboellis]

Well tried again today and failed becuase I reached 48 then 47 on both runs for the emergency stop and the swerve.

I cannot get the speed up on my bike in 2nd and if i go into 3rd the speed then drops down to 45 as not enough space to pick it up

So admitting defeat and giving up as cannot get any training to do this up here, cannot get the speed with the machine i have and cannot pin the guy up here to get training on his machine.

Also a 3-4 week time span between tests is just silly and only tests available on a sat.

Well the thought was nice getting a bigger bike!

[Darth]

So you are giving up biking altogether or are giving up on the 125 and getting a bigger bike?
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[daemonoid]

[ms51ves3]

[timboellis]

Yes just giving up on passing my test.

Do not fancy traveling over 100 miles or so for the sake of a 10 min test and 1 hour training and having to pay for a hire bike etc.

[ClaireBear]

Sorry to hear that it didnt go so well again- the speed thing is awful- would love to know the percentage of people who dont pass because of being slightly slow.

Both my other half and me failed because we were too slow on our first attempt. I had severe doubts about putting it into third gear thinking it would slow down but I did, and thats what gave me that extra bit of speed just before the speed checker thing- but I was revving the life out of the poor thing going around the corner lol

Dont give up the idea completely- at the worse just delay it until the summer again when the course will be drier which will make you feel more confident.

Remember that module one is the worst of the two- but I am sure you will be able to get it up to speed- after all I managed it even though I am quite a hefty lump

[Redoko]

Been doing it every Sunday for the last 3 weeks mate. It's common, and a fucking unbelievably ridiculous test.

Never in my life will I have to accelerate so aggressively round a bend only to swerve seconds after.

First time I failed because I locked up back wheel on controlled stop and my bike flicked into neutral on slow riding manoeuvre.

Second time I did everything alright but I locked up front wheel on emergency stop.

Today, I failed because I tapped (didn't stop) the floor with my foot on the slalom. I've done it perfectly every time, except this.
All other manoeuvres perfectly, speed traps were pasted first time, it's very annoying. Most ridiculous test IMHO.
I thought the guy would let me off, but obviously not. Bastard.
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