Yet another CBT tale...

[Hyaon]

Well I'll start off by saying I'm profoundly deaf and I use hearing aids [which only amplify what I don't want to hear!] ..this may be odd to other people, but I wasn't brought up to sign...I'd never touched a bike in my life, however I gained a car licence a few months ago..

I decided to do my CBT last monday for a 'challenge', something new to learn and experience...Here was me thinking it'd be straightfoward, be over in a day but it wasn't! End of monday morning, they told me to return next day. I could not ride in a straight line whilst this other 'learner', was zipping about all over the bloody yard! Cue my feeling ashamed mode!

I had taken off my hearing aids, believing it'd only cause feedback with the helmet on but that meant I could not hear the engine noises change when going through gears, throttle etc..and of course I had to lipread the instructor, which is a challenge for me to do with new people..

So came the next day, and feeling a little embarassed as well as frustrated and desperate, I tried turning my hearing aids waaaay down and popped on the helmet...no feedback!..I could hear the engine noises and almost hear the instructor talking, which with lipreading meant I could understand better..progress then started!

On the 4th morning I rode out, yet into another pissing it down and windy day...because I couldnt use the radio comms, they put a rider in front of me to follow and copy, with one behind me watching. This might be seen as piss easy but there was a few moments when I felt utterly alone when cars cut in or waiting at junction etc..but I got through it! [with a slight wheel lock 'buggerme!' moment, which i just about corrected in time!]

I was soaking wet and cold, with sore ears from the helmet lining pressing on my hearing aids but I still had a big grin for the rest of today after being handed the certificate! As dangerous and rainy as it was out there, I enjoyed the ride immensely and I definitely have the biking bug!

Now to set my eyes on DAS...

[JonnyFoxtrot]

Well done chap
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[Ichy]

Good for you and a well deserved pat on the back of the riding school that put the effort into getting you through the training.

[MaybeGuy]

WHAT??
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Slacker24seve...]

Well done mate
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[mysterious_rider]

Nice one buddy!

Was the hearing aid messing with your balance or something?



Take it easy first few times out on the road, I remember my CBT and they took me along one of the main roads (old shoreham road) I bricked myself!

You quickly get used to it though.

[pinkyfloyd]

Well done on getting through it. Good luck with the DAS
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illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[brianmm]

Well done m8,I`ll tell you what matt i`ll bet he hasn`t heard that one before,I am also very hard of hearing and your reply was exactly what the examiner said to me,Ignorance aint funny ma man.

[MaybeGuy]

neither is barking up the sympathy tree
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Derivative]

I have okay hearing and the radio on my CBT was complete shit anyway. Not crackly, just crap, hard to make out what my instructor was saying. I got lost loads of times.

[jdm]