CBT FAILED :(

[sdphillips]

okay i did the geton ridi experience then yesterday i did my cbt course i failed theese things...
remembering to do a lifesaver slow control at roundabouts and junctions/turnings over steering on my left turns and just slow control in general am planning to book a second road ride as thats where i failed on all i need is any advice in on a 125cc geared motorbike i feel really gutted for being the tutors first fail so any advice is appreciated

[MattJ]

CBT isn't a test so you haven't failed it, you just haven't passed it yet. A lot of people take more than one day to get through their CBT so don't worry about it. It's a lot to take in in one day, just book it again and I bet you'll feel a lot more comfortable on the bike.

Good Luck

[sdphillips]

[shazza65]

Listen to everything that the instructor is saying and do the same. If you need advise for a specific task, ask the instructor - they know best. Relax and enjoy it.
If you can do a taster session for 2 hours a few days before the CBT - it's about £20 and it'll give you that wee bit practice as well, that will help with your confidence
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[MattJ]

Obviously practice, but a tip I suppose is to not look down, look ahead, look where you want to go. Looking down can cause you to wobble, if you just look up it should keep you steady.

[sdphillips]

okay i guess there isnt really any advice to give on slow control i guess its just finding the right balance between clutch brake and throttle

[nick_houghton]

my advice: make sure bike is okay. My 1st cbt bike kept cutting out, the tick over speed was too low. Also i had a different instructor the 2nd time. Much easier.
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Cheers
Nick Houghton

[shazza65]

[sdphillips]

ok`looking to get my first bike soon after i hopefully pass my cbt any reccomendations im looking at a lexmoto vixen 1st hand 12 plate with a 12 mth warranty for 989 quid now i've never heard anything about lexmoto before but i do know now that their chinese and i dont actually know whats wrong with chinese bikes but i dont wanna waste my money on a unreliable bike any suggestions i looked into a honda cg125 but i cant find any close enough cheap enough or in decent enough condition also as its the bike im doing my test on was hoping to get a cg125 somewhere but that has proven difficult lol HELP meeeeee lol

[nick_houghton]

Consensus for Chinese bikes, I am sure will become apparent quickly.

I don't know whether they are actually flawed but in the time I've spent on here, it's clear that they need a lot more looking after and tend to lose their value much faster than their Japanese counterparts.

A 3yr old Yamaha YBR125 was selling locally for £1350. New OTR cost was probably around £2570.

Your lexmoto option is probably going to be next to worthless after 1 year as there's not a lot of value to start with.

There are some 3-4 year old YBRs around for that money and I would expect most people here to recommend them over the Chinese copies.

It doesn't say how old you are so it's hard to give suggestions about licences.
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Nick Houghton

[sdphillips]

im 17 im getting my licencewhichwillallow me to ride 125 geared bikes

[Rogerborg]

[ninja_butler]

I'm not sure if I read correctly; you said you have trouble with controlling the bike at low speed? If that's the case, I am betting that you are tensing-up on the bike and holding the handlebars in a death-grip. Either that or you're not looking far enough ahead.


Relax your arms, put the bike in a low enough gear that it will have plenty of power to get around bends and corner and don't be too shy of using the throttle; riding a bike is different from driving a car, you need to use the throttle to keep the bike stable and maintain the power or it will feel like the bike is trying to fall over.

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[Kal]

[Matt B]

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