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Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Happy Birthday to me!

21 today!

FINALLY DAS legal !! Laughing

~ Anyone heard from Mole, to see how he got on in his test?!?

Zimma · Wheelie Junkie Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

happy birthday viper!
i remember when u said u had like 20 days till your birthday, damn that went quick Smile

so... when is the dreaded das planned for then?
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-Zimma

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Happy birthday...
have a https://www.muller-godschalk.com/msnimages/(B).gif

Are you going to do the DAS in London or reading... I could imagine it being quite nasty in London.

TJ NSR · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Happy birthday viper, hope u got some nice pressies

Guest · Posted: 21:16 - 14 Mar 2002 Post subject:

Did my DAS way back in 98 on a Kawasaki ER5, It was really great fun, and in 4 days i went from CBT to test passed, all on the ER5 which i thought was a great bike then, and it still is a good machine except for its looks. The funniest moment for me was about 20min after first getting on the ER5. I was going slow round a few bends as the roads were wet, then i saw a 40mph sign, so i opened the throttle slightly and there was nothing, i wasnt feelin too impressed with the power of a 500 i remember thinking, as i changed down a gear and tried to accelerate. It got up to 40 ok, but as soon as i had just negotiated a roundabout, it spluttered and stopped. Yes i ran out of fuel. After switching onto reserve, i was off, and the next time i tried changing down and opening it up to overtake a car i nearly shit myself!

Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Evening all! ('slightly' intoxicated - please excuse bad spelling!)

Well, i suppose i should tell you when my DAS is, so you can console me when i fail! .....its next Monday(25th) , but even with a years riding experience behind me, i'm not too confident.
I've got a bad feeling about this u-turn thing. And the 'walking with the bike' thing, as for an little weak and feable person, thats not easy!! Never mind! i'll wait and see!

The main reason a re-take will be a pain in the arse is coz it will cost another £100!! Crying or Very sad

But i will definately be taking it in Reading, as i know most of the roads very well! - which helps a bit.

And b'day pressies have nicely got me a new pair of leather trousers!!!
big smiles all round!! Laughing

TiN · Pocket Tin Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Karma :

Happy Burfday and Good Luck for your DAS!

...just a question though (once you've recovered Razz

)...did you book your DAS/test well in advance?...I remember that I had to book my car test about 6 weeks early (about 4 years ago though...)...is the bike test the same?

Tin

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

If you're doing it with Lightning, they don't do their Motorbike tests in Reading, or at least they didn't when I did mine... They reckoned that the only motorbike tester in Reading had a really big chip on his shoulder.

As far as U turns go, if you practice for an hour or two on your NSR you shouldn't have any troubles on a GS / CB... though when I did my CBT they told me to use the back brake then a different instructor on my DAS told me not to touch it.

Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

I actually booked my direct access back in January. That way i was eligible to get the 'winter' discount, that alot of places do.
Therefore managed to save myself about £100....or so they said!!

But i'm not too sure of on the usual bike test waiting times. Although its definately not as long as 6wks like for the car test.

Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

I am doing my test with Lightning.
So where abouts did they take you to do yours G?

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

The first time was in Aldershot, the second, I'm pretty sure was in Abingdon, if not somewhere around there. I think they just go to where ever has got free slots.
Neither of them had that bad traffic.

Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

I started my DAS training today, and i have been lucky enough to get a test booked in my home town in Reading , on familiar roads.

....But apparently last Sunday, one of the students had their test booked for in Swansea, despite them training for the test in Reading, !!!

[And for those of you not in the 'know', this is a journey of at least 150miles!!] ....~long journey back if U failed!!~

So all the students for that day, took a L O N G ride out to Swansea. But bearing in mind that learners cant do motorways, this must have taken A G E S!!
I would love to know HOW on earth they allocate the test location, as this seems MAD!! Confused

Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Oh yeah... and an update on how my training was......

...ummmm, well....... Confused

Lets just say... ~not entirely confident~ .... Confused

ummm, 500's tommorrow....
........ Confused

........ :o ...... Laughing

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

good luck.... If you're still not feeling confident tommorow it's probably worth going out riding for an hour or two afterwards to practice... they always seem to try and finish early if they can.
btw. went past there at about 4, thought I saw you, but I couldn't pay too much attention 'cos there was a dodgy boyracer infront of me Rolling Eyes

Which instructer you got?

Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

i couldnt remember the name of my instructor yesterday...he had short brown hair and blue eyes.(!?!) Confused

Today, i had Mark. (Long hair!)

Got there this morning at 9am to find that they had got on of the ignition keys stuck in one of the 500's!!... so i had to go backie on the instructors bike up to Oxford to go an get another bike 4 me to use!!

We stopped off at M&P's (near Oxford) 4 lunch, and there was loads of bikes up there in the cafe, And all the GSX's we doing wheelies down the dual carraige way!! Smile

It was great.....until Mr Plod turned up, to sit by the roadside! Evil or Very Mad

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

If I remeber I had mark for my CBT.. don't particularly pay attention to the colour of blokes eyes though.

Good luck on your test tommorow 8)

Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

I P A S S E D ! ! ! ! !
Thankfuck for that!!!
Very Happy

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Conrgrats... how many minors (if any)?

GasGas · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 24 Feb 2002 Karma :

Nice one Viper! Wink

no stopping you now.

Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

A managed to stonk up a grand total of 8 minors!
But i was just relieved i passed! (Although would liked to have beaten my otherhalf who only got 3minors on his test...jammy git!)

Was a bit annoyed though, as the instructor said i accumulated most of them in the last couple of minutes!! Ha Ha! Nevermind!! Rolling Eyes

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Not too bad. Well, I got 3 majors on my first test! ... Some one I know passed theirs with 14 (I think) minors!

Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Mole was supposed to have taken his test 2weeks ago....
He has not made an apperance on here since.... Confused

And he has dissappered soon after he promised us all free burgers at BoxHill.....funny that!!! Confused

TiN · Pocket Tin Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Karma :

Do the learner 500's have Tachometers?...I found it very hard to remember what gear I was in on the CG125s, and the lid did a very good job of keeping the noise out...

Also, Viper, did you do your DAS over an intensive period?...and did the examiner follow you in a car, or on a bike?

Cheers,

Tin

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

I *think* the GS did having a tacho, but it makes a lot less difference on a fairly lazy 500 twin... it doesn't matter what gar you are in so much.

forget how far first gear on the GS but it goes upto 60 on my ZX!.. only went faster than that once on the test.. obviously the GS doesn't have that wide ratios though.

TiN · Pocket Tin Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Karma :

Yeah...I only went up to 3rd in my CBT, but we didn't go any faster than 30mph...

Tin