Today I did do.

[pinkyfloyd]

After around 24 years of being on bikes and 4 years of being an instructor I finally pulled my finger out and became a fully licenced cager.

Passed my practical car test this morning with 2 driver faults. Got insurance as a second driver on the wifes car and we went for a drive. No kittens were killed and even the wife was proud.
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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.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Caught trying to filter in 3...2...1...


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[pinkyfloyd]

[thx1138]

I had lessons two years ago, just so I could drive a hire car in N.Z

only drove on the south island, programmed sat nav, it said something along the lines of go straight and in 200kilometers turn right, and I saw about 20 cars and a tractor

I had to give way to a train on a bridge, and then again on a roundabout.

Never driven in the UK except with an instructor. it just doesn't feel safe

[chickenstrip]

[Howling Terror]

About time.

During my 1st driving lesson Terry offered me a Benson & Hedges as I was doing about 50mph....saved me getting mine out.
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[pepperami]

[M.C]

Cars are spectacularly shit, I (fairly) recently bought my first rage cage and I'm already considering selling it Handy (having a licence) for work, where at least you're being paid to sit in traffic.

[andym]

Bikes were strange to me to begin with having been driving for around 10 years before.

Even now I get in the car after riding the bike and think something is wrong because of the lack of power (same going from the car to a van tbh).

Anyway.... well done , welcome to the world of cages with benefits such as arriving dry, having the heaters up full blast if you like, windscreen wipers, having a sip of your coffee at the lights, listening to your favourite music...... while you're stuck in traffic watching all the bikes filter to the front, leaving 20 minutes earlier because you know you're going to get stuck in traffic, knowing that the only thing you're beating at the lights is the clutch etc etc etc

[chickenstrip]

Sorry, but I can't award a " cool" for someone passing their driving test. Like I want another feckin cage on the road
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[pinkyfloyd]

[chickenstrip]

[stevo as b4]

I'm a van driver, an occasional car driver and an even more occasional bike rider these days.

Tbh the lack of power thing, I think alot of that is modern drive by wire vehicles the way they are mapped and emissions and fuel efficiency considerations. People even say drive by wire bikes are less responsive than pre catalyst carbed bikes?

I actually get most satisfaction of all from driving big empty diesel vans/trucks that seem to keep pulling nice and steadily in top gear, up hills all the way to the speed limiter.

Riding small two stroke bikes is like playing with an elastic band, your either going forwards or backwards and constantly tapping up and down gears all the time. No way could I ride a long touring stint on such a bike these days, I'd much rather drive a big power HGV or an empty diesel freight train.

Oh and thick black diesel smoke doesn't make your clothes stink like Silkolene fully synthetic 2T does either.

[grr666]

[andyscooter]

as someone who passed last year


I'm ashamed to say ive since sold my bikes as its hassle getting the gear on every time I went out faffing about getting the bike out the garage then having to change keys as the bike I brought the key for is the wrong one

I now hop in the car and gone


still miss the bike fro pleasure though
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[M.C]

[chickenstrip]

Everyday cars certainly seem duller than they used to be. My old 1.6 Orion always felt like it had a bit of go in it, had 130 on the clock once (ok, the thing was rattling and shaking like it was about to explode ). Current 1.8 Focus is gutless and bland.
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[M.C]

[chickenstrip]

[M.C]

I feel your pain, £260 to get to 60 in nearly 12 seconds

[hellkat]

Well done the Pinkster, it must be quite a difficult transition from bike to car after such a long time on 2 wheels. I started on 4 and graduated to 2, several years later. I love driving as much as I love riding (given the right conditions)

I've had my car licence for 41 years (ish).
So remember to come back for a gold star sticker when you've clocked up the same.

Take it easy around cyclists, no matter how much we hate them, we're still not allowed to kill them
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[pinkyfloyd]

Y'all be talking about your 1.6 focus etc meanwhile I be all..

https://images.honestjohn.co.uk/imagecache/file/fit/730x700/media/3568882/Hyundai~i10~facelift~(5).JPG


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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.

[andyscooter]

[stevo as b4]

The i10 is probably definitely the best city car I've ever driven though. Yes it's got crap over assisted brakes, and lifeless power steering, but as appliance cars go in small packages it's one of the best. I rate it higher than Aygo's, Corsa's, Polo's and Clio's anyway.

I think Chicken strip is dead right about older cars feeling much more lively even Base models. I put it down to a mixture of much lighter kerb weights, and also pre Euro bollocks emissions engines that were set up to run best fueling for drivability not economy or cleanliness.

I do suspect that if I drove a modern mega hatch like a Golf R, or similar, that it would feel much more numb and less lively than my Rover 220, even if it's faster, more wheel drive and has much more grip.