Thinking of quitting

stephen_o · Spanner Monkey Joined: 02 Aug 2011 Karma :

I misheard my examiner on my mod 2 and took the 2nd exit on a roundabout and not the 1st which she took. I had to stop, u turn when safe, renegotiate the roundabout and pull up at the side of the road to apologise to her - she was furious. But still passed me so I can't see the issue with it for the op.
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AshWebster · Brolly Dolly Joined: 05 Jan 2017 Karma :

there was a route i really didnt want to go . i just went the other way and blamed the radio Very Happy

as long as you are safe and make progress they dont mind which way you go.
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struan80 · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Nov 2014 Karma :

Feel bad for you mate. Everything has been said before so just wish you the best of luck.

It is impossible to get bored on a bike. Near death experience is good for the soul.

Bubbs · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 May 2009 Karma :

Tell you something that helped me. On your next test, pretend that the examiner is a sat nav. Take each instruction your asked and just concentrate on doing that one task, talk it through out loud before doing it and go through all the steps to execute that one manoeuvre. Once that one is out of the way forget about it and concentrate on the next.

Breaking the test down into smaller bite sized parts really helped me. I pretty much aced mine by doing this.

I also found shouting loud into the helmet helped. No one can hear you so you can just shout absolute bollocks.. it gets the stress out.

HTH
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chickenstrip · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Dec 2013 Karma :

Just for trying something new probably isn't a good enough reason to get into bikes. I had an enthusiasm for them before I was old enough to ride (legally), which came from my brother and his mates, who were all mad for it. Being taken pillion on their bikes sparked my love for it, and desire to get riding.

When I did get my first two-wheeler, I had mates who were just starting out too, so it was about the places we went and things we did. We all got fed up with our learner bikes pretty soon, but that just made us want to pass our tests all the more, so we could get something bigger and start to enjoy what it's really all about. Learner bikes suck. They're not a reason to ride in and of themselves, but merely a means to an end.

If you have no mates interested in riding, no desire to go racing, touring, exploring, or just enjoying your local country lanes, and generally no enthusiasm for it, then pack it in.
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Ericck · Scooby Slapper Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Karma :

Having read all the replies apart from Tefs.

I tend to agree with the you're a Mummy's boy spacko theme.

However on a more positive note, shouting into your helmet may be on the right lines.

Many years ago when my daughter was show jumping (them fences are fookin high), her teacher told her to sing out loud. After a while she could leap tall buildings in a single bound.

So try booming out the funky gibbon next time you take Mod2.
Good luck Smile

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Bubbs · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 May 2009 Karma :

Other than lessons and test, have you ever ridden a motorbike? Have you been in a 125 on your own? Much different experience being free without anyone looking over your shoulder.

Tiddlers are fun for 6 months- 1 year. I loved my ybr.

Difficult to know whether you like it if you've had no freedom.
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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

Chicken strip's reply x100!

I didn't have a choice in my child hood of not being into bikes and cars from as soon as I could open books and look at the pictures.

I still remember being 7-8, walking to school past a fucking huge scary Katana 1100 two houses up the road. The thing was as imposing as a fire engine with the blue lights and sirens on.

I get the 40somethings that had their nice cars phase and never got into bikes in the day, but are making up for it now. Or the never ridden a bike types who want to tour adventure and explore using an ideal method of transport.

I probably get the 'ex jockeys/show jumpers' who have fell off too many times and bashed their bodies up, yet still wanting to have something big and hot to straddle too.

I just don't quite understand your reason/backstory for wanting to start riding bikes other than because?

trevor saxe-coburg-gotha · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

Otoh my own biking motivations were vague at best. I'd more or less unconsciously accepted the view that they're simply too dangerous, many years ago. I knew jack shit about any makes or models - the only bikes I stood any even remote chance of identifying were rd350ypvs and tzr250, and seeing as those had become scarce decades ago, even this tiny slice of "knowledge" was utterly useless. Fuck knows quite why and how I blundered into it all at such a late stage. Totally bizarre. Not that bothered about anything mechanical. Could service a push iron, that was about it. But now bikes and biking are about all I ever think about and do.
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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

Also if all your sole riding is a commute that never leaves city limits, or urban sprawl then a 125 will always be enough and never stretched beyond its abilitys. If all your commute is across rush hour city traffic with 20 and 30mph limits, a 50cc will be enough too. Well unless your one of those superbike stuck in first gear heroes that is. Wink

If you don't need or ever ride a bike for anything other than summer evening cruises to the pub then anything from a 125> is all you need.

Its only real commuters that ride long hard distances on big fast roads daily that need real motorbikes, as do the adventurers, long distance tourers and track day riders. Maybe the keeping up with their mates on superbikes every Sunday types too, but that's it.

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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

There's not much pulling out of danger or fast safe overtakes to be done in rush hour inner city travel, where it's all 20,30mph limits, maybe with the odd 40mph ring road thrown in though.

Bigger bikes are great if and when you have the roads to use them on.