Thanks Tom.
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What's the 890R like compared the to the STR?
Most likely manufactured in India, just like all the lower CC KTM's.
Has anyone done any riding in Thailand? If yes, few quick questions:
- What insurance did you go for?
- Did you take your lid with you? (I was thinking of taking with me jacket, gloves and lid as a minimum)
- Have you ridden the The Mae Hong Son Loop?
- What insurance did you go for?
- Did you take your lid with you? (I was thinking of taking with me jacket, gloves and lid as a minimum)
- Have you ridden the The Mae Hong Son Loop?
I just hope it won't weigh a ton like most kwaks.
90's bike, when I said 'most kwaks' I meant modern stuff... z800 is a good example.
Just got back from Thailand and have to say Wow... The day-to-day madness on the roads seems insane at first when you compare it to traffic in Europe, but somehow it works and after spending a few days on the roads amongst the locals you can predict the intentions of other motorists. I did a 6h trip to Pai and back, so just the beginning of the famous Mae Hong Son Loop and I'm already researching/planning to go back! The roads in the mountains are perfect, however there's loads of gravel, oil patches, sand, stray dogs which run out in the road, scooters that are all over the place, lorries and pickups that cut corners etc... I wouldn't recommend it to a beginner.
Below is a really good video representation of the loop IMHO.
Here's a quick snap of the bikes, CRF300M, the bikes were a bit dodgy, one bike brakes and tyres were finished, the other bike on the other hand had a twitchy throttle and burnt clutch. I'll probably buy a 2nd hand bike and do some maintenance prior to redoing the loop, but for a leisurely ride they were ok'ish.
We did some riding in Phuket and Pattaya, however it was on mopeds as we had pillions, so there was no point in renting anything bigger.
Below is a really good video representation of the loop IMHO.
Here's a quick snap of the bikes, CRF300M, the bikes were a bit dodgy, one bike brakes and tyres were finished, the other bike on the other hand had a twitchy throttle and burnt clutch. I'll probably buy a 2nd hand bike and do some maintenance prior to redoing the loop, but for a leisurely ride they were ok'ish.
We did some riding in Phuket and Pattaya, however it was on mopeds as we had pillions, so there was no point in renting anything bigger.
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Booked my DAS today, £490 to effectively redo what I did during my A2 and what for? Same bike (literally) with additional amount of power that I won't use during the exam anyways... I had small hope that this BS would be ruled out at some point after leaving the EU, but doesn't look like it...
Is there a sidewalk nearby? Getting of the bike and pushing it on sidewalk past the light and onto the road again is perfectly 'legal', as long as you're not actually riding the bike, but pushing it. We saved a few miles in some places doing that, London is especially bad in some parts, where doing a U-Turn or turning left or right will get you a hefty fine... They can't do S... when you're pushing the bike, to be safe turn the ignition off. But to answer the original question, I never came across lights like that, only saw it on vlogs from Muricaaa.
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Passed the Mod1 with no minors, failed the Mod2... Examiner said he can see I've good balance and bike control, but too many bad habits I picked up over the years and need to take it down a few notches. The motorcycle riding I did over in Thailand a month ago probably didn't help... I already signed up for the earliest Mod2 without training, the DVSA safe distance vs the average experienced rider differs quite a bit. Failed with 1 major, no other faults.
I still don't see the point in redoing the Mod1 and Mod2 just to be unrestricted, I wasn't worried about Mod1, but had a feeling Mod2 will be a failure since I booked the tests. The lucky strike of passing everything first time with no minors came to an end
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Anyone has any good videos or channels to watch to get an idea on how to ride to satisfy the examiner?
I still don't see the point in redoing the Mod1 and Mod2 just to be unrestricted, I wasn't worried about Mod1, but had a feeling Mod2 will be a failure since I booked the tests. The lucky strike of passing everything first time with no minors came to an end
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Anyone has any good videos or channels to watch to get an idea on how to ride to satisfy the examiner?
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The instructor said he doesn't see the point, I did half a day training and Module1 than did another half day and Module2. The examiner did mess up a few times, gave me instructions too late or too early, spoke quietly on the crackly old intercoms.
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That's what I did, he was a bit annoyed, but the guy before me told him same thing and I said the intercoms were unclear and really quiet. I would have passed if I hadn't rode so close to a parked car towards the end. He also told me to follow signs towards A Town and there were no signs towards that place, only to B Town. I was annoyed and even though I know roughly the area, I went around the roundabout and caught up to him.The place I did my DAS training with back in 2007 - said to just carry on if instructions were late, or unclear, otherwise you rush to do what they said; and make mistakes or get flustered. When I did my second test, he asked me to make a manoeuvre, but I was in the wrong lane, so rather than rush moving over - I just ignored him. When we stopped, he asked why I hadn't followed his command, and I blamed the earpiece being unclear
The instructor I had years before was better imho, the examiner too, he gave me instructions twice and said to nod my head left-right twice to signal that the instructions were unclear or intercoms was messing up. I think doing it late around 2PM'ish didn't help, afternoon traffic and tiredness on his and my behalf didn't help. He also took me on the hardest route, not trying to excuse the failure, but you know...
Its so exhausting riding like they want you to...
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I wouldn't pass my car license either, if I had to retake the test...
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I did my A2 over 7 years ago, new rules kicked in around a year or 2 years before it was time to do my license...
Spent half of the day with 2 mates bike shopping, one is looking to get another bike and other is in the middle of doing his DAS and wanted to sit on a few to give him an idea of what to get as a first big bike. I showed them the spot (was on the way to a dealership) I failed my DAS Mod2 on and explained where I was etc. One of my mates was shocked that he failed me for it, can't blame him though, he said the same thing, "I don't think, I would pass Mod2, if I had to retake it..." Same words I said to a few mates when I booked in my progressive test from A2 to A (DAS), too many bad habits that I make on autopilot without noticing.
I was a bit annoyed, none of the places had the MT09, I'm thinking of getting the MT09 SP, if I pass that is.
I was a bit annoyed, none of the places had the MT09, I'm thinking of getting the MT09 SP, if I pass that is.
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They told me that its a requirement to have footwear that covers the ankles.