CBT done and Dusted and what a Hoot
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If you can get time to practice clutch control in a closed car park, I think that would be useful to you.
Hopefully they will give me a little bit of time to familiarise myself with it all.
When practising the combination of clutch in, throttle off, gear up/down, clutch out, throttle on I tend to either kick the gear the wrong way or keep it pressed down/up
This is of course in my head.I'm confident it won't take me too long to pick up and the roads around where we'll be doing it are quite suited to it. I actually did some of my car driving test on the roads we'll be using.
I spent a couple of hours in the car park driving around cones and doing right and left turns. Emergency stops etc...
They won't just take you out on the roads straight away until you can control the Bike at slow speed...
You have at least 2 hours on the road and nearly the same time in the training area..Strating from how to correctly put the Bike on and off its stand to Full bike Test level.
They are looking for Observations more than anything and basic control of the bike.
For example Right turn
Mirror, Head turn to look, then indicate.
Just before turning perform the "lifesaver" check back up the road you are on before turning..This is especially important coming from a Major into a minor road.
They won't just take you out on the roads straight away until you can control the Bike at slow speed...
You have at least 2 hours on the road and nearly the same time in the training area..Strating from how to correctly put the Bike on and off its stand to Full bike Test level.
They are looking for Observations more than anything and basic control of the bike.
For example Right turn
Mirror, Head turn to look, then indicate.
Just before turning perform the "lifesaver" check back up the road you are on before turning..This is especially important coming from a Major into a minor road.
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If your looking for a cruser have a look at the honda vt shadow 
Great bike can't wait to do my cbt and get on the road in the next two weeks 
. Had offroad bike all of my life so controlling the bike for me is no problem just need to work pn road sence and observation =D.
Great bike can't wait to do my cbt and get on the road in the next two weeks . Had offroad bike all of my life so controlling the bike for me is no problem just need to work pn road sence and observation =D.I got myself a 2010 Suzuki Van Van in Black with 290 miles on the clock for £1900
Still with 17 months warranty
Will post some pics when it arrives
Nice chap, he bought it for his girlfriend and shes been on it twice.
He has 6 bikes and he says it pains him to see it unused. He has a bike trailer and is delivering it to me next Sunday to help me out
Still with 17 months warranty
Will post some pics when it arrives
Nice chap, he bought it for his girlfriend and shes been on it twice.
He has 6 bikes and he says it pains him to see it unused. He has a bike trailer and is delivering it to me next Sunday to help me out
I got myself a 2010 Suzuki Van Van in Black with 290 miles on the clock for £1900
Still with 17 months warranty
Will post some pics when it arrives
Nice chap, he bought it for his girlfriend and shes been on it twice.
He has 6 bikes and he says it pains him to see it unused. He has a bike trailer and is delivering it to me next Sunday to help me out
Nice, quite like the van van, cool little bike.
Passed my CBT in October, been riding my YZFR-125 ever since, and love it to bits.
Lovely bike. If I was restricted to riding a 125 for the rest of my life then I would go and buy one of these in a heartbeat.
I just like it for it retro relaxed laid back jog into work.
Although I do fancy a few Photography camping trips around the UK on it,
Just me, my camera and the road.