Indicators and gloves + CBT meltdown :(

DoggyX

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Well finally got round to going for my CBT the other week and towards the end decided I wasn't ready for th 2hr road bit, my choice. I had worked myself up into frustration due to keeping messing up the indicators! The gloves I have got are apair of Winter Spada Water proof etc etc, there a small but due to having stupidly small digits (this relates to nothing...) I have around half an inch of play at the end of my thumb, which meant I couldn't feel the switch properly.
This was making me mess up in the practice for junctions, I'd do my life check, go to turnon indicator and it wouldn't move - think I was pushingi at a funny angle. So in turn I'd then look down at the switch, lose control of the throttle, lose the clutch, stall, swear and restart.

This higly frustrated me as I did well at the slow manuveurs and apart from being heavy on the brakes some times was fine with everything else :( But was not feeling that I was in the right frame of mind or confident enough to go on the open road, even if he ahd let me (I never asked).

Just wondering if anyone else has had similar problems and/or could recommend some decent winter x-small gloves I should look at?
My dad has suggested thinner sumer gloves with thermal ones underneath.

The good news is that he doesn't charge for extra lessons/2nd chances. And I have been rebooked for the 9th January :)
 
Damn thats sucks :(

x-small? are you female? :p

I would suggest trying some summer gloves with thermals underneath just until you are more confident, though the feel still is not great (imo) its better than having no feeling at all!

though I do like the look of the new Knox winter gloves, going to try them on tomorrow at the NEC and see what they are like :D
 
Don't get downhearted about your experience. I didn't get my CBT the first time around (there's a whole thread on that subject!) but the experience left me better prepared for the next attempt.

You'll get there, keep the faith :)
 
As above, don't give up. Your best bet is to ask in a local bike shop or even ask if they can make you some custom gloves, or if your existing gloves can be re-stitched (obviously I don't know if this will affect the lining).

You're going to need to sort it though because a half inch gap is obviously too much.
 
Yeah, going to go into a local shop soon hopefully my stupid hands can find some equally stupid gloves \o/ Not going to give up, its been something I've wanted to do for the last decade, just taken me the last decade to get round to doing it..

thanks all
 
Sorry to hear of your woes :(

As said, get some smaller gloves an give it another crack, you know what the issue is, now rectify it and enjoy it :)

ags
 
No need to beat yourself up. Lol when I did CBT and went onto the road, i was either one extreme or the other i.e. i would forget to indicate or when i did i would forget to turn the damn thing off!

The most important thing is that you feel safe, if somewhat nervous, and are enjoying it :)
 
Take it thats 'Jackson'? No one - except Rob - has called me by my last name for years.
Yes it is me, and I'm trying to break out of retail management now with a first step of getting mobile so public transport can stop eating into my earnings, Manchester has nothing but sales and retail going for it and I'm sick of doing both!
 
The one and only :)

Remember you started using this forum years ago then saw the name yesterday and recognised it straight away!

That's cool, I've been dying to do my cbt/das for ages but have found the time. I've only ridden scooters when I was in thailand earlier this year so have no idea how is get on with gears so I'm arranging a quick free taster ride when it warms up a bit.

Brave doing it in these conditions, know you've got to ride in all hearers but not on your first goes!

Email us in trust and we'll go for a drink.
 
139sroberts said:
No need to beat yourself up. Lol when I did CBT and went onto the road, i was either one extreme or the other i.e. i would forget to indicate or when i did i would forget to turn the damn thing off!

The most important thing is that you feel safe, if somewhat nervous, and are enjoying it :)
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Thats pretty much what I did on my CBT.. Am so used to auto cancelling indicators in my car that I just kept forgetting them after junctions. I'd have the instructor screaming at me in my ear piece about it! :)

My instructor said to me when we got back that he could see about halfway round that I'd started to enjoy the ride and lost my nervousness! Still took me a few attempts at the damn U turn though!

Good luck on the 9th, you'll probably nail it when you go back! :)
 
Yesterday was lots of fun, and yes I passed it!!! The only comments at the end were to up my speed a bit, I got to and kept 30mph but took a bit to long getting there and then on the other end I would take to long slowing down at junctions :P I also kept using the gears to slow down instead of the brakes which meant no bugger behind me knew I was braking.
Apart form that he was very pleased and an all round top bloke, going to book with him for my lessons leading up to my full test in summer (touch wood).
Got all my gear and accessory’s (even have 30l's of luggage) now just need to hunt for a decent 2nd hand bike and get my practice in :)
 
Just back from finally buying my first bike, Suzuki GN125 - Black with dark blue decals.

£700 - 23k on clock but is VERY clean, no rust or grime on it at all. Minor amount of scuffs on tank, will be delivered tomorrow after a MOT. Bought from a dealer, family run business. Very happy and can't wait to get it insured and take her out for a spin! :)
 
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Nice one :) don't forget the L Plates, mine keep flying off :O but no police stopped me yet.

Congrats and don't do the mistake I done by going to fast into a corner and pulling the front brake :(. Lucky I released it just in time just to get squashed by a dirt bank.
 
Sounds good! You've got it just in time for the new biking season.

I took my 125 Yammy out today for the first time this year. Was great fun.
 
Nice one DoggyX. Enjoy your ride, and stay safe :).


domthecondom said:
Congrats and don't do the mistake I done by going to fast into a corner and pulling the front brake :(. Lucky I released it just in time just to get squashed by a dirt bank.
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You'll only do that once though. I did it with my first few week of owning my Bandit 650, was gutted. But was a good way to learn, both about control, and not going out in just jeans etc(I had planned on going out with jeans and jacket that night, but decided against it last minute, thank god!) lol.
 
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