Progress for my licence.

Brackish

Brackish

Brackish

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Hi all,

Ok I have mentioned in posts that I will be going for DAS in April but things have changed....

I did my theory and passed with 45 questions and 46 for the hazard. (close call there:D )

Then last Friday I did my CBT but did not meet the required standards for the certificate due to several reasons....
I work nights and took 2 days off to try and get up early but when it came to CBT day I was not fully focused. Then during the road ride I never new I had to keep the bike nearly redline all the time for it to even move, bike was a chinky Suzuki GN125, and the clutch was horrid! So half way through the road ride with the other lad getting ahead out of sight and my instructor asking me to keep the speed up the tiredness really kicked in and I messed up gears, lifesavers and could not do the u-turn...:(

Even though I am 27 I have no road experience and I admit I was pretty shaken after the road ride but I am NOT going to give up, its the first step so I have a 2 hour session a week Wednesday and I will complete it!

After that I will be booking 2 hour sessions in the afternoons before I got to work so I am not a sleepless wreck lol. And hopefully I can train on the 500's and not that horrid 125!
It has already been an eye opener for me but I know that once I pass my fears (and tests) I will end up at one of the meets!

Sorry if this is a bit 'huh what you saying' I think I had a mini rant thrown in here too:D

Brack.
 
Don't worry I went through the same thing on my CBT the bike was shocking, I managed to pass but not sure how.

The bike I had kept cutting out as the battery wasn't charging and I had to keep kick starting it.

I would suggest finding somewhere else that has decent bikes
 
Do they pick up on the u turns? im re doing my CBT on my cagiva mito on friday, the thing is almost impossible to do u turns on :(

Anyway good call on not giving up, sad to see people give up after having a bad CBT. Good luck with the rest of the license :)
 
Just keep at it pal!

When my mum booked me a 3 hour lesson on a 125 for my 17th, the gear changes on that was horrific compared to my 50. Going up gears, you could always do a clutchless gear change however thats not a good way to learn :(

Keep at it mate and Im sure you will do fine, its the right weather for it!
 
I am going to nip this CBT in the bud good and proper and then take my time getting the full licence.

Sam, you MUST be able to do 2 U-turns before the instructor can sign you off as a pass but it does also depend on your instructor.

One thing that was said is that once you have done all the u-turns and you have you licence you will never do them again. They are horrid like!:D

OOooo I think I have also found my first bike....


Royal Enfield Trials EFI 500
 
Brackish said:
I am going to nip this CBT in the bud good and proper and then take my time getting the full licence.

Sam, you MUST be able to do 2 U-turns before the instructor can sign you off as a pass but it does also depend on your instructor.

One thing that was said is that once you have done all the u-turns and you have you licence you will never do them again. They are horrid like!:D

OOooo I think I have also found my first bike....


Royal Enfield Trials EFI 500
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Once you have ridden for awhile U turns are easy its balance which you learn. But yes you never really have to............or at least not the way they want you to ;)
 
SamPazz said:
Do they pick up on the u turns? im re doing my CBT on my cagiva mito on friday, the thing is almost impossible to do u turns on :(
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I had to redo my CBT because of the u turns. If you're not doing this already, try dragging the rear brake a little. This gave me a little extra confidence and meant I could just about manage it.

Also, don't forget to look where you want to go! I know everyone always says it but I know from experience that if you're nervous about the u turn then it's easy to forget to do it.
 
feather the throttle and clutch,i find tall trail bikes the best for doing uturns on,great turning circles
 
Morbius said:
Try dragging the rear brake a little.
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Definitely use the back brake & keep your eye on where you are going, look where you want to go & you will go there. ;)

Shame about your CBT though but good on ya for not giving up. :cool:
 
I booked myself in for an intensive DAS and went ahead on day one and did my CBT. I have to admit that on the evening of that day I was really wondering if I would go back the next day to continue because I found the 125's to be bloody terrifying and was a nervous wreck (even though I passed). Other than some minor scrambling in the forest some twenty years back I had never been on a bike before.

It was a CBT road section undertaken in heavy London traffic and it was horrible, horrible, horrible!

The next day I awoke and with a heavy heart went to day 2, the first intensive day on the CB500's. I have to say that as soon as I got on the 500 I immediately felt more comfortable, better power range, higher seating position, better visibility and much improved road presence. That day I feel in love with biking and have never looked back.

Chin up, and keep at it, its worth it!
 
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I would deffinatly try not to let the cbt knock your confidence, my first cbt 2 years ago was god awful, bike was fine as it was my own, but the instructure was a complete tool.
I passed but was really really lacking confidence, had a few nerve wrangling moments on the ride home that really shook my confidence, did'nt ride the bike for 2 years after that.

Came to redo my cbt couple months back, so had a scout around for other companies, found one 20 miles from me, so thought its worth the travel just so i don't have to go with the tool i had previous lol, to say these other guys where better would be an understatement, they actually tought us to ride, rather then just dictating what the DSA wants.

My confidence went from rock bottom to extremely high, now i am on the bike as often as i can, where as before i would find reasons not to use it, due to confidence.
But sadly there are bad companies/instructor's out there, try not to let it hit your confidence, if one company is awful, try others, that would be my tip.
 
Brackish said:
........One thing that was said is that once you have done all the u-turns and you have you licence you will never do them again
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There will be one more on the mod1 too don't forget ;)

I really do not remember doing u-turns on my cbt, about 18 months ago, we just rode round and round a large tarmac'd basketball court in the morning, then out on the road in the afternoon.

I like the positive attitude you got going on there too, that's the best way to go about it if you want something keep at it...you SHALL get there. Like I posted in another thread a girl on my cbt was horrendous, really slow, even sat in a straight ahead lane, with me alongside her, in the right hand filter lane, we were turning right, she even had her indicator on....lights changed to green, whoosh....she zipped straight across me and the oncoming traffic.....she passed :rolleyes:

A lot can be down to the instructor, so maybe next time you will get a different guy with a different perspective of what he is looking for in you.

Good luck.
 
You're in MK so I'd say do your CBT with on yer bike near aylesbury. Neil is a brilliant instructor relaxed, giving pupils a lot of confidence.
 
I am using learn2ridemotorcycle and it is ran by Roy Marks. He is fantastic and I accept that he did not sign me off on the day as I could not quite get to grips with it. He said on his e-mail to me that when I got it going smoothly I was spot on and I should not be so fearful.

He is very calm, never changed tone with his voice so you would never know if he was annoyed which for me was good. Plus he is 2 miles away from where I live and as i don't drive a car its handy:D

Oh and I saw a Benelli Tornado the other day and I did not know it has fans in its tail!:eek:

Soon enough I will at an OcUK meet!
 
Ok an update...

I did the 2 hour road ride today to complete my CBT and well .....

I passed:D

My instructor said i was a completely different rider and could see how confident I was out on the road.

How I felt ...well... I LOVED it! I can't wait to get more training in and get my DAS done!

Thanks for the man up's you lot:D
 
Nice one.

As you've now seen the only difficult thing in riding a bike is the grey matter between the ears. As a lot of people say, and I agree, the mod 1 is harder than the mod 2 but that's like saying something easy is harder tan something easier (that makes sense in my head).

The hazard perception test is the biggest pain but it's not difficult with a little practice.
 
Well done. I find I do more U turns the longer I ride. Using lots of revs and lots of back brake might mean it's loud, but it's very easy and smooth!
 
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