Putting in for test/training

gosshawk · 25 Jul 2015 at 20:06

I am quite excited, after commuting 5 days a week, 60 miles a day on a 125 for the past year, I am finally in a position to do my proper license!

Theory test booked for 22nd August, and sent off to some local schools for a few days training that same week. Will see where I go from there.

Any advice/tips from anyone who has done their test recently?

gosshawk · 26 Jul 2015 at 09:28

Loving the help so far, thanks guys. I havent long had to sit my cbt again - long, boring story.
But the second time I done it, it was a breeze. Sounds like mod 1 and 2 are just a beefed up version on a bigger bike?

gosshawk · 26 Jul 2015 at 14:15

Would it be worth practicing on my little bike like IC3 said? - I can see the benefits for sure, but just how different is it all on a "big bike"?

I have started practicing going as slow as possible in works car park when I get there in the morning, so hopefully that will help.

How exactly do you go slow and controlled then? My instructor on my last cbt told me to keep foot on back brake, and ride the clutch to get a slow speed maneuver done - does that sound about right?

Would you expect me to need any more that a day or so training on a big bike?

Cheers

gosshawk · 26 Jul 2015 at 14:43

Glad I made this thread now, getting some good tips here - thank you all.

I will just pootle around my works car park every morning and do some more advanced techniques on the weekends in bigger car parks.

Similar to you IC3 - I have learned my lesson when considering low speed front braking too!

gosshawk · 26 Jul 2015 at 19:40

I can go kinda slow in traffic already, but find myself wobbling the handlebars quite a bit - guessing this is cos I dont use the clutch properly?

Been researching youtube vids too, really wanted to go out today and practice, but I couldnt be bothered trying to dry my gear off before tomorrow's commute :-/

Dont know why, but after around 10 months of commuting on my 125, I have really started enjoying it, and cannot wait to do my license and get a nice commuter friendly 600 with a screen and heated grips B-)

gosshawk · 28 Jul 2015 at 19:36

That was a brilliant reply ttaskmaster - thank you!!
I have been practising my slow speed stuff when I get to work, and am slowly getting more comfortable with it all - trying it in traffic too, and it is so much easier - like you said, most cars just ride their clutch, and its hard to keep up if you cant!

Hoping I don't need 3 or 5 days as the training runs at £160 a day, and at that rate, I wont be passing my test any time soon =/
Will do a day and see how it goes, comfortable (but not over-confident) with the mod2 stuff, just the mod1 that's scary to me.