Ian A
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[QUOTE 3384451, member: 45"]I know what you mean about nerves. Knowing that there's a bunch of people watching you through the window doesn't help either. I was most edgy about the figure of 8. I'd only had a day's practice on the 600cc bandit, and came from my 110cc auto scooter so I wasn't quite comfortable with the sensitivity of the throttle and the day before when practicing at the end of the day I got a foot down. Got through it on the test though -he only made me do two circuits of the cones.
I got two minors, but didn't worry about it. 1 for being 1kmph below the threshold for the emergency stop. The other was for the avoidance manuoevre. I wasn't fast enough so he made me repeat it.
It's such a relief to know that it's over, I'll not have to do it again, and I've only got a doddle of a Mod 2 to do.[/QUOTE]
I got one minor on the Mod 1, the walking speed ride was a little too fast. I obviously walk faster than he does
. Just glad it wasn't so much faster that he failed me.Was very worried about the figure of 8 but it was set up to be harder in training and it went well on the day. I have a semi auto bike without a clutch and it's something I'm not too used to. Had enough time on the XJ6 to get used to the clutch for the test. I wish I did have a clutch on my own bike, makes slow controlled riding a lot easier.
Got two minors on the mod 2, one for being a little too far over to the side of the road when turning right a few times and another just before the end of the test for stopping too close to a truck at traffic lights, out of view of the wing mirrors so the driver couldn't see me. I knew I'd made a biggy as soon as I did it but examiner told me he understood why I did it ( I didn't want to block a side road) but I should have planned ahead and stopped further back if I was going to do that. Fair point and I was in the wrong. I wasn't close enough to the truck for him to fail me though. There's a few things you can fail on immediately. Lane drifting on roundabouts is a apparently a common one. We were taken on all the roundabouts on known test routes a good few times. When I passed I didn't have top wait for the second person to do their test, I got to ride the school bike back on my own :-)
I got two minors, but didn't worry about it. 1 for being 1kmph below the threshold for the emergency stop. The other was for the avoidance manuoevre. I wasn't fast enough so he made me repeat it.
It's such a relief to know that it's over, I'll not have to do it again, and I've only got a doddle of a Mod 2 to do.[/QUOTE]
I got one minor on the Mod 1, the walking speed ride was a little too fast. I obviously walk faster than he does

Got two minors on the mod 2, one for being a little too far over to the side of the road when turning right a few times and another just before the end of the test for stopping too close to a truck at traffic lights, out of view of the wing mirrors so the driver couldn't see me. I knew I'd made a biggy as soon as I did it but examiner told me he understood why I did it ( I didn't want to block a side road) but I should have planned ahead and stopped further back if I was going to do that. Fair point and I was in the wrong. I wasn't close enough to the truck for him to fail me though. There's a few things you can fail on immediately. Lane drifting on roundabouts is a apparently a common one. We were taken on all the roundabouts on known test routes a good few times. When I passed I didn't have top wait for the second person to do their test, I got to ride the school bike back on my own :-)
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