i just paid %XA3450 to do my mod 1 and mod 2 with training included - so i arrive at 8.30 am - i used their bike because mine is a Virago 125 and thought theirs would be easier - we went down to their training site [public car park ] 3 hours later and the training was over........i didnt feel ready for the test the next day............and sadly i was right, i failed - the nerves, didnt help and i deserved to fail, my control on the bike was rubbish - i totally forgot what to do, now i ...
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- 24 September 2012
I ride a 600 cc fazer and i am first to admit that i am slow. i recently did a bikesafe course and it really improved my use of gears and cornering but the copper who i was riding with said that my problem was my overtaking, we were riding rural roads with 60 mph limits but when i came up behind cars that were doing 45-55 mph he said i i should be overtaking to "progress". I am happy just sitting back relaxing rather than constantly looking for an overtaking oppurtunity then after the overtake just to catch up ...
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- 18 September 2012
I%X92ve recently become interested in getting as my car just doesn't seem to be quick enough anymore. I%X92ve been doing a bit of research on the internet and a lot of places do 3/4day DAS courses. Does anyone know any places in the Gloucester area that does 1 %X96 2 hour private lessons, and know how much they%X92d cost? Or does anyone know of any good reasons why day courses are better? Quick ...
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- 18 September 2012
My son and myself have just done BikeSafe with the Essex police. It's really excellent, and it says something that we both got a lot out of it despite an age difference of 39 years!. Apart from the useful information from the appraisals, to get a day's riding including a good hot lunch at a biker cafe all for %XA355 each can't be bad.
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- 15 September 2012
hi i recently took my mod1, second attempt, sacked the first due to being a total nervous wreck. ailed through the 2nd test calmly, when i did the emergancy stop the examiner said i was going far too fast 66kph..i thought id failed but carried on and lowered my speed on both attempts on swerve test...test result was a fail,clear sheet no minors..i was 4 mph too slow..so unfair..im gutted, another test next week..
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- 14 September 2012
I have just passed my CBT and am in the process of doing the Direct access course....Do you recommend this or better on a 125cc for a while?
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- 09 September 2012
Hi guysWhen approaching a 1st gear corner, I'm in 3rd gear rushing down the straight with the corner ahead of me.I find I can improve my time if I keep in 3rd and keep accelerating for as long as possible. Shortly before the corner, I'll brake and simultaneously blip and downshift 2 gears basically missing 2nd gear all together. I don't have a slipper so it gets a little jumpy at the back but I can reduce that with a little bit more practice.Is this good practice or should I be downshifting from 3rd into 2nd and then into 1st ...
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- 07 September 2012
Quick question if anybody knows...I'm 30 and have my mod 2 restricted test booked for next week.If I had waited until after the new test changes would i still only be allowed to learn on a 125cc or could i learn on a larger bike without being accompanied by an instructor?If its still 125cc this likely means I would pass like a younger driver and be forced to do additional tests to gain an A license, however if I could learn on a larger bike then I could have an unrestricted bike potentially much sooner.I am going to call DSA ...
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- 01 September 2012
Grade yourselves:a) I regularly read the vanishing points of the onrushing bend and use that info to accelerate or brake accordinglyb) A bend? I take a cue from traffic ahead and then vow to pass them all on a straight bit of road.c) Am fully alert for signs to the "Stavros Kebab Van" that can't be far away. Cup of splosh and a greasy dog.Yes, I am bored.
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- 24 August 2012
I lean a fair way through the corner, I lean off my bike and sometimes hang a knee out. i have dragged my toe once and since then, I have never had the confidence to point my toes out. Am I doing something common/normal by putting my feet way back on the pegs and only bringing them foward when they are needed? Is there a better way to have your knee drag before your toe? tell us how you ride your bike fast around corners.
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- 24 August 2012
