could we start a thread that gives tips to us 'wanna be's' ? (Sorry Lou, couldn't think of another word !!!)
sv_shell wrote:
"I have to say the full size practice course I was on with Big_Liam was worth its wight in GOLD, to be able to practice the swerve & emergency stop & know what speed I was doing made it less daunting."
Must be loads of tips out there you can post for us, cheers
bluesbiker In: Birmingham in th
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havin past my test a long time before "real bike tests" started i couldn't possibly give advice.
I've no doubt that there'll be plenty of opinions expressed, sorry i mean tips on how to ride a bike properly.
Guess thats what its all about though, opinions/tips - what worked for you when you passed - doesn't really matter when it was. My brother passed in 1982 and I'm sure if I sought his advice he'd say pretty much what Tracey said,
practice practice practice!!!!!!!!!
I'm sure Liam will have plenty of advice for those intrepid learners among us, but for my half-penneth worth:
Practice is key, but I believe anyone looking at taking the mod 1 & 2 tests needs a decent amount of real-life practice too. Shell has done about 1500 miles since June.
Almost all of those miles have been accompanied. For example, Shell and I did a 150 mile round trip to the ponderosa when we got back from our hols, and I think it did a lot for confidence. Added to this, as we have bike to bike comms, I was able to give a few comments as we were riding, and the encouragement of 'that's much better' along the way.
So... Get yourself friendly with a biker with am intercom set, and you'll get a lot of 'free' tuition !!! :-)
Rusty favours intercoms too, we saw a few on bikes for sale on the web, I think thats a great idea though for giving encouragement and tips along the way when riding out together
Experience in all weathers, nice one Mark
Riding out in the dark too
RustyKnight In: Newton Aycliffe
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We met a lad on Saturday recovering from a broken arm after falling off on the swerve/brake maneuvre. The examiner refused to carry on with the test because he couldn't fasten his helmet with one hand. There's been loads more stories of others falling off so it sounds as if it's an achievement surviving the test without injury, let alone passing it! Practice the manouvre on black ice with preferably a strangers bike is my advice
I do like intercoms nut but I did tell you about the mute button didn't I
Hi Nut
I started a thread specially for this a few months back here is the link I hope it works
http://www.bikermatch.co.uk/sites/bm/forum/posts.asp?to...ic_id=3373
ur not a propper rider till u fell off seven times with a horse dont think bike s much diffrent lol
get back on it wot makes us stronger
it not about making a mistake but how u deal with it that counts
It's a lot further to fall off a horse, than a bike.
And a bike always does as it's told, unlike a horse, which has a mind of it's own.
Keep practicing, there's no rush, it'll all come together
We were all there once.
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