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Other Stuff => Misc / Open => Topic started by: MIKE550/4 on June 23, 2010, 10:56:56 AM
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oH Dear
failed my test again, put me foot down again, just cannot handle bigger bikes at slow speeds
i have an f2 in very nice condition that i might end up selling or maybe swapping
fed up paying out for this bike test
mot has ran out but sure it would sail it,
any interest ? before e bay
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Don't give up yet mate, yopu will get there. If you insist then try the for sale section
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Did mine 3 times, mate. Got thru in the end.
I must say I had a very fair examiner each time, cos the first time I laid the bike on the ground whilst doing the "U" turn. I picked it up, then did it twice more just to prove to him I could do it. He let it go at that. Unfortunately it was pissing down and a couple of dickhead pedestrians decided to dash across the road on a red in front of me. Unnerved me considerably and all my concentration was shot after that.
Just keep trying.
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Have you had any training?
I am an IAM Observer and even "Advanced Motorcyclists" screw up the slow riding.
The trick is:
- Look at where you want to go - not at the front wheel!
- Slip the clutch and dab the back brake
- Do not use the front brake
- Shift your weight back to get it off your wrists and the bars
The most important of these is the first. You MUST look up the road at your intended destination - not at where your front wheel is going. Use the throttle and back brake to control the bike.
You have to practise. Find an empty car park in an industrial estate on a Sunday morning and ride in and out of the white lines!
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Right on Steve, you're bang on, slow riding is a pain but a vital skill. As you say clutch control and looking where you want to go .
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Agreed, dragging rear brake gives great control. Practice as much as you can. I passed my test 25 years ago but I still play around on my bike off the highway, small very slow manoeuvres, seeing how long I can stay stationary without putting down feet, etc. It's all really good for having a proper feel for your bike and it's good fun.
Don't give up, you will pass next time I am sure.
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yes one more go, going to go with a different instructor, based in corby and only one listed that i can see
going to take the bike to private land and practise a bit more, stupid things that i am doing , but the looking ahead is good tip something i am not doing
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Mike considering the number of tests i have had to do,Tractor, Bike, Car, Hgv3, Hgv1,Forklift,Moffat plus others i forget, its not always easy to concentrate on the so called "Easy" stuff and a mate of mine who is a trainer said i wouldn't have a hope of passing the current CBT!!
You will get there, take your time and practice where/when possible mate----Yes a did fail some of those mentioned including the Bike
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took me 3 attempts, keep trying, the slow stuff is challenging, but you'll get there in the end, a lot of the time it commes down to luck, ride perfectly for 2 days solid training, do the vital u turn on the test and that old foot comes down, drat! Back to go do not collect
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I was an instructor about 12 years ago. I was trained by the BMF in the first wave of CBT's and used to do the prep for the road work.
I'm in St Neots and if you want I could meet up and help out if you want. I'm sure that although a smidge rusty It couyld all come flooding back.
PM me if you're interested
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going to give it a couple more goes, going with another instructor from next week, i will see what happens with this guy and then get back to you
thanks for offer and i will be in touch
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while i potter about trying to pass this test, anyone recommend a reliable cheap 125, old or new not fussed going to be sold on when i haave passed
dont all laugh you all had one :D
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I bought my son (when he was 17) a CG125 (the Brazilian model from the 80's)
It was everything the Jap CG125 was but had 12V electrics and more modern styling.
It cost
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yes i had one as well, i got over 100mpg to the gallon, they are so reliable, someone pulled put of a turning while i was riding mine and i went straight in to the side of his car doing about 45mph and went straight over the top of the car, needless to say the bike was totalled but i got away with a broken toe and servere bruising
Pete
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What are you learning / taking the Test on Mike ?
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honda ca 125 is what I'm riding for the sheer convinience of something light reliable and econmical, did I mention reliable? Craking little bike, cost me
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I owned a few 125 bikes when I was younger. I must say that of all of them the CG125, although not the most interesting, was by far the best. Ultra-reliable, simple to maintain and great fun to ride, if you can find a reasonable one that isn't worn out they are definitely worth having.
However, of all the bikes I have owned the newest bike was made in 1979 so there could be a number of really good models out there, made more recently of which I know nothing about. Presumably though, the newer models all have restricted BHP.
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I know by the time you reach modern the emitions gumph wrecks preformance in a big way, chap I know with a Suzuki Van Van 125 traily kind of bike with what looks to be a direct decendant of the gs/dr125 engine in it has a meagre top speed of 55mph, my old gs used to be good for 70(ish) the exhaust is half the diameter and features really tight curves on the modern machine so there are more benefits to buying an old un than just the cheap insurance.
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Agreed, my CB125T, when thrashed to the extreme, would rev to 11,000 RPM and on a good day and with no prevailing wing would just about get to 80MPH on the speedo. (probably somwhere between 70 and 80MPH in reality but pretty fast for a 125). Great fun that bike was.
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CG seems to be the one to go for then, will stay away from modern ones however tempting
Price to pay ?
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gs model is what i was learning on, suzuki think they are 500 cc
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onw thing to try toaim for slow speed/balance/co-ordination is to do the opposate at start of your sessions , what i would suggest is pick a big store car park on a sun after or if not barriered up at night use that start by standing up on footpegs and contolong the bike at a slow but moderate speed in a straight line then introduse some right/left turns do this for 1/2 hour then sit down as normal and all being well you should be able to control the bike at a snails pace...