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phil4

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  • Birthday 28/02/1978

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    Ducati 848 Evo
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    Oxfordshire

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  1. What? They don't do it on the road these days? We just rode round the block until the examiner jumped out from behind a tree and so long as you didn't run him over you passed. Same here, not so much a tree or bush as I could see where he was from the other side of the square he had me ride around, so I knew when he was going to step out in front of me! Probably a good reason they changed it I guess. I was told it was to do with the required speed being over 30mph. As such they couldn’t use most of the roads they would without advocating breaking the speed limit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. Yes, as said you need a provisional, but that’s it. I did mine a good few weeks before the CBT and DAS, as just “got it out of the way”, and gave breathing room if a retest was needed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Good luck next time! Figure of 8 was my nemesis, just couldn’t keep the throttle steady what with arm going from full extension to bent and back. Just thought of the mod1 as a practice and no issues. It’s the toughest test though, as just no room for error whatsoever. Foot down, cone hit, line crossed, too slow, too fast you fail. So don’t feel bad if you fail. And feel epic when you pass! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. When I did mine a couple of years back each clip had 1 and only - hazard, except for one “double hazard” clip. I fell into the trap of flagging potential hazards, the double tap saved me, but on one clip I over clicked and scored 0. It’s a bit tricky as you don’t score and can be penalised for clicking potential hazards, but equally it can be a bit late if you wait until it actually happens... and of course in hindsight it’s obvious. I still passed by a reasonable margin, so no great problems, just adopt the strategy mentioned and Practice a bit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. I've a set of textiles which get most use in the winter. A one piece "race" suit for track, and leather jacket and Kevlar jeans for summer. I get too hot in all of them, my thermostat is broken. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Yep still the same for me months on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. I've always thought the perpetual L platers was a bad thing. The Gov't/DVSA clearly feel that we're not properly safe on the road until we've passed our test. After all that's why there is one. For many who just want to get from A to B however the cheapest and easiest way forward is simply CBT every 2 years. Surely anything that makes that less likely, and gets more people to do the test properly is a good thing? I'd think that sitting the theory test before the CBT would be a good idea, after all if you're doing it on the path to a license you'd have been doing it anyway, and if you're planning on riding and renewing, what's the harm in having to learn the highway code? The rest of the suggestions also seem to make sense, I can't think anything I saw that would make for less safe riders on the road, which surely is a good thing, and all without bumping up costs massively or being particularly draconian.
  8. phil4

    IFTTT

    I've got a few bits, and use IFTTT amongst other things to link them up. I think we'll find as the years go by even more stuff will talk to more things. For example, Logitech Harmony remotes (typically used to control the TV) will talk to some of the mart lights and sockets, with buttons for them on the remote. Amazon echo an turn Belkin wemo stuff on and off. So for example today, I fitted the outside crimbo lights, into a Wemo plug, with an IFTTT applet to turn them on at sunset and off at 11pm. In addition I can ask Alexa (though the echo) to turn them on or off. I've not bothered to add them to the logitech remote. I've a few other IFTTT apps for turning the heating on if it's gonig to be cold (Nest thermostat), and cross posting facebook and twitter. For me it's all just a bit too disparate. The christmas lights are probably the closest at the moment to genuinely useful. The rest are just fringe benefits.
  9. Great time, well done! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. Great news! Well done! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. Does my nut. There's a few perfectly good cycle lanes round here that a good many cyclists ignore, and then slow the traffic greatly. Selfish is how I see it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. Sorry to hear it didn't go well. I'm quite surprised how little time you've had on a bigger bike. I did 3 or 4 days on one prior to my mod1. And while I'd thoroughly recommend contact lenses over glasses... I'd warn that if you've never tried them, expect a week or two of hell... it takes a while for your eyes to get used to them, and, well, you know how good it feels to have something in your eye. I'm not trying to put you off, the upsides outweigh for sure, but don't start with big things like your test just round the corner. Good luck going forward. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. Don't forget, on certain bikes your leg position will be such that knee pad placement and leg length are very different on the bike to standing. I'm on a sports bike so ordered the next size up, standing up they're far too long and knee pads too low. On the bike however they're perfect. Your and your bikes dimensions may change this though, so I guess I'm saying try not to take it standing up, experiment on a bike. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. Yep, mine was the same in Oxford. I was genuinely surprised by how suspicious they were. Fitness tracker - in the locker, watch - in the locker, phone - turned off an in the locker, coat - in the locker. Airports security takes less notice. That being said, I'm sure I could work a way round it. I wasn't frisked for example, so hidden devices could work..... Anyway, well done on the pass, that's a great start
  15. They need to work out what various socio economic groups you fit in. So for example they can then send you appropriate questionnaires. It's unlikely you'd get meaningful responses asking someone on national average wage about private jets, their experience and preferences. I've found a good many questionnaires ask about income, so it's not uncommon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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