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Arrived at the test center at 9 am as there was 2 of us and his test was first, the instructor wanted to change the tests around so I went first as the insttuctor wanted the other guy to have a ride around first to prepare him (secretly I wanted to go at 11:15 as planned) no I had to go first so the only ride I had was the 5 mins to the test center. Met the examiner and got all geared up went outside for the eye test where he asked me to read a number pkate that was a lot further away than should be and at a dodgy angle so made it har to read plate, wrong! Read another equally as far and dodgy angle but also with a black screw cap on the yellow part wrong! Failed all 3 so im panicing thinkin I have failed before I get on the bike so he asks me to wait inside while he measures one out at 20m I read that fine. So out on the road I got 3 minor rider faults first was aproaching junc minor to major turning left, I passed the last parked car on left made my way to nearside curb to position but aparantly not sharply enough so one minor. Second was minor to major again I had positioned to turn left and the road I was goin onto was raised above road I was on amd immidiatly was a pothole, front wheel went in pothole and I steadyed myself with foot, and I should have noticed it sooner amd positioned to the right and went round. 3rd was approaching roundabout asked to take first exit, so mirror, signal..... oooops noticed a blind turning on left before roundabout, so I cancelled signal and once passed the juction put it back on, I didnt get the minor for signalling wrong as I corrected it but he wanted me to put the signal back on as I was passing the turning and not when I was passed it like I did. Passed yay huge sigh of relief as the whole time I was on the ride im thinkin of all the mistakes im making but I wasnt making any, my instructor had drummed so many things into our head that we must do this and must do that, that when on the test as you natuarally forget things your still up to test standard just not ade standard so hats of to alpha rider training in grantham

only good thing about halfrauds is the pro range of tools

If you can afford it go for a das then you have options. I would think oncr you havr been on a 600 for a few days you will think nore about a 600 to learn and gain experience on. If you just do cbt you will settle it will expire and you will be at squarr one again

Thing to remember about the E stop is that the examiner isnt expecting you to stop dead he wants you to stop as quick as as safe as possible. Personally I think the mod 1 and mod 2 test is a good idea, covers all areas, slow manouvers is a must as I have seen a fair few bikers unable to ride at slow speed round obsticles without using their feet to help them, and its not stuff you wont use.

If you dont mind a bit of traveling go to alpha rider training in grantham, prob an hour or so for you each way but same as me but they top!