MikeBerks

I dropped the bike on my last session before the module 1 test and crossed the line on my first five or so attempts at the turn in the road. I too went along to the test believing that I would fail but things worked out just fine! Don't overthink what you're doing and try to relax (and enjoy) the 10-15 minute test.

That'd be great. I'm over in Sindlesham. Do you want to suggest a time and place to meet? Any other locals out there?

Hi all,

If anybody's out and about this weekend and wouldn't mind some company, please give me a shout. I'm still getting to grips with the bike having only passed my module two test a couple of months ago so you'll need to bear with me. Really up for a trip anywhere - for a couple of hours or the day.

Would be really great to start meeting people. The thought of just turning up alone at a bike café is something I find a little daunting right now!

Mike

The test has 14 clips; thirteen with a single developing hazard and one with two. You can score up to 5 points per hazard. There are 75 points to be had. You need to score at least 44.

The school I used had access to the Farnborough test centre at weekends, which meant that students could get a good couple of hours practice in the actual environment before taking the test. Over my four days of Direct Access training, I spent a good six hours in the place, but my last session was probably the most disastrous and I didn't hold out much hope for the test.

I was asked to repeat the same exercises over and over again by the instructor and I felt confident with all but the U-turn. During my first five attempts, either my foot went down or I crossed the line (which would have resulted in a fail during the test). On the sixth attempt, I was too slow and turned too much, and, in a flash, the bike was on the floor! Despite being pushed to try again, I had a bit of a tantrum and had to take a break.

On the morning of the test, we went to the car park of an empty office block. Within a couple of minutes, this large open space was transformed into a test centre - with dozens of coloured cones all over the place. Thankfully, everything came together at the last minute and I finally took on board the instructors advice about not looking at the floor during the turn. Not staring at the floor made this once challenging manoeuvre much more straightforward!

The test itself lasted a little under 15 minutes and I came away with two minors. I was travelling at 49km/h on my emergency stop and the examiner didn't like that I dragged my left leg for a little while when moving off.

Before you have a chance to give the module one test any thought, it's over.

I did a hazard perception test for my car licence back in 2007 and again for my bike licence in July The only advice I would give is not to study the clips too hard. The developing hazards tend to stand out like a sore thumb e.g. a clumsy parent with a pushchair who walks into the road without looking, a large lorry pulling out suddenly etc.