NeilM

I did my Direct access by having lessons. I'd ridden when I was younger but never passed my test. Didn't own a 125 prior to doing mod1 and 2.

Best of look. I'm sure you will be fine. Download one of the free apps. (No need to pay. And yes I am from Yorkshire. ..lol) Take your time with it and don't get flustered during the hazard perception bit.

Congratulations. Have you booked your mod 2 yet? Mod 2 a walk in the park compared to mod 1. Well done.

As someone who is on day shift Christmas day ( leave house 05:30 home 18:30 ) I know my wife has had everything planned for her and the kids for a while now. Be bloody careful mate...

No side stand during mod 1 is fine. What I used.

Definitely going in the car. Can't fit 10 year old twins on bike...

Premier inn booked for the Friday night NEC on the 22nd. Me and the kids going. We went to the Manchester show this year, the kids are obsessed with the amount of freebies they can gather. They rate each show/race meeting by the amount of plastic bags they have...lol

Get it back to the dealer. Don't let them waffle you. Tell them to sort it or money back. No negotiations. In fact to be honest if it was me they would be paying my taxi fare home too. Do not allow them to blame you.

05:55 this morning. Leeds rd Huddersfield heading towards leeds. Traffic lights with a turning into an industrial estate. I'm going straight forward. Lights turn green I set off when this total waste of oxygen goes through on red. Silver chavtastic corsa fe02 uh something. I stop rather quickly and avoid being hit. Thank the car behind for not taking me out. Set off after the little turd. By this point I feel he may have recognised the error of his ways ( im 6ft 3, 15 stone) I ask him a couple of times through the medium of hand signals to please pull over so I can explain the highway code. Chavvy boys having none of it. Must have been doing 70 towards the 3 nuns roundabout before heading for the m62. One consolation I think he may have a cleaning up bill because his arse definitely went!!!