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Congratulations on the pass

Honestly, I was shocked myself . Give it a try when you can. Bring your bike's speed to about 35mph and pull in your front brake with the clutch lever at once (while using the back brake lightly). You would either feel the ABS kicking in to stop your bike from locking or you would lock the back wheels

Good job on the pass, the part in bold is wrong though. It'll make you speed up which is why you don't pull the clutch in until the last minute. Thanks . Yes you would speed up (definitely), however if you pull in the clutch and brakes at the same time (which is how we stamp on the brakes for cars in an emergency situation), the back wheel for the motorcycle would lock up. This happened to me loads of times before I discovered my error and to be honest, it was a blessing in disguise

Posting my Module 1 experience below: I had my test at Basildon in August 2017 and was given a left handed circuit. However I failed cos I hit the bloody cone at the hazard avoidance. I felt crushed cos it was the last bit and I was really hoping I would pass. I never really practised the hazard avoidance which meant I did not counter-steer at all for the hazard avoidance. After the test, I decided to buy some cones from Argos and I practised everyday for 2 weeks. At the end of the 2 weeks period, I was more confident and had a lot of practice under my belt. Contacted my training school and told them I was ready for the test which meant they could call me for any last minute cancellation. Fast forward to September 6th. Got a call from the training school about a cancellation for the next day (7th). I accepted and went in for the test. Wheeling the moped or motorcycle and using the stand I forgot to raise the stand but remembered as I heard it scrapping the floor. I stopped the bike, did my shoulder checks again and wheeled it into the correct bay. Riding a slalom and figure of 8 I had a formula for this which worked for me. Singing a tune in my head and keeping the revs up. I also dipped the bike in for the figure of 8 at every turn. This was also a success. Slow ride No biggie with this. Just kept my head and the revs of the bike up. U-turn This was also a breeze. Kept my head up and looked where I wanted to go as I turned my head round before making the turn. Cornering and a controlled stop Smooth and easy. Cornering and an emergency stop Now this is where some people have some issues. My advise is shut off the power as soon as you go past the speed trap and wait for the examiner to give you the signal to stop. When you brake, DON'T PULL IN THE CLUTH UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. If you pull in the clutch quickly, you would lock the back wheel, simple. Even if you stall the bike, it is not a biggie. Just pull in the front brake (soft squeeze), press the back brake lightly and as the bike creeps to a stop, pull in the clutch. Cornering and hazard avoidance Now this was where I failed the last time. I went round the corner, counter-steered and stopped correctly. Examiner comes over and tells me I was below the required speed. He gave me a second go at it. I went round the corner again, counter-steered the bike and came to a controlled stop in the required spot. BOOM!!! He told me I got to the required speed. Kept doing all my shoulder check until I parked the bike and it was the best feeling afterwards. I passed with just one minor (not reaching the required speed for the avoidance). I would post up my module 2 experience soon in the required section which I hope would help someone planning to take their test. I have posted a few videos on my youtube channel which I would link to this page also when I get the chance. Cheers, djblinkblink