davefly76

I'm thinking of a career change. I hear there are jobs going at Apple..

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I picked up a pair of brand new Oxford First Time panniers for £35 from eBay. Bit of a faff when you first get them trying to figure out the best way to fix them on your bike but once you know how it only takes a few minutes.

what if you've got a twin canned bike??

Any decent bodyshop with a jig should be able to do it for you.

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Because both of them failed. But that wasn't down to the OP.. He only "failed" because the other guy couldn't get the hang of clutch control and prevented the CBT to move on to other things (if i'm reading it right), and subsequently they ran out of time. Basically he was being held back by someone else and is now expected to pay again.

I'd be going somewhere else! Why should you pay for another half day just because someone else caused you to run out of time?? Edit: my CBT went into a second day because the weather got pretty bad, and it was getting dark and I didn't pay anything extra.

how about ninja's and bandits, and the thundercats..

I've got them built into my leather and textile jackets but they are only the CE foam/plastic type, I thought they were pretty much standard and I've never worn the jackets without them fitted.

1. Don't know, sorry. I imagine it would be a minor for being too close to kerb.. 2. Presumably you are stopped left of centre in your lane. I would only do right shoulder unless there is another lane to my left. 3. You won't get a minor for holding up traffic as long as you are making good progress. If you can overtake and it is safe to do so, then go for it. I was told on my lessons that it was ok to overtake, even on a single carrageway, as long as it is safe. 4. Lifesaver, indicate, position, lifesaver, manouver. 5. Left foot down, cover rear brake. If you're on a hill, even a small one it will keep the bike still, and it will illuminate the brake light warning people coming up behind you. Just my own experiences and what I remember from my lessons btw, i'm not an expert..

got paid today and was expecting a healthy bonus as last month was the best of the previous 3 and we got paid bonus for the last two... no bonus though!! f**k it! will be having words with the boss as soon as he makes an appearance..

i'm visiting my parents but might get to the norwich or kings lynn one in time

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sounds like a bargain, i picked up a pair of Alpinestars which are virtually brand new from eBay for £56 this week

I can sympatise with you somewhat. when i was looking around for my first bike i wasn't keen on naked bandits/hornets etc, i didn't fancy a zx6r or cbr600 as i thought they would be too lary for me and i don't like the look of the pre-facelift sv650's. Bizzarely though i did like the later gsx600f not something many people would reccommend but i've found it to be a perfectly capable first big bike. Plenty quick enough for new riders without being scary, comfortable and a good bike to gain some experience on.

I currently ride a 99 GSX600F, in red, which is clearly faster than any coloured 750 and agree with pretty much everything you said apart from the price, i only paid £800

try swinton, i paid £67 tpft this year (only my second year) and they offered £30 cash back

Congrats!

Cool, good luck!

AFAIK there is no "rule" as to how many or often you need to lifesaver. They are what they say on the tin and if you are only doing them because you think you have to just to pass a test then you have your priorities wrong, imo. Do them when ever changing position in the lane you are in, and again if you change lanes. Check right when turning right, and vice versa. I would always check right when moving off even in slow moving stop/start traffic, you never know who might be filtering and stop next to you without you even noticing.

A guy at work is keeping his bike in my garage for a little while as his shed isn't very secure and he goes on holiday in a few weeks. Not a bad thing you think but I go into my garage every day to get my push bike out for work and I have to look at my 99 GSX600F parked next to his 10 plate black CBR600RR. I REALLY want to get a new bike now but funds won't allow F**K IT!

but if you pass a junction to the right, with your right indicator on, isn't that a fail? what if there was traffic at the junction and they saw you indicating right, they may think to pull out.. i wouldn't indicate just to change position in the the lane you are in, that could confuse people following behind. depending on how close the junction on the right before the T junction is, i would lifesaver, change position, wait till you are at least along side the junction you are passing then indicate right for the T junction.

I'm not a big fan of the "pass in a week" courses, they simply teach you how to pass a test, rather than how to ride safely, imo. However, I went from CBT straight to mod2 without practicing inbetween and my first bike was (and is) a GSX600F, not the quickest but still a decent sized 600cc bike. I took my lessons in a two month period, sometimes going two weeks between sessions which I think helped me process what I had learnt and think about the mistakes I was making, and how to fix them.