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would really be interested to see how many attempts members took to reach their Goal of getting their licence ..maby Inspire people to continue taking the test after failing (or realise how crap they are ) My Score is : CBT .........1 theory .....1 mod 1 ......2 Mod 2.......2 YAY Car ...... 3 !

I wonder if alot of people Learning Do lifesavers because they were told to Do them without Doing them to check nothing is in their Blindspot If you see what I mean. So I Just get into the habit of checking My blindspot before changing lanes or direction and a few times now Something Has been there unexpected. If you DO it with purpose rather than Because you are supposed to ....

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I would say that advice will get someone alot of minors on A MOD 2 I got one on my last test for failing to do a lifesaver pulling away from a traffic light and I got One also for no lifesaver before pulling out of a junction but thats just me maby.

its the Standard Bike Mod 2 NOt LIght motorcycle and its 125cc as this test is NOT over 125cc Application reference number: 21997768 Date and time of test: Friday 04 Jun 2010 14:00 Last date to cancel: Saturday 29 May 2010 Test category: Standard Bike Mod 2 Vehicle details: Engine capacity : 125 Engine power : 0 Fee: £75.00 Thanks Good luck and make sure you keep us posted ! doing mine on YBR this friday

its the Standard Bike Mod 2 NOt LIght motorcycle and its 125cc as this test is NOT over 125cc Application reference number: 21997768 Date and time of test: Friday 04 Jun 2010 14:00 Last date to cancel: Saturday 29 May 2010 Test category: Standard Bike Mod 2 Vehicle details: Engine capacity : 125 Engine power : 0 Fee: £75.00

So apart from choking and not having jaws like and ANT its a thumbs up for chewing gum on tests (I can take a minor if it stops me doing something stupid) If it works Ill let you know

Does anyone here think Chewing Gum would be a good Idea During a Mod 2 test to Increase concentration ect ....Or am I clutching at straws Or any reason it may be a Bad Idea ? I was thinking of Airwave Black

I will head directly to B&Q car park and and ride around there for 20 minutes its pretty quiet on a Friday

Good on ya Hope I can Post the same next week

Good luck , Do it for the team

Congrats hope to read an account soon

Really??? In what way is the test (the road part) changing in October? I've heard that the examiner will ask you to lead him/her to a certain place, but wont give you any further instructions. i.e. 'we are now at ......., take me to ........' For approximately ten minutes you will be expected to navigate for yourself, under test conditions. That is absured many people take tests in areas they Do not even know and would have no idea how to get to what ever whim the examiner decided to pull out the hat "I failed my test today because I didnt know where McDonalds was" ????

I dont think they Can drop mod 1 as such because its a European Thing and if we want to Drive in the rest of europe we all have to have a simalar standard of Driving so they could only modify it at best which would mean Better test centers with more space for the hazard IMO it should be a Straight not a bend before the hazard this would be Much improved on what is not a terrible way to get the manouvers done (better and safer than on the road) in a controlled enviroment.

Study like the wind ......use the test DVD from Halfords ! (got mine on ebay for £3)

What happens to those between Mod1 and mod 2 I would like to know ! If It turns out I did all them carpark stunts for nothing then a DSA examiner is gonna be wearing my Bike as a hat

Belive me 2nd gear on a 125 kills it and I failed exactly the same way 1 km out! 2nd time I gunned it into 3rd coming out the bend and full throttle and that works !! Just belive that all the best RIders fail mod 1 ist time and you will nail it next time,just get your bike into 3rd coming out the bend !! Good luck

Well done, Nice write up,it took me right back

I was told 1.mirror 2.signal 3.left lifesaver 4.position 5.left lifesaver 6.turn 7.cancel signal

Although you can ride a "p" moped without any cbt or L plates you still have to Do the CBT for a bigger bike like a 125 then you will be on L plates until test passed . so Moped you have full licence , 125 you are a learner .....simples

Well, basically she tried mod2 on a 500, dropped it on an off-camber junction, lost her confidence and decided to try on a smaller, lighter bike. I would have thought the mod1 will still be valid for 2 years despite having passed mod 2 So she would have to take mod 1 on a 125 again and then mod 2 or just do mod 2 again onn a 500 ? that would make sence cos How can the DSA make her mod 1 pass on a 500 invalid when she passed it fair and square ? so that is what I reckon the outcome would be ,,a mod 2 retake on 500 or mod 1 & 2 on a 125 cos her mod 2 pass would be invalid cos she was on the wrong bike and you cant do mod 2 without doing mod 1 oh my head hurts

I would say on mod 1 the U turn was one of the easiest things ....it was pretty wide in fact and no kerb so the main failure on this manouver would be failing to lifesaver before the turn . The Hazard avoidance certainly needs countersteer and aiming at the Box you have to end up in makes the hazard more natural to avoid. As everyone says the main fail for hazard is A)hitting blue cone (going to fast possibly) or B not achieving the speed required (Dont throttle off until you leave the speed trap ) Once you have DOne it its easy ...its the thought of doing it that is hard

Thanks for reminding me Dan ....If the test was Super hard people would feel they earned it and when it used to be 3 times round the block I suppose people didn't get the same sense of satisfaction ? Its like why people climb everest I suppose,Why bother when you could take a helicopter Its the journey not the destination ...repeat 100 times

Great so after all that Suffering passing MOD 1 I'll end up having to Do all them manovers on the mod 2 Again I Really wonder if its all worth the hassle, I may take my PPL instead its most likely easier