GazW Posted May 15, 2011 Posted May 15, 2011 Had mod1 training today. Not feeling too bad about the test. Couple of things worrying me, one being the rain. It was a tough decision today practising the swerve with horrible visibility with the visor down (hyperoptic insert, it was just rain droplets as opposed to mist) or horrible visibility due to having the visor up and being smashed in the face with rain..Also for some reason I kept forgetting the lifesaver on the slow riding only!!? Was fine on the practise on the car park, it was the mock test at the actual test centre that got me. Then end of the session that horrible arkwardness of stepping off a 500 and back on the CG and it feeling like a pushbike, gutless and all the controls just feeling wrong. Got on really well with the instructor and the GS500. Didn't find the riding position uncomfortable and I'm 6'1'All in all a good day and fingers crossed for tomorrow Quote
GazW Posted May 15, 2011 Author Posted May 15, 2011 Cheers. I know this is a horrible thing to say, but it was a shared day with another fella who had done the full package. CBT, theory, mod1 + 2 for like 700 quid. It was his first time on a bike on the road on Wednesday and the fact he was struggling kinda took the pressure off me slightly. Would have hated it to be yhe other way round! Quote
Roadtorque Posted May 15, 2011 Posted May 15, 2011 Think this should be under the heading,, CBT, Test and Training Information, Section Quote
GazW Posted May 16, 2011 Author Posted May 16, 2011 Failed. The bike was sat in the test centre for around an hour before I started.. Never stalled before or after I got in the test area.. Knew I should have put the choke on to get the bike ticking over around 1k instead of 500rpm. Got in the test area. Did the manual handling, stalled on the slalom! Rode everything else perfect. Not one minor mark. Speed of 53 on swerve and 56 on controlled stop. Most frustrating thing was I was worried about locking the back wheel in the wet on the controlled stop. I had no problems with the slalom/figure 8 in training. If anything it was probably my strongest area. Bloody gutted. Test rebooked but not for four weeks tomorrow! Ahh well. Heres to second time lucky!! Quote
scanty Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 don't worry bout it, it happens. at least it was the cheap test. had something similar on mine, bike was fine all the way to the test centre and as soon as i rode it into the yard i couldn't get neutral. which i forgot about on the manual handling part. not good trying to push it in first in a test situation. examiner was fine about it though Quote
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