matt6950 Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) Hey Everyone.1st of all I would like to thank everyone who has posted about their CBT experience really helped me to expect what was coming.So It was raining only lightly but enough to make me think great. Got to remember I've never driven a car or bike in my life on the road til today. So I set off for channel riders.So got their at 8:45, it was me and other other person. both pretty much newbies at it. had a bit of a talk about the bikes, the law etc. and then had a look around a bike. done the checks you would do daily etc.Then it was out into the court yard was a fair size, nothing to big nothing to small. done all your basics going, starting, changing gears, emergency stop, u Turn, figure of 8 (i sucked at it for some reason i could just not do figure of 8s lol)So after that it was a quick brake, onto the high way code then out on the bike!At this point It was daunting, I was out of my comfort zone 1st time on the road, everything was new, 1st time really doing them sort of speeds 20-30MPH. So turning still something i need to get used to lol. But in all I did well apart from when I was on a hill trying to do a right hand turn some how messed it up and ended up under the bike! the instructor said at this point he should really stop the CBT, But 1st thing I said when I got up was i'm alright I want to continue. I went their this morning expecting to fall off. I knew it would happen. just glad it wasn't a bad one lol Picture of my leg (Now that i've fallen of I really must be part of the motorbike crew lol)(IGNORE the state of the room lol)http://i.imgur.com/7TOCIze.jpgIn all I had fun and would recommend Channel riders to anyone in the South East area! Edited January 16, 2015 by matt6950 Quote
Trotter251 Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Congrats Now your riding life begins Quote
Tango Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Congrats mate.......enjoy life on the open road on 2 wheels...... Quote
MissBex Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Congratulations!! I also came off the bike when I was on my lessons doing a right turn after getting straight back on it after a 3 week gap from my first big bike lesson. Dropped the revs I think and it just tipped over. haha. Luckily I didn't end up under it, I kind of just stepped off and tried to lay it down slowly to try and save the footpeg, but it broke anyway lolBike shopping for you know then? RS! Quote
matt6950 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Posted January 17, 2015 Yeah thanks everyoneI'm looking around online atm as I can't get to most local bike shops til Monday due to work so just looking around at prices etc I'm either going to go for a Honda CBF or the Yamaha ybf I think it is I rode the Yamaha on the CBT seemed like a good little bike Quote
Chrissb6 Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Get in well done! Onwards and upwards enjoy the freedom stay safe Quote
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