Failed CBT never ridden a bike

[Welsh1da]

Hey guys, I recently did my CBT, and while I nailed 9 out of the 10 things needed to go on the road, it was my clutch control that let me down as I kept stalling the bike.

To someone who has never ridden a motor vehicle before, let alone a bike, this was Greek to me and I kept getting the biting point right, but I either let go of the clutch, (or "dumping" as my instructor called it), or my revs dropped too low.

Towards the end of the test I was getting the hang of it, and went from stalling everytime to maybe once out of 3 starts. Sadly the onsite practic training was over in as little as 2 hours (bit short if you ask me) and I was told come back again.

My question is, I was comfortable with everything else, gear changing, signaling, emergency stops etc.....it's just the damn clutch control. So I was wondering if anyone knows of a "practice" school/centre or someone private, in South Wales or idealy Caediff, that I can pay to have a few goes around a car park or something, just so I can nail clutch control and focus on the other things when I re-do my CBT?

[XmisterIS]

Firstly, you didn't "fail". You just didn't get the hang of it, but you learnt lots.

I'm not sure if the rules have changed, but when I did my CBT, you could do it on either a geared bike or a twist-n-go (automatic, scooter), and then ride anything up to 125cc with no more than 14 bhp, on L-Plates (geared or automatic, regardless of whether you'd done your CBT on a geared or automatic).

Like you, I couldn't get the hang of gear changes either, didn't go out on the road, so they gave me a second day free and I ended up going out on a 125cc scooter (automatic - no clutch), which I found easy to ride.

I then went and bought myself a geared 125 and just practiced riding up and down my road. It was much easier and more relaxing without an instructor watching me! When I was confident enough, I then rode round the block, then out onto the main road, then further afield, etc.