First Mod1 done.....

[dynax]

roll on for the second attempt, did okay but I knew it would be a fail today, got 2 majors foot down on the fig 8 and not quite fast enough on the avoidance exercise 48 kph.

No problem though I know what to expect now and which areas I need to work on, anyway that's done now so let's talk fishing

[husoi]

Not wanting to be pedantic, however the metric unit you would be using is km/h   

 

Common problem in low speed control is that, myself included, we often forget to move the body outwards the bend to allow the bike to lean further.

[SometimesSansEngine]

I almost went into my first mod1 knowing I was going to fail. I know some people (me included) will say that's a great way of making it come true, but on that specific day I just felt crap on the bike as soon as I sat on it. We can all have days like that.

 

For me I just decided to make a beeline directly for a cone in the slalom.

 

The best people have a practice first

[NeilM]

1 hour ago, dynax said:

roll on for the second attempt, did okay but I knew it would be a fail today, got 2 majors foot down on the fig 8 and not quite fast enough on the avoidance exercise 48 kph.

No problem though I know what to expect now and which areas I need to work on, anyway that's done now so let's talk fishing

Stick with it mate

[JackieOWheels]

Sorry to hear that @dynax, I'm sure you will get it next time!

[dynax]

1 hour ago, SometimesSansEngine said:

I almost went into my first mod1 knowing I was going to fail. I know some people (me included) will say that's a great way of making it come true, but on that specific day I just felt crap on the bike as soon as I sat on it. We can all have days like that.

 

For me I just decided to make a beeline directly for a cone in the slalom.

 

The best people have a practice first

 

I should have changed the time really, originally I had it for 2.30pm then it got cancelled and they sent out a new date and at 8.30 in the morning, so I was up 5.45am. Next time I will make sure it's an afternoon slot

[dynax]

26 minutes ago, NeilM said:

Stick with it mate

 

I will, though there's no pressure got 18 months to get it done

[dynax]

9 minutes ago, JackieOWheels said:

Sorry to hear that @dynax, I'm sure you will get it next time!

 

Don't be sorry it is what it is, no rush plenty of time to get it done

[SometimesSansEngine]

38 minutes ago, dynax said:

 

I should have changed the time really, originally I had it for 2.30pm then it got cancelled and they sent out a new date and at 8.30 in the morning, so I was up 5.45am. Next time I will make sure it's an afternoon slot

 

Ha, I had the opposite, I wanted to get it done with rather than waiting around, and once I got to my mod 2 I asked the bike school to make sure I was out first (on my first mod 1 the other chap went first so it was like a creeping death)

 

By the time my mod 2 rolled around I passed in the morning, then we went and had lunch and rode around a bit more before the other guy's test so I got to enjoy a non-pressured bike ride

[KiwiBob]

2 hours ago, dynax said:

 

I should have changed the time really, originally I had it for 2.30pm then it got cancelled and they sent out a new date and at 8.30 in the morning, so I was up 5.45am. Next time I will make sure it's an afternoon slot

I've always been very particular when picking times for tests! .. I like 11:15.

 

It gives me time to have a good breakfast then go for a ride without having to wait around all day and having it play on my mind.

 

Which bike did you take it on? ..I would think your CG would be best for slow stuff.

 

Edited April 27, 2021 by KiwiBob

[dynax]

2 hours ago, KiwiBob said:

I've always been very particular when picking times for tests! .. I like 11:15.

 

It gives me time to have a good breakfast then go for a ride without having to wait around all day and having it play on my mind.

 

Which bike did you take it on? ..I would think your CG would be best for slow stuff.

 

 

With me it stems from my free time when I was looking after Andrea, plus I don't have breakfast so when I got there I was pretty peckish

 

Plus if I don't have a good night I can usually get my head down for a couple of hours beforehand, anyway it's done now I always accepted that I would probably fail so no great loss but an invaluable lesson as to where my weaknesses are

 

I did it on Xena, I did think about taking the CG which I probably should have done, but I spend more time on Xena and feel more comfortable on her than the CG.

[James in Brum]

I was thinking about the CG being easier for some of that stuff. 
onwards and upwards old chap!

[Bender]

Onwards and upwards, or forwards in a squggly line  

 

Good luck with next one, get yourself practicing  

[dynax]

2 hours ago, James in Brum said:

I was thinking about the CG being easier for some of that stuff. 
onwards and upwards old chap!

 

The main issue is the power, the CG is only 10 horses, as you know there isn't much distance from the corner to the avoidance cones, so a you come out of the corner you have to really give it some to get up to speed, more powerful bike not a problem you have the power there to do it, smaller bike literally slightly less than a quarter of the power.

Which was the main reason a went on Xena just a couple of extra horses, but also heavier so probably no that much in it regarding doing the cones.

I will see how things pan out for me financially over the coming months and may have to consider doing it on a school bike and do the full A, that way at least I know I will hit the speed required

[James in Brum]

Did you really dislike the big bike when you did a lesson or two?

[dynax]

2 minutes ago, James in Brum said:

Did you really dislike the big bike when you did a lesson or two?

 

The main put off was the riding position, it was really uncomfortable, even the CG's riding position is uncomfortable to a degree which is why I don't use it so much.

[Bender]

2 minutes ago, dynax said:

 

The main put off was the riding position, it was really uncomfortable, even the CG's riding position is uncomfortable to a degree which is why I don't use it so much.

What bikes were they using.

[dynax]

Just now, Bender said:

What bikes were they using.

 

The one I tried was a 600 Fazer, and I really couldn't gel with it.

[skyrider]

8 hours ago, dynax said:

 

I should have changed the time really, originally I had it for 2.30pm then it got cancelled and they sent out a new date and at 8.30 in the morning, so I was up 5.45am. Next time I will make sure it's an afternoon slot

go into it with a positive mental attitude 

[Bender]

1 hour ago, dynax said:

 

The one I tried was a 600 Fazer, and I really couldn't gel with it.

It's a fairly upright neutral position, I preferred it to the sv650 but I still liked that, any other schools nearby  

[JackieOWheels]

11 minutes ago, Bender said:

It's a fairly upright neutral position, I preferred it to the sv650 but I still liked that, any other schools nearby  

SV650 was the bike I did my Mods and DAS, like Bender says, it's nice and upright; especially when I'm used leaning forward as the only two bikes I've had/rode on was the CBR125 and RF600.

[Spongefinger]

Sorry to hear that...I failed my first one. Hit first cone on slalom and foot down on u turn.

Good thing is I knew what to expect when I went back felt much more focused on getting the job done than worrying about what it was going to be like. As for slow control I found keeping my knees tight to the tank may me feel less like putting a foot down. And if you think you are going to go over release that clutch a millimetre ! 

Edited April 28, 2021 by Spongefinger