Mod 1 pass on the cheep.

[keeny]

Hi All, just thought I'd do a little write up on my Mod 1 experience today.............i Thought to myself as I already have a ybr125 what could training offer me that I couldn't do myself for the mod 1 test, well nothing was the answer..........so I got together some plastic tubs and on Sunday's when Aldi's was closed I marked out the slalom course and figure of 8 and also marked out the swerve part of the course minus the bend. So I had my markers for my speed trap and then the swerve cones and finally the 4 cones you stop in and from there straight into the u turn.

I wonder what the staff a Aldi's were thinking on Monday mornings when they arrived for work and noticed chalk marks all over the place ?

Any way I practice the slow manoeuvres and the swerve and emergency stops for a couple of weekends then booked my test.

Today Friday 21st August I headed off to the test centre in Newport for my 3.pm test slot and was told a few people hadn't turned up as it was raining quite heavy in the morning but as it turned out the afternoon was blazing sunshine.

There were two guys in there whom had already passed and were just getting the paper work sorted before heading off back with their instructor, so I was there on my own....and The nerves started to build up so I looked out the window at some car test candidates setting off with shear fright in their eyes so I felt a little better.

Then came the examiner and said OK when your ready lets check your details and off we go.

He gave my bike the once over then said I'll go open the gate and you ride in and stop just inside past the gate. Okay at this point when students attend with an instructor, the instructor normally wheels their bikes outside the gates while the student does the paper work bit, but in my case I was on my own so the examiner disappeared around the corner from where I was parked to open the gates...so I did my observations against a brick building so if anything was coming my way from that direction I'd be dead anyway as it would probably have been a plane crash landing.

Ok so into the test area I went and to be honest I was surprised at the amount of space I had to perform the slalom and figure of 8 even tho I'd had the measurement of the dsa site and marked up in Aldi's car park, but I guess its because there's no clutter and plenty of open space.

Well I didn't Hum to myself as some people have done but what I did do was talk my way through it and encourage myself and as many have suggested on this forum I took my time between each part of the test, for instance I would listen to him explain what was required next then he would say when your ready proceed, and at that point I would say to myself okay select first gear, observations go.........make Sure your doing at least 20 coming up to the last corner okay let it rip keep it in second gear throttle off through the speed trap, swerve, upright, brake, and same again before my u turn said to myself don't forget final check over shoulder before committing the turn.

I'm pleased to say I passed with no minors and for the princely some of ten pounds, i will however have training for mod 2 ( I think ).

Cheers Chris.

Edited August 21, 2009 by keeny

[c4rlosYZF]

Nice one m8 ! Well Done.

[techno]

Added to members test experiances!

[keeny]

Added to members test experiances!

 

Sorry about that i meant to post in members experiances

Cheers chris.

[techno]

No worries and well done

[Guest]

Excellent work mate