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I've got my last 2 days training on Sat and Sun and then test monday morning! I'm sure i'll hear them a lot on the weekend but any words of wisdom!?
stay calm and treat it as if your just going for a good rideout it's not that bad tbh quite enjoyed mine.
Shellywoozle
13-11-08, 08:31 PM
Good luck mate.
Are there any points you feel you not happy with i.e. U-turn, emergency stop?
Just treat the test like a lesson and relax, it's amazing just how relaxed you are made to feel. If you think you have made an almight boo boo just forget it and carry on, you probably will be OK.
BBadger
13-11-08, 08:33 PM
GOOD LUCK !
Just practice everything until your sick of it and you cant fail !
newts924
13-11-08, 08:36 PM
Good Luck mate :D
Just relax and try to remember what you have learnt and you should be ok.
Let us know how you get on.
Mr Speirs
13-11-08, 08:36 PM
I found that my test was so much less stressful than my lessons.
If a made a slight mistake I was expecting to hear a bit of advice in my ear like in a lesson but it was silent :)
I actually rode the worst I ever rode since starting to ride a bike due to nerves and second guessing myself but passed very comfortably.
So my advice. Enjoy your 35 mins on the bike and you'll be fine.
Also it felt like it took 5 mins. :)
I did fine on the U-turns and emergency stop on my first DAS day but I don't want to get complacent and know it could be a lot different on the day. All i'm worried about is that it only takes one dodgy u-turn and that's it!.
good luck............
i was worried about locking the back wheel up on emergancy stop, so i hardley used it
Shellywoozle
13-11-08, 08:39 PM
I did fine on the U-turns and emergency stop on my first DAS day but I don't want to get complacent and know it could be a lot different on the day. All i'm worried about is that it only takes one dodgy u-turn and that's it!.
Try not to over think about what you can do wrong, relax. If you find yourself getting uptight do as I do when I go round a bend I hate ......... sing LOL
They can't hear you ..... but don't nod your head to the beat LOL they will fail ya ! :mrgreen:
AndyBrad
13-11-08, 08:41 PM
im the self certified worst rider on the planet. I hadnt sat on a bike till my cbt then went onto my das! i was ****. and i mean ****. the test is fine just relax and it will all o together. as others have said jus do what your told to and you'll be fine. i did and passed with 1 minour. if i can do it anyone with half a brain that ca ride a puchbike should pass with flying colours :)
were are u based? you can buy us all a pint to celebrate :)
BUTTYBIKER
13-11-08, 08:41 PM
I did mine a year ago this November. It was second time lucky. Even lost the examiner for ten minutes, but he still passed me. As has already been said. Don't panic about mistakes, just keep going. Remember, the examiner is looking for basic competence and safety, Not an audition for the police motorcycle display team.
Good luck.
Brettus
13-11-08, 08:58 PM
good luck with it, to echo what has been said above, just relax and take your time, don't fret about the things you miss otherwise you will do worse.
All the best and don't forget to let us know how you do :D
relax, enjoy and treat it like nobody is there but you!
It will also be the quickest time ever to fly by.
Good luck you will be fine!
I always say this. Remember to cancel the indies!! I still ride around pressing the cancel switch from time to time.
ArtyLady
13-11-08, 10:57 PM
Good luck! :D
Thanks all. Will try my best and hope for good luck on the day, will let you know!
Paul the 6th
13-11-08, 11:06 PM
my instructor did a big speech just before my test
"stop being so hard on yourself, we've done your training and taught your things to such a high standard up here *holds hand above head* but the examiner is looking for you to ride safely to around this level *lowers hand to shoulder level*, so all that extra stuff like looking both ways when you ride through a green light at cross roads, is just to cement the examiners belief in your riding & observational skills"
or words to that effect. So just take a deep breath, get on the bike, and just ride it as you've been taught to. If you *think* you've just made a mistake - forget about it, or you'll lose your focus on the task in hand = riding safely :)
apart from that, good luck!
missyburd
15-11-08, 01:40 AM
Best of luck fella, hope you come back to us with good news :D
best o luck on the big day...
only thing i can say is ... look where you want to go... not where you are going.. if you know what i mean...
pay attention to road signs, markings, speed limits and position on road... you'll be fine...
RELAX
jans1971
15-11-08, 11:04 AM
I always say this. Remember to cancel the indies!! I still ride around pressing the cancel switch from time to time.
+1
Hope you had a good day out today. You had good weather:sunny:
yorkie_chris
17-11-08, 01:33 AM
Good luck!
Waiting with anticipation...
Brettus
17-11-08, 02:34 PM
Any news? :)
Still waiting..........................
New Leaf
17-11-08, 03:18 PM
well? come on - we can't stand the suspense.
Dangerous Dave
17-11-08, 05:26 PM
How did you do?
BBadger
17-11-08, 05:31 PM
TENSE!
might be out riding ??
Dangerous Dave
17-11-08, 05:35 PM
TENSE!
might be out riding ??
Could be drowning his sorrows???
BBadger
17-11-08, 05:41 PM
what, that hes now stuck with the org....:smt003
what, that hes now stuck with the org....:smt003
no........... that hes thinking of getting a pointy
Dangerous Dave
17-11-08, 05:52 PM
no........... that hes thinking of getting a pointy
+ 1
Hello........ back yet........... got any news...........
lol didn't get it unfortunately, training went really well and barely made any mistakes, test came and I ended up taking the wrong exit at a double mini roundabout. It just really caught me off guard and I didn't know which way to go, ended up cutting someone up and he said if someone has to brake for you it's a fail. Silly mistake but i've never seen a double mini roundabout in years of car driving and it confused the hell out of me!
lol didn't get it unfortunately, training went really well and barely made any mistakes, test came and I ended up taking the wrong exit at a double mini roundabout. It just really caught me off guard and I didn't know which way to go, ended up cutting someone up and he said if someone has to brake for you it's a fail. Silly mistake but i've never seen a double mini roundabout in years of car driving and it confused the hell out of me!
SHAME................
did your instructor not take you on the test routes?
missyburd
17-11-08, 09:24 PM
awww bad luck mate, at least you've had experience of it, you know what to expect now :D
Roll on the next test :p
SHAME................
did your instructor not take you on the test routes?
+1
I think I did all the routes so that i knew where i was going on whichever route he took me
Sorry to hear that you didn't pass. x
He did and I had no problem with the double minis then but he gave instructions differently, he said they should always be treated separately so he'd give instructions for each in advance whereas the examiner just said second exit at the roundabout at which point I panicked and went the wrong way (I still, technically, took the second exit but didn't count the give way line to the second roundabout as an exit). My entire ride was no where near as smooth as it had been in training either, nerves really got the better of me, was also still pretty dark and ****ing down. Not much fun really!
They did say they couldn't do every test route as there are 40 in bristol apparently!
BBadger
17-11-08, 09:28 PM
Sorry to hear you didnt pass!
Next time though you can do it and get no mistakes at all.
jans1971
17-11-08, 09:47 PM
i had a result with my test route , it was the one i practised 5 mins before my test . couldnt belive it .
:(
Better luck next time. You have rebooked - haven't you?
AndyBrad
17-11-08, 10:18 PM
no worries chap. Youll be better prepped for next time so you'll be calmer and ace it :)
Aye hope youve gotit booked!
tanis34
18-11-08, 06:48 AM
hard luck m8 i didnt pass first time either so keep at it and better luck next time
Dangerous Dave
18-11-08, 07:43 AM
Bad luck, go give it another go....
madness
18-11-08, 08:13 AM
Hard luck mate! You should pass easily next time.
I've got my DAS this weekend and my test next Wednesday. Hoping for good weather.
Paul the 6th
18-11-08, 08:46 AM
well done for getting this far & dont give up. I asked my instructor what would happen if I carried out a different manouvre to what the examiner had said i.e. turning left instead of right. He said "as long as you carry out the manouvre with all your safety checks, signals and proper machine control, there's nothing to worry about since you can never guarantee 100% reliability on the communications".
Atleast you know what to expect for next time & you might even get the same test route :)
Dappa D
18-11-08, 09:41 AM
hey fella sorry to hear that,.....did u say you are in bristol? did you take the test at the brislington test centre?
also...is your name saul? i know its a long shot but its an unusual name...so if thats your name...and your in bristol...are you about 27/28 and went to briz school???
Alpinestarhero
18-11-08, 09:43 AM
DO it again! Try and get a re-test as early as you can. I passed my test second time round
_Stretchie_
18-11-08, 10:11 AM
Gutted for you mate, better luck next time eh.. Bristol eh??
I asked my instructor what would happen if I carried out a different manouvre to what the examiner had said i.e. turning left instead of right. He said "as long as you carry out the manouvre with all your safety checks, signals and proper machine control, there's nothing to worry about since you can never guarantee 100% reliability on the communications".
I also got told the same thing by my instructor.
timwilky
18-11-08, 11:44 AM
Bad luck,
Bring back the old 4 times round the block and an emergency stop. No messing with roundabouts etc. Only obstacles the examiner can run between.
hey fella sorry to hear that,.....did u say you are in bristol? did you take the test at the brislington test centre?
also...is your name saul? i know its a long shot but its an unusual name...so if thats your name...and your in bristol...are you about 27/28 and went to briz school???
lol, no mate, my name is Saul but i'm not from Bristol so you must know another one! which is rare!
It wasn't the fact I went the wrong way that failed me, it was that I was in the left lane and went right, said it was dangerous which, had there been traffic it would have been especially on a bike so fair enough.
I'm going to book it again for the next available but i'm a bit worried about leaving it a few weeks then sitting the test. I won't forget how to ride will I or will I need more training?!
Paul the 6th
18-11-08, 10:44 PM
how about: book your test so you know the date, and then have a word with your training school and ask if you could get a few hours of refresher lessons in just to polish up maybe?
Hope this helps :)
Job done, did my test this morning and passed with 2 minors. One of which was the bloody bike hopping out of first! Chuffed now and off to look for an SV!
joshmac
11-12-08, 05:38 PM
Woo! :cheers: Well done :D
Job done, did my test this morning and passed with 2 minors. One of which was the bloody bike hopping out of first! Chuffed now and off to look for an SV!
well done :kiss:
what you after, any thing inperticular??
Dangerous Dave
11-12-08, 05:49 PM
Congratulations and well done.
ArtyLady
11-12-08, 05:54 PM
Well done! :D
Very particular actually, to an extent to which it'll be hard to get one! looking for a K5 in blue with full fairings
madness
11-12-08, 06:43 PM
Well done mate, good feeling eh?
Paul the 6th
11-12-08, 09:21 PM
and there I was pondering about selling mine due to lack of use lol :razz:
missyburd
11-12-08, 10:54 PM
Great stuff, enjoy your riding! :-D
Brettus
13-12-08, 05:27 PM
Result! good news, hope you find the bike of your dreams :D
Stay safe!
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