Anger over motorbike 'swerve test'

Originally Posted by JohnMcL7

Of course you do - if you're riding in wet conditions you know you have reduced grip and therefore you slow down in case you need to perform any emergency maneuvers. When you're out riding on your test you would be expect to reduce your speed if the conditions were poor so it seems odd they fix the speed for the swerve part of the test regardless of the conditions.

John

Because its supposed to be a swerve test not a slow speed slalom test. I wasn't a fan of this concept and a DSA examiner told me he thought it was a bit too severe, but those videos certainly seem to tell a different story.

[Bluepete]

Thanks for the plans, I'll let you know how it goes.

Pete

wouldnt mind trying it either - only cause i know ive passed already though. wonder how fast it can be done

[ethariel]

What i really want to know, is when the fuggers are adding this style of offroad test to the car test, make it harder for the masses and then watch people howl about it!

The U turn is dead!
Long live the swerve!

[hindle8907]

i passed my test a month ago on a crappy old 1991 ybr i think, in heavy rain and found it simple the full course is simple to be honest but i have had a 2 years experince on a 125cc so that could play a part but still the swerve isnt that bad at all

Originally Posted by JohnMcL7

Of course you do - if you're riding in wet conditions you know you have reduced grip and therefore you slow down in case you need to perform any emergency maneuvers. When you're out riding on your test you would be expect to reduce your speed if the conditions were poor so it seems odd they fix the speed for the swerve part of the test regardless of the conditions.

John

I think having a fixed speed has left them open to (perhaps uninformed) criticism, but in the end I'm sure they realised it would be wet at least some of the time.

So let's assume for an optimistic but realistic moment they're not total imbeciles and accept that this entire element of the test has been devised for operation in all conditions short of snow and ice.

That's why it (the "swerve") looks so damned easy, if they were making one for the dry exclusively it would surely have to be harder. People are crashing because they're tugging the brakes too hard and at the wrong moment, and those people would be doing that on the roads too if they were unleashed.

[Dave20046]

I'm wondering if that old ginger wench has ever ridden a motorcycle....
In the wet I can see why it'd be daunting. In the dry I'm not massively concerned. Just glad I managed to cram mine in before it all changed.

Shall we start on our get well soon card for Magnum?

I personally, with not a huge amount of ridign experience don't think it's any worse that the U turn on a 125!

It's a test. If you can't do it you fail. If you fail, you practise and try again! People should stop mumping their gums and get on with it!

Originally Posted by wizurd

wouldnt mind trying it either - only cause i know ive passed already though. wonder how fast it can be done

My daughter did it at 54kph on a cg125 for her A2

Her friend doing his Das clocked 61kph on the bigger bike

both said it is easy...