So then, first Module 1....

...and it was all going perfectly until the very very end when I bugger up the emergency stop in the wet


I get there and the tarmac is dry, sit in and eat a bite of lunch and wait for the examiner and it chucks it down...

Lady examiner for something a bit different, get out there and park the bike in the bay...all dandy, avoidance swerve thing rode through at 51k, great, do the U-turn and put my foot down at the very end as I used the front brake to stop for some reason and needed to catch the bike as I unbalanced a bit , but it wasn't marked down as a minor, I assume because I didn't drop bike...Carried on to do emergency stop, 59k but it was my first e-stop in the wet and I fish-tailed. Normally I handle e-stops fine - in the dry - and hardly use the back brake but I think the nerves got to me at the final hurdle, I used too much back brake and I think pulled the clutch in. Still, I stayed on fine, if I'd have just lifted my foot off the back brake and saved the wibble I think she would have given it me, GUTTED is not the word!

On the plus side though, not one minor apart from the outright fail so have to look on the bright side And despite not passing I really enjoyed my 20 mile ride back from the riding school and even went for a bit of shopping therapy (a headlight bulb ) so all is not lost.

Better bloody get it next time! Not telling anyone when though so don't ask

A disappointed but happy MYC x

[andrewsmith]

Sorry to here that MYC

Took me 3 attempts to pass mod 1.
Good luck for next time

[Bibio]

better luck next time missy.

Unlucky, sorry to hear it. I did the same on my Mod 1, but my examiner was nice, and told me I handled it well.
anyways, good luck for next time

[gruntygiggles]

I made and EPIC fail on FB hun, so sorry in advance....I honestly hadn't read your status til after I posted!

Bad luck, but you'll be fine next time chick xxx

[dizzyblonde]

Do they not fail you for putting your foot down on a U turn these days?? That was a complete fail when the old test was around.

Pah....bad sweaty socks that, I was really expecting you to pass that too. Meh, don't be too downhearted, statistically those who take a few swings are supposed to be better riders, apparently! xx

Bugger unlucky

At least you know where to concentrate your practicing.

Good luck on the re-take

Never mind, you'll get it next time.

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

even went for a bit of shopping therapy (a headlight bulb )

Yorkie Chris.... you're a lucky b*****D!

Originally Posted by ChrisSV

Unlucky, sorry to hear it. I did the same on my Mod 1, but my examiner was nice, and told me I handled it well.
anyways, good luck for next time

cheers Chris I didn't come off it so my instructor deemed that as "handling it well"

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Do they not fail you for putting your foot down on a U turn these days?? That was a complete fail when the old test was around.

Pah....bad sweaty socks that, I was really expecting you to pass that too. Meh, don't be too downhearted, statistically those who take a few swings are supposed to be better riders, apparently! xx

Well I'd already done the U-turn and had straightened up, it was on stopping that I used the front brake - dunno why - and the jerk made me lose my balance a bit

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Yorkie Chris.... you're a lucky b*****D!

Ok I may have not been telling the whole truth, I also went to a craft shop for arty supplies, the pharmacist and the petrol station but heyho

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Ok I may have not been telling the whole truth, I also went to a craft shop for arty supplies, the pharmacist and the petrol station but heyho

You didn't go and try and beat your own personal record for the total amount spent on clothes and shoes in one hour. He's still a lucky b******D.