Originally Posted by captainsmelly (Post 1616365)

hey good luck with next test, well done for trying again. my wife fell off doing her CBT and refuses to go back!

Originally Posted by ljm2008 (Post 1613580)

I was meant to have my direct access bike test today but instead I'm sitting on the coach with my leg elevated getting bored already with daytime tv!

Had my 500 day training yesterday. I've been having some small inconsistencies when I'm stopping putting my foot out too soon. We were going out in the afternoon and pulled up at a junction with dodgy camber. Put my foot out too soon, must have pulled the front brake (I don't remember) bike loses balance and the next thing I know I'm on the ground with the bike on top of my foot. The instructor managed to lift it off me as I pulled my foot out, but my boot was totally squashed to about half the normal width. To say it was painful is an understatement. Couldn't even get up, and when they tried to get me to stand up I thought I was gonna pass out or something. Got an ambulance to take me to the hospital (ambulance driver was a cheeky so-and-so!)...didn't realise I needed to be interviewed by the police too! Strangely enough the night before I had a dream that I got interviewed by the police...hmm...premonition??? Got X-rayed and stuff and thankfully it's not broken, so I just got sent home with some ibuprofen and paracetamol. Got some great bruises on my leg and a swollen foot (hubby took photos) but other than that I'm ok.

Just a pain that I need to buy a new helmet (apparently the instructor saw my head go down too) and new boots and I've only spent like 2 days on the bikes!!

To be honest last night I just wanted to give up...I'm not feeling so negative now but still needing any advice I can get on how to get my confidence back before I go back for more training and test hopefully if I don't change my mind before then... I do have my SV sitting outside though that I'm hoping will keep me motivated! I know it's only a small accident but when it's with something as simple as just stopping then it's a bit scary and really knocked my confidence!

Laura

Originally Posted by ljm2008 (Post 1616349)

Hey...

Thanks for all the help and advice :) My foot is on the mend...I can walk on it a bit now without any pain, it just still feels like it's going to go pop if I put too much weight on it lol! :mrgreen: Bruises are still pretty painful but hey, that's no big deal!

So hubby is still trying to persuade me to do the full test...BUT I'm having second thoughts. I think I'm most likely to pass the test (hopefully I can get a date through the training school before the new test) on a 125. I've had some good and bad moments over the past few days including times when I want to give up and feel a bit of a panic coming on when I think about manouvering the big bike under the pressure of training and test. I think I'd be much happier just doing an extra days training on a 125 then sit the test on that. Then I can learn to handle my own bike (instead of switching about big bikes) in my own time and at my own pace etc because as it stands at the moment I can't ride it at all...wheras if I do the restricted test and get the bike restricted...etc etc...

So...that leads on to restricting my bike...I've been quoted £200 and had a few strange conversations about potential insurers about it :confused: Some have said it makes no difference and others say they won't quote me, which I don't understand. But does anyone know what licence I should put in the website? For some of them the choices are just "Full motorcycle, provisional motorcycle, moped" but nothing about the restricted one... In theory I guess if I did that test I would have a full licence for the bike (restricted) that I would be riding, so do I just select that?

Also, if anyone knows of any restrictor kits going (didn't see any in the for sale section) give me a shout! Does £200 including fitting sound a bit extreme??

Laura

Originally Posted by Dave20046 (Post 1616454)

I've seen the part go for £40 second hand.

Originally Posted by tony_sv650sy (Post 1616536)

Sorry to hear about your drop and glad your mending ok. Ive dropped mine a few times, the funniest was when i turned round to check if my rear light was working and another time when i did a u-turn on a hill, the bike started to go over but my foot wouldnt touch the floor until the bike was too far over to hold. We all drop them at some stage, you were just unluck to get hurt.



Yes the parts to restrict a bike are quite cheap, however, you have to have it certified at a garage that it has been restricted, and thats where they sting you, not the price of the parts.