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Tiz the year of the woman rider.:-)

I am so pleased you are making the side look good in my absence :-)
Very very impressed with the speed you have done this. Well done. X

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Originally Posted by gruntygiggles (Post 2229968)

TBH, I think it has more to do with your attitude rather than the cc of the bike. It's up to you want you do with your right hand, use it foolishly and pay the price....take it easy and don't rush things and should be alright.

You're welcome to borrow mine any time;)

Only stipulation is I'm allowed to take photos...:D

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That was quick. Well done.

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Originally Posted by gruntygiggles (Post 2230000)

Firstly......damn, was it that obvious??? ;-)

Secondly, I'll still be on the CG til the Babyblade is ready, but the guys at the training centre have said I can go up there for a ride on one of their 500s when the babyblade is ready so that I don't have to go straight from the CG to a fully faired and lovely bike. They said, use ours to get back in big bike mode..COOL :-)

Good training centre You have there, Good to know some are more interested in good riders rather than the buck they can earn. (thats not a sarky comment either)

Totally understand you there. I am actually surprised that there have been so many incidents with the Mod 1 in the wet as although it was dry for mine, all of my training was done in really stinking weather, very heavy rain and very high winds on top of a hill in a rubbly tarmac training centre that's half the length of the test centre.

As the instructors said today when I asked about it...."if you can't do the hazard avoidance/emergency break in the wet, you have not had enough instruction and your instructor should not have put you in for the test.
I was amazed at how much grip you actually have in the wet. Having done it, I can say that 50kph sounds fast, but it really isn't. You have a big wide sweeping corner to pick up a bit of speed, then a really decent distance to put the throttle on to get the speed. Then, if you just throttle off as soon as you go through the speed trap, do the swerve and stop in the box, you're fine. I reckon people have come off because they've maybe tried to slow using the front brake whilst doing the swerve because the wet has made them nervous.....who knows, but it's much much easier than I thought it would be.

It was the slow control that worried me because that's where your nerves really get the better of you.

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Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf (Post 2230024)

You're welcome to borrow mine any time;)

Only stipulation is I'm allowed to take photos...:D

Cool, but I'm not Lady Godiva.....just so you know ;-)

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Originally Posted by gruntygiggles (Post 2229966)

I was bricking it, thought I must have done something dangerous and was actually ready to give him a piece of my mind if he failed me because I knew I'd done it all well. My instructor looked well confused. Got into the test centre and he said, "Congratulations Cheryl, you passed at a very hight standard and well done on noticing that Volvo". My instructor then said, "wow that was quick". The reply from the examiner was, "well, the standard of riding was well high enough and I saw what I needed to see in those few miles so no point staying out in this appauling weather unecessarily".

Oh geez, you're gonna need a new helmet GG, to fit over your swollen head.

Well done! ;)

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Originally Posted by metalangel (Post 2230037)

Oh geez, you're gonna need a new helmet GG, to fit over your swollen head.

Well done! ;)

You make a good point there MA. I've kind of flown through all of this and have been really loving it, so I am getting incredibly concious of not letting myself get over confident. Luckily, I've had a few lorries and Audi drivers scare the living daylights out of me and I did go a bit too hot into a left hander when out with TheOnlyNemesis on Saturday. I didn't cross the lines, but I'm well aware that I am a proper real newbie...lol.

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Brilliant!!!!! Well done!!!!!!
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Well done :)

Have fun on the 400

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Originally Posted by gruntygiggles (Post 2230020)

Yep.....oooh, I can go on the motorway now if I take the L plates off the CG. YAY.....I can take the L plates off!

Anyway Tony....more importantly, when are you going to take me out??? I haven't forgotten the offer of imparting some of your massive biking wisdom to me :D;).

I might surprise you like i did Dan and Squirrel_Hunter....I'm faster in the bends and lean the bike way more than either of them were expecting but I want to make sure my road positioning is good, entry and exit of bends is good and that I am using the gears effectively.

I'll pay in petrol and tea/coffee xxxxxxxxxxxx

Massive biking wisdom.... well yes I guess Im a tad old ;)

With the offer of tea I'll be happy. Anytime the bunch are out or you feel like a blat around and I'm not working I'll join in, riding my usual well balanced sedate manner :shock:. I'm sure you'd learn more from SH than I though for the twisty stuff.