Bike test tomorrow mod2
 

Hi again everyone, mod 2 tomorrow & i just cant seem to relax...
tips please :)

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I was never very good at relaxing, but youve done the hardest part so just treat it as a normal ride but be extra careful with your observations and signals.
Best of luck x

Just treat it like a normal lesson. Relax and ride safe. The examiner is a biker too and they want to see bikers on the road. They are not there to trip you up, just to put you in real world situations to see how you react.

Remember:
Do shoulder checks before changing road positions.
Cancel indicators after a turn.
RELAX!

Good luck.

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Might not be the best thing to say haha.. but i failed it a month ago via a roundabout and a 206 going round slowly... i pulled out infront of it* (i beleave it was safe to do so..& it was.. but he failed me for observation.. when i clearly sew it coming, he could of even asked me for the reg and i would of been able to tell him.

(i tired to argue my case, without being a D(8ck about it .. but i was to gutted i had failed and just left) one serious mark = fail.

Its just life changing as it will be my first proper license. (ovs done cbt bla bla)

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See all above really! Mirrors, indicators, shoulder checks. Remember that it isn't like a car test, the examiner can't be making notes as you do stuff - they're getting a general feel for whether you are going to be safe or not and trying to remember anything that stands out. For example, missing one shoulder check may be overlooked (mine was marked as a minor) if the rest of them are good. If they're all a bit dodgy, the examiner will be looking out for a specifically bad one to fail you on. They are not going to pass you if they are worried that you are likely to hurt yourself. If you go in feeling confident but not cocky, you'll most likely ride that way too and you'll be fine

Good luck

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That seems a good theory. :smt115

I know i can do it, but im so nervous ! iv been up down the country and though citys round huge roundabouts and this and that & been fine just that when its time its not my time :( ..

& Thankyou :)

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hi , did mine 8 weeks ago and passed , failed it first time doing 60 on duel carrage , was behind a lorry , going to over take but car came down out side lane at some rates so stayed behind lorry and when car passed then i over took , failed as said i was to close to lorry while watching car , so just keep in mind whats in frount all the time , one minnor on last test obsevation again sure the love to mark most down once for that , just be your self and forget about the examminer behind you , and watch your speed , good luck sure you will do it

Just remember. They are not looking for good riders, just safe ones. I passed my mod 2, and I had a couple of juddering stops and fluffing my gears a little, but I was safe. Prove you are safe, pass your mod 2, and then you can look to becoming a better rider. Passing is only the beginning.

Don't be hesitant. But don't put your safety in anyone else's hands, i.e assuming a car will turn off because he has his indicator on.

Where I did my test, they always took you on the dual carriageway to see that you are confident at overtaking or whether you sit at 60 behind a car. It's all about being confident and safe.

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Well done for passing :-D & Thankyou.

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anyone got any tips to carm myself down? (tried slow breathing but its not working)

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I found keeping my second test secret really helped, might be too late if you have already told friends/family/colleagues etc. less pressure on the day.

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Keep busy.

The day of my mod 2 I got hair cut, etc and actually ended up being 5 mins late to test as I was so (deliberately) busy.

Go cut the grass or something.

K

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Tbh i dont really care how many times it takes me (so no pressure from there) most people lie about silly things like that anyway, i just want it over with :smt019 & to be on the road.. its just my nerves ... f()98kin test's

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Been trying today.. not much hope aha atleast its helping me quit smoking :smt072

Think i might polish my bike tomorrow morning and fantasize(?) how life could be:smt040

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When I did a lesson before my test I was doing u-turn practice. My instructor took me to the narrowist road he could find. His theory was if you can do it here, you can do it anywhere. I was so nervous I kept putting my foot down. When he said lets try somewhere else I had to do a u-turn to get out of the road. Did it perfectly as the pressure was off. Just remember what you have been taught and you will pass no trouble. I always get nervous before tests, but once I get started I find it's ok.

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test nerves took over me at 5.30am woke up with heart racing couldn't get back sleep.

& sorry for anyone who having breakfast .. but i just barft mine back up again :nomore: :smt009

On my test day I woke up early too as I had trouble sleeping. Don't stress over the fact you got up early.

Also, don't think "if I pass I can do this later". Just do the test.

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If you are ready, you'll pass. If not, it isn't the end of the world, practise some more and take it again.

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Any news or are you too busy ragging your bike with your shiny new licence?

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Yeah, come on, fess up - how did it go?

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No news then?

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Well he was last on line yesterday at 4.16 pm. I hope he's ok.

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I'm a little concerned thb. I've PM'd him anyway.

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Hey EVERYONE :) ...sorry that i haven't been posting on the forum much atm

IV PASSSEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDD !!!!!!!!!!

FUll license !! woooppp wooppp !! :')

anybody know any cheap/cheapest insurer's seeing as im 17 ?

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Good lad I told you to get it done, and you have. Well done :)

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Thanks :) & thanks for the support mate,

things to do; insurance, tax, & new battery, adjust throttle, burn some rubber !! with the shiny side up xD

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Well done fella!

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http://www.just-motorcycleinsurance.com/ they came back cheapest for me, £270ish tpft with breakdown, legal cover, etc etc.

Try www.gocompare.com though, they'll fast track for loads of insurers and are miles better than compare the market and ****

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Thanks mate :D

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mum/dad would prefer me to have fully comp, il try that website so far lowest price today iv got is £1.100 :reaper: + thats paying in full.

going to ring round tomorrow morning.. reckon i could haggle any?

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Any particular reason they think fully comp is better? I can understand it if you're likely to dump a brand new bike...but something under £2k....

You'll be unlikely to find anything under a grand, I'm 30 and struggle with fully comp. I am in the ghetto suburb of Shepherds Bush, though!

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seriously just chill, i passed mine 9 weeks ago first time with 1 minor, it really isnt bad aslong as you relax and concentrate on whats going on around you

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He's passed it Granty, keep up :D

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my bad haha well done mate :L

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Off topic...I don't get this - :L

someone once told me it looks like someone smiling, but to me it looks like someone with one side of their mouth drooping...so...stroke maybe? Or simply a grimacing face?

Anyway...well done on passing and keep safe, hope you find insurance that's not too ballistically expensive!

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haha its a laughing face hence the L standing for the l from laughing :)

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Ah there we go then, still looks like a droopy faced stroke victim though :D

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yeah looking at it i agree haha

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anyone on here in the south?

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:L

May this henceforth be known as the Helen Daniels Smiley