Why cant i pass? MOD1 disaster tale.
 

Hi guys, its not been a good day!! Ive just failed my mod1 for the third time in as many weeks, boo-hoo:smt005I just dont know why i cant do it. In training my ridings faultless both on site and on the road but when i get onto the tarmac with the examiner and those pretty coloured cones i just cant seem to get through the ordeal without kicking one of the blighters. Its insane, not to mention costing a small fortune and i know i could do it standing on my head whilst baking a cake on any other square of tarmac! I am so mad at myself and disappointed cos i am a safe, competent rider whos just desperate to get out on my own. Attempt no.4 is planned for next week and i'll be training again in the meantime but i think even my poor instructors at his wits end cos he doesnt know what else to do with me!!! Any suggestions? Valium, offering the examiner sexual favours, giving up biking in favour of knitting.......:)

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Sounds like nerves maybe effecting you.

Deep breathes, talk things through out loud to yourself as you are doing them and try and stay relaxed.

If you can do it in training you can do it in test conditions. Postive mental attitude will also help, if you tell yourself you can do it and you will pass you more than likely will. Thinking I am going to fail, often will result in failure...

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Is this the off road part of the test?

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Thanks fizzwheel, nerves are a huge problem! I cant sleep the night before, i feel sick and i must have ridden the course 200 times in my head through the night. The strange thing is that once i get to the test centre i do actually feel positive, calm and in control. I dont know what else to try!! I just feel really guilty now cos im on my own with 3 kids and am now spending money i dont really have on training i dont really need and test fees when it should be spent on the kids. I need to get this done and dusted as soon as poss. Thanks for the advice x

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If you're clipping cones you may well be object fixating out the corner of your eye, so act like they are not really on the ground but in your mental map and it should be easier.

i do this when filtering. I find i'm sometimes way too bothered by how close this bumper is, or that mirror is and i end up clipping them with my mirrors or knee sliders. other times when i'm in too much of a rush i find i get thru the smallest awkward gaps without any clipping.

HTH?

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I failed my car test five times cus of nerves, and every time I failed in a previous test I had performed the action faultlessly.
I won't mention my bike test as it was 10 years ago now and is not even the same any more.

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Yes sally it is. slalom, figure of 8, u-turn, slow ride, swerve at 32mph and emergency stop at 32mph aswell. No problem...in theory!!

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Are you clipping the cones with your feet or are you hitting them with a part of the bike.

If your clipping them with your feet try riding with the ball of your foot on the peg rather than the instep of your foot.

It'll pick your foot up out of the way and reduce the likelyhood of it sticking out and clipping the cone, which might give you a bit more clearance space to play with.

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are you only failing because you're hitting the cones?

You're instructor has taught you about clutch control, throttle control and using the rear brake?
He probably has, just checking.
Good luck with the next one though :)

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from what i see its a bit of a bugger to do. My instructor said he knows other instructors that woul;d struggle with it. Only advice i can give you is to try and keep calm, dont think to much about whats next and concentrate on the now.


Dave