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19-09-06, 10:04 AM

Welcome to the zoo.

don't put your fingers through the fences or stare at the loonys!!

Good luck with the test!

19-09-06, 10:43 AM

I havent been on here long but

hello and welcome!

19-09-06, 10:50 AM

Hello and welcome

good luck with your test

19-09-06, 10:54 AM

philh - yea, they are a good bunch here. I havnt been slated yet for having a speefight (although i hope to be buying someones shiny yellow SV soon

), which is something that happenes to me alot on the MCN forums (its a crap paper, crap website, crap everything).

How's your preparation coming for your test? I failed my first test 20 seconds before i got back to the test center - put an indicator on incorrectly which forced a car in the next lane to slow dramaticly. D'oh! Passed second time though! Please remember to cancel your signals! Remember - the examiner cant hear you if your talking under your helmet, it might help to commentate as you go along (nerves can get the better of all of us!)

Matt

19-09-06, 11:11 AM

Dude

Welcome, I'm also new to the site - and can say its a great place! Loads of people willing and able to help and advise!

Good luck with the test, I think the lifesavers, and cancelling indies are the best tips.

Hope all goes well for you.

Ps I'd be interested to know what you're paying for insurance on the SV including credentials ie age, ncd, etc..

19-09-06, 11:30 AM

Hope all goes well.

I nodded to a DAS bloke on a ER5 this morning, he looked so surprised... and then I got a fixed glare from the instructor

19-09-06, 02:04 PM

Welcome to the site and good luck with the test!

19-09-06, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed

Hope all goes well.

I nodded to a DAS bloke on a ER5 this morning, he looked so surprised... and then I got a fixed glare from the instructor

LOL Ed, I did similar the other day, 2 guys on ER5's doing DAS, followed by the instructor on an orange z1000. That was the guy that I used for DAS, nodded at first guy but didn't want to be a nodding dog, so did a long nod to cover both learners, but they didn't respond - more like rabbits caught in headlights.

Instructor gave a friendly wave & I gave him a seperate nod & had a little chuckle about how petrified the learners looked.

19-09-06, 02:52 PM

Cheers for the good wishes everyone!

Phew! That was hot! Its a lovely day here today but that isnt so great when your stuck in full clobber all day. Also my right ear is now hanging somewhere under my chin after the intercom earpiece ripped it off during lid removal...

Not ER5's. CB500's. There OK. A bit lumpy. (Said the learner...

) All went well. Things for me to improve on specifically are road positioning and bloody lifesavers! I'm doing the lifesavers OK, just too damn late, then not leaving enough thinking time for the actual maneuver. Easy to fix I hope.

I also need to get closer to the kerb/hedge when taking lefts. Trouble is, the correct metre-ish kerb distance is asking for a thwacking from the brambles that are at full size this time of year! Small price...

Right, I'm bloody starving now and I need a cuppa tea. Dual carriageways tomorrow. So Guv, when do we cover wheelies/stoppies...?

Cheers y'all...!

19-09-06, 03:09 PM

Sounds like it's all going well. I reckon everyone gets a hard time about lifesavers, because, well, one day, it'll save your life!

CB5's aren't generally bad machines, a lot of couriers use them, but yours is probably a bit lumpy because it's used as a learner bike, the ER5 I used was a lot worse for wear than my brand new SV!

Stoppies are now officially covered under the "emergency stop" procedure. Practice with your instructor, then just don't lift the back wheel with the examiner & you'll fly through the test

Wheelies, well, extra bonus points under test conditions are available for turning (left or right) coming out of a T-juntion on only the back wheel. This is because the examiner recognises the fact that you're only doing it to save wear on the front wheel.

Geez I'm bored at the moment

Serious note, good luck come test day!

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19-09-06, 10:04 AM	#31
Jester666 Guest Posts: n/a	Welcome to the zoo. don't put your fingers through the fences or stare at the loonys!! Good luck with the test!

19-09-06, 10:43 AM	#32
Duck-man Guest Posts: n/a	I havent been on here long but hello and welcome!

19-09-06, 10:50 AM	#33
Marshall Guest Posts: n/a	Hello and welcome good luck with your test

19-09-06, 10:54 AM	#34
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	philh - yea, they are a good bunch here. I havnt been slated yet for having a speefight (although i hope to be buying someones shiny yellow SV soon ), which is something that happenes to me alot on the MCN forums (its a crap paper, crap website, crap everything). How's your preparation coming for your test? I failed my first test 20 seconds before i got back to the test center - put an indicator on incorrectly which forced a car in the next lane to slow dramaticly. D'oh! Passed second time though! Please remember to cancel your signals! Remember - the examiner cant hear you if your talking under your helmet, it might help to commentate as you go along (nerves can get the better of all of us!) Matt

19-09-06, 11:11 AM	#35
Reh Guest Posts: n/a	Dude Welcome, I'm also new to the site - and can say its a great place! Loads of people willing and able to help and advise! Good luck with the test, I think the lifesavers, and cancelling indies are the best tips. Hope all goes well for you. Ps I'd be interested to know what you're paying for insurance on the SV including credentials ie age, ncd, etc..

19-09-06, 11:30 AM	#36
Ed Guest Posts: n/a	Hope all goes well. I nodded to a DAS bloke on a ER5 this morning, he looked so surprised... and then I got a fixed glare from the instructor

19-09-06, 02:04 PM	#37
UlsterSV Guest Posts: n/a	Welcome to the site and good luck with the test!

19-09-06, 02:52 PM	#39
philh Guest Posts: n/a	Cheers for the good wishes everyone! Phew! That was hot! Its a lovely day here today but that isnt so great when your stuck in full clobber all day. Also my right ear is now hanging somewhere under my chin after the intercom earpiece ripped it off during lid removal... Not ER5's. CB500's. There OK. A bit lumpy. (Said the learner... ) All went well. Things for me to improve on specifically are road positioning and bloody lifesavers! I'm doing the lifesavers OK, just too damn late, then not leaving enough thinking time for the actual maneuver. Easy to fix I hope. I also need to get closer to the kerb/hedge when taking lefts. Trouble is, the correct metre-ish kerb distance is asking for a thwacking from the brambles that are at full size this time of year! Small price... Right, I'm bloody starving now and I need a cuppa tea. Dual carriageways tomorrow. So Guv, when do we cover wheelies/stoppies...? Cheers y'all...!

19-09-06, 03:09 PM	#40
Baph Guest Posts: n/a	Sounds like it's all going well. I reckon everyone gets a hard time about lifesavers, because, well, one day, it'll save your life! CB5's aren't generally bad machines, a lot of couriers use them, but yours is probably a bit lumpy because it's used as a learner bike, the ER5 I used was a lot worse for wear than my brand new SV! Stoppies are now officially covered under the "emergency stop" procedure. Practice with your instructor, then just don't lift the back wheel with the examiner & you'll fly through the test Wheelies, well, extra bonus points under test conditions are available for turning (left or right) coming out of a T-juntion on only the back wheel. This is because the examiner recognises the fact that you're only doing it to save wear on the front wheel. Geez I'm bored at the moment Serious note, good luck come test day!