Mod 1 test on my sv

Thanks for all your knowledgeable advice lads

I've decided to continue with training with another bike school who are almost half the cost of the first school

Like you say an upright naked bike is going to be a better bet for mod 1

That's the right decision. I don't think I could redo the mod 1 on the SV. Good luck with the test.

Im in the same sitatuon here! Ive gotts re-do my MOD1 & MOD2 soon in order to be able to ride unrestricted! (Bunch of Bo!!ocks if you ask me!) and i went out on my SV650s to practice things like the U-Turn today. Found it to be extremely hard what with the clip ons and restricted lock that the bike offers! Looks like i'll be forking out yet more money to ride a training school bike again! :@

Yeah Vik, im in the same boat, I could do my unrestricted test as of July this year, but im yet to have found the funds to be borrowing the school's bikes etc

Oh man that's tough! I think it's such a stupid law that we have to retake module 1 aswell as module 2. It should just be module 2 if anything! That way people could use the bike they're currently used to and wouldn't have to fork out expense on training schools. Again another money making ploy by the dvla/dvsa in my opinion!!

There would be nothing stopping you doing the following, if you felt you were at a standard to pass, if you're upgrading from the A2 license to the A license.
Remove the restrictions from your bike (or not...its impossible for a test center to check if there is a restriction in place)
Get a fully licensed friend with cover to ride it to the test center, with you as pillion.
Fit L plates.
Do Mod1 or Mod2.

Note - Your insurance covers you to ride your motorcycle under certain circumstances. Mod 1 there should be no quibbling as you're not on the road.
I'd speak to your insurance company and ask if you would be covered under test conditions. Or if they would extend cover for a day to cover you for this eventuality.

If you are....You could use your own bike. The benefit with having a qualified tutor is he/she should pick you up on all the small mistakes you make that would cost you minor points and potentially squeeze a pass.

Trouble is still the bike itself. The sv650 in its sport trim is quite a hard bike to maneuver for the tighter turns like the u-turn and figure of 8. I tried it yesterday on a road roughly 7 metres wide and the clip ons made it difficult as my wrist kept hitting the tank on full right hand lock....

perhaps the mod 1 should be more like this at 35 seconds in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evliWmAqw0k


or this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1iq2ExxmNc