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Wish Id spread mine out over a couple of weeks really - I was physically exhaused doing 4 days DAS (but then I literally am a weak female ) Oh well got there second time

[Shellywoozle]

Originally Posted by need2ride

Wish Id spread mine out over a couple of weeks really - I was physically exhaused doing 4 days DAS (but then I literally am a weak female ) Oh well got there second time

I wanted to do mine over 4 days but they said they find it has better results split up. Cause I work abnormal weeks my lessons have bigger breaks in between so it's taking me even longer. Oh well patience is a virtue ... or so they say.

Best go and see if I can kill some cones

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh (no kittens here Dr Rich !)

So you're having 4, 3 hour lessons? That should be all you need tbh.

Good luck with it.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by scooby2102

right northy, spill the beans

It's all on the public record Took me 5 CBTs! Though really should've been 4, I reckon. I couldn't work a clutch, was the main thing, so I was trying to learn the other stuff while I couldn't do the absolute basics. I was awful... If I'd not already bought the Virago I'd have just walked away, glad I didn't though.

coool

i remeber my first lesson back in Jan, it was brilliant.


have fun

Hope it's all going well

Hope it's going well.

Originally Posted by northwind

It's all on the public record Took me 5 CBTs! Though really should've been 4, I reckon. I couldn't work a clutch, was the main thing, so I was trying to learn the other stuff while I couldn't do the absolute basics. I was awful... If I'd not already bought the Virago I'd have just walked away, glad I didn't though.

I can't talk though, I did my CBT on a cold, snowy(a few flakes floated down) February morning, I blame that and not my ineptness at slow speed carpark skills that forced me to do another day.

good luck

[Shellywoozle]

Well I am back In one piece .... here is how it went ... and no laughing PLEASE !

I think the instructor thought I had ridden recently (CBT was 4 July) and I got on the bike and was OK til he jumped out in front of me on the car park after 5 mins and said stop ! Ahhhh bang, on me side I used my front brake (well he will make me jump).

It was OK, just need a bit more clutch control around those corners and have more faith in the bike. (At least I remember to turn the indicators off unlike me CBT) I don't know why I don't like cornering, I just gotta get over the sight of my SV on the floor the other week after dropping it.

Ahhh when I say OK I dropped one major bo**ox, went round a tight left hand corner, I held the clutch in and went too far out, saw a car coming towards me and then braked, cause I stared at this 4x4 heading my way I went for him as I was looking that way, good job he wasn't speeding else I would be road kill hee hee. Funny tho was fine after that but alas end of lesson and back to base for a cuppa.

Since I dropped my bike my confidence has been low and I can tell as when I did things wrong instead of putting it behind me I pondered.

I have a big gap until my next lesson but they have said pop in between and have a go around the car park to keep confidence up.

Time for a beer and a shower now .... not together tho.

Hey Shelly. I dropped the bike I was using ony myDAS at a busy crossroads & that knocked the wind out of me. U-turns were a nightmare later on & the ride home on the A40 was horrendous. Had a chat with one of my biker friends later that night & that put me in a better frame of mind. Even had a bottle of champagne to celebrate the good points of that day i.e. riding busy London roads, a nice turn here, a good manuoevre there.

Basically, don't dwell on the negs. Get your ball n'chain to pamper you tonight & Get back on the bike sooner rather than later.


...and if your ball n'chain ain't there to pamper you tonight I finish at 5.30 ;o)