Urgh I failed, I'm so gutted. It was a really good ride, even the u-turn was easy, don't know what all the fuss was about, but then I got complacent 20m from the test centre, thought it was over and didn't see the give way sign in the tree (damn the council!!!) and the give way lines on a speed hump/narrowing traffic calming measure. Should have given way to an oncoming car but just carried on. Fail. I'm so gutted. He also decided to give me a serious for always veering left on a mini roundabout (my instructer said my steering is spot on and the examiner being a car driver wouldn't fully understand how a bike steers), but I dont think that would have been a major if I didn't **** up at the give way lines. (Apparently if u get a major they also stick another one on if they can somewhere). £275 for a retest with the mallory lot apparently, which frankly is too much for a morning on a bike followed by a test. I'm back to Bristol permanently on Monday, so I have the seemingly impossible task of finding a school that'll take me for just a day and test for under £275! On a more positive note, got back to Mallory Park and the instructor took me and a fellow learner who'd failed round the track sooooo fast teaching us how to steer properly (contersteering, leaning etc) was amazing, as were the country road blasts on the way back! Put a huge smile on my face despite failing! Love the way the Bandit screams at high revs! The powerburst, like I said to my dad, no matter how down you are, biking can put a smile on your face, I have the bug. I will even miss the smell and heat of the things over the next God knows how many non-biking days (weeks, or months)
I can't afford £275 for something I may fail again, anyone know of anywhere with more reasonable prices for just bike hire, escort to centre and test? I think I could hop on a bandit anywhere and ride it confidently enough to pass provided I don't stress about u-turns and pay attention to every sign detail!
Luke
01-08-07, 08:11 PM
Re: Another newbie!
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