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Posted by 'DevonHawker' on 05 Jun 2009 @ 18:29

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DevonHawkerJoined: August 2008
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Believe me most car drivers do !!!

Lets be quite frank, you know you are going to be exposed not only to the elements but also vulnerable as you haven't got your "cage" around you and your 4 wheels maintaining your balance ,one foot controlling your brake balance,not you maintaining 60/40 front to rear ratio,you will have limited visionary and auditory senses due to your helmet Etc;

Putting you off yet ? I hope not.

I passed my test on a 250 at 16 (showing my age here) and have NEVER had an accident,I have ridden in all weathers,rode from Newbury to Launceston in horrendous rain when my eldest daughter went into labour,motorcycles are as safe as the people the ride them,however ,treat ALL other road users as idiot's,including cyclist's ,horse riders and pedestrians,expect the unexpected, ride in a manner where you can react to the unexpected, NO TAIL GATING and maintain road position, when you're on your bike leave your car drivers head at home ,they are 2 different heads.

A typical problem I always had with car drivers was they would be in the position they would be when in the driving seat of a car,hence for the first hour or so ,centre or right of centre of the lane,at a left hand junction they would be half way across the lane instead of 3'-4'away from the kerb.

Best bits of advice I can give you, listen to your instructor ,see if you can get a Training scheme where you are at the most two to one,preferably 1-1 with the instructor, for a few hours at least , if you have any problems say so. If you don't feel comfortable or can't maintain balance without discomfort (aching back) try and ensure you are sat properly on the saddle,watch on the road ,be surprised how many people ride askew on the seat ,gets sore after a while. RELAX a bike is an extension of you if you tense up the bike doesn't move as it should,too much physics involved to explain here why but TRUST me. Even the front suspension has your arms flexing factored in.

Final and most important, ENJOY, when you can go along whistling or singing your favourite song you're ready for your test. THAT'S when you and the bike are one Grasshopper !

Good luck with the test,stay off the shiny stuff and have many years happy motorcycling. ;-)

PS; How did I know my candidates were up to test standard? I used to fit a mike to their radio and told them to sing or tell me jokes. If they had to concentrate ALL the time without doing thing 2nd nature they got extra tuition. My pass rate at Launceston, Bodmin, Truro and Plymouth combined was 92.5% first time pass,as far as I know still not beaten.

Message Thread:

what are people like if they do this by 'MattScott' (04 Jun 2009 @ 11:38)

Re: what are people like if they do this by 'Doink' (04 Jun 2009 @ 11:47)

Re: what are people like if they do this by 'richpudd2003' (04 Jun 2009 @ 12:54)

Re: what are people like if they do this by 'Doink' (04 Jun 2009 @ 13:03)

Matt.... you KNOW some people like this by 'itpro' (04 Jun 2009 @ 13:34)

Re: Matt.... you KNOW some people like this by 'MattScott' (04 Jun 2009 @ 13:54)

Re: Matt.... you KNOW some people like this by 'RoadRat' (04 Jun 2009 @ 14:18)

village speeders by 'MattScott' (04 Jun 2009 @ 14:27)

French keeping to the right by 'bt3962' (04 Jun 2009 @ 15:43)

Matt by 'itpro' (04 Jun 2009 @ 15:58)

Re: bikers by 'JENK' (05 Jun 2009 @ 0:11)

Re: bikers by 'michaelg36' (05 Jun 2009 @ 0:17)

Re: bikers by 'itpro' (05 Jun 2009 @ 1:21)

Re: bikers ..not advisable in Oz .. by 'Chad' (05 Jun 2009 @ 4:04)

Re: Weapons by 'DevonHawker' (05 Jun 2009 @ 14:12)

Re: Weapons, no Devon, it's NOT! by 'itpro' (08 Jun 2009 @ 12:20)

If you doubt me, read THIS:- by 'itpro' (08 Jun 2009 @ 12:24)

Jenk by 'MattScott' (05 Jun 2009 @ 8:55)

Re: bikers by 'Marc' (05 Jun 2009 @ 10:15)

Re: bikers by 'Gillard77' (05 Jun 2009 @ 12:30)

wrong !!!!! by 'DevonHawker' (05 Jun 2009 @ 14:20)

Re: wrong !!!!! by 'Gillard77' (05 Jun 2009 @ 15:01)

Re: wrong !!!!! by 'DevonHawker' (05 Jun 2009 @ 17:10)

Re: wrong !!!!! by 'Gillard77' (05 Jun 2009 @ 17:43)

Re: Devon.... by 'Doink' (05 Jun 2009 @ 17:48)

Re:Doink by 'DevonHawker' << You are here!

Re:Doink by 'Doink' (05 Jun 2009 @ 19:12)

Re:Doink by 'DevonHawker' (05 Jun 2009 @ 19:18)

Re:Devon by 'Doink' (05 Jun 2009 @ 19:27)

Possible 1st bike by 'DevonHawker' (05 Jun 2009 @ 19:57)

Re: Possible 1st bike by 'Doink' (05 Jun 2009 @ 20:23)

Re: wrong !!!!! by 'Hootsman' (05 Jun 2009 @ 18:29)

Re: wrong !!!!! by 'TheBaron' (05 Jun 2009 @ 19:37)

Re: wrong !!!!! by 'jnrblue91' (07 Jun 2009 @ 16:27)

Re: wrong !!!!! by 'DevonHawker' (08 Jun 2009 @ 18:20)

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