When all of you guys/girls did their test,
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I did my test in another country, and you had to do a practical test to get your Learners, so already had off street training. And then a longer/harder practical test to get your Provisional, which was a minimum of 3 months of holding your Learners
One test on the provisional was you had to pass was the "slow ride test". You had to ride along a raised plank of wood, 30 metres long from memory, and you had to ride it in a minimum of 30 seconds. Fall off = fail
Put a food down = fail
Faster than 30 seconds = fail
It was a good one to weed out those who had no co-ordination, and balance
The emergency braking test was measured with a maximum distance for a pass/fail, but the yard stick probably was a 70's bike with drum brakes. The point of the test was how fast you react, and your bike control to stop it without ending up on the floor. The tester for one of my mates was not impressed when he turned up on a borrowed RGV (provided test bike would usually be a tired CB250 or something like that), and pulled an endo on the emergency braking test
Although he stopped 1/3 of the distance of your average learner, he still got b
ked for being a smartass
One test on the provisional was you had to pass was the "slow ride test". You had to ride along a raised plank of wood, 30 metres long from memory, and you had to ride it in a minimum of 30 seconds. Fall off = fail
Put a food down = fail
Faster than 30 seconds = fail
It was a good one to weed out those who had no co-ordination, and balance
The emergency braking test was measured with a maximum distance for a pass/fail, but the yard stick probably was a 70's bike with drum brakes. The point of the test was how fast you react, and your bike control to stop it without ending up on the floor. The tester for one of my mates was not impressed when he turned up on a borrowed RGV (provided test bike would usually be a tired CB250 or something like that), and pulled an endo on the emergency braking test
Although he stopped 1/3 of the distance of your average learner, he still got bked for being a smartassBack in the summer of er... '95 Nice chap on a bike followed me. Basically gave me the instruction to ride as if he wasn't behind me and if i lost him it would be his job to come find me..
We had a basic tannoy where i could listen but not speak and regularly couldn't hear him.
Did my test on a hire 125 and when the test was over i was allowed to ride on my own back to the bike school.. Think i kept to the rules for about 5 seconds then it was 'ride it like you stole it' back to base.
Was a great day!
We had a basic tannoy where i could listen but not speak and regularly couldn't hear him.
Did my test on a hire 125 and when the test was over i was allowed to ride on my own back to the bike school.. Think i kept to the rules for about 5 seconds then it was 'ride it like you stole it' back to base.
Was a great day!
mi1ne said:
Were you followed by a bike or in a car?
I did my test in aberdeen last month and was followed in a car. I just assumed it would be a bike.
Yep I had the same when I did mine last month in Aberdeen. It wasn't a guy in a blue Focus was it? I didn't try to loose him though :PI did my test in aberdeen last month and was followed in a car. I just assumed it would be a bike.
I picked up a 150 scooter from the shop and rode away with no instruction or training.
Put in for my test straight away ,which came up about 2 months later , guy just stood on a corner and watched whenever I went past.
I whizzed around the test . came back and was shocked when he told me I had failed . Highway code too , didnt have a clue what most of them were
Back in 72
When I finally passed my test , I swapped it for a 650 Bonneville within the week , flat out or stop everywhere. I was one lucky kid to survive
Put in for my test straight away ,which came up about 2 months later , guy just stood on a corner and watched whenever I went past.
I whizzed around the test . came back and was shocked when he told me I had failed . Highway code too , didnt have a clue what most of them were
Back in 72
When I finally passed my test , I swapped it for a 650 Bonneville within the week , flat out or stop everywhere. I was one lucky kid to survive
smack said:
I did my test in another country
Me too except the test involved a multiple choice questionnaire - 1 page of approx 12-15 easy questions with 3 possible answers to each, 2 of which were ridiculously silly (a bit like a TV phone in quiz or a GCSE/A level paper) and you didn't have to answer them all as the last 3 were only for a car licence, no riding involved whatsoever and if you did the car test then the bike entitlement was automatic, you didn't even need to get all the answers right and if you failed you got a free re-test.Viva L'Italia........
February 1998 - pissing it down, freezing cold with duff clothing and holed gloves on a Suzuki 500 being followed by a large, patient bloke on a large BMW bike with heated coat and grips and all the creature comforts One-way radio - he could issue me directions to take, without hearing my constant alternation between self-motivation talk and swearing at myself for turning off the indicators late, and hitting 80 on the dual carriageway overtaking some cars... and the complete silence when I hit a wet manhole cover on the apex of a 270 degree bend and the bike slid out from under me, only to regain grip when tyre hit tarmac (thank fk I stayed on!). I think he let me get away with forgetting the indicators after that corner because I didn't bin it...
Only time he wasn't following at a safe distance was on the emergency stop and the U-turn. His bike must have had a turbo because he kept up when I redlined the school bike on the slipway to the dual carriageway
(I'd been told by my instructor to nail it otherwise I'd fail for 'not keeping up with traffic' or lack of confidence... took it a bit too literally as I overshot the speed limit briefly... got away with it though)
Can't imagine doing a bike test with the examiner following in a car!!!! What's all that about?
One-way radio - he could issue me directions to take, without hearing my constant alternation between self-motivation talk and swearing at myself for turning off the indicators late, and hitting 80 on the dual carriageway overtaking some cars... and the complete silence when I hit a wet manhole cover on the apex of a 270 degree bend and the bike slid out from under me, only to regain grip when tyre hit tarmac (thank fk I stayed on!). I think he let me get away with forgetting the indicators after that corner because I didn't bin it...Only time he wasn't following at a safe distance was on the emergency stop and the U-turn. His bike must have had a turbo because he kept up when I redlined the school bike on the slipway to the dual carriageway
(I'd been told by my instructor to nail it otherwise I'd fail for 'not keeping up with traffic' or lack of confidence... took it a bit too literally as I overshot the speed limit briefly... got away with it though)Can't imagine doing a bike test with the examiner following in a car!!!! What's all that about?
June 08, examiner followed in a car.. His instructions were very clear and concise. i.e take the 4th exit of the round about towards passvile on the a435, rather than just take the 4th exit or follow the a435..
I had seamingly endless unmarked 20mph limits to contend with. and with the examiner in a car I took every opportunity to nail it when he wasnt looking..
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I had seamingly endless unmarked 20mph limits to contend with. and with the examiner in a car I took every opportunity to nail it when he wasnt looking..
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A1ec said:
milf hunter said:
Yoda954 said:
odyssey2200 said:
the guy stood on the street corner and told me to ride round the block!
Circa 1983
Same here c 1982 Circa 1983
Did another bike test to ride in USA in '92 - full day in a car park in Nebraska...they complained about riding with two fingers on the brake/clutch levers. Still good update 28 yrs later and non-one jumped infront to test emergency stop!!!
Edited by K4TRV on Tuesday 19th August 16:13
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