had my first lesson on friday :-)

[SplatSpeed]

Hi all had my first DAS lesson on friday and loved it

first time i have been on anything bigger than a 125

got a CB500 daunghting at first then during the lesson realised how underpowered this is

first lesson went well with a guy called mark from southern riders

riding around lancing and worthing areas

throughly loved it

despite the old bag that carved me up on a mini roundabout which i had covered without having to stop.

only real problem on a bike is it is a lot harder to give someone the finger and when you swear at them they hear you

still is it normal to be told on the first lesson that the speed limit is x and it is a limit not a target

[SplatSpeed]

tough crowd

[Phone_Monkey]

Awww bless! Diddums getting all upset!! Glad you enjoyed it

[randlemarcus]

Not a tough crowd, just one that sawsunshine, and went for a ride

Nice first lesson

Things to take away from it...
Its worth keeping the clear visor and learning the slow headshake and hard Paddington stare that works so much better than a sweary session. When they realise what they've done, you can quite often see them actually cringe.
You'll be expected to reach the limit that much faster than you remember from your driving lessons, but its still a test - you have the restof your biking life to be Speedy Gonzales, so use the analogue features of the throttle.
Remember you have a big back of luck and a little bag of experience right now,and try to fill one up without emptying the entire luck bag all in one go

[y2blade]

glad you had a good first lesson..... sorry i never saw this thread,dont know how i missed it

[SplatSpeed]

y2blade said:

glad you had a good first lesson..... sorry i never saw this thread,dont know how i missed it

so looking forward to friday the next one

[A - W]

Having just done my DAS I can say it was a great time. I did mine altogether in two and a half days.

Great experience and cant wait to get a bike.

Keep it up and good luck! How many days you doing?

[y2blade]

SplatSpeed said:

y2blade said:

glad you had a good first lesson..... sorry i never saw this thread,dont know how i missed it

so looking forward to friday the next one

all the best

its an exciting time for sure

[SplatSpeed]

A - W said:

Having just done my DAS I can say it was a great time. I did mine altogether in two and a half days.

Great experience and cant wait to get a bike.

Keep it up and good luck! How many days you doing?

three half day

they think i might be ready after 2

[SplatSpeed]

y2blade said:

SplatSpeed said:

y2blade said:

glad you had a good first lesson..... sorry i never saw this thread,dont know how i missed it

so looking forward to friday the next one

all the best

its an exciting time for sure

trying to resist satan and pick up my fj1200 and take her for a spin

i have been good so far

[Muffles]

SplatSpeed said:

A - W said:

Having just done my DAS I can say it was a great time. I did mine altogether in two and a half days.

Great experience and cant wait to get a bike.

Keep it up and good luck! How many days you doing?

three half day

they think i might be ready after 2

Don't worry, I think that's normal, got told by my instructors that you should be able to take a test with a couple of days left - if you are only ready by the time you take your test, it's running it too close.

[anonymous-user]

Muffles said:

SplatSpeed said:

A - W said:

Having just done my DAS I can say it was a great time. I did mine altogether in two and a half days.

Great experience and cant wait to get a bike.

Keep it up and good luck! How many days you doing?

three half day

they think i might be ready after 2

Don't worry, I think that's normal, got told by my instructors that you should be able to take a test with a couple of days left - if you are only ready by the time you take your test, it's running it too close.

Yep..mine was a 3 day DAS. The afternoon of day 3 being the test!

[Hooli]

best of luck mate, i did my DAS in chichester when i lived in worthing. all the drivers in worthing are brain dead, you'll get used to it.

[Threeracers]

SplatSpeed said:

still is it normal to be told on the first lesson that the speed limit is x and it is a limit not a target

That’s interesting - on my DAS I was told the opposite! My instructor always advised me not to hang about and get up to the limit otherwise I would end up a mobile chicane. As the limits changed he always wanted me to swiftly alter my speed accordingly. I was cautious at first but he maintained it was safer.

Mark

[Hooli]

Threeracers said:

SplatSpeed said:

still is it normal to be told on the first lesson that the speed limit is x and it is a limit not a target

That’s interesting - on my DAS I was told the opposite! My instructor always advised me not to hang about and get up to the limit otherwise I would end up a mobile chicane. As the limits changed he always wanted me to swiftly alter my speed accordingly. I was cautious at first but he maintained it was safer.

Mark

i was told to do both tbh - dont speed but equally dont ponce about taking hours to get to the limit.

[SplatSpeed]

Hooli said:

best of luck mate, i did my DAS in chichester when i lived in worthing. all the drivers in worthing are brain dead, you'll get used to it.

not simon hooli

thanks

[Alex@POD]

Hooli said:

Threeracers said:

SplatSpeed said:

still is it normal to be told on the first lesson that the speed limit is x and it is a limit not a target

That’s interesting - on my DAS I was told the opposite! My instructor always advised me not to hang about and get up to the limit otherwise I would end up a mobile chicane. As the limits changed he always wanted me to swiftly alter my speed accordingly. I was cautious at first but he maintained it was safer.

Mark

i was told to do both tbh - dont speed but equally dont ponce about taking hours to get to the limit.

Same here, when the limit changes, do a lifesaver then adjust your speed...

[SplatSpeed]

Hooli said:

Threeracers said:

SplatSpeed said:

still is it normal to be told on the first lesson that the speed limit is x and it is a limit not a target

That’s interesting - on my DAS I was told the opposite! My instructor always advised me not to hang about and get up to the limit otherwise I would end up a mobile chicane. As the limits changed he always wanted me to swiftly alter my speed accordingly. I was cautious at first but he maintained it was safer.

Mark

i was told to do both tbh - dont speed but equally dont ponce about taking hours to get to the limit.

apparently i dont need encoragement to accelerate hard

[Jolley]

Enjoy your riding and imagine anyone can do anything at any time, and it hurts more on a bike!

randlemarcus said:

...learning the slow headshake...

That is my personal favourite!!

[Hooli]

SplatSpeed said:

Hooli said:

Threeracers said:

SplatSpeed said:

still is it normal to be told on the first lesson that the speed limit is x and it is a limit not a target

That’s interesting - on my DAS I was told the opposite! My instructor always advised me not to hang about and get up to the limit otherwise I would end up a mobile chicane. As the limits changed he always wanted me to swiftly alter my speed accordingly. I was cautious at first but he maintained it was safer.

Mark

i was told to do both tbh - dont speed but equally dont ponce about taking hours to get to the limit.

apparently i dont need encoragement to accelerate hard

nor me, shame i still cant get it around the corners eh?
mind you have a big fat bike probably doenst help the learning curve.