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I believe you only need to wait 3 working days for Mod 1 retake;
https://www.gov.uk/motorcycle-test/module-1-offroa...
https://www.gov.uk/motorcycle-test/module-1-offroa...
Look on the bright side OP.
I failed my mod2 at 13:50 today, on the last roundabout before the test centre
I had two minors up until this point!
But before me, a young chap taking his mod1 dropped the bike away from him while doing the walking/handling manoeuvre, having been through the gates of the test pad all of two minutes.....
I failed my mod2 at 13:50 today, on the last roundabout before the test centre
I had two minors up until this point!But before me, a young chap taking his mod1 dropped the bike away from him while doing the walking/handling manoeuvre, having been through the gates of the test pad all of two minutes.....
phil4 said:
Cadaver said:
How come you say that? They're both just a case of rebook for 10 days later aren't they?
3 as said for Mod 1, but also, Mod 1 is shorter, and much cheaper than Mod 2. CTO said:
But before me, a young chap taking his mod1 dropped the bike away from him while doing the walking/handling manoeuvre, having been through the gates of the test pad all of two minutes.....
I did this 2 weeks ago. Mod1 practice all went swimmingly (ish), feeling pretty confident about the slow control bits. I got as far as the second cone on the slalom, did a massive brain fart, turned in really sharply and grabbed a fistful of front brake. Down it went. Total time on the bike: about 18 seconds. That's nearly a quid a second.MyHatIsBread said:
CTO said:
But before me, a young chap taking his mod1 dropped the bike away from him while doing the walking/handling manoeuvre, having been through the gates of the test pad all of two minutes.....
I did this 2 weeks ago. Mod1 practice all went swimmingly (ish), feeling pretty confident about the slow control bits. I got as far as the second cone on the slalom, did a massive brain fart, turned in really sharply and grabbed a fistful of front brake. Down it went. Total time on the bike: about 18 seconds. That's nearly a quid a second.Only tip I can give is say f**k it, don't care if I pass, because I did and it took all the pressure off me and I was relaxed during my test.
I once read of someone (On PH I think) who failed before he had left the car park for MOD2, basically a few seconds, but still had to do the ride as he didn't know.
MyHatIsBread said:
I did this 2 weeks ago. Mod1 practice all went swimmingly (ish), feeling pretty confident about the slow control bits. I got as far as the second cone on the slalom, did a massive brain fart, turned in really sharply and grabbed a fistful of front brake. Down it went. Total time on the bike: about 18 seconds. That's nearly a quid a second.
I think a lot of people have a complete brain fart where you forget what you are doing / what the hell is going on for a split second.Did your riding school charge you for any bike damage?
Mine was the same on the Mod1 making it very hard for myself when walking the bike back into the space until I remembered where the hell I was / what I was doing.
Its super easy to mess up the Mod1 though with a very small margin for error - almost any error is a fail, clipping a cone, foot down on u-turn etc unlike your mod 2 where small errors are minors and you are not scrutinised as closely.
Nope, no charge for bike damage, although there wasn't any, and I'd paid the extra £25 up front for the 100% damage waiver :-) They even let me book a second mod1 training day (on sunday) for no extra charge (beyond the fee already paid for the DAS course). I'll just pay for the test. Pretty accommodating really!
To be honest I feel much better now I've realised that failing it is no big shakes: I can just rock up and do it next week, no pressure.
To be honest I feel much better now I've realised that failing it is no big shakes: I can just rock up and do it next week, no pressure.
At the end of the day it's not like your future hangs on it like an exam or job interview and I presume you already have a car licence. So don't put too much pressure on yourself as you can retake it as many times you like as it's no major problem you fail.
That said still try to pass it!
That said still try to pass it!
MyHatIsBread said:
Nope, no charge for bike damage, although there wasn't any, and I'd paid the extra £25 up front for the 100% damage waiver :-) They even let me book a second mod1 training day (on sunday) for no extra charge (beyond the fee already paid for the DAS course). I'll just pay for the test. Pretty accommodating really!
To be honest I feel much better now I've realised that failing it is no big shakes: I can just rock up and do it next week, no pressure.
Good result all round then! Sounds like a good school.To be honest I feel much better now I've realised that failing it is no big shakes: I can just rock up and do it next week, no pressure.
I'm the OP to this thread........and I got over my annoyance pretty quickly.
Went back four weeks later and did Mod1 immediately followed by Mod2 and passed!
Spent the months since then bumbling around on an old ER500 then stepped up in size a bit to a GS1150 which I've even taken abroad a few times. Can't believe I waited until my 50's to jump back on two wheels and the last nine months or so have been a hoot.
Well worth the test pain, have adopted the 'every day is a learning day' technique on the road and probably good that I cocked up initially, a reminder that just because you've been driving for 30+ years, it means diddly squat when out on a two wheeler!
Went back four weeks later and did Mod1 immediately followed by Mod2 and passed!
Spent the months since then bumbling around on an old ER500 then stepped up in size a bit to a GS1150 which I've even taken abroad a few times. Can't believe I waited until my 50's to jump back on two wheels and the last nine months or so have been a hoot.
Well worth the test pain, have adopted the 'every day is a learning day' technique on the road and probably good that I cocked up initially, a reminder that just because you've been driving for 30+ years, it means diddly squat when out on a two wheeler!
Don't worry about this. When I did my Mod 1, I failed when I went too slow in the figure of 8, didn't release the clutch to drag myself out of it and put my foot down. The bloke I rode to the test centre with dropped the bike during the slalom. Both of us passed at the second attempt, I managed a totally clean run 2nd time round & went through the 31mph speed traps at 40+!
On my first Mod 2, my instructor put me off all the way there, then I dropped the bike in the test centre car park. I was in bits before I even got out on the road and my riding just got worse until I swan-necked a tight exit from a residential street and finished up in a right turn lane when the examiner wanted to go straight on. 2nd time out I was much more relaxed and despite having to ride through a small flood and encountering a parked taxi on zig zags just over the brow of a hill in my lane, I got a near-perfect run.
Chin up - figure out what you did wrong & try again!
On my first Mod 2, my instructor put me off all the way there, then I dropped the bike in the test centre car park. I was in bits before I even got out on the road and my riding just got worse until I swan-necked a tight exit from a residential street and finished up in a right turn lane when the examiner wanted to go straight on. 2nd time out I was much more relaxed and despite having to ride through a small flood and encountering a parked taxi on zig zags just over the brow of a hill in my lane, I got a near-perfect run.
Chin up - figure out what you did wrong & try again!
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