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Ok, I haven't got the time do give a full report of my journey rhrough the CBT and DAS but the most important
thig is I passed my test today, with 5 minors!!
I would have given a blow-by-blow account of my experiences had I not crashed out the minute my arse hit the sofa
the last two days. Mainly, I think, due to the mental exhaustion of remembering what seemed like a million and one
things each day.
Saturday was CBT day and all went well; no problems with the u-turns or emergency stops, picked up the lifesavers
and road positioning pretty well and generally just really enjoyed being on a bike, on tarmac!
Day 2 was a full day on the 500s; on the whole it went really well but due to the test the following day (today)
it felt like it was a day of being told off and by the end of the day I'd started to doubt my chances of passing!
Day 3 (today) was just spent generally riding around, polishing what we'd been taught over the past two days and
running through the u-turns and emergency stops one last time.
I did manage to find one road where, no matter ho hard I tried, I just couldn't to a u-turn and I started to worry
a bit but there wasn't much I could do about it now!?!?
The test was at 13:33 and to be honest, the whole thing is a bit of a blur and it felt like it only lasted about
10 minutes. The important thing though is that I nailed the u-turn, emergency stop and other than a few minors
rode really well.
So.......which bike to get???
If anyone in the Chelmsford-ish area is looking for an instructor then I would definitely recommend the boys at
Link (Chelmsford). All top blokes with the right blend of banter and b
kings to teach anyone to be competant
and safe on the road (not just pass a test).
p.s. apologies for the garbled and disjointed post but my brain is still in recovery mode!
thig is I passed my test today, with 5 minors!!
I would have given a blow-by-blow account of my experiences had I not crashed out the minute my arse hit the sofa
the last two days. Mainly, I think, due to the mental exhaustion of remembering what seemed like a million and one
things each day.
Saturday was CBT day and all went well; no problems with the u-turns or emergency stops, picked up the lifesavers
and road positioning pretty well and generally just really enjoyed being on a bike, on tarmac!
Day 2 was a full day on the 500s; on the whole it went really well but due to the test the following day (today)
it felt like it was a day of being told off and by the end of the day I'd started to doubt my chances of passing!
Day 3 (today) was just spent generally riding around, polishing what we'd been taught over the past two days and
running through the u-turns and emergency stops one last time.
I did manage to find one road where, no matter ho hard I tried, I just couldn't to a u-turn and I started to worry
a bit but there wasn't much I could do about it now!?!?
The test was at 13:33 and to be honest, the whole thing is a bit of a blur and it felt like it only lasted about
10 minutes. The important thing though is that I nailed the u-turn, emergency stop and other than a few minors
rode really well.
So.......which bike to get???
If anyone in the Chelmsford-ish area is looking for an instructor then I would definitely recommend the boys at
Link (Chelmsford). All top blokes with the right blend of banter and b
kings to teach anyone to be competantand safe on the road (not just pass a test).
p.s. apologies for the garbled and disjointed post but my brain is still in recovery mode!
Edited by roboxm3 on Monday 11th August 19:25
Chilli said:
Nice one Rob!
I was born and bred on Chelmsford...where abouts are you?
I live in Witham, from Newmarket originally but moved down this way to move in with the Mrs a couple of years ago.I was born and bred on Chelmsford...where abouts are you?
She's from Chelmsford originally though, near Chelmsford golf club, which is how I knew about Link.
When I finally get myself a bike I'll have to give you a shout and you can show me some good local roads!?
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