How many times to pass a bike test?

[AndyR]

I did the car test in September '84 and passed first time after paying for a course My mum got a shit load of compensation for being smacked in the ear by the next door neighbour and it burst her ear drum

I did the bike test a year later so I could go straight onto a "bigger bike" as at the time I was legally riding a CB125 and illegally riding a Honda Superdream 250. As I recall I got 3 minors, putting my right foot down instead of my left at a junction to turn right, pulling the front brake with 2 fingers and I can't remember what the 3rd one was. I think it was being a bit too close to parked cars when I passed them or was it too far over to the white line??? I honestly can't remember but it was something like that.

For me I think riding a "bigger bike", all be it illegally, that helped as it was the 125 I went through the test on.



I didn't even take any lessons for the bike test,

[indie]

[quote=Cupidstunt;21717]Im a happy chappy this evening...picked up the Z750 this afternoon. I was bricking it as i pulled away from the dealership, visions of totalling it at the first corner...though it was nice not having the instructor bollocking me every other breath. I managed to navigate the traffic through Stockton town centre without too much bother, then the dual carriageway. It seemed incredibly quick even though i didnt go above 6000rpm - the thought of how quick it might be once run in is a little bit scary TBH. Pulling into the street where i live saw it all go pear shaped, stalled it twice, simply couldnt get clutch/throttle/rear brake to work together at all. I guess it will take time to get used it all.

mate has a z750 in green great bike, what colour did u go 4

[Brads45]

I have been living this same dream today

Picked up my brand new ER-6F from Newcastle-Under-Lyme and had visions of writing it off as I entered the dual carriage way! all went fine though, seems stupidly fast and that's without goign over 4,500 RPM! It scares me too that when it's run in I can take it all the way up to 14,000 RPM....! I'm just goign to take it easy, I have already very nearly dropped it today, luckily there was a pedestrian and he was a VERY nice bloke, saved me from scratching the whole left side! I couldn't thank him enough and bought him a coffee, I've been careful since (I forgot to put the side stand down and thought I had put it down, need I say any more, lol)

Andy

[grotbag]

and Andy's so excited he's posted on the wrong thread .............. this one ............. topic ... How many times to pass a bike test?

[Brads45]

Haha :P it was once, but the amount of practice I put in beforehand was immense so well deserved in my opinion!!!

Andy

[grotbag]

bumped for some of the newer members

[emzed]

passed first time - either there is a god or the examiner was on his last day before he retired and was looking kindly on his candidates that day

I'm amazed at folk being able to remember their test - I was so stuffed full of nerves during the test I couldn't remember a damn thing about it afterwards and when I heard the magic words "you've passed" I just went into a sort of vacant silly grin trance like state, which lasted for a good few days!

[sparkles]

I passed car and bike both 1st time in fact all 5 of us in my family passed car test 1st time lol

[MaccyMoo]

Not a new member, but I've been waiting to post in this thread - passed first time!

[Ogri Togs]

Bike - passed 1st Time
Car - past 1st time
HGV2 - 1st time
HGV1 - 1st time
Tank - 1st time