Slow speed control is key to a good 'U' turn. You will need to keep the engine pulling throughout the turn and control the speed using the back brake. It's amazing how slow you can go and keep you're balance. Here are the basic steps.

* Positioning - You need to make as much...

i dont use the brakes whilst doing a U turn either just throttle and clutch, dont know what the requirements are now as it was years ago i passed my test, i cant see that you would have to, surely it must be just down to yourself, as long as you show that your smooth and in control

was told set throttle and clutch and do all control on the back brake by my examiner just after failing and no, you do not need to indicate although plenty of lifesavers are always a good thing!! (test was 2nd sept so should be recent enough to be correct?)

That's just fooking outrageous!

Having to use your back brake on the U-turn???

Why??????

99% Of what we do on a bike is off the brakes anyway, such as engine braking for junctions, roundabouts, etc.

My car driving instructor told me NEVER to brake on a bend, always use the gears and the engine. Same with a 3-point turn, it was all about clutch and throttle control with the only braking going on being to actually stop.

Now the idiots are asking motorcyclists to brake on what is effectively a bend?

What next? Blindfold bike tests perhaps? Or how's about mandatory stabilisers?

Now I'd go for that if it guaranteed a pass!!

ditto! anything to get rid of the plates!

All I can say Grotbag & davethemonkey is I'm glad I passed my test years ago before all this crap came in.

I personally cannot remember a road situation where I had to weave between cones and I have been known to put my foot down on a U-turn.

its just the way it goes eh buddy, you pays your money you takes your chance its worth it in the end i already know that much

You could not pass your test on my laverda, or maybe you could not fail it on the u turn, not sure how it would work.

That is because the lock is so abysmal that you need a pretty major main road to even attempt to walk it around, and on your average road there is no chance.

Personally I always found dragging the rear brake helps stabilise the bike in all low speed situations.. but maybe that just me

i was also told to control my speed on the u turn by using the back brake i took my test on sept 4th which i passed didn't use the brake though

HI guys dont forget that you only have three car lengths to start you turn my dad failed a couple of weeks ago after travelling too far before completing a perfect u turn!!!!

He hit a stone and lost balance so rather than stop he carried on to about four car lengths and got round fine this was a fail

good eh???