Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

KTM Duke 390.

Wasn't Rusty going to get a bike too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIxIrybV5mQ

Probably! Will check. Proper bike only allowed if you leave it in first and weigh it down with 500 ducks?
Just watched a bunch of YouTube adventures from c90 ed, a man who says no to BMW gs and yes to a ridiculously over loaded 25 year old c90 on ice with budget summer tyres, my kind of guy!

youtube.com/watch?v=KIxIrybV­5mQ

pearoast

ah thanks, it inflated fine with track pump!

I'm hoping to get my first bike next year. Looking at cbr600's.
Anyone got any advise re going down the direct access route for a licence? Specifically have you used any firm that was decent? Any other advice?

Camrider were excellent

Go and have a chat with your local school, if they are elitist cunts, walk away.

Do your CBT and theory test as soon as you can (get a hazard perception dvd to practice on)

@DethBeard cheers

Anyone got a hazard perception dvd I can buy/ borrow?

cheers

I have one but it's a few years old. Not sure it's still relevant. You can have it though.

@sacredhart

I think it will still be useful as it will put you in the right mindset of what you need to or should be expected to look out for.

Forget about the DVD and get the smartphone app.
It will teach you the perfect timing to spot the hazard, and how long to press the button for, so you get a real feel for how they were thinking.

I really recommend Alpha MCT in She Bu.

+1 for the phone app.

I got this one: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/motorcycle-theory-test-hazard/id600089803?mt=8 and whilst it wasn't the prettiest app ever, it was really useful for both hazard perception and the theory questions.

Passed first time with 100% on theory and 90 something % on hazard perception.

how long to press the button for? i dont quite understand.

The DSA Hazard perception software is really badly designed, and you can press that space bar at the right time, but if you don't press it for long enough it might not register.
I recall having to be really deliberate with my space bar presses.

Sometimes also, what you think is a hazard they don't and the answer actually comes later in the video, or you can spot it developing ages before they think you can, so if you spot it too early you won't get any marks.

I got this official one, and a 100% pass
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/official-dvsa-theory-test/id463295925?mt=8

^ note that the link above is for a car theory. There are some different questions for motorbikes that aren't included.

The hazard perception is the same...

@bq

i thought that you passed your test long before all of this hazard perception malarchy. not as far back as a man standing in the road waving a flag frantically but,, a while ago.

2007 for bike, 2013 for car.

i see sorryit must have been @markyboy who did his test on a bsa bantam

This! I just scraped my car hazard as I'd been pressing the button for hazard too soon. Their argument was 'it hadn't developed into a direct hazard yet', my argument was 'that truck is coming down a side road to my road, so it will very highly likely become a hazard, I should at least be thinking about it no?', their response to my response 'you shouldn't be looking that far away from the road when driving'......

As everyone knows, its not a test that makes you a good driver, its just a test you have to pass before you can actually learn how to do it right.

Sound advice cheers guys.

I would recommend getting a geared 125 after the cbt to get used to riding, signalling, life savers, etc. Whilst learning the big bikes. I found it most helpful.
Also, if you are interested in a slightly crash damaged cbf125 (good runner, needs new fairing panel on the left hand side and new indicators fitting, which i have on my to do list, probably needs a service and brake pads replacing soon, MOT until Feb 16) let me know, i need rid.

Make sure they install the alarm well.

https://youtu.be/sus-4oWl264

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLQLG_toQhw