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good luck for the Mod2, its mad that you cant do it now, not like you are in a tin can with someone else, you are totally independent!
Not hard to wipe down the headset between tests either.If you are confident on the 125, do regular lifesavers and turn your indicators off, you'll be fine on the big bike test.
DethBeard-
Thanks! It must be a blanket thing across the whole DVSA, rather than a common sense thing why moto tests have been cancelled.
I’ll have refresher lesson(s) before the test to beat out the bad habits from months of riding 125 during lockdown.
Was quite glad for all the slippery green laning though; I was on the 125 in the rain earlier and tapped the rear brake on a bit of diesel I guess. Only about 35mph or so, but wet and potholed as hell bit of service road near the mechanics. Little bit too much brake pressure on the worst crack in the road. Bike absolutely crapped out underneath me as the back end fishtailed like crazy bouncing about. Sounded like the engine wanted to stall, but managed to keep it upright and get the revs back up as I smoothed everything out. Really felt like losing traction on glass, near identical feeling to the road tyres on wet trails.
Don’t fancy having that experience on the road ever again.
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I had to dymo tape 'Flashers OFF' onto my thumb's for my big bike test.😂
pdlouche
Merak
Called Bikesure yesterday and got my insurance brokered for the DR350SE, and taxed it too. Aegis or whoever it is gives me 60 days to pass my full license, but most importantly it’s 90 days euro travel cover among other things. As far as the Mod2, the DVSA assures me it will happen by the 22nd July, though I don’t hold my breath.
Had a good chat with my instructor, and he’s waiting on his business insurance to get that all sorted so we can get back on the road.
Mechanics had a look over the bike today, apparently couldn’t find anything wrong with it. They had a quick test ride and said it was fine, and to put my mind at rest. Phew!!
To be honest I had a feeling it was okay. I’m not saying that I did but if I had taken it for a couple miles round the block this morning I may have noticed it was responsive, pulled like a train, and felt nimble and everything I hoped it would. But of course that’s only if I had taken it out, which I’m not saying I did.