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In other news, I've spent today tinkering. The Kat needs an MOT and the battery is dead so have had that on charge the past 24 hours, I've a nasty feeling the battery may have gone south due to being left to drain then charged up as needed.
Have also sorted out a fuelling problem with the Dommie, which turned out to be an overly long fuel line getting pinched behind a side panel when being ridden causing the bike to cut out randomly due to fuel starvation. This has been trimmed and zip-tied to keep it in place. Have also 'spray patched' all of the scuffs and chips on the front guard and tank so it's actually now looking quite presentable!
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There are two ways to do a U turn for the test. First is to do your shoulder check before pulling off, ride along the line then just before you start to make the turn, you do a lifesaver and then turn. Or you can do your pulling away check, ride the line, stop, and then do your lifesaver before making the turn.
I did my pulling away shoulder check, rode along and made the turn without making a lifesaver before the turn. My instructor argued that as everything else was spot on and I'm obviously a confident rider, he could have given me benefit of doubt. Ah well, I know what not to do next time I guess. Just frustrating, I've got to wait a week before I can take again
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I think they probably expect you to be absolutely spot on when doing a manoeuvre, because you will have practised each element of it, and so cut you less slack than in general riding. In the end, though, it does depend on the individual examiner. It's only a week though. What are you getting when you pass?
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failed Module 1 test this morning - forgot to do final life saver before turn in road -
You might come to thank the examiner one day
It has only saved me once or twice but it has saved me, and I do it all the time and hopefully you will too.No idea. When I did my test it involved a bit of a chat and pointing to various bits with some vague sense of authority. Nothing much has changed, for me at least.
When I did my test it was all fields round here (well, there), all I had to do was ride between two oil drums without hitting them, and I was given a licence
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In deference to the fine machines I've had which had 'soul'
C90, AR50/80,RD125LC, RD350LC/YPVS,TZR250, RGV250, CB500,TL1000S,GSXR1000.I've also definitely had a lot of shit ones - CD125, CG125, ETZ251,250 Benly,GT380 etc. No amount of stripping down, custom megaphone and clip ons could have made them more 'soulful.'
It's not about power, speed or looks...some bikes just have something that makes you want to ride them. And you have to ride a few to know it when you see it.
By the by, not entirely sure about my current steed yet. I like the fact it's pretty fast but looks like a rolling, ghetto, junkyard...the engine is nowhere near as characterful and nice sounding as the GSXR though....
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You might come to thank the examiner one day
It has only saved me once or twice but it has saved me, and I do it all the time and hopefully you will too.oh I totally agree - I've been riding a Lambretta without rear mirrors for ten years, which is why it's really galling I just didn't take a final look.....
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Markyboy you are right. It was never my intention to insult anyone at all. My tone was a bit harsh and it shouldn't have been.
I got several friends who ride motorcycles. What kind of bike you ride is not a direct reflection of your personality as a whole (might not be true in all cases). It's that you have two wheels below you is what matters the most. My first bike will probably be a cheap 2nd hand Honda, Suzuki or something similar. I heard those two brands are more reliable so I can save money to buy parts so I can build my own bike. When I get my bike I will try to go to the UK for a ride.The reason I came to this thread is because it says Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation. I don't know if it means anything different in the UK but here a scooter and a moped means almost the same thing. Over here when someone talks about a scooter they usually mean a "moped covered in plastic" such as a Gilera, AGM scooters, Turbho and other brands. They are considered the same type of vehicle by law, require an A3 "Motorcycle" (A1/A2 are for actual motorcycles) license and have a legal speed limit of 45KM/h. If there is motorcycle version of a scooter you call that a motorcycle and not a scooter.
I owned, until about 2 weeks ago, 5 mopeds and I now own 3 (only 2 of them ride and are geared, the other one was just a for fun project). For a few years I rode about 35/40K a year on my old-timer mopeds. Nowadays I only ride about 8/10k because I now have a car and my work starts really early in the morning. I've been on one of these mopeds to Germany, Belgium and France for holidays. That moped is the moped version of a motorcycle. Everything is the same (wheels, brakes, frame etc) except for the engine (4 gears instead of 5 and a bit smaller). My moped has almost the same top speed as the motorcycle version but only 70CC instead of 125.
I've ridden on Harley's, Honda's, a Laverda (with the controls on the "wrong" side) and a Suzuki motorcycle. I've also been to a lot of (1%) motorcycle party's.veLLo: I'm from Holland. Your posts can't be cheesy, I'm from Holland, the most cheesiest country in the world.
To make a long story short:
**If I insulted anyone here in this thread, then please accept my apology. It was not my intention to insult anyone at all and I'm deeply sorry if I made anyone feel that way. It's also not my intention to insult anyone's bike and I wish to apologize for that as well. **
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That's cool man - don't worry! Buy a bike. Ride it. Have fun.
I'm sat having a burrito about to go up the angeles crest highway. 60 miles of magnificent twisties. Hopefully won't be too many cops out!
Oh Eightball - took me 3 goes to pass mine for various amusing reasons. You'll do it next time matey.
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Likewise Arawn - good call, no stress.
Get your test, and seriously try as many bikes as you can afford to - you'll be surprised to find out what you like or don't like riding. That hardtail might look pretty in a raggedy retro kind of way but I'm willing to bet you'd hate riding it after a couple of 100 miles ;)
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Gents,
May I just say that Little Tujunga Rd is the absolute DADDY! Is it possible to be in love with a stretch of tarmac? Certainly has the potential to be unhealthy.
The ZX is growing on me. Hard work on the wrists and legs getting it stopped and changing direction. Ooooh so much fun though.
J.
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^^ yeah, dude, All Holland offers by way of cheese is Edam, Gouda and Leerdammer. :-)
Not true!
As an old commercial used to say in France back in the 80s:
Pub pour le fromage de Holland - YouTube
"LA HOLLANDE, L'AUTRE PAYS DU FROMAGE"
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But it was on wikipedia so it must be true:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dutch_cheeseshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_cheeses
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Our country is based on cheese, wooden shoes, weed, windmills and hookers. Don't take that away from us! You guys already have the artists like Monet, Lautrec, Gauguin etc. Famous philosophers, Napoleon, inventors of the metric system and the human rights, scientists like Curie, Pasteur and Lavoisier, brands like Channel and Dior, the riviera, french food, the eiffel tower, the wine's, champagne, pastry's, musea, crepes with Nutella etc etc etc. Let us have the cheese! :P
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***Our country is based on cheese, wooden shoes, weed, windmills and hookers. ***Don't take that away from us! You guys already have the artists like Monet, Lautrec, Gauguin etc. Famous philosophers, Napoleon, inventors of the metric system and the human rights, scientists like Curie, Pasteur and Lavoisier, brands like Channel and Dior, the riviera, french food, the eiffel tower, the wine's, champagne, pastry's, musea, crepes with Nutella etc etc etc. Let us have the cheese! :P
Four out of five isn't bad.
Don't forget, the French also gave us Jean-Marie LePen and Jonnie Halliday...
Markyboy
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Sorry to hear that. If it's in UK like in france, they tend to be more picky when the good sunny days are coming, as they fear that new riders will just go wild...
Best of luck with your next test, when can this be arranged?
L