Two silly mistakes! Oh well, rebooed it for 8th March. Gives me time to buy all of the gear. Kawasaki ER-5 being delivered a week Saturday. Shame I can't legally ride it until then. --Nick.
"Nick" said Bugger mate, dont tell me, you got caught out on the emergency stop and a right turn at a hatched crossing? -- Donegal Paul - On the mend Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology. Zundapp Bella r203 - Watch out for ze Germans! Bajaj Chetak 125 - Wannabe Vespa Lambretta Li186 - stripped. Vespa T5 Millenium - intact www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk www.iowcaravans.co.uk
Cmon then, what where they? -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
U-Turn was my only worry, but that was fine! I failed on: Judgement when Crossing - I was rushing everything (OH MY GOD IT'S A TEST I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THIS SLOW!) and turned right at a junction and crossed the path of a car(!) - the car had slowed down, but that's academic because I'd already failed on: Judgement when Pulling Away - I pulled away from behind a parked car perfectly, plenty of rear observation, but I didn't notice that a car was coming the other way. They were silly mistakes and were made purely because I was rushing things. My instructor did a mock test on Wednesday, and only gave me one minor (signalling). Oh well! I'll take it easy next time. --Nick.
"Nick" replied to "Donegal Paul" My tester basically just told me to ride as normal, which was basically what i did, i swapped lanes etc when mine was going too slow etc etc, so, didn't go too fast, but didn't hesitate or go too slow either. Better luck next time. -- Donegal Paul - On the mend Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology. Zundapp Bella r203 - Watch out for ze Germans! Bajaj Chetak 125 - Wannabe Vespa Lambretta Li186 - stripped. Vespa T5 Millenium - intact www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk www.iowcaravans.co.uk
See my other reply. I was just rushing things, which I know is silly. The DSA aren't looking for a fantastic ride, they're not even looking for a good one. They know that I'm a learner - all they're looking for is a safe ride. --Nick.
NTL The examiner, having passed me, then asked if I thought I was going round the wet corners too fast -- Veggie Dave UKRMHRC#2 BOTAFOF#08 IQ 18 FILMS http://www.iq18films.com Extreme Racing http://www.veggie-dave.co.uk Toxic Shock Syndrome Gets More Girls Than Me
You twat. Sit on the ER-5, make BRRMM BRRMM noises, worked for me. Good luck for March -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:43:25 +0000 Message-ID: <> Nothing too exciting happened. I'm just a bit annoyed at having failed. I failed my car test twice, so I've had some practice. Hopefully I'll be in a better state come 8th March. --Nick.
I failed my first bike test mainly because I wasn't relaxed enough. When I knew what a fail felt like, I was no longer worried or stressed about the next test.... so I passed.
Thanks! The tax on the ER-5 runs out at the end of this month, MoT runs out Feb '06 (first MoT) and I won't be covered by insurance until 8th March (when test passed) so I'm a bit confused as to what to do about the tax. Is it work SORN'ing the bike for 8 days? --Nick.
Indeed. You'll get there. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
NTL again. Although when we got stuck in traffic he got a bit tired waiting for me and suggested that I overtook if I felt it was safe. I *did*, but only when *I* felt it was safe IYSWIM. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
Tax runs in whole months, so you'll be paying tax for the whole time, regardless. But if you can't tax it, because you haven't got insurance, then you should - technically - SORN it. In reality, they're not going to catch up with you for a couple of months, so I wouldn't bother. ....so long as you pass your test. If you don't, SORN it straight away. All that paperwork? Oh **** yes, it's a total ****.
1. This is uk.r.m. 2. What the **** is this then? It is a couple of dashes and your name - it is a signature which you append to every post, requiring manual removal by anyone who replies to you. Your name is in your headers and on the top line of your posts, next to the thread subject. What more do you want? Either ditch it or insert a working separator. FFS, all you have to do is <space><return> and it's there.
I type it in every time I post. It's like "Nick." but with two dashes before it. I've been using it for over a decade and I've only encountered problems with it, and my sig, here. I've even gone to the trouble of telling Agent NOT to use my standard .sig when I post here. I am not prepared to stop signing my posts. You are, of course, free to add me to your shit list. I can see that my name has caused lots of problems for a couple of people here. Regards, --Nick.
