I got my P's, yay

G'day guys, its been quite a few months since ive posted in here. When i
left you'se (due to PC trouble, and then moving houses) i had just recently
passed my NSW learners course and bought a `94 ZZR to replace my XT250 that
i had been using on the farm and riding to work for the first month or so of
my time on the road.

Anyway last weekend i managed to pass my P's test, which wasnt so easy on a
ZZR i can assure you. As you wold probably expect i had trouble with the
cone weave and i had no chance of doing a u-turn in the allowed space
(although i came _very_ close). If only i still had the XT, heh.

So now that my formal rider training is over and i have a few months
experience of riding on the road i can say that if anyone out there is just
sitting back thinking that maybe they would like to try riding, but are
feeling daunted by all the training now involved, well all i can say is GO
FOR IT.

Overall my experience was unreal, i had a lot of fun on both the L's and the
P's courses, the two instructors i had were great (i did my training at
FineLine in Taree) and i met some very friendly people along the way.

And nothing can beat that feeling you get when you are alone on your bike,
riding through your favourite stretch of winding road.

Steve
(aka Digger)

Z250 >> XT250 >> ZZR250 >> who knows?

 

Well done Steve,

Up there in Bayliss country, you have a lot of choice as far as windy roads
are concerned. I lived my younger days in Wauchope so am pretty familiar
with the territory.

Don't go too hard, especially if you're on your own on a fairly deserted
stretch. Lying under your bike with a dozen broken bones and no hope of
anyone seeing you 100m from the road is not exactly top notch.

Anyway, have fun and enjoy that glorious countryside. A nice early spin
from Taree to Gloucester and back 3 times a week has to be good for the
soul...

Cheers,
Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX

 

Thanks mate

I was a bit worried about passing the actual test, especially when another
bloke turned up on a ZZR just like mine and informed me that he was hiring a
bike (an XT as it happens) because he thought it was impossible to pass on
ZZR. He was pretty happy for me when i passed though.

I have friends over the mountains at Bendemeer so i am looking foward to
taking the Wauchope - Walcha route some time in the next few months once it
warms up a bit.

Yeah there's always that.

Thanks, i will.

Steve
Z250 >> XT250 >> ZZR250

 

Well done...

Dont let anyone 'put you off' with regards to your test, take youe time to
get to know your bike, and with that confidence, you'll feel that its
better to do the test on a familiar bike, then risk hiring one and locking
it up from it being unfamiliar... mate you'll be allright so long as you
take the time to know your beast.

The Aust Motorcycle News mag has an ad in there for the Ride-On video, I
recently loaned mine to a mate whos in the same boat, it seriously helps...
no matter what your experience level too... great watch, worth the $20 odd
to buy it.

Enjoy... well done.

JasonBW - Wollongong
XL250 -> KR250 -> GPZ500s -> RF900 -> Cbr1100xx -> ZX12 -> Ducati 620

 

It's quite possible, I managed to pass the ACT test (almost identical
to the NSW one) on a GPX250 without losing any points. It just takes
a lot of practice! ;-)

Well done, may you keep the appropriate side of the bike pointing
downwards and always enjoy your morning commute!


BTH

 

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 20:27:36 +1000, "Steve" <>
wrote:

good sentiments.. i think you're either a biker or you're not, and you
know when you first ride.

i crashed my first bike 2ce before i even took the test.. some nice
grazes and broken levers but i didn't even think twice about geting
back on each time! took me 3 tries to pass the stupid test 12 years
ago (fvked up on road rules the first 2 times, tho i could ride well)


Nex
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