Transition from novice to beginner

What would qualify me to make the transition from novice to beginner
(non-twat) your thoughts please ?

And what about the other steps on the ladder, you know begginer to
intermediate, advanced to god etc ?

And why do I always leave a gap before a question mark ? I know it's
incorrect but can't stop myself, it just looks better.

TIA, D

 

David Thomas wrote

Dunno but I always felt that I was doing well if I couldn't remember the
last time I had to use the brakes in a hurry.

Ride, learn, ride some more.

Cos you are an attention seeking little ****. Now **** off.

 

miserable git

D

 

You don't have to consciously think about when and how to let the clutch
in and out.
You don't spend what feels like 3 hours but is probably really one
second thinking about how to stop.
You realise you can move the bike about without it threatening to fall
over at a moment's notice.
You remember to put the side stand down when you stop and wish to get
off the bike.

Unless you started riding when you were 3 then forget about God status.
It just ain't gonna happen.

As to the other levels there are only three options - ride your bike,
take some tuition, crash and get back on.

Because you're stupid?

 

Have you met him then?

 

David Thomas said:

About 20 years.

 

Nah... you?

D

 

Once, down the Dick Turnip.
He was very happy (Prozac?) and enjoyed trying to get a
word out of our very quiet French student.
He was sporting a father fetching FuManChu style moustache.

 

Long as that eh? oh well only 19 years and 10 months to go then, do I have
to keep the twat sticker on the back of my helmet for the full 20 years? or
is there some parol system?

D

 

Oh, I go down there, well when I say that I mean I've been 3 times, didn't
see any overtly French persons there though.

Does anyone still go to the Dick Turpin in the winter or is it a summer
thing? by the time I passed my test and got a bike I think a lot of riders
had packed their bikes away for the winter.

Just wondered if there was a Christmas meet or summit?

D

 

David Thomas wrote

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Don't you fucking confuse me with Des thank you very much. Even if I
don't happen to have a bike on the road at the moment.

A few die-hards almost certainly. ukrm Essex are mostly a bunch of fire
hugging wusses[1] so you can't really expect them to turn out much after
august.

If you want to organise one then yes.


[1] Modern technology *rocks*.

 

Stricltly summer AFAIK.

Just the power rangers.

Dunno, I've only been three times.

 

Sod it, maybe next year then

Aaah yes that'll be it.

D

 

I can see a "oh shit I binned it" post on its way.
Sorry for being a bit Mystic meg but its going happen.

 

Your probably right, but I do like to pride myself on my motorcycling
incompetence, anyway I would rather you were a bit Mystic Meg than Russell
Grant anyway.

D

 

I've just got his physique

 

Don't be in so much of a hurry, Mr. Rabbit. You can't rush the
acquisition of experience, nor the development of the skills required
to put that hard-won experience into practice. Do the miles and keep
an open mind. Always be prepared to learn, and to listen to others
who have been there before you - then hopefully, you can learn from
some of their mistakes without having to visit the same hedges.

I can say this, because uk.r.m. taught me to ride. Well, not
physically, but by reading and analysing, by following up on
suggestions and furthering this with my own research - followed by
many miles of putting it into practice - I count myself as being
barely competent to hold my licence.

IIRC, it is Champ who quotes the levels defined as:

1. Unconscious incompetent - you're crap but you don't know it.
Numptyism of the highest order.
2. Conscious incompetent - you realise how crap you are. Bad news, a
body blow.
3. Conscious competent - suddenly you're getting better, and realise
it. Relief all round.
4. Unconscious competent - you know, you're really quite good. No
effort required to be fast, smooth and safe.

Here:
http://www.trainer.org.uk/members/theory/process/stages_of_learning.htm

Keep on knocking the miles in, mate. In all weathers, darkness as
well as daylight. Don't push too hard, but be aware of the edge of
your envelope and always keep it in sight as it moves up the scale.
Oh - and Don't Fucking Crash - it hurts.

 

David Thomas said:

Every 5 years, you swap it for a slightly smaller one.

 

Paul Corfield wrote

Do you know I have not done that at all in the last couple of months.

 

Well, you would feel a little daft poking your foot out of the car
passenger door and groping around trying to find the peg on the
sidestand, now wouldn't you? Don't worry though, cars don't generally
fall over that easily when stationary.