[QUOTE] It was She didn't have a huge amount to learn Never done it so don't know I did ride with her and she wasn't a bad or dangerous rider. It was purely a confidence problem. I'm not surprised that once she had confidence in her own abilities (and limits) that she passed the IAM test. Very true I would hope not. But I suspect that it wouldn't be extended to a male novice rider. Well done Charders say I.[/QUOTE] Well, being as you are one of the few people who I've actually ridden with (notice I added the 'with'!) and has seen me ride, a 'good' biker who has all my respect and experienced enough to give an opinion which holds weight, thanks babe xxxx