Passed
That’s “passed” with an “a”, not an “i”.
On Thursday I passed by DAS Motorbike test. I’m now able to ride any motorbike I like (after my CBT test last year I could ride anything up to 125cc).
Many, many thanks to Steve and Tim at Bike2Bike for all the training and persevering with me through my U-turns.
The secret to U-turns for me (in addition to looking down the road and _never_ touching that front brake) was firstly to ensure you have a little bite (little bit of revs, little bit of clutch, little bit of back brake) so that you are moving forwards, but the key for me was to turn the handlebars. I don’t mean gradually, I mean going from straight to full lock immediately - I then naturally balanced the bike (generally by leaning in a little and a little power) and took the U-turn okay. You need that full lock immediately as a U-turn in a road isn’t far off the bike’s turning circle.
Now I’m looking at gear and bikes - cheers to Richard and Priscilla for all their advice yesterday. I’m not there yet, but I’ve finally got a decent idea of what I need to look for and good gear that I can buy (I’ll look a bit more first though).
Posted: July 6th, 2008 under Life.
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Comment from Philip Stubbs
Time: Monday 7 July, 2008, 07:56
I remember my training. We did the U turn training in a road that required full lock to do the turn. This was not easy at the time. When it came to the test, it was on a road that was wide enough to turn before the white line. It was necessary to straighten up half way through the turn.
One day, I will get a bike again 
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