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[PaulW]

Just booked it for next Wednesday, just wondering if anyone has any tips or pointers in regards to it??

I know its pretty much the same as the car one, just with some random mechanical and bike ones thrown in for good measure...

So yeah,,, any tips??

Cheers

[Pippin]

Make sure you read the questions well...most mistakes are made because the question was misread....
and btw good luck

[Turk]

No idea what's involved, passed mine 27 years ago. A month before the two part test was introduced.

One thing's for sure though, the real learning starts once you pass, and it never stops.

Good luck    

[Vamps]

No idea what's involved, passed mine 27 years ago. A month before the two part test was introduced.

One thing's for sure though, the real learning starts once you pass, and it never stops.

Good luck    

35 for me, i just rode round the corner while the examiner stood on the kerb, getting ready to put his hand out for my emergency stop And they call them the good old days

[Martin_1962]

No idea what's involved, passed mine 27 years ago. A month before the two part test was introduced.

One thing's for sure though, the real learning starts once you pass, and it never stops.

Good luck    

Next month - 29 years for me

[redelitev6]

I remember the good old days well ,kids killing themselves on RD 250's KH triples,GT 250's. it's a wonder it took them so long to bring in the new test!

[tunnie]

Paul, have you got the software?

The question bit is a piece of pi$$, most is just common sense, the new bit for me (as i did car theory test about 7 years ago) is the new Hazard Perception.

You have to click when you see a danger, get some decent software, you have a click limit on each clip, (there are 14 clips)

I found the best technique was to 'batch' click in 5's because i found i actually clicked too early and outside the scoring zone.

The scoring goes 5,4,3,2,1 the closer to the danger, i was always clicking fractionaly before the 5 and the scoring started so i got 0 on a few. best to batch click.

Nothing beats a copy of the software though  

[Andy B]

I remember the good old days well ,kids killing themselves on ....GT 250's ......

Which is what I very nearly killed myself on going too fast over Shap on the A6  :-?

[PaulW]

No test CD's tunnie, only what I'm reading up online, but as always, its mainly common sense so hopefully I should be ok.  Hazard test looks simple though

Just trying to find my CBT cert now, can't find the blasted thing  :-/

[albitz]

I remember the good old days well ,kids killing themselves on ....GT 250's ......

Which is what I very nearly killed myself on going too fast over Shap on the A6  :-?

....kh250 for me.

[Vamps]

I remember the good old days well ,kids killing themselves on ....GT 250's ......

Which is what I very nearly killed myself on going too fast over Shap on the A6  :-?

....kh250 for me.

Honda CB250 for, but outside the chip shop in Sedgefield, car pulled out on me, main problem was I was still only 16 years 11 months and 3 weeks, luckily the car driver accepted all responsibility, and a couple of passing biker mates stopped to help out, and the never to be seen Polce Patrol car carried on, by was I lucky

[tunnie]

No test CD's tunnie, only what I'm reading up online, but as always, its mainly common sense so hopefully I should be ok.  Hazard test looks simple though

Just trying to find my CBT cert now, can't find the blasted thing  :-/

I would strongly recommend the software, the stuff i used is the exact same stuff used at the test centre.

I think i still have it someware, i will look tonight for it  

[PaulW]

cheers ill see what i can do anyway about the software, might nip to town in a bit and get something from smiths!

well found my cbt, also booked my DAS to start on the 24th april, so should be fun! all going well, i will have myself a full license and big bike by my birthday in July!

scary times  

[tunnie]

cheers ill see what i can do anyway about the software, might nip to town in a bit and get something from smiths!

well found my cbt, also booked my DAS to start on the 24th april, so should be fun! all going well, i will have myself a full license and big bike by my birthday in July!

scary times  

You just missed out on the old test, its the new tests now in these 'super centres'

You have to do a maneuvers day, then another seperate road going test. Good luck, do you know what DAS bikes will be used?

I might be getting a big bike this weekend  

Also could very well be going to TT week in the Isle of Man, could be an interesting ride...

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=nn13+6er&daddr=A45%2FLondon+Rd+to:A428%2FLawford+Rd+to:A426+to:A444+to:A511%2FBridge+St+to:A515+to:B6175%2FWell-i-Hole+Rd+to:53.704836,-2.367554+to:Heysham&hl=en&geocode=%3BFSDsHQMdxlvt_w%3BFaQgHwMd4qTs_w%3BFZy-HwMdYAjt_w%3BFdwbIwMdbDzp_w%3BFTrFJQMd-C_n_w%3BFXgtKgMdPvHk_w%3BFQbfMAMdgCHh_w%3B%3B&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=8&sz=9&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8&sll=53.456985,-2.059937&sspn=1.15787,2.471924&ie=UTF8&ll=53.196161,-1.439209&spn=2.330034,4.943848&z=8

Should be nice going through the Peak District.

[PaulW]

to be honest, i like the look of the new test than how the old one was, so not really that bothered! plus this way if you pass the manouvers bit and then fail the ride out, you just rebook the 2nd part and dont have to do the other one again! plus there are 2 centers within 20 mins from my home, so its not too bad!

ahhhh the tt... i will make it home to watch this oneday! ultimately ill be living there so no worry about the ferry lol!