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About LinkBacksnot really stressing but i have my test at joondalup next week, just wondering what should i expect there.. like figure 8 and such..
dom
not really stressing but i have my test at joondalup next week, just wondering what should i expect there.. like figure 8 and such..
dom
i had my test up there a couple of months ago didnt realy do all that much ay was over fairly quickly, it went sumthing like this. drove of from the licence center down to lakeside drive turned left up to shenton turned into the carpark on the corner of shenton/lakeside (its like a couple of parking bays outside some flats. then he gave me directions we headed down shent through the round about turned right in to grand blvd turned down qeeunsbury were he took me for some o turns and e braking then we headed up to joondalup drive sort of did a hill start on candel wood drive then headed back to the licencing center more drv/grand blvd. hope that helps to settle any nerves, if you have an instructor they should usualy take you through the common places the assesors go and get u firmiliar with them
my 2c
good luck with the test mate
Both my tests were at Joondalup. Pretty easy area with no huge surprises.
Don't do figure 8's on a test. Do O's instead. Basicaly keep doing U turns in a normal width back street till they are happy. Straighten up for a couple of meters between each one and straight into the next.
Quick stop is no drama's if you don't panic. It is a long way to stop from 50 just smoothly but firmly pull in the front brake ( if you don't GRAB it it shouldn't lock ) leave your right foot UNDER the rear brake. You don't need it and you have less chance of screwing it up. Do use your rear brake when riding normaly but you are there to pass your test the easiest way you can. Don't make it more complicated than it has to be.
Remember its 50 unless otherwise signposted and don't change lanes in intersections. There are a couple that the lanes don't line up to well. Try appear confident that you know how to ride but don't be cocky about it.
Good Luck.
cheers for that!
i was what i was hoping for!
hopefully the weather holds up
Wouldnt you pull up an e-stop using both front and back?Originally Posted by blacksti
Also i was told to use the back brake when doing O-turns and low speed stuff, keeping the revs high and just lightly clutching it so it still grabs.
RE: hill starts- didnt know you were tested on these whats the procedure?
same as normal take off - just do it slower with a bit of rear brake so you dont go backwards
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." - Oscar Wilde
Hill starts are no more apparently according to the instructor I went with. He's pretty pissed they arn't bothering anymore. More and more tests to get through and less time to do it.
O turns sounds like what I've been taught.
Quick stops. Remember you are trying to pass a test make it as easy as possible. You won't be marked down for not using the rear brake and most modern bikes do 12 m or less pretty easily. Remember if you are braking fairly firmly he back end will not have much weight left and will lock pretty easily.
http://www.perthstreetbikes.com/foru...-passed-41547/
Good luck in NOT getting the route that makes you do O-turns in Neil Hawkins. Stupid slanty car park is one of the hardest places I've ever had to do an O-turn in.
EDIT: practice makes perfect though.
Last edited by Tenchi; 23-05-2008 at 06:57 PM.
Dual sport riders do it in the dirt
And dont forget ya head-checks - and make them obvious.
Use both brakes on your quick stop, bike stops in shorter distance and in more control.
Hill starts are occaisonally asked for so prepare in advance. A lot of students are that focussed on getting the start down pat they fail to MILO before moving off and bang***, lose points.
My number 1 suggestion- call Marshall at MTWA on 0428 961 725. He does more tests than any one else in that area and can sort you out quickly with technique, possible routes etc.
good luck
Gord.
I just had my R at Joondalup yesterday...
No hillstart on mine.
O turns - a couple of metres in between each turn, they watch for headchecks, I did five rounds but maybe this was because I stuffed one
One emergency stop, +1 for using the front and back brake.
My examiner rode directly behind me - good idea to keep an eye on where thay are and don't lose them.
I was given three directions at a time (it was made clear that I would not be tested on my sense of direction - TG), you must be very careful when pulling over for further direction, use MILO etc.
There's a huge nasty roundabout near the health campus(?) - it's very easy to transfer lanes if you're not concentrating and they seem to use this one alot.
Most of mine was in 50 zones - gave me the times to assess etc, but really had to keep an eye on the speedo.
And prob a good idea to be very diligent and slightly exagerated with your head checks. Apparently a black helmet makes it harder for them to see the more subtle checks?
M.I.L.O's the way to go - really helped me.
Good luck..and don't forget to breath!
can i ask a noob question...whats milo? I presume something, indicate, look, something?
Mirror Indicate Look Over
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." - Oscar Wilde
cool thanks
yep sounds all good!
i went for a ride into the hills today! was really good! i can now see though, that 250's are slow, tyring to keep up with the bigger bike was a bit of work.. gearing down all the time! oh well!
dom
People normally fail for 3 main reasons...
Speeding
Indicators (leaving on or not using)
Head Checks
Good luck... Dont forget to reverse your bike into the bike bay (usually instructer waits and watches you park at the end).
reverse into a bike bay? surely wouldnt lose points for being this anal. Indicator left on might make you lose half a point, nothing serious surely? although it annoys me when i see it from others
I just had mine this morning over there; I thought I'd automatically failed because instead of verifying I could do a hill park, he just asked me to drive back 15 minutes into the test.
Turns out I passed without him even needing to see that part.
As long as your slow control is clean and within radius, and you know how to emergency brake, you should be fine. Oh yeah, and don't do anything illegal, like running stop signs for example. O-turns are the go here. Although I, like the guys before me, hate that slanty carpark with a vengeance.
And head checks. They're always really big on head checks (I got the equivalent of a gold star for not missing a single side street or head check when changing wheel track).
Now, if you want to do one better, you could master the basics too. Like, y'know, stopping in first gear, for example. Yep. Nerves make you do the stupid.
Front in first means you have to reverse your bike up gradient and into on coming traffic, probably wont fail you on it, but why take the risk - make it easier on yourself.reverse into a bike bay? surely wouldnt lose points for being this anal. Indicator left on might make you lose half a point, nothing serious surely? although it annoys me when i see it from others
As for the indicator - thats how i failed my first test... left them on as i left the licencing centre...
yeh leaving the indicator on is a big no no, it is aslo illegal and it will cause for a cage to pull out infront of you which could result in somthing pertty bad
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