This thread is for MASTERTON restricted and full motorcycle exams: the route, examiner, and other things that you will encounter.
If you want to add information on the Basic Skills Test, OK but only for Masterton - thanks.
THE EXAMINER - Her name is Jenny and she is the only examiner for the Wairarapa although all examiners rotate on a regular basis therefore you may get someone from Upper Hutt or Palmerston North. Jenny is friendly and easy going so if you are relaxed, polite and respectful your exam will probably be easy if you are a confident rider.
Park your bike in front of the taxi office, not on the street. Your WOF, rego, L Plate and license will be checked as well as indicators, brake light and horn.
RESTRICTED ROUTES
Start on Villa Street - the river end, near Hope Street. Arrive early - the AA will tell you to arrive 5 or 10 minutes early but arrive earlier if you can because the examiner may be waiting with nothing to do and she will be happy to have more time for your exam. If you have not been to the exam place before, its a good idea to find it before the time of your exam - its easy to drive right by the place. The "drivers license exam" sign is put out only during times of exams but its the same place as the taxi office (which is also easy to miss).
Route 1 - Turn right and go north across the bridge - this includes part of the large roundabout and an unusual intersection before the roundabout (check it out before the exam to see what I mean) - you have two Yields before you get to the bridge so if you don't indicate properly or swivel your head and check your mirrors a several times then you may fail at this early stage!
Note: when you first leave the taxi office area you had better swivel your head around both ways a few times because its difficult to see oncoming traffic, especially from the right.
Turn right at 3rd Street, left on Totara Drive and go up to the golf course - this is Masterton's steepest street and includes a few twisty bits so its a good idea to practice on this part to see if you can maintain 50 kph. BTW, keep exactly to the speed limit (unless there are hazards), not over or under by even a little bit - the examiner will tell you if your speedometer is not correct. I made the mistake of taking off and going up to 56 kph as I usually do, then got out of this botch up by saying my speedo must be inaccurate.
Totara Drive changes into Manuka Street when it gets steep and twisty. Turn right at the golf course onto Boltons Road and do a U turn at the viewpoint (Boltons Rd is a no exit road). Back down Totara and turn right onto 3rd, left on Rimu, left on 2nd, Totara to Te Ore Ore.
Te Ore Ore past the hospital and past Henley Lake. 70 kph zone. Across bridge and turn right onto Watsons Road: do a U turn here (but it is too narrow to do this without stopping and the examiner will tell you that you can get off your bike if need be).
Left from Watsons Road onto Te Ore Ore, stop at Henley Lake car park.
DONE !
Route 2
Start as above, to 3rd Street.
Turn right at Totara St, then right twice more, then left back down 3rd St, across SH2 (Opaki Road) into Queen Alexandra Street.
Do a U-turn back to SH2. Turn left onto SH2 - Opaki Road - and go up to "Cattery" (into 100k zone), turn round at Cattery and back to near Third St. DONE !
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FULL EXAM - details to be added when I and my two mates do it later this year.
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