Full Practical test advice [Archive]

varminter

7th May 2010, 19:23

Just about finished mine in the dry, then the skies opened. But I didn't care.

Just hope for a nice wide road for the U turn. If not, when you stop, wind the front wheel round as far as you can get away with, you're half way there!!.

Kiri

7th May 2010, 19:25

pick a sensible time and hope it ain't raining, other than that it's piss easy :yes: (did mine in palmy 6 months ago)

already booked and paid for, figured mid-morning will avoid the school and work traffic. As for rain, well anything can happen, it's palmy after all and to be honest I'd rather be in the rain than the wind . Gawd, I hope it's easy :D

firefighter

7th May 2010, 19:27

I normally do'nt care.....but man look at the search function there's heaps, even recent ones with more answers than you will have questions.

Kiri

7th May 2010, 19:27

firefighter

7th May 2010, 19:29

yea, I'm a bit worried about putting my feet down, is that allowed?

No.

If you are ready the test is 100000x easier than you could imagine. Do'nt worry about it.

Kiri

7th May 2010, 19:30

I normally do'nt care.....but man look at the search function there's heaps, even recent ones with more answers than you will have questions.

thanks, yep I did look at the recent and search function. Forgive my bad searching I couldn't see much about the full I only found restricted '6R' stuff.

firefighter

7th May 2010, 19:32

thanks, yep I did look at the recent and search function. Forgive my bad searching I couldn't see much about the full I only found restricted '6R' stuff.

It's exactly the same but you ride a little bit longer, and may have to do more than just the one U-turn. And you get a green licence instead of a yellow one. It's that easy. Seriously.

bogan

7th May 2010, 19:32

already booked and paid for, figured mid-morning will avoid the school and work traffic. As for rain, well anything can happen, it's palmy after all and to be honest I'd rather be in the rain than the wind . Gawd, I hope it's easy :D

yeh the guy gives you an earpiece an just tells you which streets to go down, and if he gets stuck in traffic he'll tell you to wait, some of the 100k bit for mine was on some pretty narrow roads just outside of palmy Te Matai rd I think, so just went a bit slower (wasn't sure if it was a 70k zone either).

Kiri

7th May 2010, 19:37

No.

If you are ready the test is 100000x easier than you could imagine. Do'nt worry about it.

yea, i know, but it's a 'test'. I figure if I can get as much advice as possible then I'm better prepared. My riding, at this point, is as good as it's gonna be for the test, and I have benefitted hugely from my friends comments, critisims, advice and *cough* swearing. I have this weekend to consider any last minute stuff, that my mates may not of thought of, that's why I did this post.

Kiri

7th May 2010, 19:46

yeh the guy gives you an earpiece an just tells you which streets to go down, and if he gets stuck in traffic he'll tell you to wait, some of the 100k bit for mine was on some pretty narrow roads just outside of palmy Te Matai rd I think, so just went a bit slower (wasn't sure if it was a 70k zone either).

Te Matai rd? who did you book your test thru?

bogan

7th May 2010, 19:57

booked through AA

CookMySock

7th May 2010, 19:58

You'll be fine. Worrying about it will just make it worse. You know this crap - just do it.

Only advice I'll give, is relax and enjoy it. You will always remember this.

Steve

karla

7th May 2010, 20:51

Listen to what the instructor tells you. My instructions were to pull over and wait if I lost him, or to return to the AA depot if he didn't turn up.

He was following me one moment, then the next he bloody well disappeared .... !

I was going to turn around and go back but I pulled over and waited, just a minute or so, and the next thing he pulled out of behind a couple of parked cars. I don't think it is normal for them to "test" you like that, but I was glad that I had listened carefully. The rest of the test was simple, although I took mine at 8.30am and it seemed like everyone was out to kill me, cars coming out of driveways, kids crossing the road, people doing u-turns in front of me. You'll be fine :)

Mudfart

8th May 2010, 12:48

lol you're worried about rain? my full will be right in the middle of north waikatos rainy season, mid august.
meh, i dont care, just think of the R6 at the end of it all.

hellokitty

8th May 2010, 13:35

I was worried about rain but the lady I booked with cheerfully said that it would only be cancelled if there was flooding and the road were under water! I had visions of lightning and thunder - of course it was a fine day and everything was ok.'
I had a lesson (my one and only) before hand to "warm" me up and the instructor put it in perspective - he said "you rode here and you made it in piece, so obviously you can ride - your nerves are what will make fail -get over them" hahahahaha and he was right of course

PirateJafa

8th May 2010, 13:37

Best advice is to hope that it pisses down.

Sympathy for the poor little sodden biker ftw.

Kiri

8th May 2010, 22:59

Thanks everyone, will let you know the result, Monday arvo :D

KiWiP

8th May 2010, 23:16

Originally Posted by Kiri
yea, I'm a bit worried about putting my feet down, is that allowed?
Practice, practice, practice. get to an unused parking lot and just try pulling tighter and tighter turns slower and slower until you're unphased turning anywhere.

Best of luck when you take it :-)

Kiri

10th May 2010, 12:14

Practice, practice, practice. get to an unused parking lot and just try pulling tighter and tighter turns slower and slower until you're unphased turning anywhere.

Best of luck when you take it :-)

I'm legal!!!!! The test was entirely different to what I expected and on a different route to what all my mates have done, but they passed me, woohoo!!!

The U turn was on a very wide road and was easy, so now I'm gonna wash and polish my bike, then I'm out for a blat!

Thanks heaps you guys for all the advice it really was useful :D

bogan

10th May 2010, 12:25

congrats! time for a bike upgrade then?

Kiri

11th May 2010, 19:12

congrats! time for a bike upgrade then?

yup, i've got a 900cc speedmaster - she's my baby ;D

bogan

11th May 2010, 19:19

yup, i've got a 900cc speedmaster - she's my baby ;D

nice, had to google it to figure out what it was though :bleh: think I saw one (black one, best color for it:yes:) out at massey the other day.

Mudfart

11th May 2010, 19:30

so going to a 1ltr wont be a problem then? i am actually considering an MT01, at 1700cc but I think im only gonna get 200kms from a tank.

phill-k

11th May 2010, 19:36

Congrats on the full, got mine on thursday booked it last week the next day the drought broke, still we are supposed to be able to handle all weather:yes:

Kiri

11th May 2010, 19:43

nice, had to google it to figure out what it was though :bleh: think I saw one (black one, best color for it:yes:) out at massey the other day.

I got the 'new england white and black' model. Much prettier and matches my jacket, lol!