Restricted test - experiences and advice

[KiWiP]

Just sat my restricted test, passed WooHoo. Before I went along for it I skimmed through KB to find any experiences only found 1 (Thanks Simpy1 http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/125178-6R-Restricted-Test-in-Kilbirnie-My-Experience?highlight=restricted+passed ) So I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread for people to throw in their experiences for people about to sit the test.
So here goes

Browns Bay NSC Friday afternoon nice sunny weather

Tester checks documentation, Licence etc then out to bike, asks to see front and rear indicators, brake light and horn. Then issued with a radio receiver it has an over the ear speaker. This hurts as I put the helmet on and not comfortable when I put it on a second time. A sound check confirms I can hear fine but this is at 0 speed.

When we pull away, me in front and tester following in car the wind noise starts to make hearing a bit difficult so really need to concentrate. When I sit my full I'm going to investigate whether I can wear an in ear piece.

Test itself is really straight forward whizzing around a few junctions traffic light and give way type. Lost him at one traffic light but just pulled over and waited till they cycled green again then continued. Final part was motorway, up to speed zippered into to reasonably heavy traffic so didn't make it above 80. Checking in mirror sees tester on the off ramp. Push helmet to head to hear him shouting "meet you back at the test station" Wind noise had caused me to miss instruction. As it turned out he'd seen enough to pass me so all was good.

Conclusion: Test was nothing to worry about just a scoot round town. If you have a noisy helmet see if you can use in ear pieces or get the volume up a bit more than you think. I do wear ear plugs but didn't use my left ear one I think this would have helped hear the instructions. Take any tools with you that you may need to remove your L-plate when you pass. I didn't and felt heartily pissed off riding with the plate when I didn't need it haha

hope this helps and good luck

[Old Steve]

Take any tools with you that you may need to remove your L-plate when you pass.

Just my luck to take a Swiss Army knife to cut my L plate off and fail :sick:

I'll contribute to this thread hopefully in about 6 weeks after I've done my 6R test in Mt Maunganui

[Toffee]

On my 6R the head set was blimmin useless. All I could hear was " at krrrr next intersection I'd like you to krrrrrr kkrrrrrrr kkkrrrrrr." In the end I had to watch his indicators to see which way he wanted us to go - however he did comment on how well I was using my mirrors!!!

[Tryhard]

Great! I have to be able to hear and see. I am a bit dodgy on the eye test part. Do you have to do one at the time of your 6r?

[blackdog]

Great! I have to be able to hear and see. I am a bit dodgy on the eye test part. Do you have to do one at the time of your 6r?

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::r ofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[simpy1]

I'm just glad someone found my post useful!

[Gooner]

Thanks for this post mate, I'm looking to get legal on a bike here in NZ and appriciate any info regarding this I can get for free. I am looking for what the proceedures are and what they look for in regards to annal retentive issues. I know back in the UK they would fail you for not putting it in nuetral and having you right foot on the brake at lights (Duh?)

I'm hoping the riding tests are as relaxed as the driving tests are here? I sat my restricted and full here and had no trouble passing. Just drove around manukau listening to the tester tell me about what different hakas really meant in his tribe. Sweet!

Any particular things testers look for when testing or is it a case of just making sure you are confident and capable on the road?

Cheers

[Spazman727]

Final part was motorway, up to speed zippered into to reasonably heavy traffic so didn't make it above 80.

Did the tester say anything about not going over 70?

This is a useful thread.

[st00ji]

when i did mine the tester specifically said i was permitted to go above 70 (as long as it wasnt exceeding the speed limit obviously) for the duration of the test only

that was unprompted too

but im sure it wouldnt hurt to check with your tester if they dont say anything, as it might end up costing you a fail if they decide to get anti

for the person asking about eye test, they should give you one when you book it

[Spazman727]

when i did mine the tester specifically said i was permitted to go above 70 (as long as it wasnt exceeding the speed limit obviously) for the duration of the test only

that was unprompted too

but im sure it wouldnt hurt to check with your tester if they dont say anything, as it might end up costing you a fail if they decide to get anti

for the person asking about eye test, they should give you one when you book it


That's what I thought, thanks.
I'm sitting my 6R next Thursday.

[KiWiP]

Did the tester say anything about not going over 70?

I asked my tester at the start and he said as it was a test the expectation was to drive to the traffic and speed limit. So on a motorway up to 100.

When I goto onto the motorway rush hour was starting, traffic was medium to heavy so I never got above 80 and we (well he was) only on the m/way for 1 junction so I assume they are just looking for confidence getting up to speed, signals and keeping a good distance.

Best of luck for your test

[crystalball]

when i went for my restricted she said turn right around the roundabout. (so i went all the way around the round about) at the end she said mayby she should have said turn right at the round about.:blink:

[Old Steve]

I think the Road Code points out that a 6L rider is limited to 70 km/hr unless under the direction of a test examiner. As the 6R test determines the rider's ability to ride on the open road, you should be expected to ride at up to 100 km/hr at some stage during the test.

[Spazman727]

I sat my test today and passed. I was so nervous all day but there wasn't really anything to worry about. Luckily the weather cleared up for me. All I had to do was do a couple of U turns at the end of cul de sacs and through a couple of roundabouts, on the motorway for about 30 seconds then back to the place we started.

I did have a bit of trouble hearing the tester, especially on the motorway, but otherwise everything was sweet.

Good luck to everyone going for their licences.

[st00ji]

seems a bit silly to me - people who in theory at least have never been 100k on the motorway are suddenly expected to do so / pass a test on it while under scrutiny. if its such an easy thing to pick up (ie, on the day of the test) why bother with the 70k limit in the first place...

[auvicua]

Can you book the 6R test during the weekend? Or only weekdays will do? And which station should I go since I live in Browns Bay, Auckland! Very useful thread for newbies, BTW.:yes:

[Spazman727]

Can you book the 6R test during the weekend? Or only weekdays will do? And which station should I go since I live in Browns Bay, Auckland! Very useful thread for newbies, BTW.:yes:

I think you can only do it during weekdays. You can book online here https://transact.nzta.govt.nz/transactions/LicenceTestBooking/entry.aspx which I find easier so you can see the times and can think about when you want to do it without holding people up.

It also has a list of places you can take the test so maybe you could find somewhere that does it at the weekend if you don't mind a bit of a ride to get there. I needed to do my full car licence sooner than there was a time available in Auckland so I went to Whangamata to do it.

[Old Steve]

Passed my 6R test today in Mt Maunganui. Went from VTNZ up Hewletts Rd, left at the lights into Aerodrome Rd, left into Newton Rd and pulled up opposite the grass next to Brewers Bar and did a pull out into traffic in a 50 km/hr zone. Went through some back streets and back onto Maunganui Rd and then left into Tawa St near the Importer. Did a u-turn in Tawa St, then down oto Totora St, pulled up and did a pull out into 70 km/hr traffic, then back to VTNZ. About 15 to 20 minutes.

Some hints:

Turn up early. Check your bike, do the indicators front and back work, brake lights - both hand and foot brake, horn, current rego and WOF? You have to have your license (don't laugh, I almost left my wallet behind).

Make obvious head movements when checking mirrors and other traffic. Look over your shoulder when pulling out into traffic or changing lanes. Indicate going into and OUT OF roundabouts. Cancel your indicators after you've completed your turn!!!!!!!!! Leaving a roundabout you don't have to indicate for a full 3 seconds.

Listen to the examiner's explanation, he'll tell you what you can and can't do. Don't go over the speed limit, obey the road rules.

[varminter]

Congratulations, your turn to get them in. Mine's a pint of drambue.

[Tink]

Just sat my restricted test, passed WooHoo. Before I went along for it I skimmed through KB to find any experiences only found 1 (Thanks Simpy1 http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/125178-6R-Restricted-Test-in-Kilbirnie-My-Experience?highlight=restricted+passed ) So I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread for people to throw in their experiences for people about to sit the test.
So here goes

Browns Bay NSC Friday afternoon nice sunny weather

Tester checks documentation, Licence etc then out to bike, asks to see front and rear indicators, brake light and horn. Then issued with a radio receiver it has an over the ear speaker. This hurts as I put the helmet on and not comfortable when I put it on a second time. A sound check confirms I can hear fine but this is at 0 speed.

When we pull away, me in front and tester following in car the wind noise starts to make hearing a bit difficult so really need to concentrate. When I sit my full I'm going to investigate whether I can wear an in ear piece.

Test itself is really straight forward whizzing around a few junctions traffic light and give way type. Lost him at one traffic light but just pulled over and waited till they cycled green again then continued. Final part was motorway, up to speed zippered into to reasonably heavy traffic so didn't make it above 80. Checking in mirror sees tester on the off ramp. Push helmet to head to hear him shouting "meet you back at the test station" Wind noise had caused me to miss instruction. As it turned out he'd seen enough to pass me so all was good.

Conclusion: Test was nothing to worry about just a scoot round town. If you have a noisy helmet see if you can use in ear pieces or get the volume up a bit more than you think. I do wear ear plugs but didn't use my left ear one I think this would have helped hear the instructions. Take any tools with you that you may need to remove your L-plate when you pass. I didn't and felt heartily pissed off riding with the plate when I didn't need it haha

hope this helps and good luck

Great thread... funny & informative... passed my restricted in April and looking at my full in October... cannot wait... 250 WHAT IS THAT... I had to get the local mender to take to my L plate with her scissors, as I was picking up my bike pants, long story... but all good.

I have been riding at 100km for a while pre restricted ... and got her a bit quicker recently.. thought this is great, when I found out she was running rich, bugger.. back to gurgling down the road .. dang! rock on october.:Punk:

[st00ji]

Can you book the 6R test during the weekend? Or only weekdays will do? And which station should I go since I live in Browns Bay, Auckland! Very useful thread for newbies, BTW.:yes:

i believe they have a limited number of tests available on weekends, and for obvious reasons these are fairly popular - so book well before your 6 months is up, or you'll be waiting without cause.

i did mine on a weekday morning, they start fairly early - 630 or 7 IIRC. roads were reasonably quiet and i still had time to get to work before 8.

[Will the ninja]

I passed today and my only advice is that, even though they say pretend they aren't there and drive 'normal', if they are following in a big ass 4x4, ride at a VERY slow speed - like 30-40k's. I lost my instructor 3 times and spent 10 of the 20 mins trying to find him at one intersection (all up I did about 10 U-turns today and that may have contributed to the pass, but I was also apologetic and sincere as well).

You can't talk back and at times you won't hear what they're saying. It's really frustrating when it happens. And even though I was driving normal, as in accelerating slowly, just keep in mind how much faster bikes accelerate even going easy. My instructor was telling me it's not a race blah blah blah. But in all honesty I was riding at a dangerously slow pace if that makes sense. But it was only for 20mins and I'm so glad it's over.

[Tryhard]

3rd Sept 2010
All good.
Met the guy. Tried on the ear piece for a sound test.
I turned it up one from the norm to counter the motor/ road noise.
The reciever hung around my neck on a cord much like what people use for swipe cards etc.
The test guy wanted me to put it in a pockect but I didnt have one inside my jackect.

We went outside so he could check over my bike indicators, horn and lights etc.
What suprised me was he couldnt work out my WOF! I explained the changes inregards to the now COF and the big number on it for the month but he pretty much blew it off.

He followed me in a car while talking on his radio. It was nice and clear not what I expected.

Got pretty lost went around Papatoetoe.
Did the normal I guess: give way signs, stop signs, round about, stopping at the kurb.
One thing he did do was send me down a side street while he remained on the main road in full view. Then he told me to pull up to the kurb and stop. He then instructed me to do a U turn.
Then a few more busy streets along beside some shops and bussinesses then back to the AA.
I should mention no open road?

Pretty stressless I guess.
Back at the depot I asked him if there was anything I should work on. He said not really.
Gave me mt Temp DL and sent me on my way.

[shagger]

A very awesome thread for all going for their 6R (Restricted) test.

Kinda nervous going for mine...

[PrincessBandit]

R is a piece of weasel's.....

I did mine with no ear jobbie (wasn't even offered, and when I did my full all the ones at Manukau AA were broken so didn't get to use one then either).

As long as you've been riding sensibly, using indicators, doing mirror checks etc., watching following distances blah blah blah you should find the R, like I said, as piece of weasel's p*ss.

[Danny-Boy]

Got mine last week. Easy as! Radio was no problem, loud and clear, although i had to put my helmet on a couple of times so it didnt crush my ear. I honestly think its too easy. If you've done about 1000km you should breeze through.

[shagger]

@ Danny-Boy ... well done mate, will you do the riding course and get your full in 3 mths vs 6?

I'm going for my (R) at the end of October.

[Genie]

Hi ya all, I sat mine last month and was an absolute nervous wreck right up until the moment I sat it. Pissed down with rain, the wind was gusty, so I was so busy riding I forgot about the man in my ear.

Had a super tester that just put me at ease and it was just a matter of riding, not a problem. The ear piece thing was no problem, the ride was just that, a ride and the motorway (lol - this is Nelson) was well a big no brainer. He had mentioned to me to that I was legally allowed to travel at a 100k but that due to the weather I should drive to the conditions.

When we got back to base I coudl think of two things I'd done wrong while out there....think I was too hard on myself as he saw no fault....i now have lovely yellow licence with awful pic....best I hurry up for full so I can get a new pic!

My advice to anyone going for it....relax and ride, you've been doing it already.

[gazmascelle]

on my 6R test i had an asian tester, damn he was hard to understand. 6F test i had a kiwi tester so that made it a bit easier, although my speedo was buggered so was guessing off the RPM lol.

The testers were both very understanding about the hearing thing, and both tests spent no more than 5 minutes in 100k areas.

Did the course to cut time on 6R, was a bit of a time warp (was a group of 16 yr olds except another biker, a police in training, and some maori bloke that was made to do it after a driving conviction). Cant fail, they pretty much give you the answers. Very boring. Oh, and they give you a CD to take home and complete - ask for the alternative to the cd, it looked a lot easier

[shagger]

all great info indeed.

Thanks to all to share their exp.

[Tink]

Hi ya all, I sat mine last month and was an absolute nervous wreck right up until the moment I sat it. Pissed down with rain, the wind was gusty, so I was so busy riding I forgot about the man in my ear.


My advice to anyone going for it....relax and ride, you've been doing it already.

lol I thought the weather was perfect down there... :P ;)... relax and ride.. too right! Time to book my full... mind you rode in the wind and rain today, and near fell off... grrr I hate the slippery wet roads in franklin....!:love: peace out!

[A_Mans_Ruin]

yup rain and wind suck... especially when sitting licences arghhhh.
Both my restricted and my full it was persisting down!

[Antonio]

I remember when I went for my restricted, when I passed I couldn't find anything to cut that damn cable tie. At end I borrowed someone's lighter and burnt/melted it.
It felt so good riding without it :)

[phiretrojan]

seems a bit silly to me - people who in theory at least have never been 100k on the motorway are suddenly expected to do so / pass a test on it while under scrutiny. if its such an easy thing to pick up (ie, on the day of the test) why bother with the 70k limit in the first place...

Hi Mate,

Being honest, who doesn't listen to that rule, I'll be honest here, i went 95k on the highway the other day got pulled up from a police office saying "mate you were going over your 70k limit" i just quoted "yip that is true limit is 70k, but it doesn't help when you are on the highway and there is a car right up your rear! and can't overtake cause of the other lane cars. so i had to speed up faster to let that car go, and then you pull me over, to be honest this 70k rule is stupid - i said if it was only 70k we all shouldn't be able to get a 250cc bike it should be lower cause 250cc can hit 70k so quick etc... he just like OK, here is a tip as long you look confidence riding, and for some reason (i don't notice the L plate) we wouldn't do anything .... so i was just lucky he didn't give me a ticket,.... but honest that rule sucks. he told me they were looking at removing that rule, which i think they should! to judge yes, i see a lot of L Plate Car drivers with no one else in there car going that speed, why cant we?? yes motorcycle are more dangerous "hint" why there are courses out there we can take! =-O i haven't stuck to that rule and never well just due to the fact there are impatient drivers out there, ....... my 2 cents worth.. =) have a great day!

[shagger]

Passed my 6R yesterday, how easy was that,
Arrived early to the AA, met the tester, checked my license, he gave it back to me as his words were "It's illegal to ride without your license on you"
The Tester was also being "tested" so 2 people in the car.
Checked my bike over, lights, horn, brake light, REGO & WOF
Put the ear piece in, tested the sound level, he hoped in the car, asked me to go ....
many stops as he had to fill in his paper work, went into a dead end street, he went down and turned around and then asked me to do a U turn in front of him, (Make sure to keep your legs up during the U Turn) on to some 80KPH zones, some 20KPH judder bars, then back to the AA, Once back removed my helmet & he said could not fault my riding... here's you temp license.

It is really easy. :yes:

[sunhuntin]

when arriving at the testing place, check for any hazards surrounding it: pedestrian crossings [both legal and others], give ways, stop signs etc. also, would pay to nip into a $2 shop and get a new l plate. my tester tried to fail me off the bat cos mine was chewed all to hell [3 different bikes = 3 different wear spots.]

[Tomc]

Hi. Has anyone here done there restricted in palmy? do either of the two testing stations use headsets? where abouts did you have to ride? going for mine in a few weeks hopfully.

Cheers

[Spazman727]

Hi. Has anyone here done there restricted in palmy? do either of the two testing stations use headsets? where abouts did you have to ride? going for mine in a few weeks hopfully.

Cheers

I don't know if they use the headsets in Palmy (I assume they would) but I think it might be easier to just look at the indicators on the testers car. For me, the ear piece hurt with the helmet on and it was really hard to hear what they were saying, especially on the motorway. You can probably ask if either use an ear piece when you book your test, and if you do use one, make sure you turn it up, you can hear fine when you are stopped but anything above 20k and the wind noise etc makes it quite hard to hear.
Good luck with your test, its piss easy. Don't stress.

[Kezz]

Passed my 6R yesterday! Ended up having to shift my appointment from the testing center I normally use to another on the other side of town as they were the only ones that had the time I needed available...

I arrived at the suggested reporting time to see the NZDL guy taking someone out to their car for their cageR which surprised me a bit, but there ya go. Didn't have to rush at all hahah

I get fitted up with a radio earpiece which I was expecting to not be able to hear, but it was well loud enough, infact a bit too loud TBH, but better than not really. Testing office takes me through the process and tells me that in all reality, if I'm still on the bike at the end of the test and not in hospital I'm doing okay :D

We go through the standard direction changes and straight line tests and then I'm taken into an 80Km/h area where I get to wind the wee 125 out :P Here the earpiece was a bit of a pain, because the instructors mic was voice activated and he had his window down, so the wind shear activated his mic alot, and all I heard was static and couldn't tell if I was missing instructions or not... But I just kept riding until I heard something for certain.

All the factsheets say that you won't progress to the different parts of the test unless you pass each one as you go, but this guy never stopped to let me know if I had or not, so it was only when we got back to the carpark that he said that if I brought my crescent with me (of course I had, power of positive thinking here!) that I could take my plate off as I had passed :)

Certainly not a hard test, but you can't help get a few nerves up before.

SWEET!!!

[Spazman727]

Congrats mate. I guess I just had my ear piece too quiet :facepalm:. I plan to wear an ear plug in my other ear for my full.

[KiWiP]

Congratulations too. Great feeling to get it out of the way and that 'target' L plate off the back.


I plan to wear an ear plug in my other ear for my full.

I wore a single earplug for my full and spent quite a bit of time getting the earpiece just right. Well worth the time as I didn't have a problem on my full but on my restricted hearing was difficult.

[grolschie]

I sat and passed my 6R today. The info people have posted in this thread and others has been very helpful. Many thanks everyone.

[Spazman727]

I sat and passed my 6R today. The info people have posted in this thread and others has been very helpful. Many thanks everyone.

Congrats on passing. Nice feeling to get rid of these Ls isn't it? Now for the big wait till you can get your full.

[grolschie]

Congrats on passing. Nice feeling to get rid of these Ls isn't it? Now for the big wait till you can get your full.

Thanks. And yes indeed it's nice to get rid of the L plate. It's only taken me about 20 years. I have had my 1F for years, but the license has been a blue learner one because of the 6L. :-) Hopefully, a Defensive Driving Course should get my restricted down to 3 months.

[Kezz]

That's going to be my course of action as well, get the DD course under the belt, and as many tutoring sessions as I can cram in as well... I figure that if I'm aiming to spend as little time under governed riding conditions, then I may as well come out on the other side with as many tools as possible to enable me to (hopefully) stay rubber side down.... Preferably :D

[JK12]

the tester @ Northcross told me I can go at any speed on the motorway but he wants me to do 80 max for the 6R test

Radio+earpiece provided. I recommend wearing a jacket for the test so that u can put the walkie talkie set in it.

what I went through:

pull over x1
give way intersection x5
stop intersection x3
u-turn at cul-de-sac x4
roundabout x3
traffic light x2

remember to signal left for at least 2-3 secs b4 pulling over. both feet on ground. then when he give the move ahead command, signal right, turn over yr shoulder then go when it's clear.

as for making a u-turn @ cul-de-sac. I wasn't so sure about the correct way. what i did was, signal left, move bike to far left of road, signal right, turn head over shoulder and full turn. never even put my foot/feet on road or stop.

20 mins around the block, 2 mins on motorway (oteha - greville)

to first timers @ northcross: park ur bike down there and walk up to the 1st floor. dont just walk down there on ur bike. gud luck

[TheDoctor]

Test at Orewa AA

Could hear on headset just fine. Examiner told me to obey all road rules and speed limit. I asked at a stop sign 1 foot or 2 feet down. Was told so long as I stop the number of feet down was irrelevant, if I could stop without putting feet down I was more than welcome to, so long as I stopped.

Did a couple of roundabouts, 1 x u-turn in a cul-de-sac, which I started at a 45 degree angle to the pavement.

onto hibiscus coast highway 30 zone and then, by way of a stop sign near Elizabeth St, over the hills into a 70k zone to Hadfields Beach. Pulled into the right, and did a u-turn, and then back onto the highway towards Orewa again.

Then it was hill start on the way back up . Examiner blocked my view of the road somewhat, but I managed to get out ok.

Then back to the test station.. all good :)

[Fatt Max]

Test at Orewa AA

Could hear on headset just fine. Examiner told me to obey all road rules and speed limit. I asked at a stop sign 1 foot or 2 feet down. Was told so long as I stop the number of feet down was irrelevant, if I could stop without putting feet down I was more than welcome to, so long as I stopped.

Did a couple of roundabouts, 1 x u-turn in a cul-de-sac, which I started at a 45 degree angle to the pavement.

onto hibiscus coast highway 30 zone and then, by way of a stop sign near Elizabeth St, over the hills into a 70k zone to Hadfields Beach. Pulled into the right, and did a u-turn, and then back onto the highway towards Orewa again.

Then it was hill start on the way back up . Examiner blocked my view of the road somewhat, but I managed to get out ok.

Then back to the test station.. all good :)

Good one mate, well done

[Blinkwing]

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Sat my 6R at 7am this morning & passed with flying colours. :yes:

[KiWiP]

Sat my 6R at 7am this morning & passed with flying colours. :yes:

Well done :woohoo:

Any particular experience of it you can share with others who are going to take it?

[Blinkwing]

Well done :woohoo:

Any particular experience of it you can share with others who are going to take it?

Sorry for the late reply.

Um, there's a stop sign somewhere that's partially facing away from the road and hard to see. The instructor made me do 3 u-turns.

Apart from that, the rest is just commonsense & following the law to the letter.

[GPXchick]

Thanks everyone. Common sense and don't speed. SWEET still so long to go...........:no:

[Skinon]

Hmm yea it was real easy, pointers? just stay relaxed and do everything as if you were being followed by a cop. I have been driving for 10 years aswell so the road rules didn't bother me. So just be over cautious and relax like your goin for a 20 min putt around town... eeeasy

[Juzzy]

Have decided to get the 6R licence test over with...8.30am monday morning! Well, i've taken on every bit of advise and thanks to this thread should be relaxed enough in the morning for the ride.

[dratsum]

Sat my test in porirua (wellington) this arvo. First time ever riding a road bike haha hired it from a shop in lower hutt. Hardest thing I found was using the indicators.. I reckon if your relaxed and confident with your riding its a piece of p*ss . Also no issues with the earpiece could hear him easy as

[Animus]

sat mine today. earpiece was all scabby with earwax all over it and bloody loud. I cringed every time he gave me instructions, told him to turn it down but he grunted and ignored me. He also kind of mumbled and I could see he had a ciggy hanging out of his mouth in rear view so it was hard to understand him. test itself was easy, apart from him yelling at me through the earpiece to go faster and I'm fanging it on this shitty scooter down the highway trying to get up to 100kph with cars piled up behind us :laugh:

he tried to tell me I couldn't sit it on scooter but I said it was only thing I have available under 250cc. was not to keen on me doing my full on it but cause of the 250 limit I aint got no other choice. I would recommend doing it on something with a bit of power.

[Ramius]

Be confident when meeting your tester.

I asked what he wanted to see at the stop sign, two feet, 1 foot, no feet. His reply, I don't care so long as you stop.

Talk shit to the instructor about bikes. I know now that he was a former patrol officer in the early 80's who rode a Suzuki 750SP as part of the ministry. He hated it, had a major tank slap chasing a Jag at 140 and gave the bike up. Then they replaced them with a Honda 750SP which went like stink. In short, shoot some shit, don't be in a hurry to get on the bike and fumble away.

When leaving the yard and he says turn right, don't put your indicator on to go left. "Sean, your other right"

Overemphasize your head movements. I did, even though I saw jack all out of the crappy little mirrors my bike has.

Don't lean into a U-turn. Was not a crowning achievement for me.

Stalled at a give way sign! Stupid bike! :facepalm:

Gesture if you can't hear what he is saying through the ear piece. Do not give him the bird though.

Be polite; shake his hand before and after the test.

He pointed out that by keeping my licence it would not matter should I be pulled over as the law says the licence must be produced, and he was driving right behind me.

Other than the stall which does not matter in regards to points, and my awesome U-turn, test went well.

Good luck all

[Old Steve]

Can't remember if it was my 6R or 6F, but when the examiner asks you to ride down a street and remember the hazards, don't forget that the car following you (the examiner) is also a hazard!

[The Singing Chef]

:yes::scooter: so i passed my restricted today, finally after 10 months of being lazy i finally got it done.

2x Stop signs
2x U-turns
1x Intersection
2x give way

didn't even see the motorway or an over 50km/h sign.

test held at quay st, auckland

[newhere]

Did the tester say anything about not going over 70?

This is a useful thread.

Hi there, its actually in the road code that when your sitting your test you can go the posted speeds over the 70km normal learner restriction. Sweet, good luck :yes:

[GPXchick]

9000 k's later and what do you know I'm sitting my restricted tomorrow morning. 8.30am in manukau. I will keep you posted. :ride:

[GPXchick]

Yay i passed my 6R today took all of 8 minutes went around the block a few times.

2 x give way signs
1 x roundabout
1 x u turn basic 50/60kmh speeds around Manaukau. No motoray to my surprise.

I supposidly gave the tester hope that if all his tests went this smooth he might not grey so fast........

GUys all in all it as easy. keep good road positioning and don't tail gate. Other than that ride normally and keep your rubberside down :D :ride:

[Dangsta]

Just wanted to say thanks as I'll be sitting my 6R soon and was pretty nervous. This thread has definitely helped and the tips and advice are just what someone like me needs. Cheers
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[BurningPlastic]

Just a quick question for clarification...

When doing the u-turn on the test, are you expected to signal left, pull in, stop, and then signal right, and do the turn?

Or, are you expected to signal left, pull in without stopping and then signal right and make the turn?

Neither is a problem, but I'd prefer to know before going in...

Cheers.

[newhere]

Just a quick question for clarification...

When doing the u-turn on the test, are you expected to signal left, pull in, stop, and then signal right, and do the turn?

Or, are you expected to signal left, pull in without stopping and then signal right and make the turn?

Neither is a problem, but I'd prefer to know before going in...

Cheers.


The tester will (in my case anyways) give you specific instructions. The lady that tested me was like....please pull over to the left... stop... go directly into a U turn....go directly into a right turn...stop. etc.

My advise is follow the road rules to the letter, turn the ear piece volume up louder than really required to be on the safe side, be prepared for U turns in tight roads and do them without putting your feet down, and include your tester and any people behind you as a hazard if your asked. Good luck everyone, its pretty straight forward and easy once you get over the nerves :yes:

[SilentDtH]

Definitely signal left, pull over, stop.
Check everything for at least 3 seconds.
Then signal Right, check everything for 3 seconds again while stationary.
While you are still making sure it's clear, perform the U-turn, steady and slow.
Easy peasy.
Safety is always your best bet!

[TheDoctor]

When I did my u-turn I indicated left, pulled in but at a 45degree angle to the kerb. Indicated right, checked both ways and did u-turn. No worries.

[scorpio girl]

I passed my restricted license test this morning, yay! :wings:

Here's what we did. Starting from VTNZ on Port Rd:
R) turn on to Port Rd
Stop behind some parked cars near the Warehouse, then moved off again straight away
R) turn at roundabout onto Okara Drive
Straight through roundabout on to Reyburn St
L) onto Robert St
L) onto Walton St
2nd exit at big roundabout on to Tarewa Rd
L) onto Otaika Rd
L) turn on to road behind Otaika shops - was then instructed to R) turn into carpark and come right back around to where examiner was waiting on the road just before turn off to carpark. I'm guessing this was testing U turn as it was fairly tight turning, and she didn't specifically ask me to do a U turn at any other stage of the test
L) onto Mount Pleasant Rd
R) onto Arcus St, then right to main intersection with SH1
L) turn onto SH1
Straight through lights heading out of town in 80kph zone
R) into sports ground at Blue Goose, turned around in the carpark, then L) back onto SH1 towards town
R) at lights on to Rewarewa / Kioreroa Rd
L) onto Port Rd, R) to keep on Port Rd, then back to VTNZ.

Took about 20 mins all up, for the most part it was just riding around except for when the examiner made me pull over & start off again, and tight turning into carpark at Otaika shops. Every kind of intersection was covered more than once - give way, stop, lights, roundabouts etc. She was following in a car and she had her lights on which helped when checking to make sure she was still behind me, instructions were nice and clear and the headset wasn't too uncomfortable.

This is a really good thread, just follow the advice from everyone and you'll be sweet! :niceone:

[nathanwhite]

Took my R a few weeks ago. Was kinda worried, because I had the same guy who failed me on my 1R :mellow:
But nothing to be worried about, it was just a quick little pootle in and around the westgate area, and up redhills road for the high speed area. (which was only 80kph :yawn:)

The only problem I had was the frustration at keeping to 30kph in a roadworks area that was absent of any actual roadworks.

Nice and easy.

[redhat]

Finally got around to doing my 6R test today (after a full year on L, lol) - took about 20 mins just up some back streets at Mt Maunganui and back over to Hewletts Rd.

Didn't have any trouble with the headset - and I dodged the bullet when I rolled through an orange light and the tester didn't. I probably could have stopped...bad habit.

All was fine and well, only had to do one u-turn and the rest was piss easy.


The tester left a few mins before me to go home for the day - I forgot about this and went about my way filtering through the traffic all the way from the flyover to Bayfair - I wonder what he thought about this as I passed him. :sunny:

[holdfasthope]

Passed my 6R today! Was pretty chilled really.

Only had to do one U-turn, and one merge into traffic. I guess since there are no 100km zones close, he didn't worry about it.
Found the headset comfortable enough, although I did get it turned up 2 clicks from standard. Wasn't a problem at max 60k's, may have been at a higher speed.
Made a couple of mistakes from being nervous I guess, but they weren't a problem at all.
I exaggerated my head movements the whole time, and the only thing the testing officer said to me at the end was "You're doing the searching thing really well".

Made up a map here- http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5219336

[haydes55]

passed 6R on friday, did the test in hamilton at 5X roads AA had intercoms that were easy to follow, the instructor said at the start "just don't crash and you should be fine" followed the road code and passed. The test itself was just a 5 minute ride, went around a round about and came back. A few give way signs, 1 stop sign, all 50km/h except one short burst at 80km/h.

[Crusty_Junior]

Did my test at takanini vtnz , got out there early , as i always do for tests , tester turned up , checked licence an had a very quick look at bike , didnt make me show him anything worked , rode round a few 50 k streets , told me to do a u turn , but i couldnt hear him so i pulled over , got to a 70 k bit of road that looked pretty industrial , being early i was only doing 50 k (weary of trucks/delivery drivers) , got back to vtnz , passed , but he put in the notes to applicant "drive to spped , take gaps" personally , considering he was in a car , he shouldnt be telling bikers to ride faster or pull out at busy intersections , lol

[nzspokes]

Yay i passed my 6R today took all of 8 minutes went around the block a few times.

2 x give way signs
1 x roundabout
1 x u turn basic 50/60kmh speeds around Manaukau. No motoray to my surprise.

I supposidly gave the tester hope that if all his tests went this smooth he might not grey so fast........

GUys all in all it as easy. keep good road positioning and don't tail gate. Other than that ride normally and keep your rubberside down :D :ride:

Doing mine there in the morning. :shutup:

Hope this rain stops.:confused:

[KiWiP]

Doing mine there in the morning. :shutup:

Hope this rain stops.:confused:

If it is raining, don't let it worry you. Just ride your ride and you'll be fine.

Best of luck :yes:

[faredce]

so finally managed to get my a into g to sit my 6R after having my 6L for 7 years, combination of lazyness and not having a bike to sit the test on...test is this morning at northcross, im surprisingly not at all concerned, i know how to ride and will take it as it comes.

Will let you all know the outcome :)

[nzspokes]

Whew, just got back. Got it!! Woot. 12 mins. Easy to hear, the tester is a bike racer. L plate now gone!!:woohoo:

[faredce]

same here...sat this morning about 20minutes, great tester, ear piece worked great. Two u-turns, onto the motorway briefly, the majority was 50km/h riding

basic

[theseekerfinds]

sat my 6R on Friday the 20th, read this thread in the days leading up to the test and was both relieved and excited to read what you guys had posted. my test was in Porirua and after some pre test instruction from Andrew T from Roadsafe I was ready to be tested. my tester was a scotsman with a choice sense of humour which was both relaxing and worrying :sweatdrop
It's funny that even after riding for close to 3 decades now, even after sitting my way through my full licence in West Aussie and even after doing rider training more than a dozen times at varying levels from basic to advanced I was still a tad nervey when it came time to "exit the car park and turn right"
I nailed the test with a 96% and apparently my only deduction stemmed from not indicating into a roundabout (even though I indicated out of it), though when asked I did tell my tester that I thought I could have gotten up to speed a little faster than I did (only tested in 50km and 70km zones) and that I felt I may have gotten a bit close to the double yellow lines down the road to Titahi Bay on our way back to the testing station, he just nodded and kept on writing out my temporary licence and making jokes at my expense. :confused: :laugh: <_<
I stood and chatted with Andrew for a bit and then headed home to finish getting my 'Blade ready for the trackday I went to on the Sunday.. :rockon:

thanks heaps to all those riders who posted to this thread, I appreciated all the advice and info you added.

[BurningPlastic]

Just returned from my 6R at Porirua. As the previous poster mentioned, it was just in the 50-70 zones around Titahi Bay road. It was very relaxed and the only thing I was called out on was not looking over my shoulder in a merge lane.

I had one U turn and two pull-in and pull-outs and a few roundabouts.

The guy was really nice and finished up in a car park rather than going back to the AA as he thought it would be really busy inside...

[roadrash_69]

Apparently I got in "just in time" for the new test regime "yay for me"

will post info tomorrow after my "flying colours" pass!


RR_69

[roadrash_69]

What's all the fuss about.

Obey all road rules ... Watch speed. Nod head around at appropriate times.
Did a couple of uturns medium st not a large street.
Drove as instructed at correct speeds ie. 80 , 100... However my speedo is not calibrated and I'm running about 12k off... Explains a bit. Good news I didn't speed once ;)
Looked over shoulder left and right turns,merge, etc. Then back to AA.
Turn headset up and see if you can understand turn left into street vs turn left pull over.. got me with that but I explained and he was happy.

Apparently full test is shorter...

Will update in 6 months...

Good luck be safe

[psykonosis]

What's all the fuss about.

Obey all road rules ... Watch speed. Nod head around at appropriate times.
.....
Apparently full test is shorter...


So you had the first hand experience with the longer restricted tests? Good on ya mate, follow all the rules and the test is pretty easy no matter how long it is. I have to ask though, did you get asked any stupid questions like where are the demisters (not that this would come up on a bike) or how do you turn on the high beams? Watch the video on http://www.3news.co.nz/3-News-sits-the-new-driving-test/tabid/423/articleID/244284/Default.aspx#top where one of the tv3 reporters sits a mock test. Like I said, had to ask :)

[roadrash_69]

So you had the first hand experience with the longer restricted tests? Good on ya mate, follow all the rules and the test is pretty easy no matter how long it is. I have to ask though, did you get asked any stupid questions like where are the demisters (not that this would come up on a bike) or how do you turn on the high beams? Watch the video on http://www.3news.co.nz/3-News-sits-the-new-driving-test/tabid/423/articleID/244284/Default.aspx#top where one of the tv3 reporters sits a mock test. Like I said, had to ask :)

hey honestly i had been forewarned .. .i did a lesson with the Hamilton Motorcycle School - Ward Fisher (ps. highly recommended if in Hamilton cars and bikes) http://www.roaduser.co.nz

No questions get asked other than the spot check .. left indicator , right , horn and break lights.

This was the restricted license. I was waiting for the hazard identification where you pull over get off bike and walk back to car and tell them about what you saw at previous intersection. Didn't happen.

RR_69

[psykonosis]

Aced the test with only one more to go. That's great stuff. Keep on ridin'