Sitting full test after a year off riding.

[Rych]

Hey all, I sold my ZXR250 when I was on my restricted just over a year ago and have booked in to sit my full next month as I'd rather get that so I can get a bigger bike rather than by another 250 sit test sell and get another within short period of time.

I've arranged to borrow a bike on the Monday and sit the test on the Friday. I've been riding about a year and after advise on the best way to spend that week getting back up to scratch? I am just planning to ride A LOT but anything in particular to get used to?

Cheers, heaps! :niceone:

[Milts]

Do you have your full car license?

From what I've heard, the tests for full car and full bike are pretty similar. The focus is more on identifying hazards and responding appropriately than on your riding ability - as long as you can show you are confident and don't make any major mistakes, you should be fine from the riding perspective.

I haven't sat my full bike license yet though (have my full cage one), but that's the impression I got from talking to a few people who have. You could look at getting lessons, particularly if you haven't sat your full car license. Even taking lessons in a car would be helpful, because they teach you what the examiner wants to hear (which hazards to name, what to say you are doing about them, etc).

[grusomhat]

Ride normally and don't speed. It might pay to find out before hand how accurate the speedo on the bike you are using is as most read a bit above and they will mention it if you go too slow. You have the same earpiece as you do when you sit your restricted. My hazard identification involved me pulling over and sticking my arms out and point at the direction the hazards were in ( Lol, I know) A u-turn, some 70km/h and 100km/h stuff and you'll be done.

[Malcolm]

the full licence test is a joke anyway, very simple if you have reasonable riding skills, just remember that the guy following you in the car is a hazard (when doing the hazard identification bits). Seriously, because I'm officially "old" I sat my full licence test about 15 months after getting my learners, and it was so straightforward I suspect I could've passed by the time I got my restricted.

As far as practice goes, just ride around some urban/residential areas, go through lots of intersections and do lots of U turns

As for the speedo accuracy, my tester got me to ride along at 50km/h at the start of the test and told me whether my speedo was accurate (and it was, which was good). What branch are you booking it at?

[Rych]

oh sweet sounds good, yea I have had my full 1F for about 6 years and the restricted was very straight forward so guess I just gota keep on top of identifying the hazards..

Cheers, can't wait to go shopping afterwards!

[Gibbo89]

oh sweet sounds good, yea I have had my full 1F for about 6 years and the restricted was very straight forward so guess I just gota keep on top of identifying the hazards..

Cheers, can't wait to go shopping afterwards!

what you keen to purchase?

[Rych]

Very keen on a 06+ R6 or a Daytona 675, been reading and reading and I'm just going to have to test ride them both see what feels best I think.

Although a bit concerned with maintenance / repair / modify price with the 675 compared to a jap bike.. Any ideas?

[Roadsafe Nelson]

Have a read through this.. :niceone:

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/factsheets/59/motorcycle-full-licence.html

[v8s&2wheels]

Very keen on a 06+ R6 or a Daytona 675, been reading and reading and I'm just going to have to test ride them both see what feels best I think.

Although a bit concerned with maintenance / repair / modify price with the 675 compared to a jap bike.. Any ideas?

If your worried about moneys.. dont get the 675. Itll cost you an extra $100 just in rego per year, compared to a 599cc jap bike.

Those 600cc jap bikes are the biz these days. Basically anything 2000 onwards is a very nice bike and will give you immense happy faces. Ive got a thou and on numerous occaisions have thought about going back to a late model 600cc just to get back some money on rego and look after the rear tyre funds a bit more.

On the whole full thing.. i did mine a few months ago and i thought it was easier than the restricted. Theres 3 sections. 1st is just watching how you ride (think about speed, lane position, head checking down side streets etc). 2nd section involved pointing out hazards once stopped after going through intersections (really is just point at which way the cars were coming from etc). And 3rd part was just riding in 70 and 100km zone from memory. Never had to do a u-turn or anything that actually took more than a second thought.

I did my full on a hired vtr250 with stuffed carbs and with the headwind i could only manage 70 in the 100 zone. Pulled over at the end and gave me my full licence. I told him i could only do 70 in the 100 because of the bike. He said no problems mate.

[Rych]

Got my loan bike today (Ninja 250R), so much fun getting back on two wheels again! Had a nice wee ride from the North Shore out Waitoki area and back to home on the Hibiscus Coast, then it started raining and blowing strong gusts and was time to wrap it up. Very enjoyable, I've spent too long in a cage, going to love this summer riding!

Full test this Friday shopping Saturday. :rockon:

[raftn]

Got my loan bike today (Ninja 250R), so much fun getting back on two wheels again! Had a nice wee ride from the North Shore out Waitoki area and back to home on the Hibiscus Coast, then it started raining and blowing strong gusts and was time to wrap it up. Very enjoyable, I've spent too long in a cage, going to love this summer riding!

Full test this Friday shopping Saturday. :rockon:

Keep us posted on how you go.....ride everyday between now and then and practice uturns etc.

[raftn]

Got my loan bike today (Ninja 250R), so much fun getting back on two wheels again! Had a nice wee ride from the North Shore out Waitoki area and back to home on the Hibiscus Coast, then it started raining and blowing strong gusts and was time to wrap it up. Very enjoyable, I've spent too long in a cage, going to love this summer riding!

Full test this Friday shopping Saturday. :rockon:

Keep us posted on how you go.....ride everyday between now and then and practice uturns etc. You re in for some fine weather for the next few days.

[Bald Eagle]

Ke You re in for some fine weather for the next few days.

Where - overseas somewhere ?

[cheesemethod]

I was quite plesantly suprised with my full licence test. It turned out to be short than my restricted... we didn't even get to the hazard detection bit, he said afterwards that "I can see you turning your head to observe hazards, looking in your mirrors, and adjusting your riding to respond to them, so we skipped that section."

So - dont skimp on the head movements and the mirror checks.

[ukusa]

My hazard identification involved me pulling over and sticking my arms out and point at the direction the hazards were in ( Lol, I know)

LOL alright, who invented this shit? ... let me see, hazards on the road... hmmmm....car, car, car, bus, truck, car, lampost, car, bike, pedestian, lampost, car, bus, pothole, truck, old guy on mobility scooter, car, car etc ........
I'd get sore arms waving :woohoo:them all about.

[Rych]

Well...Today was one of those really good days, sat my full license at 01:45, got given my piece of paper at 02:30 bought my R6 at about 04:00 lol. Man what a rush taking that out for a spin was, I also test rode a CBR600RR to get a feel for a less aggressive positioned bike but there was no changing after riding that R6, it just gave me so much grin factor I didn't want anything else. :shit:

Got a pretty decent deal from Red Baron, with free 6 month warrenty, free leather racing pants which I can zip up to a jacket at a later date and no on road for WOF and REG, happy as!

Sorry for poor pic, will take some better ones when it's out on the road. Sadly don't pick it up till Monday though...

[John_H]

Congrats mate, she's a stunner.

[Rych]

Cheers mate, got some better pix once I got it back home, wow it's been such an amazing experience riding this thing, lots of fun factor! :yes:

PS those chicken strips will disappear with time, only one day old for me haha..

[v8s&2wheels]

Cheers mate, got some better pix once I got it back home, wow it's been such an amazing experience riding this thing, lots of fun factor! :yes:

PS those chicken strips will disappear with time, only one day old for me haha..

Very nice bike. I was eye goggling one exactly like yours when i had just bought the 2000 zx6r i owned.

Quick trick to change your bike and look that little bit nicer. Take those pillion pegs off and put them somewhere safe you'll remember. That'll unclutter the rear just a little bit more and really enhance the lines of the bike.

[sil3nt]

Well...Today was one of those really good days, sat my full license at 01:45, got given my piece of paper at 02:30 bought my R6 at about 04:00 lol.Shit didn't know you could do your test so early in the morning! And a bike shop opening that early is unheard of! :shutup: Ok i'll leave now :whistle:

Bike looks awesome :rockon:

[FlangMasterJ]

Wow congratulations.

I'm in the same boat. I haven't had a bike on the road in over four years. I've been riding offroad though (any of that in the test?). Had my restricted for about six years. I plan on borrowing a friends 150cc scoot for a week then doing my full.

The majority of you are saying it was easier than your restricted. My restricted consisted of me riding five kilometers in a straight line while the instructor tucked into a sandwich.

Can't wait to get back onto a motard!

[Rych]

Very nice bike. I was eye goggling one exactly like yours when i had just bought the 2000 zx6r i owned.

Quick trick to change your bike and look that little bit nicer. Take those pillion pegs off and put them somewhere safe you'll remember. That'll unclutter the rear just a little bit more and really enhance the lines of the bike.
Hey cheers, yea I just put the cowling back on and will be getting rid of the pegs, should look nice like that. I don't plan on carrying passengers anytime soon so no point having them ah.



Wow congratulations.

I'm in the same boat. I haven't had a bike on the road in over four years. I've been riding offroad though (any of that in the test?). Had my restricted for about six years. I plan on borrowing a friends 150cc scoot for a week then doing my full.

The majority of you are saying it was easier than your restricted. My restricted consisted of me riding five kilometers in a straight line while the instructor tucked into a sandwich.

Can't wait to get back onto a motard!
Thanks, yea the full test was very straight forward, just a ride around the exact same roads I did my restricted on no motorway or 100km/h just 80km/h open road. The only difference between restricted and full is you do a u-turn and at two intersection you are told to pull over and resight the hazards at the intersection you drove through, eg cars left, cars on-coming, ped to my right and you behind me..

Good luck. :)