About Class 6 restricted licence?

[AJ']

Im just about to apply a riding test (restricted) and honestly, Im quite worry about if I'll not pass the test, also wondering if any of you have done it before can give me some hints of what is it all about, things such as what will I be tested (ie. general riding/U-turn/highway...etc)

this is the first time for me posting thread in the forum, please dont be too harsh if there's anything wrong : P

Thanks a lot:2thumbsup:2thumbsup

[Nagash]

Hah, it's the most dead simplist thing you'll ever do, pre-suming you've been riding pretty occasionally.

No clue where you're doing it but at the WestGate place in Auck you get a head set and he tells you where to go, down a 70k street, take a turn or two (or more) then turn around then come back. No highways (max speed for learners is 80k but you knew that right?)

Just stick to the speed limit and remeber to turn your indicator off and you'll pass with flying colours. It really is just a 10 minute ride in the park.

[Ragingrob]

I think I'll do mine at Westgate next month... Don't know the area at all but that could be a good thing as I'll ride slow and safe :P. Does the guy request U-turns and the such or just a casual round the block affair?

[Donor]

Takanini VTNZ

Piece of piss roads, and dead simple test.

U-turn was the worst of it.

[Donor]

(max speed for learners is 80k but you knew that right?)

When the hell did it go up from 70?? :D

[Ragingrob]

Takanini VTNZ

Piece of piss roads, and dead simple test.

U-turn was the worst of it.

Do they use a headset or just indicate behind you?

[yod]

quick point - they usually tell you to take note of all the hazards at a particular intersection; this means anything around you, pedestrians, other vehicles, etc.

dont forget to include the tester themselves, i.e. anyone behind you

good luck

[chanceyy]

quick point - they usually tell you to take note of all the hazards at a particular intersection; this means anything around you, pedestrians, other vehicles, etc.

dont forget to include the tester themselves, i.e. anyone behind you

good luck

isn't that just for full Yod .. I never had any hazard detection for my restricted but I know its a part of the full

I did have to do a u turn as part of my restricted though

some of the important bits .. make sure you obey all road signs .. if it says stop that is a full stop with both feet on the ground before taking off .. if you have to stop at an intersection make sure while your waiting to have both feet on the ground .. until your just about ready to take off

I agree the u turn was the worst part .. make sure you signal & head check before doing it .. reason my one was bad was in a very narrow st with high kerbing .. been out practicing them for my full & all good so far ..

[yod]

isn't that just for full Yod .. I never had any hazard detection for my restricted but I know its a part of the full

I did have to do a u turn as part of my restricted though

oo shit...you might be right there mate

disregard.....no matter, no-one pays any attention to me anyway :lol:

[AJ']

thanks a lot guys.....really appreciate for your help:lol:

I think I'll have my test done at Westgate haha

after read through all your post I reckon the U turn part seems to be the biggest problem for me now...

I'll keep practicing till I can perfectly done it :D

thank you again ^^

[Subike]

wait for a nice sunny dry day,
Take some plastic drink bottles to an empty car park
mark out with the bottles differeing 6 -8 meter cicles, slaloms, parked cars, what ever takes your fancy.
As the big circles get easyier, make them smaller.
Do this for a few hours untill you can go from the white line on the left side of a car park to the white line on the right side of the next car park with out touching the ground with your foot,
Then you are getting the idea.
Thats a smaller u turn than a road
and you will find you can lean your bike very well when turning after a hour of so of doing this.
Its also fun

[mxracer_nz]

just make sure before you u-turn you look behind over your shoulder, all our license tests are so easy if you fail you dont deserve to be on the road.

[TOTO]

have a look at my thread, I did mine on quey street in CBD. There is a map of the route :D

LINK---> http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=65533

good luck

[AJ']

just make sure before you u-turn you look behind over your shoulder, all our license tests are so easy if you fail you dont deserve to be on the road.

Im all good so far as I had been riding scooters overseas for a year or two couple of years ago:scooter::scooter: tho I dont hav much experience of doing U-turn on narrow streets esp after I bought my ride in NZ last year (its my first time riding a manual bike), however, i've been practicing pretty hard since i got my learner

thanks for the concern, reckon i'll be fine, just probably need some more practice on U-turn:sweatdrop:sweatdrop

also, thanks for all you guys who spent your time to help :niceone::yes:

[AJ']

have a look at my thread, I did mine on quey street in CBD. There is a map of the route :D

LINK---> http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=65533

good luck


you were not asked to do u turn??

i can do 8 figure and u turn on 125cc scooter easily...not a 250 cruiser....

anyhow, thanks for sharing that information:rolleyes::rolleyes:

i'll take a few more days to practice my basic handling skills:sweatdrop:sweatdrop:sweatdrop

[AJ']

wait for a nice sunny dry day,
Take some plastic drink bottles to an empty car park
mark out with the bottles differeing 6 -8 meter cicles, slaloms, parked cars, what ever takes your fancy.
As the big circles get easyier, make them smaller.
Do this for a few hours untill you can go from the white line on the left side of a car park to the white line on the right side of the next car park with out touching the ground with your foot,
Then you are getting the idea.
Thats a smaller u turn than a road
and you will find you can lean your bike very well when turning after a hour of so of doing this.
Its also fun

thanks:eek::eek:

i'll try it...probably go to the Pak'n'sav near my place ^^

thanks a lot

[yungatart]

No highways (max speed for learners is 80k but you knew that right?)

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MAximum speed for learners is 70kph.
I understand if the tester asks you to do 100 during the test it is legal. It is the only time it is legal for an 'L" plater to do this speed.

[Nagash]

Well yeah ofcourse it's 'technically' 70k but you always have 10k allowance! (Yeah.. that sounds believable)

And I didn't have to do a u-turn on my test, hardest part was trying to get in and out of the WestGate car park.. that things a real bitch, zebra crossings every 5 metres, one way streets, unmarked lanes, speed bumps. Ergh..


And about the putting two feet on the floor advice.. I never do that because your brake light doesn't come on with just your front brake, my logic is that it's safer to have my foot on the brake when stopped..

[tone_crafter]

I did mine at Quay st. They don't give you a headset there so you have to watch their indicators the whole time to know when to turn. This was a bit annoying as the little mirrors on an FXR150 are kinda hard to see directly behind you and it's distracting to be trying to constantly look behind you.

They had double booked my test so it was quick as. Didn't do any U-turn or anything just round the block a few times. Only problem was the instructor was being a dick coz for some reason he thought it was my fault that he was double booked.

At one stage I thought he wanted me to stop coz he was flashing his lights at me so I pulled over. He kept driving down a side street so I followed him and pulled up next to him. He then told me if I didn't stop pissing round he was gonna fail me :wacko:. Other than that it was easy as!

[avgas]

If your not a dead squid by now you have already passed your restricted test

[PrincessBandit]

Takanini VTNZ

Piece of piss roads, and dead simple test.

U-turn was the worst of it.

Totally agree with Donor. BUT I didn't have to do a u-ey for my restricted, that only came in my full. Hey, if I was able to pass my R then you most certainly can! I didn't get to use intercom system for either R or F - both times the examiner gave a set of instructions including where to stop for the next lot. I was worried about it ahead of time, but after both tests wondered why I'd been such a big :baby: Main thing to remember is the "little things" like indicating when you're going to pull into the side to stop and taking off again back into the traffic (even if it's non-existant, apart from your examiner!)
I'd say Good luck, but I'm sure you won't need it. :niceone:

[Ragingrob]

Well yeah ofcourse it's 'technically' 70k but you always have 10k allowance! (Yeah.. that sounds believable)

And I didn't have to do a u-turn on my test, hardest part was trying to get in and out of the WestGate car park.. that things a real bitch, zebra crossings every 5 metres, one way streets, unmarked lanes, speed bumps. Ergh..


And about the putting two feet on the floor advice.. I never do that because your brake light doesn't come on with just your front brake, my logic is that it's safer to have my foot on the brake when stopped..

Lol I'm pretty sure that's unique mate... Most bike's break lights come on with both brakes seperately!!!

[tone_crafter]

I did mine at Quay st. They don't give you a headset there so you have to watch their indicators the whole time to know when to turn. This was a bit annoying as the little mirrors on an FXR150 are kinda hard to see directly behind you and it's distracting to be trying to constantly look behind you.

They had double booked my test so it was quick as. Didn't do any U-turn or anything just round the block a few times. Only problem was the instructor was being a dick coz for some reason he thought it was my fault that he was double booked.

At one stage I thought he wanted me to stop coz he was flashing his lights at me so I pulled over. He kept driving down a side street so I followed him and pulled up next to him. He then told me if I didn't stop pissing round he was gonna fail me :wacko:. Other than that it was easy as!

[tone_crafter]

sorry my internet stuffed and and i posted the same thing twice

[TOTO]

you were not asked to do u turn??

i can do 8 figure and u turn on 125cc scooter easily...not a 250 cruiser....

anyhow, thanks for sharing that information:rolleyes::rolleyes:

i'll take a few more days to practice my basic handling skills:sweatdrop:sweatdrop:sweatdrop

no U turn for me ...:wari:

[PrincessBandit]

Lol I'm pretty sure that's unique mate... Most bike's break lights come on with both brakes seperately!!!

Hahahaha, I wondered about that post as well.....what on earth kind of bike would not have the brake light illuminate when using front brake only as lots of people use only (or predominantly) their front one?

[klingon]

wait for a nice sunny dry day,
Take some plastic drink bottles to an empty car park
mark out with the bottles differeing 6 -8 meter cicles, slaloms, parked cars, what ever takes your fancy.
As the big circles get easyier, make them smaller.
Do this for a few hours untill you can go from the white line on the left side of a car park to the white line on the right side of the next car park with out touching the ground with your foot,
Then you are getting the idea.
Thats a smaller u turn than a road
and you will find you can lean your bike very well when turning after a hour of so of doing this.
Its also fun

This is excellent advice. Once you've had a couple of hours of fun playing around in a car park, the test is as easy as pie!


MAximum speed for learners is 70kph.
I understand if the tester asks you to do 100 during the test it is legal. It is the only time it is legal for an 'L" plater to do this speed.

Personally, if the tester had asked me to ride in a 100k zone for my restricted test I would have refused. Remember, when you're going from 6L to 6R you have never ridden at 100kph before! Therefore to test you on something you have never done before, under stressful conditions, is unreasonable.

Fortunately I was never asked to ride in a 100kph area for my 6R test. I did, hoever, have to do the following:

A U turn
A hill start
An intersection with a stop sign
An intersection with a give way sign
An intersection with a round about
An uncontrolled intersection

So if you can handle all those situations, and your bike has a current warrant and rego, and everything works on it, you should be fine.

I did my test at Westgate but the woman who tested me didn't use the head set. She followed me in a car and I had to turn when she indicated. It was at 7:30am on a rainy morning in the middle of winter, so it was a bit difficult with her headlights glaring, rain on my visor, wet road, and never having ridden out there before! :pinch:

[Ixion]

Hahahaha, I wondered about that post as well.....what on earth kind of bike would not have the brake light illuminate when using front brake only as lots of people use only (or predominantly) their front one?

Three of my bikes have no front brake light.

[Ragingrob]

Three of my bikes have no front brake light.

Isn't it a WOF requirement to have both front and back brakes turn the brake light on?

[Ixion]

Nope .