Full Licence Today

[LilSel]

Just getting ready to go & sit my full licence test :cool:

Looks like its about to downpour, but oh well....

Didnt realise they stopped doing practical tests at the carbine rd vtnz, so am doing it out in howick at meadowbank. Will post up result... :banana:
A bit nervous but know that I just have to ride like I usually do n it'll be all good.

[Ragingrob]

Just take it nice and easy in this rain!!! Good luck :2thumbsup

[Meekey_Mouse]

All the best LilSel :2thumbsup

I'm sure you'll pass :yes:

[Tank]

Good luck!

Looking forward to your "L-Plate burning" post!

[Str8 Jacket]

You'll be right chick. Its not that much harder than your restricted test!

Good luck! :sunny:

[LilSel]

Good luck!

Looking forward to your "L-Plate burning" post!

I dont have an L plate... DO I need one for this test? going from restricted to Full??? :shit:

[LilSel]

all ready to go now, bike outta the garage, just put warrant n rego on :lol:(was carrying them in my jacket cuz I hadnt put the new ones on yet)

Got my gear on... having last ciggie then cruising out there.

Just a mild drizzle at the mo, all good :yes::sweatdrop

[Str8 Jacket]

I dont have an L plate... DO I need one for this test? going from restricted to Full??? :shit:

Nope, you'll be sweet. Only need L for learner licence!

[LilSel]

Nope, you'll be sweet. Only need L for learner licence!

Whew... Thought so... Was about to have a little stress haha... :crazy:

Alright... off I go... Will post up when done... Hopefully with good news n not a 'I f**ked up the simplest thing'.

Havent done any licencing at Meadowlands so will report on how they are etc too ;)

[Swoop]

Give it heaps. The bar has been set with scraping pegs during a test. I wanna see wheelies/burnouts/stoppies as a bare minimum from now on.

:niceone:

[LilSel]

YAY..... I PASSED!!! :wari:

Sure enough... just as we left the testing place, it started raining heavier lol...

The testing guy was really nice & gave clear instructions/directions. Very straight forward.

Had an earpiece in connected to RT in jacket pocket. Wasnt uncomfortable at all. :)

Yay... Full Bike & Full car, no more yellow licence that I've had for 18months :D:D:D

Was quite nervous at the start mainly because I dont love riding in the rain, if it rains 'oh well'... but I'd rather ride in good weather n not get home wet/damp etc but sometimes you dont get to choose, esp in auckland lol

Bike is tucked in the garage now, back in work clothes, about to jump in the ute & head back to work (long lunch break :lol: )

Meadowlands AA :yes: they are good (& even if I'd failed I would've still said that!!!!)

[LilSel]

Give it heaps. The bar has been set with scraping pegs during a test. I wanna see wheelies/burnouts/stoppies as a bare minimum from now on.

:niceone:

:lol:... nothing as exciting as that... Sorry :cool:

Went thru the whitford/clevedon gorge when it was raining the heaviest tho :pinch: He said I did great & it was a pleasure to watch me riding :lol:

[Donor]

YAY..... I PASSED!!! :wari:

Hoorah!

Well done that Sel! :2thumbsup:

[LilSel]

Hoorah!


:yes:... the 18 months seemed like a few years!!! Glad its done now :)

[MVnut]

Party Party Party........well done

[jrandom]

the 18 months seemed like a few years!!!

Awesome stuff Suz!

Want to take Betty out for a celebratory First Legal Big Bike Ride?

:cool:

[Radar]

He said I did great & it was a pleasure to watch me riding :lol:

:2thumbsup NICE GOING :banana:

:niceone: Hope you told him you ride well because of all the advice given on KB...! :rolleyes:

[vifferman]

Well done that gurrllll! :niceone:
Congratulations! :banana:

[Mom]

Congratulations! No looking back now love! Well done!!

[EJK]

Well done! Now whats your next? ZZR600? ;)

[chanceyy]

Congrats since I only got mine a couple of weeks ago I know how you feel .. its a huge relief to have that finally behind you

now the fun begins & test ride, test ride & test ride some more :)

[tide]

Congrats... its a great feeling... :clap:

[NZsarge]

Well done, enjoy. :niceone:

[LilSel]

Awesome stuff Suz!

Want to take Betty out for a celebratory First Legal Big Bike Ride?

:cool:

lol... Betty is rather big :baby: :confused:

Have decided not to jump straight into upgrading just yet.
(Impulse buyer here!!)

Test rides in the near future however... :woohoo:
(not on a 1400 first tho lol)

Will be hopefully buying brand new, with the funds from selling my subaru & the ZZR it wont take much more to get a new beauty :)
(Dont want to finance so will hold off for a little bit... 12weeks till a reasonable sized bill finishes which will free up cash :shifty: )

[LilSel]

Well done! Now whats your next? ZZR600? ;)

lol... well... I have a few in mind... well actually two.... ok... 3....

Not going to rush into it tho, test ride to find what fits best & which I like etc

[LilSel]

Hope you told him you ride well because of all the advice given on KB...! :rolleyes:

Actually I did... He was impressed with my U-Turn.

I said that I'd been practicing with advice/tuition from experienced riders :cool:

Edit: Thanks BigDog!!!!

[Swoop]

Congrats!

No stunting though...:weep:

[PrincessBandit]

Congratulations! :2thumbsup

[mowgli]

YAY..... I PASSED!!! :wari:
Awesome work! Well done :first:

[fireball]

Awesome stuff Suz!

Want to take Betty out for a celebratory First Legal Big Bike Ride?

:cool:

no big bikes :lol: she wont be able to touch the ground on that bike!

[fireball]

WHOOP WHOOP

legal rides! well done baby:banana:

[gijoe1313]

:woohoo: Top stuff! Its a great feeling to have that little piece of temporary paper in your hand eh?

Don't be too quick to flick the little bike off, take your time before settling on a bigger bike! :yes:

[Radar]

Actually I did... He was impressed with my U-Turn.


Was the U turn in a parking lot or on a street? I ask because the Rode Code Study Manual for MC's says that a proper U Turn should be like parking a bike - backing up to the curb - then look both ways and only then go the opposite direction. Parking lot U Turns can be done non stop. Or at least that is the way I see it so someone correct me if I have it wrong.

[LilSel]

Was the U turn in a parking lot or on a street? I ask because the Rode Code Study Manual for MC's says that a proper U Turn should be like parking a bike - backing up to the curb - then look both ways and only then go the opposite direction. Parking lot U Turns can be done non stop. Or at least that is the way I see it so someone correct me if I have it wrong.

For the U-Turn... I pulled to the left of the rd... then did a U-Turn... on the road... albeit very narrow (2 & a half carparks wide kinda thing) & continued on back the way we'd come.

& no I didnt 'park' my bike with the back tyre against the curb.... Stop next to the curb... then do a U-turn within the width of the rd (no feet down etc)

It would have been ALOT easier to 'park' then do the U-Turn, but thats not what was required.

'Parking' the bike before doing a U-turn in my opinion could be dangerous as you leave yourself more open to traffic from behind & it takes longer to do the manouvre

[Radar]

For the U-Turn... I pulled to the left of the rd... then did a U-Turn... on the road...

Did you stop or just slow down while looking both ways?

[LilSel]

Did you stop or just slow down while looking both ways?

:lol:... I stopped... Foot down next to the curb, headchecked, indicated then carried out the U-turn... Its 'easier' to do a U-turn when 'rolling'... but thats not what they want to see... As the guy said to me before starting 'this is not a restricted test, it is alot more involved & everything is observed'

[jrandom]

When I did my full test (somewhere up around Browns Bay, I think?) I got lost due to somewhat confusing muttered pre-ride instructions (no earpieces) and ended up riding around the suburb for about ten minutes trying to find the instructor.

He'd parked up at the side of the road somewhere. I think he was having a nap...

We tootled back to the 'testing centre' at the local soccer club and he smiled and gave me my licence.

I was shocked at how easy it was.

[LilSel]

:woohoo: Top stuff! Its a great feeling to have that little piece of temporary paper in your hand eh?

Don't be too quick to flick the little bike off, take your time before settling on a bigger bike! :yes:

Sure is!!! & I get a Green Licence again!!!! YAY!!!
Now when I get asked for ID I have a greeeeeen one :niceone:
oh & I've been pulled over a couple of times in my car whilst on learner & restricted bike licence, handed my licence over & the cops say 'does your passenger hold a full licence?' etc I dont need to point out that its got a 1 on it for full car & its the lower class 6L/6R n thats why it says 'learner/restricted' :lol:

Yeah im not in any rush to get rid of my baby... Shes a great bike & im not going to rush into getting a bigger bike 'just because I can' :cool:
Can take Fireball pillion legally now tho :banana:

[Radar]

Thanks for that. I wanna be sure when I do it. Usually when I do a U, I just slow down and turn but during the exam I'll stop along the curb like you did.


As the guy said to me before starting 'this is not a restricted test, it is alot more involved & everything is observed'

Now thats new to me as I have assumed the restricted test would be the same as the full. Guess I need to read the :slap: manual again.

Did you in fact find that the full was marked harder than the restricted (but was the same otherwise)?

[LilSel]

When I did my full test (somewhere up around Browns Bay, I think?) I got lost due to somewhat confusing muttered pre-ride instructions (no earpieces) and ended up riding around the suburb for about ten minutes trying to find the instructor.


LOL!!!

I wouldnt have remembered the directions if they were given to me at the start... esp as it was a semi unfamilar area...

Did you get a feeling of ':shit: I've screwed up n failed??'

That crossed my mind a couple of times but I think I was just over-analysing... each time he said to pull over I thought he was going to say 'ok you've failed head back to base' :lol:

[Gwinch]

Grats! I did my full license there too, you probably had the same guy as me. English, yeah?

Was heading around that way the same time as you on my way to Kaiaua. Popped into the carpark to give you a thumbs up. Sadly the rain came down and I had to delay my trip by a couple of hours. :(

[LilSel]

Thanks for that. I wanna be sure when I do it.

Now thats new to me as I have assumed the restricted test would be the same as the full. Guess I need to read the :slap: manual again. Did you find that the full was marked harder than the restricted?


No its not the same... There is alot more 'tested/observed' etc... Even the marking sheets are longer...

Its not harder per say, just different... more skills/parts of the test to do.

[LilSel]

Grats! I did my full license there too, you probably had the same guy as me. English, yeah?

Was heading around that way the same time as you on my way to Kaiaua. Popped into the carpark to give you a thumbs up. Sadly the rain came down and I had to delay my trip by a couple of hours. :(

mmmhhmmm he didnt have an english accent, but he was of european descent... middle aged... VERY into his job, had a long chat afterwards & he wished me a 'nice life' & said other niceties :)... oh & if I won lotto to take him out for dinner LOL!!!

Heading out to Kaiaua for fish n chips??

What colour is your bike?? I think I may have seen you??... I saw a VTR today... :drool:

Edit: ^^^^ I think I did see you... Its BLACK... (just saw ya pics, very nice!)

[MyGSXF]

:wari: AWESOME news chick!! :wari: CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wari:


Jen :rockon:

[Stromble]

YAY..... I PASSED!!! :wari:

Sure enough... just as we left the testing place, it started raining heavier lol...

The testing guy was really nice & gave clear instructions/directions. Very straight forward.

Had an earpiece in connected to RT in jacket pocket. Wasnt uncomfortable at all. :)

Yay... Full Bike & Full car, no more yellow licence that I've had for 18months :D:D:D

Was quite nervous at the start mainly because I dont love riding in the rain, if it rains 'oh well'... but I'd rather ride in good weather n not get home wet/damp etc but sometimes you dont get to choose, esp in auckland lol

Bike is tucked in the garage now, back in work clothes, about to jump in the ute & head back to work (long lunch break :lol: )

Meadowlands AA :yes: they are good (& even if I'd failed I would've still said that!!!!)

Congratulations.!

Any chance you can write a few words on the sequence of the test from start to finish?, Im about to take mine in a couple of weeks. Would be interesting to hear, how long it took, where you rode, hazard spotting test etc..
:)

[LilSel]

Congratulations.!

Any chance you can write a few words on the sequence of the test from start to finish?, Im about to take mine in a couple of weeks. Would be interesting to hear, how long it took, where you rode, hazard spotting test etc..
:)

Pretty much its done in 3 parts... they observe left turns & right turns at both give way signs & stop signs. U-turn is in there... 50kph riding... 70 & 80 is all I had whilst doing full (when I did my restricted however we went on the motorway @100)

the hazard part came 2nd after the U-turn bit... & the last part was open road riding...

Hope this kinda helps... Where are you doing your test? If at botany, say so & can let ya know the streets/area to practice on (esp U-turns as the roads out there are narrow)

Oh & it took approx an hour...

for the hazard spotting... if i didnt see anything when he asked... I tapped the top of my helmet... If I saw something... I nodded... was supposed to pull over everytime to say what the hazard was but didnt do that... he asked if it was 'just the bus I saw'... so i nodded...

[EJK]

Pretty much its done in 3 parts... they observe left turns & right turns at both give way signs & stop signs. U-turn is in there... 50kph riding... 70 & 80 is all I had whilst doing full (when I did my restricted however we went on the motorway @100)

the hazard part came 2nd after the U-turn bit... & the last part was open road riding...

Hope this kinda helps... Where are you doing your test? If at botany, say so & can let ya know the streets/area to practice on (esp U-turns as the roads out there are narrow)

Oh & it took approx an hour...

for the hazard spotting... if i didnt see anything when he asked... I tapped the top of my helmet... If I saw something... I nodded... was supposed to pull over everytime to say what the hazard was but didnt do that... he asked if it was 'just the bus I saw'... so i nodded...

So you learnt all this during the AWNR? ;)

[LilSel]

So you learnt all this during the AWNR? ;)

uhhmmm.... sure... lol... The U-turns... Im glad we practiced them & was instructed how to do them efficently etc... otherwise... I prob wouldnt have passed :rockon:

[Stromble]

Pretty much its done in 3 parts... they observe left turns & right turns at both give way signs & stop signs. U-turn is in there... 50kph riding... 70 & 80 is all I had whilst doing full (when I did my restricted however we went on the motorway @100)

the hazard part came 2nd after the U-turn bit... & the last part was open road riding...

Hope this kinda helps... Where are you doing your test? If at botany, say so & can let ya know the streets/area to practice on (esp U-turns as the roads out there are narrow)

Oh & it took approx an hour...

for the hazard spotting... if i didnt see anything when he asked... I tapped the top of my helmet... If I saw something... I nodded... was supposed to pull over everytime to say what the hazard was but didnt do that... he asked if it was 'just the bus I saw'... so i nodded...

Great, thanks for the insight..

Ill be doing my test at Orewa where I did the restricted. Quite quiet up there and relatively good test route.

[LilSel]

Great, thanks for the insight..

Ill be doing my test at Orewa where I did the restricted. Quite quiet up there and relatively good test route.

Cool... Just remember to practice U-turns on narrow roads... thats the best bit of advice I can come up with :)

Oh... & Good Luck, you'll do fine :)