Anyone fail the Handling Test?

[Breed777]

hmmmm, title says it all I think.... its not the test that worries me, I think I will fail the eyesight test for my learners....did with my car one..... that was 10 yrs ago and no doubt my eyesight is worse....can drive fine but who knows....

anyone fail the BH Cert or the Eye test for the learners?

[Sparky Bills]

Theres no way you can fail your basic handling test. Usually you do the drills as they teach you basic skills. If you fail the basic handling test you must have done something REALLY wrong.
Eye sight test is different... If your eye sight isnt up to scratch, then maybe you should think about what your getting yourself into.

[Breed777]

Been driving for 15yrs and never had an accident, so I think my eye sight is ok. think i might need glasses but more so for close up reading etc if that makes sense

[Neon]

Not true, I witnessed someone failing their BH cert, and rightly so. I've seen four year-olds more coordinated on two wheels. I felt sorry for the guy, but relieved at the same time that this person would not be on the road on a motorcycle any time soon. :eek5:

[Winter]

Theres no way you can fail your basic handling test. Usually you do the drills as they teach you basic skills. If you fail the basic handling test you must have done something REALLY wrong.
Eye sight test is different... If your eye sight isnt up to scratch, then maybe you should think about what your getting yourself into.

I was at a driving instruction place the other day getting my F endorsement.. we had to wait for the people doing BHS to finish before we could use the yard.
Our fork instructor was telling us that one of the BHS stduents was doing the test for the second time, as last week he rode into a wall. :Oops:

[YellowDog]

If you need glasses for close up only, the you will be fine on the road.

Good luck.

[Slyer]

I failed my test on the part where you just have to do a simple 180.
I didn't look through the corner, and I didn't get a second chance at it.

Put me off getting my license for another year I was so fucked off.

[Sparrowhawk]

The eyesight test is separate from the BHS. The BHS is done by a qualified instructor, who teaches you how to control a bike, and confirms you have the basic skills. No eyesight test required. He gives you a cert that says you've completed it. This is NOT your learner license.

You take this to LTNZ or AA, where you sit your theory test, and the same eyesight test as you would for a car license. So if you failed your car one, chances are you'll fail your bike one, but still have passed your BHS

[McDuck]

The only slip up i had in my BHS was the fact i was a 16 year old who had no intrest in anyhting petrol, and only wanted my bike licence to piss off perents (and it worked). Anyway as a non mechanicly inclined (thats changing) Non biker i didnt reilise that a GN125 had a clutch that was opperated by hand, i assumed that what was the rear brake was actually the clutch, after i got that sorted i was fine. I then lost the cert for nerly 2 years (they expire after two years) and with about 2 weeks room i got my lerners licence :)



BTW the only way you can fail the BHS is if you cant ride a motorbike. What my tester did was there were two testers, there was a main group doing the main course and the second group was a 'catch up' group. If you crashed or were struggling in the main group then you got sent into the catch up group for (normally) 1 on 1 instruction.
It was good if you needed it (i didnt lol)

[Ms Piggy]

hmmmm, title says it all I think.... its not the test that worries me, I think I will fail the eyesight test for my learners....did with my car one..... that was 10 yrs ago and no doubt my eyesight is worse....can drive fine but who knows....

anyone fail the BH Cert or the Eye test for the learners?

I just about failed my BH skills test - the tester (aka: scary shouty man) got me to do the braking on my own after everyone else had left having been given their certificates. To pass I reckon you need to have done at least 6 hours of riding before you sit it, I had only done about 2 :Oops: But I did pass at the end and never have to see scary shouty man again!! :bye:

I suggest you get glasses if you know you're gonna fail the eye test...an expensive way to find out you need to have glasses otherwise eh?

[PeteMun]

I passed my BHS the first ever time I rode a motorcycle. What might of benefited me was being a keen mountain biker + manual trans car owner ?!
When I signed up for my 1R I failed the eye test as im comfident they had two letter slides over lapping themselves in the machine. That ment I had to get my eyes tested at the optometrists in which I passed 100% (waste of f'n $$) and got given a letter to take back to the AA. I passed the full alright though. But would you believe the same thing happened while signing up for my 6L GRRRR.. I dont know what the story is with those machines as Ive been tested at the optometrists and my GP and all is sweet !

[McDuck]

I passed my BHS the first ever time I rode a motorcycle. What might of benefited me was being a keen mountain biker + manual trans car owner ?!
When I signed up for my 1R I failed the eye test as im comfident they had two letter slides over lapping themselves in the machine. That ment I had to get my eyes tested at the optometrists in which I passed 100% (waste of f'n $$) and got given a letter to take back to the AA. I passed the full alright though. But would you believe the same thing happened while signing up for my 6L GRRRR.. I dont know what the story is with those machines as Ive been tested at the optometrists and my GP and all is sweet !

When i did mine i cocked it up a bit, the lady told me to read the sign on the oppisate side of the dealership (aa branch based in a mitsi dealership at the time), I read it fine and she told me to have another go lol

[PeteMun]

When i did mine i cocked it up a bit, the lady told me to read the sign on the oppisate side of the dealership (aa branch based in a mitsi dealership at the time), I read it fine and she told me to have another go lol

:D You got a nice tester, she probably switched machines to a working one while you were looking away ! Maybe they have shares in all the local optometrists

[LardEmbargo]

yeah, sometimes people don't get the BHS certificate on their first try - I nearly arsed up mine getting wobbly going around the cones but the instructor let me have another go.

There wasn't anyone completely uncoordinated on our course (we did the "getting slightly used to bikes" beginner session in the morning - I think I'd've struggled with the skills part in the afternoon if I'd been any newer to bikes) but I guess if the instructor doesn't think you're safe out of the carpark then you won't get the certificate. I expect you could come back the next week and try again (or borrow a mate's bike and practice off public roads a bit more first).

[haydz]

I think it mainly depends on the dude marking you while you do the BH skills test. When I went for mine, we were told not to look down or we would fail instantly... the guy next to me looked down twice and was confronted and he just said "okay one more chance..". He also failed to stop completely in the square twice, of which was ignored... twice x 2.

So hopefully, for anyone who does it, hope your marker is in good spirits :wari:

[Malcolm]

I passed my BHS the first ever time I rode a motorcycle. What might of benefited me was being a keen mountain biker + manual trans car owner ?!
When I signed up for my 1R I failed the eye test as im comfident they had two letter slides over lapping themselves in the machine. That ment I had to get my eyes tested at the optometrists in which I passed 100% (waste of f'n $$) and got given a letter to take back to the AA. I passed the full alright though. But would you believe the same thing happened while signing up for my 6L GRRRR.. I dont know what the story is with those machines as Ive been tested at the optometrists and my GP and all is sweet !

When I got my full car licence in 2000 they had recently introduced those new-fangled eye testers (did the learners and restricted with the wall charts), and I was terrified that I was going to need glasses because I was seeing 2 or 3 of everything! The tester could tell I was struggling, then it suddenly occurred to them that the machine was broken (had been for some time) and they got me to do it on another one and I passed easily. Gave me a bit of a scare though.

[sinned]

Can someone describe the BHT? I am interested what it covers as it could include skills to practice. At least once a month I practice braking and low speed turns to hopefully reduce the chance of dropping the bike. As long as I don't drop it in the practice sessions. :eek5:

[Highlander]

If you have doubts about your eye sight go get it checked out professionally.

My wifes sister couldn't get the weaving through the cones part of her BHS sorted and I couldn't see why until her Husband used the same spacings to set out buckets, in the car park by his work shop. I coudn't do it either, not just me though, two of us with full licences who ride regularly and another on a restricted couldn't get it either. Full lock to full lock at less than a walking pace to weave through it.
My wife talked to another tester about it and it would appear this guy has made a name for himslef being overly officous.
I suspect he was trying to sell instruction sessions.

[DJSin]

Can someone describe the BHT? I am interested what it covers as it could include skills to practice. At least once a month I practice braking and low speed turns to hopefully reduce the chance of dropping the bike. As long as I don't drop it in the practice sessions. :eek5:

http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/licensing/motorcycle/motorcycle-learner.html

[sinned]

http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/licensing/motorcycle/motorcycle-learner.html
That doesn't appear to be a difficult test. Why isn't this test in there: move off and do a u turn? It is harder than it looks and many Cruiser riders have dropped the bike when attempting it.

[Noidy]

The eyesight test IMO is highly flawed ($$$$$$). It tests the difference between your eyes, not your eyesight. I failed the eyesight test because of my left eye, therefore off to the optometrist. Got the cert, got my licence. When I sat my HT they said eyesight (in left eye) was borderline but could get an endorsment to drive as a one eyed driver if required. Still dont legally need glasses to drive/ride so what is the point. It is only the optometrist benefiting from it.

[stevewederell]

LMAO - my old flatty failed his. I did offer to let him use my bike at the time (GN250), but he said he'd ridden years before and would be fine.

Looked a bit sheepish when he arrived home after failing and said he'd take me up on the offer after all.

One of his main probs was thinking he had to go through the corners at 50k! I told him you just had to enter at a decent speed but were allowed to slow to go through the corner(s).

I'd never ridden before and was through sweet, although they threw me on a scooter, weeee

Good luck, try to relax

[McDuck]

:D You got a nice tester, she probably switched machines to a working one while you were looking away ! Maybe they have shares in all the local optometrists

Yea, i think she also looked at what letters i had messed up, they were switching a C with a G, On those htings they look very simmiler.

[DarkLord]

I did mine with Riderskills, an Irish chap named Phil, from memory. He was pretty tough on me but I managed to get it pretty easily. There was a lady there learning to ride a scooter and from what I gather she hadn't ridden before, he realised he needed to spend more time teaching her so once I passed my mock test, he gave me my certificate based on that.

Considering how she was doing at the test I wouldn't be surprised if she had failed and had to reschedule, unfortunately for her.

[McJim]

I did my Basic Handling at the end of a half day course. we were taught everything from scratch then tested on it.

I cannot pass the eye test as I have monoccular vision (one eyed vision) so I have to get an optometrist to certify that I can see well enough to be in charge of a vehicle.

Get the certificate first as it will save you time. $10 is all it costs usually.

[Slyer]

I did mine with Riderskills, an Irish chap named Phil, from memory. He was pretty tough on me but I managed to get it pretty easily. There was a lady there learning to ride a scooter and from what I gather she hadn't ridden before, he realised he needed to spend more time teaching her so once I passed my mock test, he gave me my certificate based on that.

Considering how she was doing at the test I wouldn't be surprised if she had failed and had to reschedule, unfortunately for her.
Similar situation for me when I came back to riderskills a year later, except she managed to wheelie her scooter into the wall, hit her head and had to be taken away by ambulance.
Camera crew were there too, must have been filming for some rescue show.
I didn't actually end of doing the test due to him being busy treating her, but he told me he was impressed enough by my practicing that he could comfortably give my the certificate. He even trusted me enough to move his ute to let the ambulance in, the first and last time I've driven one.
I spent a while convincing the next two ladies who arrived that they would be fine, they were going to be riding the GN's and seemed more capable.

That lady did make me nervous, her handling was pretty erratic and she didn't even have gears to think about.

[DarkLord]

Similar situation for me when I came back to riderskills a year later, except she managed to wheelie her scooter into the wall, hit her head and had to be taken away by ambulance.
Camera crew were there too, must have been filming for some rescue show.
I didn't actually end of doing the test due to him being busy treating her, but he told me he was impressed enough by my practicing that he could comfortably give my the certificate. He even trusted me enough to move his ute to let the ambulance in, the first and last time I've driven one.
I spent a while convincing the next two ladies who arrived that they would be fine, they were going to be riding the GN's and seemed more capable.

That lady did make me nervous, her handling was pretty erratic and she didn't even have gears to think about.

Oh no what a disaster....... :Oops: hope she wasn't too badly injured!!!

I wonder if she ever went for it again?

[Slyer]

I very much doubt it, she probably turned into an anti-motorcycle activist on that day.

[Dean]

When my stepdad went for his BHS a lady failed the test. The instructor is a bit of an intimidating guy, from riderskills i think, the lady was sensitive and got scared of the gn125 and couldnt leave her feet on the pegs whilst doing the turn through cones. She ended up bursting into tears, poor girl got told she was a waste of time.

[Slyer]

I think I agree that lots of practice riding push bikes is invaluable, being proficient and driving a manual car helps a bit too.

It's all mental though.

[disenfranchised]

I sat the BHS having been on a scooter before, but never on a motorbike.
I only just passed, and the other guy doing it at the same time seemed like he would fail (he couldn't figure out the clutch and kept stalling).

I almost failed because of the slow ride....throughout all the practice runs I couldn't get above the time required...kept getting sub 10 second type times....and that was on a GN125 with the idle wound down as much as it reasonably could.
Failing that test is an instant 5 points and full test failure.

On the full practice run just before the final test I managed to finally get above the require time for that, but I somehow got a large wobble going on the cone weaving (where I'd been sweet before) and I forgot to indicate both times on the corners.
Which added up to 4 points...just enough to pass.
And seeing as I'd essentially passed the practice run, they gave me the certificate...because they needed to spend more time on the other guy.

Good on ya riderskillz!!!

An extra couple of hours practice and it should have been easy as though

[NOMIS]

I done mine at pass rite -rip off

they supply bikes to the glass and when i got there i got told they didnt have a spare bike for me and to come back lukily enough i rode my own bike there and sat it on my hornet... doing the slalom on the hornet was hard because every one else was on gn125's and im on the hornet... and the slalom was veeeerrrryyyy tight. still past . 3 guys in my glass of 6 dropped the gn125's ... how i do not know. I didnt want to pay the extr $100 for the course before the test so while I was standing there watching them go through the mock test I did it on my own bike out in the car park. for free :-)

[Thani-B]

When my stepdad went for his BHS a lady failed the test. The instructor is a bit of an intimidating guy, from riderskills i think, the lady was sensitive and got scared of the gn125 and couldnt leave her feet on the pegs whilst doing the turn through cones. She ended up bursting into tears, poor girl got told she was a waste of time.

I did mine with Riderskills. Had a bit of trouble doing the left hand turn corners, ran over a cone marking the corner and started crying. He (the instructor) just told me that plenty of people had done it and at least I hadnt dropped the bike. After the 2? hours of training/practice I did the test and passed fine. I reckon if there was a most improved award I would have got it, only girl, and 18 at the time, out of a group with 5 other middle aged males.

[Nasty]

Been driving for 15yrs and never had an accident, so I think my eye sight is ok. think i might need glasses but more so for close up reading etc if that makes sense

If you are that worried about the eyesight go to the optician ahead of time for a certificate as you would have had to for your drivers license.

[Slyer]

I did mine with Riderskills. Had a bit of trouble doing the left hand turn corners, ran over a cone marking the corner and started crying. He (the instructor) just told me that plenty of people had done it and at least I hadnt dropped the bike. After the 2? hours of training/practice I did the test and passed fine. I reckon if there was a most improved award I would have got it, only girl, and 18 at the time, out of a group with 5 other middle aged males.
Good on ya for persevering! It's hard because you have to avoid the cones and not look at the cones at the same time, takes a bit of getting used to.

Has anyone here ever ridden a motorcycle before a push bike? :)

[McJim]

I sat the BHS having been on a scooter before, but never on a motorbike.
I only just passed, and the other guy doing it at the same time seemed like he would fail (he couldn't figure out the clutch and kept stalling).

I almost failed because of the slow ride....throughout all the practice runs I couldn't get above the time required...kept getting sub 10 second type times....and that was on a GN125 with the idle wound down as much as it reasonably could.
Failing that test is an instant 5 points and full test failure.

On the full practice run just before the final test I managed to finally get above the require time for that, but I somehow got a large wobble going on the cone weaving (where I'd been sweet before) and I forgot to indicate both times on the corners.
Which added up to 4 points...just enough to pass.
And seeing as I'd essentially passed the practice run, they gave me the certificate...because they needed to spend more time on the other guy.

Good on ya riderskillz!!!

An extra couple of hours practice and it should have been easy as though
I read this post 3 times and still don't get it. What the hell are you talking about sub 10 second times? It's a BHS not a quarter mile sprint.

there were no stop watches when I did my BHS - just an emergency stop a figure of eight and some other basic maneuvres.

[Dean]

I did mine with Riderskills. Had a bit of trouble doing the left hand turn corners, ran over a cone marking the corner and started crying. He (the instructor) just told me that plenty of people had done it and at least I hadnt dropped the bike. After the 2? hours of training/practice I did the test and passed fine. I reckon if there was a most improved award I would have got it, only girl, and 18 at the time, out of a group with 5 other middle aged males.

Oh:gob: i have a strong feeling it may of been you, i felt sad when you cried looked like you needed a :hug:, i cant remember what his name was (the instructor) but he was a meanie. Did you see a guy about 6ft brown skin watching, that was me.

[Laxi]

I failed my test on the part where you just have to do a simple 180.
I didn't look through the corner, and I didn't get a second chance at it.

Put me off getting my license for another year I was so fucked off.

must have been an asshole off a tester, no one I know has failed apart from 1 lady who turned up, jumped on the bike, pulled the throttle half back, dropped the clutch and popped a wheelie before dropping the testers bike:bash:


But I did pass at the end and never have to see scary shouty man again!! :bye:


I'm assuming this was andrew & he's gonna love being called "angry, shouty man":laugh:

[Ms Piggy]

I'm assuming this was andrew & he's gonna love being called "angry, shouty man":laugh:
Could have been...I can't really recall. Have tried to block the day out of my mind as it's a tad unpleasant being shouted at and told off as if I'm a naughty child at age 32! :eek5:

[Laxi]

should have done what I did to him, he tried to tell me he was going to fail me for pointing out inconsistancys in his technique, so I told him it was fine with me, I"d just have to come back next week with my annoying game, He couldnt sighn me off fast enough:laugh:

[Ixion]

I read this post 3 times and still don't get it. What the hell are you talking about sub 10 second times? It's a BHS not a quarter mile sprint.

there were no stop watches when I did my BHS - just an emergency stop a figure of eight and some other basic maneuvres.

A "slow riding" test is part of the official BHS. If you didn't do one, you must have cheated (or else they looked at you and thought "Gawd, he's BOUND to be slow, no need to test that")

From the Driver Licencing Rule - Seee test Item 1.



Basic motorcycle handling skills test



1 The applicant will be tested on the test items specified in the form set out in this Part.



2 If the applicant scores 5 or more in accordance with the marking specified in the form, the applicant has failed the test.

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1999/0100/latest/images/REG_NZL_PUB.1999_100_END_SCH.6_PT.D_GPH.228_V1.jpg

[Danae]

I'm planning to sit my BHS when I get the money, I plan to take the training bit as well. I've had a go on a GN250, couldn't quite get the slalom and still need to figure out the throttle at slow speeds...it likes to jump.
I've been learning to drive a manual car and currently own a scooter, hopefully that'll help a bit. Guess I should practise some more before the BHS though.

[Slyer]

You can do the test on your scooter if you want.

[sil3nt]

Riderskills will give you a gn125 and the fact you own a scooter means you should be able to pass with no problems.

[Maki]

I read this post 3 times and still don't get it. What the hell are you talking about sub 10 second times? It's a BHS not a quarter mile sprint.

there were no stop watches when I did my BHS - just an emergency stop a figure of eight and some other basic maneuvres.

Thanks man, your post totally cracked me up :laugh:

Made me imagine basic handling test takers all being handed turbo Hayabusas and told that they better crack 10 seconds on the quarter mile, or fail! Mwuhahahahahaha.

When I took mine some guy totally mangled the hell out of most of the cones on the slalom course but he was still allowed to pass. His braking skills were also crap. I reckon you have to be pretty clumsy to fail taht test...

[Slyer]

Depends on how slack your tester is.

[disenfranchised]

A "slow riding" test is part of the official BHS. If you didn't do one, you must have cheated (or else they looked at you and thought "Gawd, he's BOUND to be slow, no need to test that")

From the Driver Licencing Rule - Seee test Item 1.

Good to see some people on here know what they're talking about

From the riderskills site
"You must ride at walking speed through a lane measuring 0.75 metres wide and 18 metres long. It must take at least 10 seconds to complete the exercise and you must not ride outside the lane."

18 meters in 10 seconds would be riding at 6.48kph
Which I guess equates to a fast walking pace.

I think this test would have actually been easier on a larger/heavier bike with better controls, and a more stable balance point.
The GN125 had a pretty on/off style clutch, and the engine would threaten to stall if you didn't give at least some throttle...but then of course as soon as you add throttle you tend to be going a little bit faster than you're allowed.

I think in the end I trailed the rear brake as I went along, and just gave the throttle a small pulse or two.

I don't think it had occured to me that I was allowed to use the brake for the earlier runs

[MyGSXF]

"You must ride at walking speed through a lane measuring 0.75 metres wide and 18 metres long. It must take at least 10 seconds to complete the exercise and you must not ride outside the lane."

I think in the end I trailed the rear brake as I went along, and just gave the throttle a small pulse or two

This part of the BHS test requires steady, smooth control of the clutch, throttle & rear brake, combined. :niceone:

PS: & yes, it is easy to fail the BHS! :eek5:

[Slyer]

I don't know if I should be proud of this, but I aced that test.

[MyGSXF]

I don't know if I should be proud of this, but I aced that test.

Be proud!! well done!! :2thumbsup

[vindy500]

the guy just told me to ride around the course while he showed the other girl how to ride the scooter, he came over to me did the stop in the box thing and passed me. none of this lose 4 points rubbish

[Arnifix]

I messed up on the slalom part of the course, got told to practice it a heap. Did so, had a break, then did it once more and was passed because I did it perfect.

Found it really tricky as I was almost smothering the poor GN125 with my fat ass, had to keep giving it a bit of gas and consequently full locking the bars against my knees to get round the cones.

It really does come down to keeping calm and practicing. My BHS was with quite a large group of people. I suspect if there was only three or four of us it would have been significantly easier, with more time to practice each test.

That said, going from not knowing how to ride in the slightest, to nipping around an obstacle course in 6 hours is alright in my books.

[Thani-B]

Good on ya for persevering! It's hard because you have to avoid the cones and not look at the cones at the same time, takes a bit of getting used to.

Has anyone here ever ridden a motorcycle before a push bike? :)

Thanks! And yea it took me a while to get used to it but I'm fine now!


Oh:gob: i have a strong feeling it may of been you, i felt sad when you cried looked like you needed a :hug:, i cant remember what his name was (the instructor) but he was a meanie. Did you see a guy about 6ft brown skin watching, that was me.

I didnt fail though, and I certainly dont remember being called a waste of time. I did it in Nov 07 if that helps. Could have done with a hug though. I would have been gutted if I did fail.

[Slyer]

Thanks! And yea it took me a while to get used to it but I'm fine now!
I feel embarrassed now, I thought you were talking like you had just done it!

[Dean]

I didnt fail though, and I certainly dont remember being called a waste of time. I did it in Nov 07 if that helps. Could have done with a hug though. I would have been gutted if I did fail.

No worries my stepdad did his test a week or two ago so it wouldnt of been you. But if i was there i would of still givin you a :hug: if you wanted one, anything that would of cheered you up for the test:)

[Thani-B]

I feel embarrassed now, I thought you were talking like you had just done it!

Lol sorry no I did it quite a while ago but its a very vivid memory :sweatdrop. I dont really like running over cones (not that Ive done it since then)

[Thani-B]

No worries my stepdad did his test a week or two ago so it wouldnt of been you. But if i was there i would of still givin you a :hug: if you wanted one, anything that would of cheered you up for the test:)

Lol ok then. I'll remember that for when I fail something lol

[archie-no2]

I Failed the eyesite test the first time because i was being a right knob.
I was looking at it at a wonky angle and could only see half the line so only read half the line i only realised this was the case when the instructor told me again to read the whole line and i did the same thing and then i got asked if i was blind in one eye when i noticed that i wasnt looking at it straight :eek5::wacko:

[gatch]

I did my BHS at high school on my mates scooter cause my rg50 was busted as usual.. syphoned some premix gas out of his dads boat and put it in the scoot for a laugh.

I swear he passed us just to get us away from the car park as all billowing clouds of blue smoke made it very difficult for the new riders haha.

[Dean]

Lol ok then. I'll remember that for when I fail something lol

I cant wait till you do your restricted test then lol just jokes, i bet you will pass all your tests because your awesome. :)

[Slyer]

I cant wait till you do your restricted test then lol just jokes, i bet you will pass all your tests because your awesome. :)
Not nearly as awesome as you! ;)

[Danae]

Yay, I passed mine. Yeah it depends how strict your instructor dudes are. Mine were a couple of guys who were determined to stick to the rule book; pass during the test or not at all. I guess it was kinda good as it kept everyone who went there at the same standard.

Man the slowriding thing...took me ages to go slow enough. It was good fun though.

[Thani-B]

I cant wait till you do your restricted test then lol just jokes, i bet you will pass all your tests because your awesome. :)

Lol um yeah. Have my restricted and am a few months away from my full. Will be doing my defensive next month with riderskills.

[Reido]

i probably should have failed mine. But YAY i didnt for some reason or another.

slalom (sp?) was quite hard.

hmm i must get on do doing my defensive at some point too

[quickbuck]

The way I see it is this:
The BHT is a bunch of tasks set up to assess how you control your motorcycle.
It should not be the only things you need to know before you are let loose on the road (after passing your scratch and win).

Unfortunately some people see it this way, and it makes them a little dangerous....

As for the slow speed test, I would have thought using all your bikes controls to achieve the slow time would demonstrate more skill than saying "you are not allowed to use the brakes".

Oh, and if I were to do it all again, the bike of choice would be a 250 Hornet..... Seriously!
Then I have been riding a few years, and those are the easiest bikes for me to ride....

When I did mine I used my brothers scooter.... An MVX250 would have been a nightmare........ It probably would have blown up.

[paddy]

I failed the learner eyesight test. I had to go the optometrist who measured my eyesight as 6/6 correctable to 6/4. (That's 20/20 correctable to 20/12 in American.) Go figure...

In terms of the BHS, I took the combined course and test. I've heard some instructors just mark you off as competent once they are happy during the course. My instructor treated it as a test. He was very careful about instructions, outlining the pass criteria for each section, stating that I had two chances etcetera. I lost one mark across the whole thing for stalling the engine during my emergency stop.

Good luck. You'll have a ball...

[Dean]

Not nearly as awesome as you! ;)

No way dude you and Thani B are both awesome!!! :)

[breakaway]

I aced mine. A guy that was doing it with me on a GPX250 failed his, because he was unable to stop in the box, twice.

[Thani-B]

No way dude you and Thani B are both awesome!!! :)

haha sweet I love being awesome lol :woohoo: