If the pulse coil fires as one enters, and one fires as it leaves, you have one of the coils wired back to front. swap the wires on one of the coils, whichever is wrong, and they will both do the same thing. the pulse coils not only create a voltage,. the polarity is important too, and if you have polarity back to front it will do the opposite to what you expect. does any of that make any sense? i have experience of this and after much head scratching this was the problem, and the solution.
Originally Posted by Anita HOWEVER, I am now allowed to ride in traffic! No guidance. No lessons. No one to teach me tricks to make this easier. Try searching on here for Mentors in your region. You'll find riding with more experienced riders helps a lot. Also you could ask the BHS centre if they know if any rides for learners in your area that you can join.
Thanks for the comments. I agree that the 6L test is just too easy. I have been a car driver for nearly 30 years and only just got my 6L. It is way too easy. But that suited me. I am way more worried about learning to ride than the road rules. I have them under my belt already. What worries me is that I did a "learn to ride" course and my BHS test on the same day. I have never been on a motorbike before, I sat on one for a morning, did all sorts of activities with the motor bike. I LOVED it. It was a lot of fun. The BHS test worried me a little, but that went fine too. HOWEVER, I am now allowed to ride in traffic! No guidance. No lessons. No one to teach me tricks to make this easier. I know the road rules, but can not ride a motor bike. Every trip is an adventure. It is fun. Please do not get me wrong, I enjoy it immensely. But I truly wish I had someone who could watch me ride and teach me. All I did that one day was ride around a car park with cones at 20 to 30 kph. Now I am supposed to go with the traffic at 70kph. There is no middle ground. With learning to drive a car at least you get a few lessons....can this not be improved? For all I know I am developing a whole heap of riding habits that are less than desirable. They are setting me up to fail in future. I do not know what brake to use when. I can use both, or just one, or none at all....but what is better? Can someone help me in this? I read and read.....but once I am out on that road it is just me and my beautiful bike. I just want to make the most of it. I feel that there should be a lot more training available and made compulsary!
thanks for the write up sounds like you had a great time.
Originally Posted by Highlander To do up the Rain offs I make sure the toggle thingy has a wee loop of elastic beyond it, then slip the loop over the brake or clutch leave and use it pull it up tight moving the toggly thing with my other hand. I told Gremlin, put one glove on, put the over glove on it and then take them both off together. Then put the other glove on and the overglove on it. Pull your drawstrings using the ungloved hand. Then put the first glove back on, do not separate them until it has done raining. Doing it this way you can use the slightly smaller overglove size, which is a lot easier to ride with.
I'm in the "system" now and to be honest, its a very very short amount of time when your busy learning the craft of riding. Plus unless your self motivated the current system can make you legal but rather unskilled.
Thanks...wish I was there
Originally Posted by p.dath Before you can get a learners licence you have to sit a theory test demonstrating your knowledge of the road rules. This is before you can even ride a motorcycle on the road. So if you know all the rules already, you can simply book in and sit the test. I know, but being able to fill out a multi choice scratch test doesn't really mean that you are able to put that knowledge into practice in a stressful situation (most of the incorrect options are stupid and obviously wrong). Holding a full licence of some sort, however, means that you are more likely to be able to do that. I know that conditions are totally different for car and motorcycle drivers, but having a full licence in one should have some bearing on the time or conditions of the other.
Originally Posted by Highlander To do up the Rain offs I make sure the toggle thingy has a wee loop of elastic beyond it, then slip the loop over the brake or clutch leave and use it pull it up tight moving the toggly thing with my other hand. hmm, thats not a bad idea, I'll try that. The one mistake I made was the toggle was right at the end, so bugger all to grab on to, without grabbing the toggle as well
Good read. I enjoy reading about these but not much enthused about doing one. To do up the Rain offs I make sure the toggle thingy has a wee loop of elastic beyond it, then slip the loop over the brake or clutch leave and use it pull it up tight moving the toggly thing with my other hand.
Originally Posted by Spazman727 However, I do think that being able to drive a car does have some impact on how you ride a bike. For example, if you have a full car licence,you should (theoretically) know the road rules and have some knowledge of the dangers of driving. This appears to be what the learner stage of a licence tries to teach new riders/driver. Before you can get a learners licence you have to sit a theory test demonstrating your knowledge of the road rules. This is before you can even ride a motorcycle on the road. So if you know all the rules already, you can simply book in and sit the test.
I agree that motorcycling requires different skills that driving a car, and I agree with all your points. However, I do think that being able to drive a car does have some impact on how you ride a bike. For example, if you have a full car licence,you should (theoretically) know the road rules and have some knowledge of the dangers of driving. This appears to be what the learner stage of a licence tries to teach new riders/driver. As such I think that maybe the learner stage of a motorcycle licence for a full class 1 licence holder should be shortened or altered. This means that maybe the period of holding a learner motorcycle licence should be shortened for people who hold a full car licence. My 6L test was so easy I think I could have almost done it straight after I did my bike handling skills test, after never riding a bike before, I just needed to know how to give way etc. Obviously having a passenger on a bike makes a much bigger difference on handling etc than in a car, which is why I think the restricted stage of a licence should stay the same length but the learner stage should be shortened if the person concerned has a full car or bike licence if going for the other. I don't know why older riders/drivers have a shorter learner/restricted period because there is proof ( I cant find any likes to studies) that older people learn slower than younger people. I do agree that different skills are needed for riding and driving, but I do think that some changes should be made to licensing policies.
Excellent record of the event Jon. Unfortunately work commitments stuffed my plans to do another GC. Oh well, Sthn X and GC next year, myabe. GH
Thanks enjoyed the read.
Awesome write up Coro and congrats on making it all the way especialy considering the circumstances. Someone looking after you id say. Saw the GN come through Ashhurst, didnt realise he was gonna be so much entertainment for you. When i caught up with you guys we had just done the first leg of our 4 points. Seeing you guys pull up i so wanted to tag along.
I can think of much better things to do then change tyres all day
bro you forgot to say that i was changing the tyres all by hand aswell. did a count up and did over 20rims that day not counting ours lol
great write up Koro and bugger about the off, but fortunate that you could carry on & complete well done !!
Sounds like you certainly had more issues with the GN than I did. Don't even really remember passing him, but I must have somewhere. The last section through Paraparas also seems it was much easier for those right at the front, and the last few through said the front nailed them from New Plymouth all the way home.
Well done on the ride and read.
