Full Licence this morning - Hard case

**Houseman** · 19th June 2009, 10:47

Passed my full bike licence this morning. Bloody lucky though...

Turned up 15 minutes early and thought I would check indicators, lights, horn etc for the 10th time. All of a sudden my back brake light doesn't work!!! Couldn't believe it as I had checked it all before I left.

Tried fiddling and frolicking with wires etc. but to no avail and thought "well that's that fu*ked then...". No test, no refund.

Indian guy turns up and goes through the usual drill, checks licence, runs through use of communication earpiece etc. Me pretty despondent as I know he will find out shortly that test is not going to happen.

"Right sir, lets just run over your motorcycle quickly..."

Font light - check
Left front indicator - check
Right front indicator - check
Left rear indicator - check
Right rear indicator - check
Horn - check
"right, lets go for your test, remember to stay within the rules..."

"HA!" I thought, "silly bugger forgot to check the brake light!" So too did all the people who saw me swearing and cursing trying to get back light working to no avail. They couldn't believe it either.

Test went without hitch, other than when he told me to pull out into busy traffic using median strip so I did, then a maori fulla decided to cross road in front who I nearly ran over, then I had to drag a boy racer to make it into the lane. Thought I had failed there and then but I think the guy was just happy not to be waiting for a gap in traffic any more.

Oh and one more thing, without a word of a lie he gives me my licence then I go to leave and within 20 seconds of pulling away my chain (or something) comes loose and the bike sounds like the old TF used to on the farm: ki.,CHUNK....ki.,CHUNK....ki.,CHUNK....ki.,CHUNK.. ..

Wouldn't read about it. Had to give it a slap on the tank and say "good girl!"

**p.dath** · 19th June 2009, 10:59

What a great story. So your now in the market for a bigger bike ...

**Slyer** · 19th June 2009, 11:06

When is the GN burning event happening?

**sleeqe2000** · 19th June 2009, 11:09

Congrats - lucky about the brake light - can't believe he missed it. I got failed on my restricted for a blown brake bulb !

**Ragingrob** · 19th June 2009, 11:14

Lol so the entire test you didn't have a brake light and he didn't notice?

**Houseman** · 19th June 2009, 12:25

The way it worked was front-brake light didn't work but back did for some reason. When I did my restricted they checked them both, this time he checked neither. Couldn't believe my luck.

Just had to resort to farming days and use the back brake as much as possible to make light come on at appropriate moments.

Sure I forgot a few times but the fact it was before/during sunrise with lights on may have helped.

As for burning the GN, not sure I can bring myself to part with the old girl now (1987). I feel like I owe her somehow!

**PirateJafa** · 19th June 2009, 12:32

A GN250 in Bucklands Beach? You must be a fucking ninja or something, because I haven't seen ya!

**Indiana_Jones** · 19th June 2009, 12:35

lol the same thing happened with bike regarding the front brake light switch dying.

Got it kinda working the night before (going on and off lol). Get to the test. guy asks to see it work, it does, but when I'm done and have been given my licence it's died on me lol

Needless to say the bike was flogged off and a bigger toy brought

Congrats on passing

-Indy

**Mully** · 19th June 2009, 12:47

Originally Posted by PirateJafa

A GN250 in Bucklands Beach? You must be a fucking ninja or something, because I haven't seen ya!

Shhhhhhh!!! It's not widely known that GN250s are the motorcycle of choice for Ninjas and Chuck Norris.

Sometimes together, but Chuck Norris is always the rider cos Chuck Norris doesn't ride pillion.

**Mschvs** · 19th June 2009, 13:12

Congratu-ma-lations Houseman!!

**BiK3RChiK** · 19th June 2009, 13:42

Classic! Good story mate and welcome to the full side

**YellowDog** · 19th June 2009, 13:56

Great story, well done for staying cool. The tester must have been very impressed that you used both brakes all of the time rather than just the front.

**Thani-B** · 19th June 2009, 14:05

When I did my restricted he only checked the front brake light, not with the rear brake. Congrats on passing! Entertaining story about it.

**Kemet** · 19th June 2009, 16:55

Originally Posted by Houseman

The way it worked was front-brake light didn't work but back did for some reason. When I did my restricted they checked them both, this time he checked neither. Couldn't believe my luck.

Just had to resort to farming days and use the back brake as much as possible to make light come on at appropriate moments.

Sure I forgot a few times but the fact it was before/during sunrise with lights on may have helped.

As for burning the GN, not sure I can bring myself to part with the old girl now (1987). I feel like I owe her somehow!

It's only a GN!!!

Get a new/better one....