Embarrassing: Failing Basic Handling Skills!

[phill-k]

Fuck off, she has NO license, what sort of advice is that give?
A certified riding instructor clearly beleives she is not ready for the road.

She states herself she is comfortable riding the bike she has and guess what I believe her, so you don't ever break the speed limit, roll through a compulsory stops etc, etc.
Oh and the proof of her ability she is still here to post, if ya really worried about people without licenses go attack all the asian drivers in ak with their weetbix licenses.
I wouldn't get my bike through the cones either, but did ok on a GN, oh and please don't swear at me as I get upset.

[sil3nt]

She states herself she is comfortable riding the bike she has and guess what I believe her, so you don't ever break the speed limit, roll through a compulsory stops etc, etc.
Oh and the proof of her ability she is still here to post, if ya really worried about people without licenses go attack all the asian drivers in ak with their weetbix licenses.
I wouldn't get my bike through the cones either, but did ok on a GN, oh and please don't swear at me as I get upset.

How can she be comfortable riding her bike if she can't even take it through the very BASIC handling test?

[EJK]

This ought to be good.

[phill-k]

How can she be comfortable riding her bike if she can't even take it through the very BASIC handling test?

I have no idea but she says she is competent on her bike and I for one won't argue with her on that statement and as long as she realises that her life is on the line, I'll support getting out there and doing it.

[Stirts]

Seriously though.....
she just didn't wear a low cut top when she sat her BHS

[Mom]

ok firstly, dont people have to pass the BHS before they can go on the road?

You would expect so. The BHS has to be obtained and then you need to do the scratchy, 25 ordinary, plus 10 specialist questions, then you can obtain your learners.

ignore the posters who go on about being on the road. Enjoy.

Terrible advice to give. She obviously does not have the BASIC skills required to ride a bike on the road, she just failed her BHS! She is at grave risk of doing herself some serious harm without even the basics under her belt. This kind of situation leaves me cold. No friggen wonder our crash rate is so high with attitudes like this.

[blackdog]

Seriously though.....
she just didn't wear a low cut top when she sat her BHS

lol that'll get the attgatt crew all wound up

[Little Miss Trouble]

Seriously though.....
she just didn't wear a low cut top when she sat her BHS

Be afraid sweets, she's on YOUR roads!

[phill-k]

Terrible advice to give. She obviously does not have the BASIC skills required to ride a bike on the road, she just failed her BHS! She is at grave risk of doing herself some serious harm without even the basics under her belt. This kind of situation leaves me cold. No friggen wonder our crash rate is so high with attitudes like this.

As I have just posted, the OP states she is competent on her bike, perhaps she had a bad hair day on the day she sat her BHT, or perhaps the tester just doesn't like chicks on bikes, who knows, but she does say she is happy on her bike and she is still alive after 3 months so the odds are she will be OK.
I can't ague with her stats

[DMNTD:Me]

Well I gather it was Bill that failed you in your test.
If he failed you, you shouldn't be riding on the roads anyway.
Get some practice up so it's safer for you AND safer for me for you to be sharing the roads with the rest of us.
You'll be right.

[phill-k]

You lot need to also be telling her to wear a hi vis vest over her bikini

[Genestho]

I have no idea but she says she is competent on her bike and I for one won't argue with her on that statement and as long as she realises that her life is on the line, I'll support getting out there and doing it.

HER life is on the line yeah but what about if she were to take someone with her?

Because she says she's competent? Where do you draw the line? Eh? ffs
Support her to get out there for sure, to go get her BASIC SKILLS TEST sorted first!

[DMNTD:Me]

As I have just posted, the OP states she is competent on her bike, perhaps she had a bad hair day on the day she sat her BHT, or perhaps the tester just doesn't like chicks on bikes, who knows, but she does say she is happy on her bike and she is still alive after 3 months so the odds are she will be OK.
I can't ague with her stats

There are 2 testers in Tga...both are keen to get ladies riding.
Agreed...maybe a 'bad hair day' when she went for her test. Better at her test than riding over the Kaimais!

[sunhuntin]

i nearly failed the cone thing on a gn250. the tester said the bike was "too long" and set the cones as wide as he was allowed. theres no way id get my virago through them, and thats a 250. rest of the test was a breeze, cept for the cones.

i did pass the BHS, but even then i had to walk the bike home. actually got asked by an old lady if i had run out of petrol, lol.

[Nasty]

Hi Ladies!

blah blah
I ride a GSX and am fairly competent on the road. The guy reckoned that my bike was too big??

Has anyone else experienced this and any tips for getting through it? The feedback I was getting from everyone prior was it would be a piece of piss and that I couldnt fail!

He had a little GN125, has anyone had to sit this test twice and do you reckon it would be easier on his bike?

Thanks heaps!!
Kate

kate

I didn't fail I just used his bike to do the cones ... drove me nuts that my FXR150 was too big but the smaller bike made a huge difference!

Gl