Embarrassing: Failing Basic Handling Skills!

[Stirts]

Fark, I don't trust anyone on the roads!!!

I have been afraid of very "experienced riders" "fully licenced" riders on our roads too!

Don't get me wrong, I don't condone learner riders riding on the road without some form of trainning but FFS the BHS is a FARCE!!! I know, I should never have passed mine!!! I can't help it if my tits were having a great hair day.

So give the girl a farking break!!!!

[Hawkeye]

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

Ok. I'm a 747 pilot. It must be true because I state I can fly. I've been flying for 3 years but the examiner failed me because I can't land the plane. I'm still here though, by sheer luck I haven't killed myself. I haven't actually proven to anyone that I have the required skills but hey, according to you that doesn't matter.
Oh! and I'm also a brain surgeon.

The whole point of the BHS is to ensure that they do not put themselves OR OTHERS at risk and have proven to an examiner that they are competent to handle the basics on a bike. It's not her evaluation that counts. It's the official examiners.

[phill-k]

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 sorted first!

Fuck off how many bikers have been taken out by other bikers, turn your concern to the thousands of incompetent car drivers they are the ones you need to be concerned about

[phill-k]

Ok. I'm a 747 pilot. It must be true because I state I can fly. I've been flying for 3 years but the examiner failed me because I can't land the plane. I'm still here though, by sheer luck I haven't killed myself. I haven't actually proven to anyone that I have the required skills but hey, according to you that doesn't matter.
Oh! and I'm also a brain surgeon.

The whole point of the BHS is to ensure that they do not put themselves OR OTHERS at risk and have proven to an examiner that they are competent to handle the basics on a bike. It's not her evaluation that counts. It's the official examiners.

your avitar sums it up ya full of shit mate, if you think a highly aware new person is a risk rather than all the piss poor cage drivers on the road you're looking in the wrong direction, Ill be you if you are taken out it won't be by a small 250 bike but a fuckwit in a cage.

[Genestho]

Fuck off how many bikers have been taken out by other bikers, turn your concern to the thousands of incompetent car drivers they are the ones you need to be concerned about

Oi, mind your language will you?

That's exactly why I ask you - "where do you draw the line", it's clearly bad enough now, without encouraging unskilled road users of any type onto the roads.

[fatzx10r]

I ride a GSX

thats the problem, get a zx10r and you'll be fine.

[phill-k]

Oi, mind your language will you?

That's exactly why I ask you - "where do you draw the line", it's clearly bad enough now, without encouraging unskilled road users of any type onto the roads.

So lets close the roads to all inexperienced riders and drivers, what a load of shit mate, everyone gains experience somewhere and if you think the BHT sets you up with the right skills to survive on the road your delusional mate fucken delusional

[Hawkeye]

your avitar sums it up ya full of shit mate, if you think a highly aware new person is a risk rather than all the piss poor cage drivers on the road you're looking in the wrong direction, Ill be you if you are taken out it won't be by a small 250 bike but a fuckwit in a cage.

What has my avatar got to do with it?

[phill-k]

Hi Ladies!

I have been riding for about 3 months and went to sit my BHS and FAILED!!

I cant believe it but couldnt get my bike around the cones for the weave, and only could do the U turn sweeping the right way. (Plus i'm a little pissed at myself for wasting $70!!)

Maybe a mind set thing?

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
Welcome to the mad world of KB
There has been a lot of vitriol spouted here by the do gooders the religious nuts and those that seem to be able to judge you better than you can.
If you feel competent out there that is your judgement no one else's, as long as you accept the responsibilities of being on the road, you can be killed and can also kill, you will be ok.
I for one believe you can judge whether you should or shouldn't be on the road, I'm sure as you learn you will want to expand your knowledge either off road or on the track, remember we all actually started off ad you have, some of us rode for years without a license, others gained all their licenses and then believed they knew it all and killed themselves, the BHT, nor full license proves you are capable as some ably demonstrate on our roads.
Its a great way to move enjoy.

[Genestho]

So lets close the roads to all inexperienced riders and drivers, what a load of shit mate, everyone gains experience somewhere and if you think the BHT sets you up with the right skills to survive on the road your delusional mate fucken delusional

Yes, everyone gains experience somewhere, mine personally was the ownership of two moto-X bikes on farmland.

I've also done some refreshers which got me out of some bad habits when I bought my road bike which I've since taken to the track.

I know BHS won't set anyone up to survive on the road at speed

I debate the fact you'd support an unlicensed inexperienced rider on the roads.

If it's ok to do so for Motorcyclists, is it also acceptable for car drivers? hence "where do you draw the line" Can't have it both ways..

EDIT: It bothers me that people whinge about negative media/police attention, cagers, and Govt restrictions when in some cases, we don't even bother to help ourselves!

[Little Miss Trouble]

Hi Ladies!

I have been riding for about 3 months and went to sit my BHS and FAILED!!

I cant believe it but couldnt get my bike around the cones for the weave, and only could do the U turn sweeping the right way. (Plus i'm a little pissed at myself for wasting $70!!)

Maybe a mind set thing?

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

Okay, serious reply time, get someone locals help to set up a practise course with cones all the correct distance etc and go over each part of the test until you are confident.

Don't look at the cones, set yourself up heading straight for them then look up and ahead to where you want to go to, you will still see the cones in your peripheral vision and should be able to get through them no worries.

[Genestho]

Okay, serious reply time, get someone locals help to set up a practise course with cones all the correct distance etc and go over each part of the test until you are confident.

Don't look at the cones, set yourself up heading straight for them then look up and ahead to where you want to go to, you will still see the cones in your peripheral vision and should be able to get through them no worries.

Sense at last, thankyou!

[phill-k]

Yes, everyone gains experience somewhere, mine personally was the ownership of two moto-X bikes on farmland.

I've also done some refreshers which got me out of some bad habits when I bought my road bike which I've taken to the track.

I know BHS won't set anyone up to survive on the road at speed

I debate the fact you'd support an unlicensed inexperienced rider on the roads.
If it's ok to do so for Motorcyclists, is it also acceptable for car drivers?

I don't support anything but can tell you the BHT won't prove anyones ability, I couldn't get my current bike through those cones, the tester himself told her her bike was to big, so that just proves what a crock of shit the test is, and sitting the scratchies won't improve her abilities. Unless you are prepared to state all new riders have to speend 6mths or something in the dirt or on the track your and everyone's argument is a crock of shit.

[Genestho]

You're still not comprehending what I've taken issue with...but I'll agree with the last statement!

[phill-k]

Sense at last, thankyou!

So these exercises will keep her safe, you're joking mate, or I bloody hope you are, might see her being able to get round a round about, but won't teach her a bloody thing about all the hazards out there including the tossers driving cages, other dick head bikers, road conditions,riding in the wet, fuck I could go on and on, all of that comes from being on the road not riding round cones.