licenceing problem

[bladez]

so whats ya next bike now you are part of the world of any size bike
oh and i am not putting down 250s as they bloody handle

[Nicksta]

wow... interesting... i sat my restricted a few weeks ago, sat in the right hand wheel line... and got told my riding was perfect..... if you had been failed for it, i would have definately contested it....
Congratts tho!!!!!
now for a new bike?

[froggyfrenchman]

Well Mr Bladez... i gave up riding 250s 4 years back. Current bike is a gb400, have done large kms (over 600 in a day) recently on...
FZR750
GS1200ss
'51 thunderbird
chopped '62 thunderbird
'79 Bonnie
'97 TL1000s
'98 TL1000s
Ducati STII
Ducati 996
'79 BMW R100RS
'95 BMW R1100

The list goes on... Love my big twins... and a duc is a bit outa my price range so probly a '97 TL1000s

[bladez]

mmmmmm tl1000s they are a good bike raw power had one befor the blade loved every min of it would go back to one but would have to put full fairing on it
good luck and happy riding

[Back Fire]

I absolutely cruzed through my full a few months back... I spent most of my time on the right hand wheel line, but I did cut around my lane a fair bit as well (situation dependant). The instructor said my riding was faultless, but did complain about my speed... or lack there of... I was doing about 46 in the begining

[Insanity_rules]

Congrats froggy!! Woo hoo no size limit for the frenchman now eh?

I'm a right rider too and I would have politely done my chips if a testing officer had said that to me! Granted I just recently got my L's currently but I've been riding for some 23 years total and about 18 on the road (yeah I know stupid stupid man no licence!).

Arent these testers supposed to be riders too? I wonder if that moron had met any car doors or pedestrians in his left side riding?

Try riding through Wellywood on the left and you'd be collected real fast, not to mention have a cage beside you.

[Lou Girardin]

I hope you don't leave it at that. Contact LTNZ and ask them to have the tester corrected or others may actually be failed.

[Ixion]

You should raise the matter with the appropriate authorities. This belief is not uncommon amongst the uneducated, but I would not have expected it from one who should know better.

It is an exceeding dangerous one, I personally knew two people who died as a direct result of it - one rode into the back of an unlit parked truck, one was knocked off by an opening car door, and went under the wheels of a car.

The Road code is quite clear on the matter, and devotes a number of pages to it.

[Jantar]

The tester was correct and the road code is wrong.

Believe it or not, one of the rule changes that came into force at the same time as the round-about law was a requirement to keep as far left in your lane as practical with a fine (I can't remember how much) and 20 demerit points for failing to do so. The stupid rule makers did not make any allowance for motorcyclists.

So now if you ride safely you are theoretically breaking the law. I for one will continue to break the law in this regard and ride in the same position on the road as if I were driving a car, ie where a car driver can see me in his rear view mirror.

[ManDownUnder]

Hey congrats Froggy - and well done spotting the last test the government put in the new licencing scheme... patience!

WHAT AN IDIOTIC RULE.

Stay left at all time... so you minimise your chances of seeing and avoiding obstacles... AND you minimise the chances of anyone seeing you!

Yeah - like that works...

[MSTRS:Me]

I can't believe this. Do these testers have to pass an exam in stupidity? Take it further mate. And if I/we can help just let us know.

[Patrick]

The tester is being pedantic...he may be right but surely logic should kick in.

Car drivers say they can't see us when we are in the middle to right hand side of the lane... how the hell will they see us if we are "supposed" to be on the left side?

Supposed to be all about safety, isn't it? Raise it with his boss. The road code is what we all use and study and it says "right wheel track" (for optimum vis for the rider and for optimum likelihood of being seen by others too... or so I thought, as it seemed so obvious...).

Congrats too by the way.. only 6 weeks before I go for full...and then get a bigger bike!

[Squeak the Rat]

It is an exceeding dangerous one, I personally knew two people who died as a direct result of it - one rode into the back of an unlit parked truck, one was knocked off by an opening car door, and went under the wheels of a car.

Also if you keep well left car drivers can't resist trying to pass, which can also be very dangerous. I've lost count of the number of scooter drivers that I've seen boxed into a bad situation with a parked car or other hazard because they were riding 1 metre from the kerb. I keep wanting to pull them over and tell them to not give a rats &^%#$ about taking up the lane......

PS - Sorry to hear that Ixion.....

[Ixion]

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PS - Sorry to hear that Ixion.....

'Twas many years ago, and I didn't know them well.

[Pixie]

I got the same thing o9n my full 3 or 4 weeks ago. Open road riding, I'd take a line into bends that meant I was over nearer to the oncoming traffic.

I was told not to do it in case an oncoming car had a blowout and crossed into my lane.

Seemed dumb to me, but since I had passed, I just took my licence and smiled nicely. It isn't going to change how I ride, though.

Blowout??
The fuckwit's living in the 50's
Tubeless tires don't blowout