Sitting your Restricted License

**ready4whatever** · 23rd July 2009, 11:13

"if you get back to the testing station in 2 minutes you've past"

**ready4whatever** · 29th July 2009, 11:25

i passed my 6R yesterday. piece of cake. I passed with no previos experience on the road. i hired the bike then rode around for half an hour before the test to get used to it, then passed. i have a full cage licence. so i just put 2 and 2 together

**p.dath** · 29th July 2009, 11:39

Originally Posted by ready4whatever

i passed my 6R yesterday. piece of cake. I passed with no previos experience on the road. i hired the bike then rode around for half an hour before the test to get used to it, then passed. i have a full cage licence. so i just put 2 and 2 together

I assume you have had some off road experience then. You'd be unlikely to jump on a bike with no prior experience and just pass the 6R.

**Tink** · 30th July 2009, 14:57

Originally Posted by ready4whatever

i passed my 6R yesterday. piece of cake. I passed with no previos experience on the road. i hired the bike then rode around for half an hour before the test to get used to it, then passed. i have a full cage licence. so i just put 2 and 2 together

Originally Posted by p.dath

I assume you have had some off road experience then. You'd be unlikely to jump on a bike with no prior experience and just pass the 6R.

"No previous experience on the road" !!!!!!!!! so ye p.dath I agree, must have had something apart from a car.

It helps to have driven for 25 years I agree >>me... I found riding easy, once I found the confidence the rest just flowed.

**metalslug** · 16th August 2009, 19:29

Doing my 6r tomorrow!

Just a question: on LTNZ website it states that they can fail you if you do not stick to the left hand side of the road. Now does that only applies to a double lane (i.e. you should move to the left lane?), or does it means you should be riding on the left side of your lane?

Personally I have always been trying to stick to the centre so ppl dont pull a desperate pass...etc..

Thanks!

**crazyv** · 18th August 2009, 22:01

Is it true that you can do the motorcycle 6R license on a scooter?

(I do realise that you don't need a license to drive a scooter and that driving a scooter defeats the purpose of riding your own bike on such a test but the question needs to be answered)

Hope someone knows?

**sil3nt** · 18th August 2009, 22:10

It needs to be registered as a motorcycle. So not a 50cc scooter but a 125 or 250 etc should be fine.

(could be wrong though!)

**nothingflash** · 21st August 2009, 17:23

I was booked in today for my restricted at Upper Hutt AA and failed the bloody eye test as i couldn't see the middle column. The lady told me to go to the optometrist and get them to test me. She said "You'll probably pass - these machines are a bit sensitive". What pisses me off is that if (or apparently when) I get the report from the optometrist I have to pay another $48 to sit the test again. Talk about fucking daylight robbery!

Moral of the story - do your eye test at an optometrist beforehand and take the report with you to the AA or wherever you sit the test as their machines are useless.

**nothingflash** · 25th August 2009, 18:24

Originally Posted by nothingflash

I was booked in today for my restricted at Upper Hutt AA and failed the bloody eye test as i couldn't see the middle column. The lady told me to go to the optometrist and get them to test me. She said "You'll probably pass - these machines are a bit sensitive". What pisses me off is that if (or apparently when) I get the report from the optometrist I have to pay another $48 to sit the test again. Talk about fucking daylight robbery!

Moral of the story - do your eye test at an optometrist beforehand and take the report with you to the AA or wherever you sit the test as their machines are useless.

Passed the optometrist's tests yesterday - $75 - and re-booked my restricted - $48 - so being $123 worse off I've complained to LTNZ. Should be interesting...not

**nothingflash** · 28th August 2009, 15:35

Originally Posted by nothingflash

Passed the optometrist's tests yesterday - $75 - and re-booked my restricted - $48 - so being $123 worse off I've complained to LTNZ. Should be interesting...not

Got my restricted today

will see how my complaint goes...

**nothingflash** · 28th August 2009, 15:38

Originally Posted by nothingflash

Got my restricted today

will see how my complaint goes...

Actually I thought I had failed when I rode off with my helmet strap not done up

i pulled over and explained what was up to the examiner when he stopped. He said basically that earned a positive mark as he did notice and hoped I would do it before he had to tell me (we had an intercom) so happy with that.

**Simon** · 30th October 2009, 09:04

What the deal with waiting at lights/traffic etc. Can i flick the bike into neutral, with my elbows on the tank? Or do i need to wait in gear with the clutch in, ready to move off…

**mops** · 30th October 2009, 10:34

AFAIK.
when you are stopped, neutral is ok.
Id even say recommended.
possibly holding front brake.

both feet on the ground.
you still have to hold steering bar.