Passed my restricted licence

**Jas-linda** · 17th October 2006, 21:35

I'm sooooo relieved I came through

. I found reading about other members' experiences to be very helpful and it's good to know they have been through the same stuff and passed with flying colours. I did my test at AA Westgate, the examiner was helpful and said that if he didn't see either side of my helmet (from scanning/checking the road), he would fail me. He basically followed me indicating left or right, flashing his lights so I was constantly checking my mirrors to see which way he was indicating or if he was about to pull over. He actually did pull over, got out of his car and I thought "oh oh, what have I done now?" lol. He told me to speed up to 45/50km/h as I was only going 40 and I didn't look confident riding (I think I was just nervous), after that I sped up and was fine. At the end of the test, he got me to perform a quick stop and commented that my scanning/checking was excellent.

**andrea** · 17th October 2006, 21:42

hey thats great news hmm your new to the club, welcome

**Kinje** · 17th October 2006, 21:47

Congrats

I remember the buzz from when I got rid of the stupid yellow sign (put it on for the duration of my test)

I gotta go for my full next month and need to practice the big head movements!

Doing defensive driving now. What they saying is good stuff but really dull. Keep up the searching, and realise people in cages won't see you!!!

Have fun riding, it's great

**Drum** · 18th October 2006, 12:38

Welcome to the site Jas-linda, and well done on passing your restricted test.

**kiwifruit** · 18th October 2006, 13:02

Well done & welcome

**ruphus** · 18th October 2006, 17:39

Yay, Congrats

**beyond** · 19th October 2006, 19:49

Good on ya!!! Congrats and ride safe.

**t3mp0r4ry nzr** · 20th October 2006, 07:55

I just passed my 6r too! bit of a joke really how easy it was really but hell, one step closer to a real bike I spose

I was worried about speeding and getting a knee down like rossi in the corners, both 'bad' habits in the testers eyes, but at the end he reckoned I was slow, he was gonna give me a blast in the ear piece to hurry me up haha

**Kendog** · 20th October 2006, 08:43

Well done.

**ManDownUnder** · 20th October 2006, 08:45

Congrats! We look forward to you using it... the stories and hopefully coming on a ride ortwo!

**heyjoe** · 20th October 2006, 11:29

Congrats to you! And welcome to the kb mad house.

Ride safe, ride again

**Jas-linda** · 21st October 2006, 21:31

Hi guys, thanks for the warm welcome, it’s good to come on board

. Yeah it would be cool to join in on a KB ride or two, and the weather is getting nicer. Kinje, good luck (not that you’ll need it) for when you sit your full, I’d be interested to know how it all goes since I hope to go for one in the near future …

Yesterday, I received my photo ID licence with the 6R on it so I was quite happy with that lol. I like how you can get parking real easy with a motorbike, for instance I went into Westcity Shopping Centre today and came across an allocated parking space for motorcycles just outside Books & More, so that’s handy to know for the future. I felt sorry for the people in cages who were going round and round in circles looking for a space during a busy and crowded time hehehe.

**Hawkeye** · 22nd October 2006, 06:46

Originally Posted by Jas-linda

I felt sorry for the people in cages who were going round and round in circles looking for a space during a busy and crowded time hehehe.

Hi Jas-linda. Never feel sorry for people in cages. Those are the ones out to kill you. We all have choices in life. The cagers just made the wrong one

It took me a few years to see the light

Welcome to the site and well done on the restricted.