YAY!!! I got my B H Certificate

**ravenfeeder** · 4th March 2007, 12:01

Hey i did my Basic Handling Certificate

today and got it YAY! Did a three hour confidence lesson first with JB Wright , was fantastic - cant believe how much i loved it. Was kind of leaving it up till then to decide whether to go ahead and get a bike dependent on how i felt about riding after the lesson and certificate. I loved it - didnt want get to get off the bike.
So am feeling very happy with myself, but unhappy with budget and was riding a CB250 and really liked it - and was budgeting for a GN mmmmmmmmmm what to do eh

So yay am on my way and cant believe how much i loved it and how good it was having the lesson/ride to go over all the bike stuff, stopping tips etc.

**j_redley** · 4th March 2007, 13:14

Now we don't know what took you so long either :-p Now just gotta do yah scratch and win, and get out there!

**Scorpygirl** · 4th March 2007, 15:23

Well done indeed!!!

Now looking for a bike is going to be the next exciting thing!!! Wahooooo!!!

**hitch** · 4th March 2007, 15:56

Congatulation!

I am very happy for you. You must be over the moon

. Here my shout

time to celebrate good luck with the next step.

**Lissa** · 5th March 2007, 10:54

Well done!! Awesome. Now get yourself a bike... and enjoy it!

**Lucy** · 5th March 2007, 11:14

Originally Posted by ravenfeeder

So am feeling very happy with myself, but unhappy with budget and was riding a CB250 and really liked it - and was budgeting for a GN mmmmmmmmmm what to do eh

So yay am on my way and cant believe how much i loved it and how good it was having the lesson/ride to go over all the bike stuff, stopping tips etc.

Congrats! I did my BH with that guy too, on the CB250, and loved it. But ended up with a GN due to budget constraints, but love it. It's a bike. Just get a bike. You'll love anything that's yours and can ride whenever you want, without having to be in Raro or wherever.

**Nasty** · 5th March 2007, 14:09

Congrats .. now onto the riding

**slikchik** · 5th March 2007, 14:52

I am just learning to ride myself and have been wondering what you have to do for the learners, and didnt realise that it takes 3 hours! So do they actually show you how to ride as if you dont know!??

**j_redley** · 5th March 2007, 14:54

It doesnt have to take three hours. If you already know how to ride a bike, just the basic handling is 15minutes. 3 hours would be fully learning how to ride a bike as well.

**Dodger** · 5th March 2007, 15:31

When I did my BH, it took about 3 hours to complete. There were around 10 people in the group and we had to wait for them all to finish before moving to the next task

I even used my own 50cc Scooter.

**j_redley** · 5th March 2007, 18:05

Mine was all by myself, and it took me only 15 minutes to get done. Depends where you get it done I guess :-p

**ravenfeeder** · 5th March 2007, 19:41

Hey Slikchik, no it doesn't have to take three hours i just did the confidence lesson thingy first. You dont need to do that though

I know some of the bike shops do the assessment so contact a few of them. I just wanted the whole thing to reacquaint myself with a bike.

Hey Lucy - exactly how i feel too - the budget i think dictates a GN but as you said is still a bike and thats the main thing. i will love it regardless Can get a bigger better when when have my full licence and more idea of what i really want.

I do recommend that course though - he is good....

**Minnie** · 5th March 2007, 19:57

Congrats to you!! i did my B H with him too, but i didnt get the 250 as there was a bigger guy there so i got a 125 something or other it felt like a scooter, anyhoo........can still remember how excited i was too pass also, and now i am also on a GN due to budget, but having a great time, apart from a bit gutless going up hills, they zip along at 100km no trouble, they are great to learn on.
good luck on finding yourself a nice bike.

**yod** · 6th March 2007, 12:27

haha...nice - I know how you feel....i did my restricted last week and i didnt think i'd be as happy as i was when i passed which made me feel goofy since i've had my learners for over 15 years and just never got round to doing the restricted lol
at least when you're an old bugger you only have to wait 6 months to do the full !!