Bye bye L plate

**M1CRO:Me** · 23rd March 2007, 20:32

Originally Posted by Chickadee

...removed the little yellow piece of plastic.

Yah - Congrats

Awwww, can I have it and put it on mine?

**hitch** · 23rd March 2007, 20:37

congrats you lucky thing I still got 5mths to go lol. All the best

**Theatre** · 23rd March 2007, 21:53

Congrats, use your newfound expertise to pull a nice burnout on it!

**Chickadee** · 23rd March 2007, 22:58

I passed on my RG150 which I was suprised at.

I thought it would be too hard to keep the speeds legal enough to pass on the wee fiesty beast. In 2nd gear you can go above the speed limit too easily. However it worked out well, and Crazyfrog gets a big hug for getting me through.

**gijoe1313** · 23rd March 2007, 23:31

Nice work there! Dizzam, I have to wait a couple of weeks before I can sit mine (in the school holidays!) - as usual, crazy frog pulled through for you! You ma'am, are now legal to do more than the 70 legally now!

"must spread blingy bling before giving it away for free..."

**Hanne** · 25th March 2007, 21:07

well done

Hopefully i shall be joining you in the no-more-L-plates club in not too long
(soon as i figure out what's wrong her and get my madison starting again! Probably not such a good look to turn up for the test and when it's time to go only be able to managea cough-cough-splutter-fuck-off from the ngine

)
Have fun riding 100, and keep safe!

**Donor** · 26th March 2007, 18:17

Originally Posted by Hanne

Have fun riding 100, and keep safe!

Now now... Chick will of course be sticking to the prescribed limit of 90k's... I have no doubt...

*snigger*

Ah crap, not even I can take that seriously!

**Scorpygirl** · 26th March 2007, 18:27

Congrats Chickadee!! Awesome to hear that you can now lose that little yellow piece of plastic.

**McJim** · 26th March 2007, 18:39

Originally Posted by Donor

Now now... Chick will of course be sticking to the prescribed limit of 90k's... I have no doubt...

I've put my foot down - she's not allowed to go any faster than I did today.

**Jono** · 26th March 2007, 22:46

Originally Posted by Chickadee

Well it's not as hard as all that after all. Passed my restricted test today at Meadowlands AA. I'll be interested to see what 70kph feels like now!

Just got back and McJim took a spanner and removed the little yellow piece of plastic.

Hey

Im looking at sitting mine there on my RGV.

What was your instructor like and where/what did you have to do.

Also what time of day did you do it?
I might be doing mine on a weekday at 7-7:30am or on a Saturday sometime.

Any help would be great!

**Mamba** · 27th March 2007, 00:22

well done girl, one test down, one to go

**Rosie** · 27th March 2007, 07:55

Good work!!
I've got my test booked for next Wednesday morning.

**Chisanga** · 27th March 2007, 23:09

Originally Posted by McJim

I've put my foot down - she's not allowed to go any faster than I did today.

How fast did you get white lightning down the back straight? Everyone was going about 60 when they got to where I was standing

**McJim** · 27th March 2007, 23:17

Originally Posted by Chisanga

How fast did you get white lightning down the back straight? Everyone was going about 60 when they got to where I was standing

I got it up to about 240kph on the back straight - there was still more room and the bike had loads more to give but I just didn't have the balls of steel to keep going! It's quite remarkable the amount of wind resistance once you're past 200kph. Farken scary until you get desensitised to it. Basically took me an hour of track time to get to the point where I would push it that far past the 200 mark.

I started the day saying "I won't be going faster than 180" to which people in the know said "Tui Moment"!

There were some topping 300kph on the back straight.

**Chisanga** · 27th March 2007, 23:19

Originally Posted by McJim

I got it up to about 240kph on the back straight - there was still more room and the bike had loads more to give but I just didn't have the balls of steel to keep going! It's quite remarkable the amount of wind resistance once you're past 200kph. Farken scary until you get desensitised to it. Basically took me an hour of track time to get to the point where I would push it that far past the 200 mark.

I started the day saying "I won't be going faster than 180" to which people in the know said "Tui Moment"!

There were some topping 300kph on the back straight.

Awesome

I had a great time just watching. And listening to those meaty V-Twins powering out of the hairpin. Bliss