Anyone fail the Handling Test?

[Breed777]

hmmmm, title says it all I think.... its not the test that worries me, I think I will fail the eyesight test for my learners....did with my car one..... that was 10 yrs ago and no doubt my eyesight is worse....can drive fine but who knows....

anyone fail the BH Cert or the Eye test for the learners?

[Sparky Bills]

Theres no way you can fail your basic handling test. Usually you do the drills as they teach you basic skills. If you fail the basic handling test you must have done something REALLY wrong.
Eye sight test is different... If your eye sight isnt up to scratch, then maybe you should think about what your getting yourself into.

[Breed777]

Been driving for 15yrs and never had an accident, so I think my eye sight is ok. think i might need glasses but more so for close up reading etc if that makes sense

[Neon]

Not true, I witnessed someone failing their BH cert, and rightly so. I've seen four year-olds more coordinated on two wheels. I felt sorry for the guy, but relieved at the same time that this person would not be on the road on a motorcycle any time soon.

[Winter]

Theres no way you can fail your basic handling test. Usually you do the drills as they teach you basic skills. If you fail the basic handling test you must have done something REALLY wrong.
Eye sight test is different... If your eye sight isnt up to scratch, then maybe you should think about what your getting yourself into.

I was at a driving instruction place the other day getting my F endorsement.. we had to wait for the people doing BHS to finish before we could use the yard.
Our fork instructor was telling us that one of the BHS stduents was doing the test for the second time, as last week he rode into a wall.

[YellowDog]

If you need glasses for close up only, the you will be fine on the road.

Good luck.

[Slyer]

I failed my test on the part where you just have to do a simple 180.
I didn't look through the corner, and I didn't get a second chance at it.

Put me off getting my license for another year I was so fucked off.

[Sparrowhawk]

The eyesight test is separate from the BHS. The BHS is done by a qualified instructor, who teaches you how to control a bike, and confirms you have the basic skills. No eyesight test required. He gives you a cert that says you've completed it. This is NOT your learner license.

You take this to LTNZ or AA, where you sit your theory test, and the same eyesight test as you would for a car license. So if you failed your car one, chances are you'll fail your bike one, but still have passed your BHS

[McDuck]

The only slip up i had in my BHS was the fact i was a 16 year old who had no intrest in anyhting petrol, and only wanted my bike licence to piss off perents (and it worked). Anyway as a non mechanicly inclined (thats changing) Non biker i didnt reilise that a GN125 had a clutch that was opperated by hand, i assumed that what was the rear brake was actually the clutch, after i got that sorted i was fine. I then lost the cert for nerly 2 years (they expire after two years) and with about 2 weeks room i got my lerners licence



BTW the only way you can fail the BHS is if you cant ride a motorbike. What my tester did was there were two testers, there was a main group doing the main course and the second group was a 'catch up' group. If you crashed or were struggling in the main group then you got sent into the catch up group for (normally) 1 on 1 instruction.
It was good if you needed it (i didnt lol)

[Ms Piggy]

hmmmm, title says it all I think.... its not the test that worries me, I think I will fail the eyesight test for my learners....did with my car one..... that was 10 yrs ago and no doubt my eyesight is worse....can drive fine but who knows....

anyone fail the BH Cert or the Eye test for the learners?

I just about failed my BH skills test - the tester (aka: scary shouty man) got me to do the braking on my own after everyone else had left having been given their certificates. To pass I reckon you need to have done at least 6 hours of riding before you sit it, I had only done about 2 But I did pass at the end and never have to see scary shouty man again!!

I suggest you get glasses if you know you're gonna fail the eye test...an expensive way to find out you need to have glasses otherwise eh?

[PeteMun]

I passed my BHS the first ever time I rode a motorcycle. What might of benefited me was being a keen mountain biker + manual trans car owner ?!
When I signed up for my 1R I failed the eye test as im comfident they had two letter slides over lapping themselves in the machine. That ment I had to get my eyes tested at the optometrists in which I passed 100% (waste of f'n $$) and got given a letter to take back to the AA. I passed the full alright though. But would you believe the same thing happened while signing up for my 6L GRRRR.. I dont know what the story is with those machines as Ive been tested at the optometrists and my GP and all is sweet !

[McDuck]

I passed my BHS the first ever time I rode a motorcycle. What might of benefited me was being a keen mountain biker + manual trans car owner ?!
When I signed up for my 1R I failed the eye test as im comfident they had two letter slides over lapping themselves in the machine. That ment I had to get my eyes tested at the optometrists in which I passed 100% (waste of f'n $$) and got given a letter to take back to the AA. I passed the full alright though. But would you believe the same thing happened while signing up for my 6L GRRRR.. I dont know what the story is with those machines as Ive been tested at the optometrists and my GP and all is sweet !

When i did mine i cocked it up a bit, the lady told me to read the sign on the oppisate side of the dealership (aa branch based in a mitsi dealership at the time), I read it fine and she told me to have another go lol

[PeteMun]

When i did mine i cocked it up a bit, the lady told me to read the sign on the oppisate side of the dealership (aa branch based in a mitsi dealership at the time), I read it fine and she told me to have another go lol

You got a nice tester, she probably switched machines to a working one while you were looking away ! Maybe they have shares in all the local optometrists

[LardEmbargo]

yeah, sometimes people don't get the BHS certificate on their first try - I nearly arsed up mine getting wobbly going around the cones but the instructor let me have another go.

There wasn't anyone completely uncoordinated on our course (we did the "getting slightly used to bikes" beginner session in the morning - I think I'd've struggled with the skills part in the afternoon if I'd been any newer to bikes) but I guess if the instructor doesn't think you're safe out of the carpark then you won't get the certificate. I expect you could come back the next week and try again (or borrow a mate's bike and practice off public roads a bit more first).

[haydz]

I think it mainly depends on the dude marking you while you do the BH skills test. When I went for mine, we were told not to look down or we would fail instantly... the guy next to me looked down twice and was confronted and he just said "okay one more chance..". He also failed to stop completely in the square twice, of which was ignored... twice x 2.

So hopefully, for anyone who does it, hope your marker is in good spirits