Full licence test. So close...

[davebullet]

Tell the examiner he's a hazard... and no I'm not being cheeky... if following you he could rear end you as well as your bike.

[Rayray401]

true true..lol..thanks all XD..wouldnt expect it to be any harder than the restricted..but oh well..im sure ill be fine ^^

[Bladeslapper109]

Tell the examiner he's a hazard... and no I'm not being cheeky... if following you he could rear end you as well as your bike.

I agree. They usually have a one way radio with ear piece over your ear.
Or if they are cheap arses like orewa he will follow you and indicate where he wants you to go so you have to keep watching your mirrors.

He will tell you to start looking for hazards now. then from that point just remember the hazards including whats behind you then he will tell you to safely pull over. Walk up to his window and yabba yabba.

For anyone who hasnt sat their full i recommend going to a place you dont know at all. I went to medowbank near botany and im a westy.

Easy test though.

[sharknet]

I have just passed my full licence test, did it out west. Try to pick a time early on a weekday morning if you can, most of the work traffic has gone.

The hazard ID was a piece of cake, there were none. I ended up down a dead end suburban street, and NOTHING was moving! (I forgot about the guy behind me, but he didn't mind)

Remember to indicate, don't exceed the speed limit, and try to visibly move you head, I thought I was doing OK, but it was mentioned that I didn't move my head enough, not a fail, just a note.

Relax, have fun. The official test proforma is in the road code for motorcycles book thingie.

By the way, I have a GN250 for sale...

[spacemonkey]

Well ok that was pretty bloody easy!

Just sat the full test in Kilbernie Wellington 30 mins ago.
No harder than the Restricted test really.
Just relax, remember to indicate in time, both feet on the ground when you stop and make sure you move your head when you look so the tester can see that you are looking.

Was all over in 20-25 mins.

[Rayray401]

ooohhhh are they really strict on the both feet on the ground thing?...i was always taught to have one foot on ground one on the brake....

[Choco]

I'll have mine coming up in a few weeks so tell me how it goes!
Choco

[davebullet]

I have mine booked at Kilbirnie in Wgtn too late april. Where I sat my restricted.

Good luck Choco.

[LittleJohn]

I did mine out by westgate and they used a earpiece to give me directions.

From memory We just went for a drive, he told me to "take next right", "pull over" etc... As for the hazard identification he just tol me to start looking, then he got me to pull over and point out the hazards, didn't even get off my bike...... Also I had to point them out when I came to an intersection.

As for the riding it was piss easy, just relax and be safe. And remeber to make bold head movements to check each way and your mirrors so the examiner can see you doing it.

Good luck and don't worry to much, think my whole licence ride was done within 10 minutes.

[Insanity_rules]

so i went to book my full licence test today....its on 18th march....rarraaa..quite nervous XD

Good luck mate. My 2 cents is to remember to identify the testing officers car behind you as a hazard. Ask questions if you are unclear on anything and for gods sake dont forget to breath deeply.

Its not hard, you'll be fine.

[modboy]

I'll be booking mine late April - did the restricted in the Hutt Valley 6 months ago and it was pretty comprehensive. Probably took 30-40 mins, although I think the tester had a noobie tester in his car with him so it was all probably about the noob getting skilled up on how to run tests.

I can't imagine my full will be too much harder, although in the Hutt I hear they take you up the motorway a bit (between the Melling and Kennedy Good bridge from what I've heard). No drama, I'm on a vespa it's lucky to get up to 100k.

If you see a dog mention that in your hazards, they have a tendency to run out onto roads. Also any right turning traffic is always a hazard - so I'd be mentioning that too.

Good luck people, will let you know how I go in a month. It's another milestone towards an August Triumph Thruxton purchase - hehe.

[Choco]

i have my Motorcycle AND Car full on the 29th April, car in the morning, bike in the afternoon

[boman]

ooohhhh are they really strict on the both feet on the ground thing?...i was always taught to have one foot on ground one on the brake....

Both feet on the ground or you are not stopped.

[modboy]

Booked Class 6 Full for June 9th, 09, in Lower Hutt, AA Centre, so I will give everyone a run down shortly after.

[p.dath]

I did my tests out at Orewa. The have a "full" facility there, so you can do both the test and the "admin" there in one session.

Orewa is also much quieter for doing the test. For the obstacle test I had to keep riding around and around, because none of the intersections had any vehicles.
Eventually they stopped me and asked what I saw. I said "you", and a car way off in the distance. They were happy with that.