North Auckland Street Skills - NASS

**cheesemethod** · 2nd August 2009, 11:00

Hey can anybody recommend a defensive riding course? Need to get that underway so I can take the 6 months off.

**TOTO** · 2nd August 2009, 11:30

Originally Posted by cheesemethod

Hey can anybody recommend a defensive riding course? Need to get that underway so I can take the 6 months off.

regardless which one you choose , you will be bored to death it seems

**imw-hornet** · 2nd August 2009, 11:55

Originally Posted by cheesemethod

Hey can anybody recommend a defensive riding course? Need to get that underway so I can take the 6 months off.

to my knowledge ,,, it only drops it by 3 months ,,,,, i might be incorrect

**Qkchk:Me** · 2nd August 2009, 12:23

Originally Posted by cheesemethod

Hey can anybody recommend a defensive riding course? Need to get that underway so I can take the 6 months off.

If you successfully complete an approved course, the length of time you must hold your restricted licence for will be reduced to 12 months for those aged under 25 years, and three months for those 25 or older.

Have a chat with Passrite to do the 'Street Talk' course or the AA for a 'Defensive driving course'.

**cheesemethod** · 2nd August 2009, 12:23

Riders under 25 years of age

You must hold your restricted licence for a minimum period of 18 months before you can move to a full licence. This can be reduced to 12 months if you successfully complete an approved course teaching advanced riding skills (provided you do the course after you have held your restricted licence for at least six months).

Riders aged 25 or over

You must hold your restricted licence for a minimum of six months before you can move to a full licence. This can be reduced to three months if you successfully complete an approved course teaching advanced riding skills.

Sucks to be me, I'm 23, therefore an irresponsable retard who can't be trusted.

**accident** · 2nd August 2009, 12:38

Originally Posted by cheesemethod

Hey can anybody recommend a defensive riding course? Need to get that underway so I can take the 6 months off.

No I can't it is all school kids stuff (bullshit). The course is very boring and a waist of time. the AA defensive driving course all about cars not bikes. If I had a choice I would not have done my defensive driving course, knowing what I know now. It was that bad! You have to do a gay as poster which is just fucken kids stuff, you have to provide your own car to do the practical and you get home work. Which you pay for. What a great deal.
good luck
AA and rider skills have defensive driving courses.

**Gubb** · 2nd August 2009, 15:26

You cunts miss me yet?

I still haven't gone on a ride bigger than 50Km yet. Kinda depressing.

**Badger8** · 2nd August 2009, 18:53

Originally Posted by Gubb

You cunts miss me yet?

I still haven't gone on a ride bigger than 50Km yet. Kinda depressing.

You sad sad little man...
We missed you at the BBQ on friday night... noone to remind us to put some slayer on first... it was gay!!!

**accident** · 2nd August 2009, 19:59

Originally Posted by Gubb

You cunts miss me yet?

I still haven't gone on a ride bigger than 50Km yet. Kinda depressing.

That's what you yet for being a cock and moving to Wellington. See you are missing the Jaffa life style already. So when are you moving back up?

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**Nagash** · 2nd August 2009, 20:53

Originally Posted by Gubb

You cunts miss me yet?

I still haven't gone on a ride bigger than 50Km yet. Kinda depressing.

Well i've missed you a mate.

I'd give you a little man love moment to next time I were to see you.

Missed all you guys actually. Have some man love.

**TOTO** · 2nd August 2009, 22:39

Originally Posted by Gubb

You cunts miss me yet?

I still haven't gone on a ride bigger than 50Km yet. Kinda depressing.

yea, you and your little hornet.

when will you free up some weekend ?

Thinking of coming down for a spin some time.

**Sly_guy** · 3rd August 2009, 15:06

Originally Posted by Cheesemethod

Hey can anybody recommend a defensive riding course? Need to get that underway so I can take the 6 months off.

Originally Posted by accident

No I can't it is all school kids stuff (bullshit). The course is very boring and a waist of time. the AA defensive driving course all about cars not bikes. If I had a choice I would not have done my defensive driving course, knowing what I know now. It was that bad! You have to do a gay as poster which is just fucken kids stuff, you have to provide your own car to do the practical and you get home work. Which you pay for. What a great deal.
good luck
AA and rider skills have defensive driving courses.

It certainly is all of the above... However, it's a matter of weighing up whether loosing the will to live over a 4 night period is worth taking either 3 or 6 months off your restricted.... For me, it was..

If you're happy on a 250, then I would I would just be patient, not waste your time and money.... However, on the flip side, if you're clambering to climb aboard a bigger bike, then consider it !

Edit....

I did the Riderskills course... which, well, other than the ocasional (and I mean occasional) change of the word car for bike.... was totally oriented at cars, and 16 year olds.
Having said this... The practical is done on a bike, which for me, made it more sensible... and the constructive advice I recieved was very helpful.

**Sharry** · 3rd August 2009, 15:53

Originally Posted by Gubb

You cunts miss me yet?

I still haven't gone on a ride bigger than 50Km yet. Kinda depressing.

Yea mate miss ya heaps..... But I now have da Badger to assist me with my Hornet maintanence

You and Zoe would make a grand addition to our Bar-Be Ques

**MarkH** · 3rd August 2009, 16:14

Originally Posted by accident

You have to do a gay as poster which is just fucken kids stuff

So what's up with that? You make a poster because that will help you to be a safer driver?

I am soooooo glad that I have a full license - I just wish I had the money to go out and buy whatever bike I wanted. But currently even my scooter requires a full license (or an exemption) to ride it legally.