Has anyone failed their motorcycle license test?

Started by Michael, August 14, 2009, 01:23:29 PM

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Michael

Quote from: Raux on August 17, 2009, 09:42:50 AM
if i remember right you can't touch the brake. but i may be mistaken

The instructors said not to brake, and I'm sure if you get good at it you wouldn't need to.

However, a little bit of rear brake is the only braking you should do if you need to. I think the main point is to not use your front brake.

But I should also mention that leaning correctly means using your footpegs, and it's harder to control rear braking that way.

Like I said, it's tricky.

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mojo

QuoteIt's very tricky because a Monster doesn't have the same turning that even a big Harley does. So to do it, you have to lean away from the turn a lot (shift your whole body over), and then rev high and feather the clutch to control the speed, and only use your back brake to slow.
QuoteSounds a little tricky, but I'll try it (just to see if I can).  Thanks for the tip.  Wish me luck.   
I tried to just put as much weight on the outside peg as I could to keep the bike as straight up as possible.  I leaned into the turn, but didn't lean the bike into the turn.
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Michael

It's the other way around -- lean the bike a lot, and then lean away from the turn.

In fact, it's more like you lean the bike and then keep your body upright.

Motorcycle Training - Tight Turns 1

Motorcycle Training - Tight Turns 2

acalles

^ that was the only hard part. I couldn't stay inside the lines on the second turn. still passed but got a deduction for that, it was the only mistake I made.. also the stupid bike I had kept stalling at random (buell blast) which made it hard.. I got a 95 on the written (I missed one of the beer questions [bang] [laugh])

we had to stay inside the solid line, on that vid he went to the dotted line.

there was a guy there taking the test for the 3rd time.. no joke, he had to heal up from the last time he took it, I guess he bit it pretty good. instructor said he grabbed the front brake on the last part with the high speed turn went right over the bars.  :o that dude probably shouldn't be on a bike.

Michael

Ya ... you know you need help when you injure yourself on the test.

Geez.

motorcycle crash 2 DZ

the_Journeyman

Nope, I had to take it on a 1981 GS650.  Granted NC's test isn't really difficult

JM
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