10-27-2009, 06:53 PM
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So another day.
Another test.
I wondered if I should do it, but Paul said, go for it, unless I really felt I wasn't in the right mental frame of mind, but which bike? I couldn't decide. He emailed me, I didn't reply so after phoning the house to find I was at work and phoning work to find I wasn't!
He booked me in the test centre on his school bike.
I did as instructed went to the centre on my own bike and sat in the pouring rain at the junction and waited. 'Thinks', Hey this carpark has hatchings about the same distance to practice figure of 8 and slaloms. So I spent my time getting dizzy, then my husband drove past in the car. He was on his way to the tip to get rid of a mattress. Not only did he think I'd lost the plot he was worried Bill or Paul hadn't arrived to collect me. He didn't know I had to do all these moves on the bike for the test and said it was stupid. He got really wet waiting with me because he only had a fleece.
Bill arrived with Chris and Ryan and we set off for some practice. An instructor is not allowed to have more than two pupils on 500cc bikes. So I dropped off my bike and used Ryans for an hour then gave it back and used my own to go back to the centre for midday when the testing started.
The local centre only test on Saturday and Sunday because it is a temporay base. Monday to Friday the centre test HGV truck drivers. Bike tests are cancelled if there is a diesel spillage.
We were really wet - my gloves had failed, Ryan didn't have proper boots and had wet feet and although Chris and Bill were dry enough water had run off their helmets down their necks. It was raining that hard.
Two examiners were testing 20 pupils all afternoon, no breaks. I was the fifth one.
He was a really nice examiner, I understood him and when I messed up the U turn I knew it was a fail, because Ryan did exactly the same as did the rider before me. There was wet leaves on the track and we were all scared of slipping on them. He said don't worry, this is your time slot use it while you can, don't give up. Congratulated me on my slow ride and my figure of 8.
Then there was those avoidance tests and emergency stops. The second trip round I locked the back wheel
Instant fail
The examiner didn't move as I sailed towards him while he held his hand up for the stop signal. I stopped two foot infront of him and he peered under his clip board to see how close I was. I sat on the bike knocking the bike into neutral and pulled a smile sheepishly. 'I stopped, but its a fail isn't it?'
He nodded 'Sorry Trudi, you're right, but I do have to say you recovered extremely well from the lock up and I actually think you will make a very good rider. I'm so sorry I can't pass you today'.
When he was completing my paperwork he said 'you will try again will you?' I said I had to keep trying, it was my challange, I promised Christine I would do it and I need to know myself my bike road sense is safe. He said it was a good challange but when that was complete what would I do, learn to drive a tank?
Now..........theres a thought.
How many of us passed ?
Two.
They both had taken the test already 3 and 4 times each.
Poor Ryan was really upset, he had no more money (so I challanged him to give up smoking and so did Bill, Ryan agreed!)
Chris was in a pickle, he had his final part 4 test booked for next friday and was going back to sea for 4 months the following tuesday! His CBT paper runs out before returns from his tour. Paul was going to re-book Chris's 3 part for friday and upgrade his CBT before he left for Plymouth on the monday so all working out.. he could take his final test in March.
Me? I'm booking a half day ride on the bike but I'm going to have a break from the test.
Guess what? The sun came out as we were leaving the centre and the roads were dry by the time I got home :gah2:
Another test.I wondered if I should do it, but Paul said, go for it, unless I really felt I wasn't in the right mental frame of mind, but which bike? I couldn't decide. He emailed me, I didn't reply so after phoning the house to find I was at work and phoning work to find I wasn't!
He booked me in the test centre on his school bike.I did as instructed went to the centre on my own bike and sat in the pouring rain at the junction and waited. 'Thinks', Hey this carpark has hatchings about the same distance to practice figure of 8 and slaloms. So I spent my time getting dizzy, then my husband drove past in the car. He was on his way to the tip to get rid of a mattress. Not only did he think I'd lost the plot he was worried Bill or Paul hadn't arrived to collect me. He didn't know I had to do all these moves on the bike for the test and said it was stupid. He got really wet waiting with me because he only had a fleece.
Bill arrived with Chris and Ryan and we set off for some practice. An instructor is not allowed to have more than two pupils on 500cc bikes. So I dropped off my bike and used Ryans for an hour then gave it back and used my own to go back to the centre for midday when the testing started.
The local centre only test on Saturday and Sunday because it is a temporay base. Monday to Friday the centre test HGV truck drivers. Bike tests are cancelled if there is a diesel spillage.
We were really wet - my gloves had failed, Ryan didn't have proper boots and had wet feet and although Chris and Bill were dry enough water had run off their helmets down their necks. It was raining that hard.
Two examiners were testing 20 pupils all afternoon, no breaks. I was the fifth one.
He was a really nice examiner, I understood him and when I messed up the U turn I knew it was a fail, because Ryan did exactly the same as did the rider before me. There was wet leaves on the track and we were all scared of slipping on them. He said don't worry, this is your time slot use it while you can, don't give up. Congratulated me on my slow ride and my figure of 8.
Then there was those avoidance tests and emergency stops. The second trip round I locked the back wheel
Instant fail
The examiner didn't move as I sailed towards him while he held his hand up for the stop signal. I stopped two foot infront of him and he peered under his clip board to see how close I was. I sat on the bike knocking the bike into neutral and pulled a smile sheepishly. 'I stopped, but its a fail isn't it?'
He nodded 'Sorry Trudi, you're right, but I do have to say you recovered extremely well from the lock up and I actually think you will make a very good rider. I'm so sorry I can't pass you today'.
When he was completing my paperwork he said 'you will try again will you?' I said I had to keep trying, it was my challange, I promised Christine I would do it and I need to know myself my bike road sense is safe. He said it was a good challange but when that was complete what would I do, learn to drive a tank?
Now..........theres a thought.
How many of us passed ?
Two.
They both had taken the test already 3 and 4 times each.
Poor Ryan was really upset, he had no more money (so I challanged him to give up smoking and so did Bill, Ryan agreed!)
Chris was in a pickle, he had his final part 4 test booked for next friday and was going back to sea for 4 months the following tuesday! His CBT paper runs out before returns from his tour. Paul was going to re-book Chris's 3 part for friday and upgrade his CBT before he left for Plymouth on the monday so all working out.. he could take his final test in March.
Me? I'm booking a half day ride on the bike but I'm going to have a break from the test.
Guess what? The sun came out as we were leaving the centre and the roads were dry by the time I got home :gah2:
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