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Age is only a number ron. your as old as u feel.[/quote]

I am sure I heard Ron say something about being 16

Live it up ronster

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oh you guys said that already. well at least being in WA ya wont get the bietch from hell at HART here in melb.

HAVE FUN

sweet, thanks for all the replies ppl
i feel that i have got everything pretty much sussed, except the slow figure eights that you have to complete apparently. so i guess ill just practice my ass off for the next two weeks. ive already covered 800kms in 2 weeks
hehehehe

Not sure if it's the same in WA, but in VIC they test everything at 25kmph. If you're below 20 and above 30, they take off points. Pretty cruisey!

booze wrote:ive already covered 800kms in 2 weeks
hehehehe

Then as long as some of its the slow stuff you'll be fine! A technical tip that these forums members helped me out with when I was getting my p's last year:

When doing the figure 8 test, if you're having trouble turning sharply at such low speeds (and worrying if it will stall all at the same time!), use the back brake.

Using the back brake on that test helped me heaps...I haven't described it well how it helps, but get out there and test it and hopefully it'll make a difference. It just seemed to steady me more.

Good luck!

Slow speed = Clutch and back brake, does the job.
I did mine about 10+ years ago on an XR250. That made life a lot easier,
let me tell yah. You can throw a trail bike around a lot easier than a
road bike.
As the others said, take it easy and don't be to cocky. It's not a race
and good riders can fail by dropping their bikes, whilst total hacks,
that can't ride pass. Remember these places are run by riders themselves
and are there to prepare you for the road. A lot of instructors did
their licences, when we were temporary Australian's. Given a license
with no training, sent out on the road to learn by yourself.

Rob

Oh yeh, when they pass you, don't do a wheelie. Apperently they can fail
you for that too. Hehehe

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sweet, thanks for all the replies ppl
i feel that i have got everything pretty much sussed, except the slow
figure eights that you have to complete apparently. so i guess ill just
practice my ass off for the next two weeks. ive already covered 800kms
in 2 weeks
hehehehe


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robertp at escor.com.au wrote:
Oh yeh, when they pass you, don't do a wheelie. Apperently they can fail
you for that too. Hehehe

but you're allowed to do a stoppie in the emergency braking

figure 8's eh ? sounds harder than what you have to do in vic.

Nah it's the same. It's that corner exercise where you have to stay between the lines doing a 90degree turn. You have to do it on the right, then on the left. You continue out of the RH corner and turn back around to switch to the LH corner (which is where the figure 8 comes in).

ohhhh right ... i imagined really small figure 8's

any monkey can ride fast??
u calling valentino a monkey?...ok..well at least it suits...always said he looks like a monkey..
neka

He kinda does look like a monkey now you mention it Neka. I second using the break thing and always looking where you are going. Q-Ride is all slow speed stuff. You need to be able to do 10m I think it is in over 15 seconds or something, 6 figure of 8's in over 50 seconds but not over 70 seconds, 40km/h emercency braking and 60km/h emergency braking. Slalom with hitting the witches hats, obstacle avoidence and then all the other stuff; leading a group, u-turns, couldersacks, apexing, high speed cornering etc etc.

It's all kitty litter, you'll be fine, just make sure you are ready for it

he sure does look like a monkey..ive always said that, and doin a burnout at Cowes for him in his rental car is the highlight of my career..i mean life..lol...as for kitty litter, it cant hurt as much as bitumen!!
neka

yeah using your rear brakes helps big time hey!
did a couple of hours practice last night, so im feeling more confident now!

Alright you lot....Once and for all....VAL DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A MONKEY. Having been on several (Victorian) group rides, I must point out that Val is better looking than anyone I've met from KSRC (of course I haven't met Neka yet....). Please see below for proof.

P.S. Note the last pic of Val - I've never seen a monkey do that!!!

No, nothing like a monkey...