Day 1 in the Clarendon College Carpark.....

[Last Train]

Yeah Man

8-)

[jonnydangerous]

when you pass, how about getting an road legal offroader 125.....?
riding offroad will teach you MUCH more than on the road, and teach you about slides, balance, clutch skills, falls (in a safe place)....
once you mastered the skills and have loads of confidence youll be smooth and safe(r) on the road....

good luck next saturday :-)

Jd.

[Nokesy]

Well done Rachael - that's a fab start! [smiley=thumbsup.gif] It's all sounding good and best of luck for next Saturday! Looking forward to the name change!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[Mark_Able]

Some training schools will issue a CBT certificate just because you've turned up. We, on the other hand, will only issue a certificate if you're up to scratch. We have had someone come back 6 times before getting their ticket! But rest assured, nobody has to pay for the additional training, no matter how many times it takes. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[ktm_man]

Good luck, I think what helps is that Able training make the training fun and interesting. Are you going to do your DAS soon?

Cheers
George

[Jon_W]

[quote author=Tina link=1278251074/0#13 date=1278269604][quote author=RachaelEllen link=1278251074/0#12 date=1278268428]It's so good to hear that alot of people take more than one day, i did feel a bit disappointed when he told me but i had a stinking headache by 1 o'clock so quite glad i am getting to split the training up!

I was gutted too but knew I wasnt confident enough to go out on the roads on the 1st day.....I had never ridden a bike in my life so, like you, had to learn how to operate it and know how it worked etc before i could do the road stuff.....and I dropped the bike, like Hazel lol .....so dont you worry girl, you will get it and as an added bonus you get to have another day of riding lol......so chin up and keep going [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif][/quote]

I managed to drop the 125 3 times and so far the drop count on the 500 is 3, currently sporting 2 very large bruises, but hasn't affected my enjoyment
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I managed to stall in Frome town centre during my CBT.... was very embarassed to say the least.... 'cos I had to kickstart the bike.... no hiding the stall!!! Managed to fall off the day before the practical test as well....

[RachaelEllen]

Hi George, I'm not doing my DAS straight away partly due to funds but also because i need to get my confidence up alot more before i even think about going on a bigger bike! I like the van van because i can easily have my feet on the floor haha

[ktm_man]

Hi PR, ah good stuff, do you drive a car i.e. have existing exp of the road etc? The van van's are great little bikes arnt they, my lil brothers just bought one from a member of this site and as you say theyre easy to put your foot down on & very comfy, also very easy to work on .

[RachaelEllen]

Yeah, i've driven on and off for 5 years so fairly ok at the general stuff, it's the getting used to the clutch being controlled by my hand that is the hardest bit though!

[ktm_man]

Ah cool so have a fair bitta road craft so to speak then ! I wish you all the best for you next session