30-11-20, 11:55 AM
(30-11-20, 11:41 AM)Grahamm link Wrote: [quote author=coffee link=topic=17546.msg321741#msg321741 date=1606655838]
I would hate to have to take my car or bike test again,you actually thought it was hard back in the day but when I tell my kids what was required in either they can't believe how easy it was!
It was a bit before my time, but I recall a friend describing the "Ride around the block and stop when the examiner sticks his hand up" Test!
TBH I'd be interested in doing the modern "cone course" test simply to see if my skills are up to scratch.
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When I took my test they had just bought in the part 1 / part 2 test. Part 1 was a ride around the car park and part 2 was the figure of 8 route around the test centre with the examiner stepping out in the road 100m away from you for you to do the emergency stop.
Having been riding for several years off road by the (I was only 17) I borrowed my dads XS750 which I was insured on through my car insurance (Imagine that today) and with a sidewinder bolted on the side I was able to skip the Pt1 and just do the Pt2 test. It was great in teh 80's you could ride any size bike on L plates if it had a side car and no instructor was required. Take your test with that on that, unbolt the sidecar and ride home. All legal.
Another ex-Fazer rider that is a foccer again