About to do my Motorcycle licence test

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Hi guys,

I was hoping one of you could offer me some advice as I am going to be doing my bike licence in 2 weeks time.

I'm concerned with the fact that my R6 has an integrated tail light, flush mount indicators as well as a tail tidy. (The number plate is an SABS approved one-not the huge one but just slightly smaller). The main problem,I'm thinking might be the integrated tail light. Do you think they could penalize me for it? I just don't want to fail right off the bat because of a technicality. I don't want to go back to the stock setup because it was quite a fiddle getting it on there.

While I'm at it, have any of you done your licence recently, any tips?
I'm going to be doing it in pinetown, although I'm from PMB (I left it too late and couldn't get a date before my learners expires).
There don't seem to be any yards with motorcycle testing demarcations for me to practice on and nowhere I can find offers any licence prep lessons. So I'm going to have to wing it a bit.
It's a pity I don't have the dimensions so I could set out some cones in a parking lot or something.

I'm a bit worried about the whole getting into second gear at such low speeds on my bike thing too. Not sure how cramped these testing grounds are:wtf:

So if any of you have been through this or know of any instructors in the area please give me a shout.

Thanks
 
FalconZA said:
You remember how easy the motor vehicle license was? (If you did it :D)

this is 10 x easier....

dont stress.
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Was the opposite experience for me. Motor vehicle licence was very easy. Motorcycle licence was way more involved.
 
Whatever you do, DO NOT CROSS ANY LINES UNLESS TOLD TO, i.e your full stop, collision avoidance, and the drive around the track.

Also treat it exactly like your drivers with the mirror and blind spot.
 
Stop at a traffic cop and ask him if the fitting on your bike will be a problem when you go for the test.
 
blowdart18 said:
Whatever you do, DO NOT CROSS ANY LINES UNLESS TOLD TO, i.e your full stop, collision avoidance, and the drive around the track.

Also treat it exactly like your drivers with the mirror and blind spot.
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I agree with this.

Stop at the stop streets and check blind spots

Also the emergency breaking was the worsed part for me.

You have to get to just over 20km/h (measured by a speed trap) and then wait for the lights, in front of you, ......Swerve and brake hard.

Good luck.
 
The fact that you rode the bike to the testing station already tells the officer a lot.

I did the test with a Katana 750 back when I was 80. Piece of cake. All of 8 minutes.
 
blowdart18 said:
Whatever you do, DO NOT CROSS ANY LINES UNLESS TOLD TO, i.e your full stop, collision avoidance, and the drive around the track.

Also treat it exactly like your drivers with the mirror and blind spot.
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^NB

Get an instructor if you can. Even if you have to travel a bit. they generally have an area with markings to practice on.
I went from never riding a bike to passing the test in 3 weeks. Will help with confidence.

Things that helped me:
-Get into second as quick as possible for most maneuvers.
-Be very careful on incline, i approached in first(revving like crazy) so that i didnt need to shift before take off and possible roll a few cm's.
-do all your checks every time with special attention to blind spots when turning and indicating

Maybe go a bit early to watch one or 2 people taking the test before you

Good luck!
 
DO NOT do it on your R6.

The likelihood of failing is very high, regardless of how well you ride.

Find a riding school that will bring a bike like those Yamaha TW200's and they'll do a course the day or week before to run you through the track and the process.

Should cost you R500 or so.
 
bro-da said:
^NB

Get an instructor if you can. Even if you have to travel a bit. they generally have an area with markings to practice on.
I went from never riding a bike to passing the test in 3 weeks. Will help with confidence.

Things that helped me:
-Get into second as quick as possible for most maneuvers.
-Be very careful on incline, i approached in first(revving like crazy) so that i didnt need to shift before take off and possible roll a few cm's.
-do all your checks every time with special attention to blind spots when turning and indicating

Maybe go a bit early to watch one or 2 people taking the test before you

Good luck!
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+1 for the instructor.
 
bro-da said:
^NB

Get an instructor if you can. Even if you have to travel a bit. they generally have an area with markings to practice on.
I went from never riding a bike to passing the test in 3 weeks. Will help with confidence.

Things that helped me:
-Get into second as quick as possible for most maneuvers.
-Be very careful on incline, i approached in first(revving like crazy) so that i didnt need to shift before take off and possible roll a few cm's.
-do all your checks every time with special attention to blind spots when turning and indicating

Maybe go a bit early to watch one or 2 people taking the test before you

Good luck!
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Second on an R6 isn't going to work very well. Anything else it should be okay.

Incline you MUST stop with rear brake otherwise it's a fail.

But ultimately you need the instruction to know what it is exactly you need to to do. These license test almost demand professional tuition these days, they aren't there to help you pass.
 
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chekando said:
Hi guys,

I was hoping one of you could offer me some advice as I am going to be doing my bike licence in 2 weeks time.

I'm concerned with the fact that my R6 has an integrated tail light, flush mount indicators as well as a tail tidy. (The number plate is an SABS approved one-not the huge one but just slightly smaller). The main problem,I'm thinking might be the integrated tail light. Do you think they could penalize me for it? I just don't want to fail right off the bat because of a technicality. I don't want to go back to the stock setup because it was quite a fiddle getting it on there.

While I'm at it, have any of you done your licence recently, any tips?
I'm going to be doing it in pinetown, although I'm from PMB (I left it too late and couldn't get a date before my learners expires).
There don't seem to be any yards with motorcycle testing demarcations for me to practice on and nowhere I can find offers any licence prep lessons. So I'm going to have to wing it a bit.
It's a pity I don't have the dimensions so I could set out some cones in a parking lot or something.

I'm a bit worried about the whole getting into second gear at such low speeds on my bike thing too. Not sure how cramped these testing grounds are:wtf:

So if any of you have been through this or know of any instructors in the area please give me a shout.

Thanks
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Very good advice in this thread.

1. Do find a training school/instructor to do a couple of pre-test runs
2. Listen carefully to every instruction on the course
3. Do not cross a white line unless explicitly told to by the examiner.

I failed my first attempt due to to ignoring all 3 of the above :p
 
AfricanTech said:
Very good advice in this thread.

1. Do find a training school/instructor to do a couple of pre-test runs
2. Listen carefully to every instruction on the course
3. Do not cross a white line unless explicitly told to by the examiner.

I failed my first attempt due to to ignoring all 3 of the above :p
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Seriously, an instructor or teacher is really not necessary. Just listen to the testing official's instructions. He will be clear.
 
Slootvreter said:
Seriously, an instructor or teacher is really not necessary. Just listen to the testing official's instructions. He will be clear.
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The instructor tells/teaches you all the little things you might not know, like how you have to stop with your foot on the brake, then switch over to change to neutral and then switch back to have your foot on the brake again...and repeat for pull away.

For the emergency stop - you first have to check blind spots and mirrors before you just swerve out of the way.

Etc.

I remember when I did mine the traffic officer on duty looked at me and said/asked "You got training, didn't you?". It's already a schlep booking a date and waiting for it - get an instructor and improve your chances for a first pass.
 
I got my "big bike" license in Pinetown as well on my dads 350 Jawa, it was very easy from what I can recall. Not much to it really, definitely easier than getting a car license. I did the bit in the yard (sorry I can't recall everything that I had to do, it was 25 years ago), and then we went out on the road with the instructor following me with his car and indicating with his indicators whenever he wanted me to turn.
 
Dom1n8tr1x said:
I got my "big bike" license in Pinetown as well on my dads 350 Jawa, it was very easy from what I can recall. Not much to it really, definitely easier than getting a car license. I did the bit in the yard (sorry I can't recall everything that I had to do, it was 25 years ago), and then we went out on the road with the instructor following me with his car and indicating with his indicators whenever he wanted me to turn.
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:wtf:
 
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