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ledzep12184 wrote:man... no one in my class failed... This one guy took like forty feet to do the blue box and he dropped his bike in an earlier swerve maneuver. if youre a man with an able body and have driven standard transmissions before it shouldnt be a problem. just remember they push you for a reason... everyone can ride slow in a straight path. practice your skill that they teach you.

What's the blue box?

3 people in my class failed. One didn't like the instructors attitude (he was strict but fair) and had a beef with him and left One was bike shy and wasn't keeping up with the rest of the class and it was suggested strongly that perhaps she wasn't ready (she agreed) and she left. And the last failed the test (This guy even drove his own bike to the classes!!!) One guy dropped his bike but it wasn't during the test so he was given a new ride and all was forgotton. If you drop it during the testing, then it's an automatic fail.


My parents both took the course and my mom passed with flying colors, my dad dropped his bike first day and quit. He is bike shy now, but he is thinking of getting a scooter

Duffy wrote:3 people in my class failed. One didn't like the instructors attitude (he was strict but fair) and had a beef with him and left One was bike shy and wasn't keeping up with the rest of the class and it was suggested strongly that perhaps she wasn't ready (she agreed) and she left. And the last failed the test (This guy even drove his own bike to the classes!!!) One guy dropped his bike but it wasn't during the test so he was given a new ride and all was forgotton. If you drop it during the testing, then it's an automatic fail.


My parents both took the course and my mom passed with flying colors, my dad dropped his bike first day and quit. He is bike shy now, but he is thinking of getting a scooter

Yeah I've been afraid of getting an instructor that has a problem with me. I don't care what their attitude is I just don't want to be singled out

I'm trying not to psych myself out. Sometimes I just get worried I won't have what it takes. But I know I want this really badly so I'm going to try my best.

How easy is it to drop the bike after all the training they give you?

What was the hardest test? Any pointers for a newbie like me?

Damn i thought i was eager! i have to wait till the 25th to start my classes. It feels like FOREVER away ughhhh

But yea its not easy to drop a bike but its def NOT hard, its probably best not to be very mental about it. The more you think about it the worse it will be, think of it like golf....

If i think about that HUGE lake in front of me, im more than likely going to hit it into that lake! lol

A girl in my class failed.
She grabbed the front brake during a swerve and went down pretty hard.
Automatic fail. Had to be helped off the course.

The guy that had to go next looked white as a ghost.
I had to follow him and thought I was going to barf.
It shook up everyone.

I passed with a 9 and PTSD.

Thanks for the advice bost

I'm trying to keep a clear head and not psyche myself out.

Flipper: THat sounds scary. What's the 9 and PTSD for? I assume you can not pass all the tests as long as you don't drop your bike?

Brackstone wrote:Thanks for the advice bost

I'm trying to keep a clear head and not psyche myself out.

Flipper: THat sounds scary. What's the 9 and PTSD for? I assume you can not pass all the tests as long as you don't drop your bike?

In my testing the number you recieved from the marker was indicative of demerit points, so the less the better. I believe you were allowed up to 11 or if you dropped the bike it was a fail and if the marker thought you were unsafe basically. Different mistakes were worth different ammounts of points. I'm not going to lie the actual examination is pretty nerve wracking but its just like anything you have to just think about the task at hand, I was really nervous but managed to get away with a perfect score so I was pretty happy about that. Im not sure what was meant by the PTSD.

One lady in my class left the first day we rode the bikes. She had the hardest time finding neutral and our instructor was pretty forceful like a drill seargent. He was never unfair but she couldn't take his aggressive direction. As soon as he told us to shift into second, she just gave up and left. Everyone else in the course passed though.

I thought the figure 8 was the hardest by far. I pulled it off once and stayed within the lines after a few practice runs, but I was very inconsistent. The exam was mostly mentally difficult because I wanted it so bad, but I was afraid that I would fail. I did well on the swerve, emergency brake, and cornering test though.

Brackstone wrote:

ledzep12184 wrote:man... no one in my class failed... This one guy took like forty feet to do the blue box and he dropped his bike in an earlier swerve maneuver. if youre a man with an able body and have driven standard transmissions before it shouldnt be a problem. just remember they push you for a reason... everyone can ride slow in a straight path. practice your skill that they teach you.

What's the blue box?

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THis ugly icky nasty rectangle the size of three parking spaces that they make you do a figure eight in at a very slow speed. Its supposed to teach you counter weight steering... but its a technique i still have not mastered. my advice, go fast when they tell you to, speed is the best stabilizer on a bike.

Two people in my class failed. The instructor told them they could come back every day for 30 days till they passed, but only one chance per day.