First Bike Thread #4534

It depends what you hope to do with me.

 

BGN emerged from their own little world to say

there's also the SKoGA# to be taken into consideration......

 

Sean Hamerton wrote

One does not pass a CBT one takes it. it is training not a test. The
purpose of it is to give you some *very* basic skills in order that you
are allowed on the road on a motorcycle without supervision. If you
think for a moment that in some way it qualifies you then you are wrong.

Depends, where do you stand on pink?

 

Well done!

Smart move. I'd seriously recommend six months riding day-in day-out on
a nice well-behaved half-litre bike to get the hang of what it's all
about. Including falling off at least once.

Depends whether you stole his identity, or not.

 

Training it is indeed. But if you havn't absorbed sufficient of it,
then you don't get your certificate, and you have to do it again. Some
people call this process "failing", as opposed to "passing".

In the eyes of authoritah!, it does indeed qualify you (to use your
provisional license).

 

serf wrote

Well, it is not like me to be pedantic but on this occasion I shall.
Can somebody point out a spelling or punctuation mistake please? I need
some help here people.

 

Gah! Not the sig-sep Nazis. You're a mean, low, dirty fighter.

<fx: surrenders hurriedly>

 

serf wrote

See kiddies, just the veiled threat is enough.

Now be good the lot of you or I will unleash the 'postrophe pigs.

 

ITYM brown.

 

serf wrote

Failing as in failing to grasp the fundamentals of basic bike control I
can go with without an argument but you don't pass the FoBBC you
<synonym of acquire> it.

As with lifesavers I feel the semantics of it all are of great
importance, especially to newbies. Awareness and all that shit.

 

SteveH wrote

TBH my mental images haven't developed quite that far. Is there
something you are not repressing?

 

He is George isn't he? How did I not notice before.

<gives BGN a cuddle>

 

I'm sorry but LOL!

 

Feel the what?

Well, how did you get on?

BTW, the CB500 is not boring at all.

 

I felt I achieved something, considering I'd never touched a manual
bike before. I do feel, however, my 4 years of car driving experience
paid dividends as far as road awareness, etc, was concerned.

My instructor bod (I was lucky enough to be 1 on 1 on the road ride)
had me doing some *more* advanced things, such as a nice 65MPH blat on
a nice B road, as I'd made the school previously aware of my intention
to continue training to full test standard.

I might wear my rude, pink T shirt. I am fully aware of this raising
various sociological issues.

 

Sean Hamerton wrote

Achieved is a good word. In some ways suggestive of something still to
come...

....such as 70, perhaps?


It is a learning curve, as you will find.


Welcome to the dark side btw.

 

It's a Brighton Thing [1].

Well enough. The chap seemed impressed enough to do some *more*[2]
advanced things.

I am still debating what to get. I'm coming round to the ER-5 and
CB500 again now, trying to think practically.

[1] Possibly not true. /\
[2] See my other post up there /__\
||

 

Don't I know it.

It was only a CG125... Plus I only had 2 T shirts and a grey jumper to
protect me other than helmet and gloves. I was a bit nippy - good job
it's always sunny in Sussex.

Anyone got a torch?

 

well done

I've a feeling you two are going to get on just fine