My 1st class 2B practical lesson

last SG · 2007-10-14T08:52:38+00:00

Definitely there are differences between bicycles and motorcycles. Moving backwards and setting on the main stand, I had difficulty too and often lost balan...

ExitWound SG

Yo im now waiting my Traffic Police [TP] haha

about plank and slalom

well plank u juz gotta look straight..
pick up speed b4 u go up the plank and wen u're up..Clutch in and let the bike move by itself if its too fast use ur rear brake to slow down..juz down eva look down...

as for slalom..
same goes for crank and figure 8
Grab the tank with ur knees and manoeuvre according to the cones =D
oh yea u'll be doin it with gear 2 so dun ride ur bike too slow..
and ya juz relax =D

well Goodluck Very Happy

Sure-Fire SG

Hey thanks for the plank and slalom tips and all the best for your TP! Very Happy

And btw, sometimes i see people wearing short sleeved shirts to lessons and then they just put on a sleeve. Anyone know where i could buy those sleeves?

ExitWound SG

thx!
sleeve? u mean hand socks?
u can get them at far east i think or u can juz survey and bazaar/Funfair lolx

Sure-Fire SG

Thanks man! You have been very helpful Very Happy Ride safe man!

Sure-Fire SG

Any tips for low speed riding? I tend to wobble alot.. Neutral

technoboy SG

Low speed riding is like the plank course. You'll have to look in front to where you're going instead of looking down. It'll be alot easier. Practise makes perfect. Wink

dh_hurtz SG

dude! relax. i'm also having my class 2B lesson at SSDC. Don't be disheartened. I tell ya, i fell down more than my ten fingers can count and i'm only at lesson 5. The no. of times i fell down in circuit is incredible. It will make you improve alot. No one will laugh at you for falling down, because they don't have the time to. They need to concentrate on the road itself.
Let me relate you a few of my "jia-lat" experience...

Lesson 1 part 2 - I got up my bike from the left hand side, and immediately dropped of the right hand side. HAHA! *I believe you can imagine that yourself*

Lesson 2 - Figure of 8 and Crank Course. This is pratically the hardest for me. In just 1 lesson, I fell like 8 times O.o ? HAHAHA. I cut diagonally through the 8 and rode to the main rode! And that's super dangerous! *Imagine that and you'll laugh* Oh! And don't be dishearten when you go for the slope, because it's ok to be stuck there and stall there many times. You'll get a hang of it. I promise.

I got many more to write but i'm lazy though. Trust me! Continue learning, it's gonna be damn fun. If you have advance very far already, think back on those lessons that taught you different things. You'll laugh when people tell you tey never experienced before. Simple because It's ONE HELL OF AN EXPERIENCE!

Sure-Fire SG

Hey man your response has really made me feel better. Very Happy Anyway i have not advanced that far yet.. Still at stage 1. Failed another lesson recently. And seeing people advancing to other lessons while i'm stuck at one is really... sigh..

And sorry for asking so many qns but when lowering bike from main stand, you just push it down or lift the handlebar then push?

technoboy SG

You can get the momentum by rocking the bike front and back then push the bike down if you find it hard.

When you're used to it already, just 1 push and it'll be down. Don't have to lift up the handle bar. It'll be too strenuous to do it anyway. Smile

Sure-Fire SG

Thanks for the tip! Very Happy I'll try it!

popmynutsy SG

u pull back then push it front. sure down.

and anyway, i also like u. i failed many times.
p1-3
p2-4
p3-2
p4-2
p5-3
p6.1-3
p6.2-3
p7-1

and see, im waiting for tp now. the bike u want, u will get it. its just a matter of time. and, hahahha, my crank course also the same, cut through grass and go to main road. really 1 of a kind. hahahhahaha, Laughing

Sure-Fire SG

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! Very Happy

tpkw SG

if you're wobbling, when you're moving off or what.

Just open more of the throttle, the intertia from the bike will keep it stable instead of wobbling.

the more lessons you take down will constitute to how good you are when you are having ur assessment and your tp.

and on the road, there's no 1 to tell you or how you went wrong. practice makes perfect.

RvnRooRon84 SG

I had my first practical lesson just now at BBDC and its such an interesting experience! Mr. Green

Just one little problem I seem to have (and the instructor calls it a habit); I seem to be always opening the throttle more then what's required! Thus gives the bigggg engine sound and then I get kanchiung cause the bike suddenly like become faster. Sad

How do I maintain a steady throttle?

And when in gear 1, while throttling, must the clutch always be at half-clutch?

And just now the instructor made us try going up to gear 2 and back down to gear 1 again just to see if we can make it for the next lesson.

I had no problem revving up to gear 2; but during stopping, I always didn't have time to rev back down to gear 1 as the bike stop already! Sad

Oh and one more thing, whenever I tried to brake, I always ended up jerking the bike no matter how slow and gradual (the braking) it may be! Sad Instructor ask me to brake slowly and gradually; but seems that I always tend to squeeze the brake but I thought I was gently easing the brakes.

But nonetheless, I'm so looking forward to 1.02!

popmynutsy SG

as much as i dislike u, but here goes.

dont open too much throttle, u will get used to it next time. and yes, gear 1 must 1/2 clutch, u cant release clutch otherwise u sure stall engine. u know when u at 1/ clutch, ur bike will move abit. when moving, u play ur throttle abit. u turn slowly by slowly. not straight away 90 degrees.

if u going at low speed, around gear 2, u can just clutch in then kick down gear. but dont clutch in too early, as very dangerous. free wheeling, as u move further, u wont have this problem anymore. practice will make u better, i 1st prac cant even move bike.

viciouskitty74 SG

Thing about wobbling....its a bit psychological....wobbling usually occurs when your eyeline is down instead of far off straight to where you wanna go....

So to kill off wobbling, always relax your arms and shoulders and look up!

selfobliged SG

It's normal

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