Practical
8
As usual, do pre-ride check, 1 round circuit, after the last course
which is the e-brake, wait for instructor by the side to bring u
out to road for 1 round. When u come back it's the actual thing.
This pract. u r allowed to chose your bike & use it 4 the whole
evaluation. Also they dont go according to tag number. Advise to
1st timers, no matter how confident u r, your 1st attempt dun be
the 1st bike to go, coz u havent been through it. At some point of
it u might not be sure what to do, so u might get nervous. Dont get
intimidated if some guys tell u they went 4 times, 6 times or even
more for the pract., coz if u r good, 1st time the instructor will
also let u pass. Just believe in yourself.
1st time - fail, 24 demerit points. It was raining but there's no
problem on circuit courses even if u r going slow. Was the 1st bike
throughout the whole pract. Also 1st bike behind instructor for
warm up lap on the road. Here I made mistakes coz he purposely
proceed when the green arrow was flickering, i simply followed him.
For two junctions I got cutthroat warnings by him. But I did it
again on the actual evaluation, costing me 8 pts. Found out that we
could actually sound the horn if any vehicles try to endanger us by
not giving way.
2nd time - pass, 16 points. Usually there will be 6 students for
this pract. First instructor will follow behind the 1st three
students & 2nd instructor will follow behind the another three
students. So it's broken up into two groups. Try be the last bike
(which is the 3rd) in the group, coz the instructor is directly
behind u & could clearly spot your mistakes. After the whole
session, he will tell u your mistakes that you dont even realise
making.
Things that I just
realised
6 points - Incorrect posture when moving off/ stopping. Didnt hold
on to front brake after stopping. I simply hold rear brake &
rest my hand on rubber grip. Crank course never release
clutch.
4 pts - Fail to check blind spot. Just coming out of filter lane,
when changing from left to right lane, there's still need to check
blind spot coz u r doing lane change. This is in circuit, where u
just came back from road into the bike parking area.
4 pts - Give wrong signal. When doing a fast lane change dont check
mirror, signal & change lane at the same time. Make sure u see
mirror( must show instructor la), signal, then move in.
**Finally Waiting For
TP**
To all those who have been reading this & also to all those
going through class 2B now, hope that I've provided enough insights
on my learning. Also hope that it has benefited many out
there.
