Hellloooo, Just wondering what I need to practise for the motorcycle basic handling test! And what maneuvers I'll be tested on! Cheers
mrfxit,
Sep 6, 11:06am
Cone weaving SLOW Parking . UP & down hill PAY ATTENTION Braking Starting off Road rules PAY ATTENTION Proper clothing Wof & Reg on the right size bike Gear changing (up & down) Correct lane usage PAY ATTENTION Correct speeds
fred-a,
Sep 6, 11:14am
They can fail you for improper clothing and gear changes!
hopie,
Sep 6, 11:21am
I remember when i was 15 and going for my motorbike license. on a yammy 125. wouldnt start so used the instructors bike. was doing the "haul towards the instructor and at the last minute he will put up either left or right arm" you had to brake and turn that way.
well his bike was alot faster than what I had learnt to ride. im sure he pointed at the concrete wall behind him haha.
on a good note, i passed and he was sweet with me engraving the wall with his bike. Mum brought him some smokes as well :)
mrfxit,
Sep 6, 11:30am
Yep, sandals/Jandals//bare feet/ dented- badly scratch helmet- visor / wrong clothing for the weather/ ski boots/ slippers/ mini skirt. Some will send you home for wearing shorts ****** Bad gear changes can drop you off your bike /stall/ jerk in to the car in front - behind /slip on wet paint & all manners of stupid mistakes in traffic.
mrfxit,
Sep 6, 11:33am
PAY ATTENTION
xpfairmont,
Sep 6, 12:40pm
360 back flip
elect70,
Sep 6, 12:41pm
Geez when I got mine at 15all you did was ridearound theblockwith cop in car behind ., provided you gave appropiate signals & didnt fall off you were givenlicense& I had an oldcork puddingbasin helmetbrother gave me. In summer used to rideinjandals& shorts .& t shirt
motorboy2011,
Sep 6, 1:05pm
basic handle test here in chch was just on scooters when I did it, about 13 years ago, so no gear changes.
evotime,
Sep 6, 1:12pm
Isn't the O. P. talking about the pre learners basic handling skills test! Ie you don't have a licence yet so turn up to a car park and slow speed weave through cones, brake from about 25km hour, swerve when he says to, indicate correctly, basically if you can stay balanced at slow speed it's easy. Yeah don't wear jandles but racing leathers aren't required either.
mrfxit,
Sep 6, 1:13pm
LMAOROF . THATS ^^^ not a motorcycle. thats an old stepstool with a motor & wheel borrow wheels attached. Thats how it feels to me when sitting on 1 of those things ^^
mrfxit,
Sep 6, 1:15pm
Have to have the written test licence first It's ALL just basic common sense survival
Don't know now but the 1 I did many years ago also had a basic movie nght at the end.
Instructors MOST important instructions was
"DO as I SAY, not AS I do"
Caught a lot of ppl with that
kazbanz,
Sep 6, 1:18pm
gee willikers you guys. Heres the "list" in no particular order. 1) slow ride, You need to ride in a straight line for 50m in 10 seconds or more. The straight line is 2 rows of cones 1.0m appart -you cant put your foot down and you cant ride outside of the cones. Easy way to practice that is to ftry to ride down the centre white line in a carpark. 2) Left turn -full u turn. Right turn-full u turn What you have to do is ride towards a half circle of cones about 10m around and another that is 2.0m outside of it . as you aproach you put the appropriate indicator on and make the turn. Then you turn back around and do the same thing from the other direction. You have to be going slowly, stay within the cones, Use the indicator correctly and not put your foot down Stopping. You have to accellerate in a straight line to 30km/hWhen the instructor/tester drops his arm you have to stop using both brakes. The test is to ensure you are using the brakes correctly--(No black smokies from back tyre) You can't stall the bike and your foot cant go down untill you are at a complete stop Same basic test as above againbut this time you must brake in such a way as you end up stopping with your front wheelinside a 1.0m square marked on the ground. Weaving--You must ride up to a line of cones 3.0m apart and weave around them. You fail if you hit them and you fail if you put your foot down.
The secret to most of these skillsis that your bike will go wherever you are looking. weaving the cones you look where you want to go For the slow ride straight ahead--Look forwards not at your hands or feet.--this is to test your clutch control and balance. For the cone weave only GLANCE at the cone then look where you want to go --I can do that test on na big uber tourer so you can do it on a ginny For the braking tests they want to see you understand how the brakes work. -Ie fronts get progressively better as you squeaze the lever. Again I can stop a tourer from 60km/h easilly inside that square. The secret is to progressively increase the brakes but remember your back brakes get progressively less effective as the braking increases.--somore front brake and less back --ANDdont forget to pull the clutch in so you dont stall the bike.
SAorry bro--NOyou must do a Bsh test before you can sit a learners licence
disco_super_fly,
Sep 6, 1:47pm
Sheesh sounds a bit more intense than I thought. I took my bike out for a spin last night and was pretty suprised by how easily I got the hang of the clutch. Only stalled twice woohoo! Hill starts are proving to be a bit of a challenge, but i'll get there.
Now what I don't understand is that I'm obviously unlicensed at the moment, but how the heck am I legally supposed to practise to get good enough to sit my basic handlers!!! I've been riding 100m up the road to a huge empty carpark which is perfect, but technically it's illegal for me to be practising there. I don't get it!
disco_super_fly,
Sep 6, 1:50pm
What! So you're saying you need to get the Theory test done before you sit your basic handling! I thought it was the other way round, seeing as you do your theory at the Licensing Agency. I'm confused!
tazcsv,
Sep 6, 1:52pm
If its anything like the bht test we done then only a muppet could fail. Its so simple, if you can ride a push bike you will be fine. We had to do the bht test 1st.
kazbanz,
Sep 6, 3:30pm
He is wrong.!you do the bsh test first
kazbanz,
Sep 6, 3:39pm
LEGALLY speaking. You ride your Bicycle or (if licenced to drive a car) drive your car to a practice area on private land where the public cannot gain access. So legallly speaking NO you can't ride your bike to the carpark or in the carpark for that matter. If you were CAUGHT unlicenced on the ROAD you would be in for the high jump. In the carpark Mehh the cops willmost likely stand and watch you practice,ask if you have a licence then sit in their car as you quietly PUSH your bike home from the private land .--Which you would do. Not recomending you break the law but I've NEVER had a problem working with students in a carpark provided you aren't around cars.Its pretty odvious what we are doing.
All my latest crop of students have actually been my kids. The very best place to learn how to RIDE IMO is on a trail bike in a grassy paddock. It teaches you how to work the brakes,clutch and gears. Not worrying about traffic just about basic bike handling skills.
bitsy_boffin,
Sep 6, 5:00pm
Was this BHS test you did in New Zealand!
In New Zealand you rock up to the test day, ride around some cones for a bit as kazbanz described, basically just try not to fall off, and you get your BHS certificate.
Then you get to go do your learners test (presenting your BHS certificate to qualify), at which point assuming you didn't cock that up, you are let loose on the roads.
There is no movie night (fun as that sounds), and there is no written test before you do the BHS.
The BHS is about being able to control your motorcycle (for a rather relaxed definition of control which roughly amounts to "probably won't kill anybody else"), not gear or road rules, although I expect that if you turn up in jandles and a pair of speedos you might not be allowed to do the test on safety grounds.
Perhaps you did a more comprehensive course that included the BHS at the end, but there is no requirement to do that.
pollymay,
Sep 6, 5:15pm
Practice doing burnouts to impress the instructor.
robbo36,
Sep 6, 6:25pm
if you have enough power, then do a rear wheelie followed immediately by a front wheelie. The instructor cannot possibly fail you, as impressive skills like these should be encouraged and commended.
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