Practical 3 Completed

Gained more confidence in the figure 8 course today. Rode the motorcycle like a bicycle and left turns were no problem. However, right turns were still tricky. I dont really practice alot of right turns on a bicycle so it was quite daunting to lean to the right.
I also picked a bike with shoddy rear brakes. There was quite a bit of freeplay and when the brake does engage, it really locks up the rear wheel. Ended up fish tailing everytime I got out of the figure 8 course. Felt like I was drifting :)

Tough one

Attended practical 3 today and it was tough. The figure 8 and crank course are difficult.
My best timing for the figure 8 was 12.1 seconds and the crank course caused me to crash a few times. Some of the guys with me in prac 3 were doing it for their third time, yet nobody passed.
Even saw a girl from the circuit revision mount curb and crash into a pole. Looks like this practical will take some time to clear.

There was a crowd gathered around the bumpy course area and an ambulance was summoned over. I assume it was because one of the 2A learners got injured.

Theory lesson 3 & 4 completed.

Hmm.. Today's theory 3 and 4 was not what I expected. We only did trial tests and went through the answers for the entire session.
So, next up would be to go for a few e-trial tests and take the internal evaluation before going for RTT.
At the moment there is an internal evaluation on the 25th of June, but is that too soon?

Theory lesson 1 & 2 completed.

Block booked the theory 1 and 2 sessions today.
Maybe its because of the school holidays, but the group was all youngsters.
There was a really small sized punk listening to music on his mp3 player with the volume so loud the entire class could hear his music. Also had a foreigner talking loudly, answering phone calls during the lesson.
Of course we werent spared the incessant ringing of mobile phones set to the maximum volume.

Will be attending theory lesson 3 and 4 tomorrow and practical 3 next Tuesday.

Wishlist

My wishlist.
No sport bikes for me, but the naked bike style appeals to me.

Yamaha YBR 125

Yamaha FZ 150i

Daelim Roadwin 125

Hyosung GT 125

Sym GTS 200

The Daelim looks the most impressive but I think its also the most expensive. Will probably just get the cheapest option. Dont think I can raise $7000.

Practical 2 Completed

Got f**ked at the beginning for speeding. But the instructor was quite good. Couldnt get his name, but he is one of the malay guys. He would get us to do a few rounds while he observed, then he would tell us our mistakes.
Then he gave us more practice rounds before finally assessing us.
What was particularly good about him was that he clearly explained the checking of blind spots. He also got on the road to pressure us to make the checks fast.
When I approached the stop line, he immediately started saying out all the steps.
Check back, inch forward, check traffic, etc.
Quite a good teaching method. Really drilled it into my head for the subsequent rounds, rather than just letting me go on making the same mistakes over and over.

Practical 1 Completed

After a 3 week hiatus due to too many coaching assignments, Im back for lessons!
Today started out gloomy with rain in the morning that lasted till an hour before the lesson was due to begin. Then it became a light annoying drizzle, just like how it was on the first session.

The difference this time was that I managed not to stall the damn bike while doing the cornering. I got used to the turning radius of the bike which made things easier. The only hiccup is my tendency to hold onto the clutch after kicking down the gear. This is alright if Im in first gear, but I still do it when kicking down from 5th to 3rd gear. Luckily, I quickly adjusted this after the instructor pointed it out. Wouldnt want to have done the prac 1 again.

Oh, there were ALOT of girls today. Im assuming its due to the school holidays. Also the classes are full. So on one hand, less attention from the instructor, on the other hand, many many eye candy!