skills test

[mkeschinger]

ok. so I have not been so "legal" for the last 6 years, but I have been safe and a good rider.  So, now I have a busa- love it!  Went down to take my skills test and in my eyes, they are on glue.  24ft to make a rt handed uturn- no feet- in the lines.  Also, the cones. 3 ft offset, about 7 feet apart, no feet.
Has anyone done this?  If so , I will keep practicing and try again, if not, I will find a 600  and just get it done with.
Urghhhh

 

[Mr Brown]

Go rent a 250 from your local dealer.

 

[BA BUSA]

Check on taking the MSF course...it will get you your endorsement and some insurance companies
give discounts on their rates

 

[MC MUSTANG]

(BA BUSA @ Nov. 05 2006,21:36) Check on taking the MSF course...it will get you your endorsement and some insurance companies
give discounts on their rates

+1, and alot of the offer the use of a 250 of some sort..







***edit*** just wanted to note what a cool number 6969 (this post) is...

 

[Wag]

I can do it now. Couldn't do it when I got the Busa, though. Took the MSF course and the Dept of Motor Vehicles took that and waived the test.

--Wag--

 

[Projekt]

Do it on a small bike because it will take you a long time to master those maneuvers on the Busa. Or like everybody else said, go to MSF.

 

[V8N3T]

(MC MUSTANG @ Nov. 05 2006,19:41)

(BA BUSA @ Nov. 05 2006,21:36) Check on taking the MSF course...it will get you your endorsement and some insurance companies
give discounts on their rates

+1, and alot of the offer the use of a 250 of some sort..







***edit*** just wanted to note what a cool number 6969 (this post) is...

+1, nuff said. And they will teach u the basic's, and U might learn something even if youve been riding 20+ years.

 

[NightCrawler]

Dude, you suck! I did it on my Busa with a dark tinted visor on my helmet and a midget on my backseat holding my left hand behind my back. On top of that, my feet never touched the ground ... not even when I came to a full stop!

I would have given you some actual advice, but I can't say anything that hasn't already been said. Good luck!

 

[chrisjp]

uhhh midget?

 

[Aquaman]

That sux,I got mine when I was about 22 and all I had to do was a couple circles and figure 8's...
Course I did it on an 883 sporty gurls bike!!

 

[psycobusa]

i got mine in MS. all i had to do was all i had to do was leave out the exit side of the parking lot go down the street and come back in the entrance side....prolly a total of 2-300 ft.

 

[NightCrawler]

(chrisjp @ Nov. 06 2006,05:18) uhhh midget?

Yeah, they didn't give you a midget when you tested?

 

[Un-Caged]

(mkeschinger @ Nov. 05 2006,19:30) ok. so I have not been so "legal" for the last 6 years, but I have been safe and a good rider.  So, now I have a busa- love it!  Went down to take my skills test and in my eyes, they are on glue.  24ft to make a rt handed uturn- no feet- in the lines.  Also, the cones. 3 ft offset, about 7 feet apart, no feet.
Has anyone done this?  If so , I will keep practicing and try again, if not, I will find a 600  and just get it done with.
Urghhhh

Yeah, you can do it with a little practice. I did it on an 8ft long VTX. At first I thought, no way, but after a little practice time, no prob. The trick on the cones is to look at a point past the cones, not at them. Good luck, and welcome.

 

[warwgn]

(Un-Caged @ Nov. 06 2006,07:45)

(mkeschinger @ Nov. 05 2006,19:30) ok. so I have not been so "legal" for the last 6 years, but I have been safe and a good rider.  So, now I have a busa- love it!  Went down to take my skills test and in my eyes, they are on glue.  24ft to make a rt handed uturn- no feet- in the lines.  Also, the cones. 3 ft offset, about 7 feet apart, no feet.
Has anyone done this?  If so , I will keep practicing and try again, if not, I will find a 600  and just get it done with.
Urghhhh

Yeah, you can do it with a little practice. I did it on an 8ft long VTX. At first I thought, no way, but after a little practice time, no prob. The trick on the cones is to look at a point past the cones, not at them. Good luck, and welcome.  

+1 I took it on a Vulcan 1500 in San Clemente, CA. It can be done just a little practice is all.

 

[semi]

just ask out the girl behind the counter at the DMV...she can just put you in for a renewal instead of a new license...at least they could do that back in the mid-80's...lol, i've had my license for 22 years and have never taken a test...gotta love cute girls

 

[Warputer]

The driving test is much much easier on a small cruiser ! I passed it on the first try back in 1986 on a 250 Honda Rebel .

 

[KROOZER]

It can be done with a little practice. When I showed up at the road test with my 83 GPZ 1100, the instructor asked "U taking a test in that?!!"......Yes Sir, I replied. They handed me the midget and I passed....barely!

 

[mkeschinger]

Wow, my DMV is boring. No midgets or cute girls. I'll check into the Safety course and try to get some extra riding in. Darn.

Thanks for the quick responses.

 

[DaCol.]

Get something smaller and practice, it's all clutch control and looking where you want to go ! Practice, Practice, Practice and you can do it not only on a Busa, but a Goldwing  

 

[dadofthree]

I believe SC s test is tighter. I feel a lot better about doing mine now that I've put 5K on the Busa. Need to go practice, I still have 10 months. Gravel covered, pot holed, cracked POS test area local. Good Luck man