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Please point out where i blamed the whole thing on the course? I'd be HAPPY to take the Re test again and pass it(but they dont want me to take the retest, they'd rather just do the cash grab)

Only if you pay for it. Sorry but not gonna shell out that much cash only to have them say "oh you went too slow on this one, you fail" If they really cared about me, my life and my riding ability, they would let me take the retest again next week(its only 50$), instead they WILL NOT let me...

So I did the retest at centennial, everything went pretty smooth, but i failed the test anyway (on the very last exercise) I spend the whole week leading up to it essentially practicing on a towel so i would have perfect gear shifting(and it paid off) my shifting(up or down) were butter smooth...

Im thinking of likely getting an R3, think ill have those 'problems' you encountered on the 401? Would the SV650(and the Fz6R?) fall into this '3000 rpm' category? Where if you get too excited in 2nd gear, your looking at problems?

Anyone ridden it? How is it? Good beginner bike? (Stance looks standard) How are BMW bikes in general? Are they like KTM? (in the sense have a bad rep for repair/maintenance/issues?) thanks

I Know looking where you go is important and all, and you want to look far ahead, but what do people mean when they say 'look THROUGH' a corner/curve? Look at the end of the curve? or look at the road AHEAD/AFTER the curve? Also(this is something i intend to clear up with the instructors when...

oh ok, gotcha, so looking far ahead/where you want to go, not only keeps you going where you want to go, but also gives you a much more realistic idea of how fast your going?

Lol can't wait. Tired of going slow already Yeah the sense of speed is odd on motorcycles, and since they discourage you from looking down(even at speedometer) It's hard to gauge how fast your really going

So bottom line i guess i just need to be calm and relaxed during the test(and riding in general), and get over my hang ups

After doing a bit of thinking iv come to a realization of sorts... Motorcycle riding is inherently dangerous, theres no protection(lol if you think a little leather is going to save you in a serious collision), at ANY moment you could do a high/lowside, get into a serious accident or die...

Thanks, yeah I thought as much I had issues shifting in the curve which may have contributed to my slower speed I have a total of 16 points, 5 for going over the line, 5 for slow clockwise, and 5 for slow counter clockwise, and 1 point for touching the ground ( total of 16) it didn't help that...

lol its the same cost as the m1 Exit at $500 I think ill just stick to the retest

Bingo! I think i know how to solve this for the retest "Do not shift gears while you are turning. A rough, jerky downshift can cause the rear wheel to lock, resulting in a skid. Applying too much power can cause the rear tire to lose traction, also resulting in a skid. It is best to shift gears...

I know, its just im worried ill panic/choke again ****

and who is going to insure an M1 rider?

they recommended a retest, supposedly they'll let me and 2 of the others practice for half an hour on a saturday(Next week should be MUCH warmer) and then we can take the test again Hopefully they'll let us practice the ACTUAL TEST itself(White lines etc, which is my understanding) rather than...

Understood, but the college also charges basically the same amount of $ for re test But as long as they let me practice the test, ill just take the re test

Which one is easier to do? I did the MSF course(at centennial) but ended up bombing because i went outside the line on the very first challenge and was too slow to finish it, ofcourse they want me to retake the test for a fee I think it might have been the fact that i tried to shift into...

Car turning left infront of you seems to be mentioned several times, if im reading this right, its referring to cars at an intersection turning left from the opposing side of traffic?(In other words when your going straight at a light, they are turning left((which is your right side)) My...