woobie
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Thanks for the reminder to update the GPS.
.I booked the motorcycle training course for the first weekend in April, hope it's a bit warmer by then but all things considered I just want to ride (don't have my own bike yet). Looking forward to it even if it's chilly.
Looking forward to it even if it's chilly.
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reschedule if you can, i did my'n last April...it was -5 all weekend, you spend 8 hours a day out there in the cold, and most people dont have winter gear.
If you fail its $500 down the drain
Most people find it hard to follow their (sometimes poorly given) instructions in the freezing cold, when as a beginner your expected to learn how to feather the clutch, learn fine motor skills when you cant even feel your fingers
Most do allow at least 1 retest
If it's uncomfortable (as it may very well be the first week of April) you might not feel that way after the first day when you're frozen. Bigpoppa's advice might not be a bad idea unless you're planning to go and invest in proper winter gear. Your hands will be the first thing to freeze and your feet will be next. If your core starts to chill after that you'll be downright miserable by lunch both days...and lunch is the ONLY opportunity you have to get inside and warmup. Both days are absolutely jam packed from start to finish and there's zero opportunity to get off the bikes and warmup aside from lunch.
Yeah I've been planning on buying and have already purchased some winter gear, and I've been snowboarding for years so I have a some experience staying warm. I could probably reschedule if I wanted to but I don't think I'm going to. It's RTI and from what I've heard they allow a retest, not sure how much they charge for that but hopefully won't need it. I'll definitely post what happens when the time comes.
Yeah I've been planning on buying and have already purchased some winter gear, and I've been snowboarding for years so I have a some experience staying warm. I could probably reschedule if I wanted to but I don't think I'm going to. It's RTI and from what I've heard they allow a retest, not sure how much they charge for that but hopefully won't need it. I'll definitely post what happens when the time comes.
油井緋色;2474812 said:I sold my GSXR because I was planning to quit for 5 years in September. I started acting like a 70 old racist Chinese grandpa with a shotgun so my gf helped me buy my buddy's RSV1000R.....at the end of November.
I am now entering grandpa with shotgun stage again :violent1::violent1::violent1::violent1::violent1:
.Yeah I've been planning on buying and have already purchased some winter gear, and I've been snowboarding for years so I have a some experience staying warm. I could probably reschedule if I wanted to but I don't think I'm going to. It's RTI and from what I've heard they allow a retest, not sure how much they charge for that but hopefully won't need it. I'll definitely post what happens when the time comes.
.油井緋色;2474812 said:I sold my GSXR because I was planning to quit for 5 years in September. I started acting like a 70 old racist Chinese grandpa with a shotgun so my gf helped me buy my buddy's RSV1000R.....at the end of November.
I am now entering grandpa with shotgun stage again :violent1::violent1::violent1::violent1::violent1:
Keep in mind too although things like thicker gloves will keep your hands warmer, they are also typically bulkier, meaning it reduces you dexterity. I have winter/cold weather riding gloves but still put up with my summer gloves as long as I can, just to avoid having marshmellows for fingers.
On the flip side, I did my training in the middle of August last summer. Hot was an understatement.
But as a plumber, I've spent my fair share of time working in the cold and the only thing that saves you, is the fact that you are moving around and generating heat. 8 hours sitting on a bike at zero degrees is going to suck no matter which way you slice it. I'd dress in multiple layers and possibly even grab some of those chemical hand warmers. Better, yet. Resked it later in the season as others have suggested.
And at Riders Training Institue, there is one free retest with the course.
Cheers,
EZTRGT
Kyle