Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Modern day bike tests..................

Tough luck Brenda (my missus).

Took her test first thing this morning and failed on one point, which appears to be the most common, putting her foot down during a U turn. Apart from that 5 trivial minors. The examiner set she had excellent road sense and her control was generally spot on apart from the U turn which he sensed (correctly) was down to nerves.

Even apologised for failing her but said he has to stick within the guidlines laid down by HMG & foot down in U turn is an automatic 'serious' & therefore fail!!

What's that malarky all about then?? In my day we went round the block twice trying not to fall off in the emergency stop

Is it just to test slow control?

I reckon I've done less than half a dozen U turns in 27 years of motorcycling. The last one I did was when Karl & I got lost looking for Ducati Central London and did a U turn in the Kings Road...........which granted is a very wide road

Fair play to her.............she's booked for the next/first available in Reading, Swindon, Oxford or Basingstoke.............whichever comes first.

I can phone the TV Police now & say the roads are safe for a while longer (ouch.....she just whacked me )

So come on...........why's the U turn there in the test??

And who makes regular (necessary) U turns?

Answers please.............there must be a reason..........just interested

[Edited on 27-5-2004 by everton]