Recent content by SK-R

I dont think thats me. I can definitely do it and I had fun in the class. I drive for a living so I am already an expert in predicting and avoiding dumb drivers... I think like somebody said earlier I just need to practice until the controls become second nature. I remember many years ago when I...

dont plan on being on the street any time soon. Ive been treating it the same way I did when I first learned to drive a manual...just taking it easy riding on the quiet, low traffic streets where I live until I can shift, brake, take off uphill from a stop, make a quickstop and then pull off...

no I fell before the exam, rode to slow out of fear of falling and failing during the exam. I crossed the line once in the figure 8 box, that cost me 3 points. I had to do the quick stop twice because my ridercoach felt that I anticipated the stop...I did the stop perfectly in time and...

no there are actually timed components of the skills test. Gotta get in and out of corner in under 2.9 seconds...points are deucted for doing it lower.

missed it by two points. Heartbreaker. I think its for the best though because I was riding beyond my skill level a little bit. I lowsided in a cornering drill earlier in the session, got back on it and kept going but I just didnt ride the same...too tentative. When it came time to do the...

yeah i stumbled across these on youtube. Its all rider error if you look closely. One guy lets off the throttle, which reduces rear traction, back end comes around and he doesnt adjust. The guy who pulled off that save was textbook tho...when the back end started sliding he countersteered...