No Worries said:Many of the riders I meet in Colorado don't have a motorcycle endorsement. The road test used to be very difficult. The beginning was easy. The rider had to do two upshifts, weave between six cones, ride a straight line while keeping the tires in-between the double yellow, and then brake while coming toward the tester. Simple, but then came the hard part.
The rider had to do a figure-8 in the width of a car lane. After you did one direction, you had to reverse, and go in the other direction. The handlebar was against the stops while you had to balance, give it gas, brake, and slip the clutch. If your foot touched the ground, or the tire went outside the lines, you failed.
I had a learner's permit for several years, because I twice failed the figure-8 test with my 76 Suzuki GT750. I finally rented a Yamaha 175 and passed the test. So many people failed, they just got rid of the figure-8 part of the test. Did anyone else have a hard time with their local test?
While performing the tasks you get marked down for stalling, putting down feet, crossing over the lines, not stopping fast enough, etc. If you dump the test is immediately over.Sharp turn: You ride a short path and then make a sharp left turn at low speed while staying inside a 5-foot path.
Normal stop: You must make a smooth stop without skidding, with the front tire of your motorcycle in a painted box.
Cone weave: You must weave through a series of five cones which are place 12 feet apart with a 2-foot offset.
U-Turn: You must make a right U-turn in a marked area. Those operating motorcycles with more than 500 cc are allowed extra room to complete the U-turn.
Quick Stop: You accelerate along a straight path. At the end of the path which is marked by cones, you must stop your motorcycle as quickly and safely as possible.
Obstacle turn: You accelerate along a straight path. At the end of the path which is marked by cones, you must swerve to avoid an obstacle line and then swerve again to avoid the sideline
The purpose of the figure 8 test is to see if you can dip quickly from left side to right to swerve to miss an obstacle. In the real world, most of the time when you have to swerve to miss an obstacle such as old blue-hair pulling out in front of you, the figure 8 maneuver will come in very handy. I practice mine in a parking lot where two cars can pull in grill to grill. I start at the back of the space and use the divider between the spaces as the middle and I execute fig 8's passing over the divider each time I go from left side to right side, and making your circle within the lines of the space. It is much harder than it sounds. It teaches you how to make deep dips, 1 lane u-turns and use your back brake to control speed so you don't buck twisting the throttle. I practice my parking lot drills 2 to 3 times per weekGSXR750DJ said::iagree: :iagree: I'm with the 2 of you on this one. Where am I going to need to do a figure 8 in the middle of the road??? No where. The MSF course would be the best and easiest way to go about it. :thumbs:
bumblebee said:The purpose of the figure 8 test is to see if you can dip quickly from left side to right to swerve to miss an obstacle. In the real world, most of the time when you have to swerve to miss an obstacle such as old blue-hair pulling out in front of you, the figure 8 maneuver will come in very handy. I practice mine in a parking lot where two cars can pull in grill to grill. I start at the back of the space and use the divider between the spaces as the middle and I execute fig 8's passing over the divider each time I go from left side to right side, and making your circle within the lines of the space. It is much harder than it sounds. It teaches you how to make deep dips, 1 lane u-turns and use your back brake to control speed so you don't buck twisting the throttle. I practice my parking lot drills 2 to 3 times per week
Obviously you failed the CHECK IF YOUR CAPS LOCK KEY IS ON OR OFF test.Gas Man said:i HAD TO DO THE SAME TESTS FOR MY msf COARSE.
Gas Man said:No I was just doing that to see how long it would take for someone to realize it! 2 pts to MP!!!
Would I lie to a WOS guy ??Gas Man said:wELL WHO KNOWS IF YOU EVER REALLY NOTICED TILL mp SAID SOMETHING! i DON'T! cAN cjd VOUCH FOR YA??
:lol: ok ok, I'll tell her to vouch for me. :lol:That's because you are the GSXR king. We are not all bad mfrs like you Sir Twist-Alot. Who let that mfr back out of his cage damnit? Pippi please restrain the youth.twisty said:I never took a class just learned on the road and then took the test at a driving school and 20 mins later I had the License
