Ridersafe

[SHIRUBA_XXXIII]

Hey guys,

Going to be getting my motorcycle license in the next week or two. Who here has been through the mandatory Ridersafe program? What's it like?

Only ever messed around on Pit bikes over the last year or so, no history of rising motorbikes otherwise.

Just wondering what I'm in for

Cheers!

[Tommy Kaira RL]

It caters for people that have never ridden before. The first lesson is pushing someone on the bike and then swap over. I would say it will make you a better driver. They teach you to look at blind spots more and keeping gaps for emergency.

It can get hard at the end of the day if you can't do figure 8s and ride between 2 lines without touching them and putting your feet down

See you out there when I get a bike again one day.

[Moodles2]

It will teach you everything you need to know, when I did mine years ago I had never physically even touched a motorbike, let alone knew how to operate one (I didn't even know there was a footbrake).

It's actually quite a fun experience, the practical parts especially. I did have to repeat day 1 though as my clutch control was at slow speeds was alittle iffy (you learn that riding the clutch on a bike is actually encouraged and necessary, exact opposite of what we do in cars)

[Madaz]

yeah its a good day out you will learn lots

[R33 Sleeper]

L's course is piss easy mate, when I did it I had no previous experience and passed with ease, as long as you can balance on a bike and know how to operate a clutch youll be fine! Emptying out the pockets to pay for the fricken courses was the worse part

[typevu]

L's course is piss easy mate, when I did it I had no previous experience and passed with ease, as long as you can balance on a bike and know how to operate a clutch youll be fine! Emptying out the pockets to pay for the fricken courses was the worse part

Totally agree. It's so much fun aswell - never ridden a motorbike before either. It's not that expensive either - $330 or so.

[SHIRUBA_XXXIII]

Ah sounds alright! Yeah I've grown up racing downhill mtb, so balance is not an issue. Just not much experience with moto's lol. The clutch thing will take some getting used to, but I feel a lot more comfortable about it now!

[barraspalding]

its great that they perform this course, the cost is fkn ridiculous. Its profiteering off the popularity.

I was very very very lucky - I moved upto QLD in 07, and did a one day course to go from my L's to my open licence. Cost prob. $100-150 all up.

http://www.sa.gov.au...and+permit+fees

Rider Safe motorcycle training courses

Level one, basic $364.00

Level two, advanced $324.00

Rider Safe learner's permit (only issued for 24 months )$55.00

$743.00 WTF!!!

Edited February 26, 2012 by barraspalding

[Heretical]

I did the course in January this year, and it's changed a bit to what previous people have gone through. The course is about 7-8 hours over 2 days, and includes theory and practical riding. Everyone gets a nice new Yamaha to ride. The first day is simply understanding the basics and getting a decent idea about how the bike works and how to ride the thing. The second day has generally the same layout as the first, but it focuses more on rider safety (where you should be on the road, how to react in certain situations, what to wear, etc.), and ends with an assessment.

The only way you can fail on the first day is if you can't keep the bike upright or continuously stall it. Unfortunately one guy in our group just couldn't understand the concept of a clutch.

The graded assessment on the second day looks pretty nerve racking, but you basically practice the ENTIRE assessment for 1.5 hours just before. The circuit is simply a large rectangular area with semi circle ends. All you have to do is have the correct start off, upshift on the straights, downshift before the bends, and downshift to 1 whilst correctly stopping at the instructor's line. You can get penalised on HEAPS of things, but most people just lose a few points on stupid things like not looking or shifting early/late. The most you can lose is 10 points.

Overall, the course is damn easy. The actual pass rate for the course in SA is like 95% (asked the instructor).

Edited February 27, 2012 by Heretical

[Bl4cK32]

ouch. I got my license years ago...from memory was about $140??

I remember the L part just consisted of theory, then some practical, ending in riding around a large 0 shape keeping it in correct gear (2nd for corners, 3rd on straights) and finishing with your left foot on the ground in neutral.

Second lesson for the P's I remember riding down there in the morning, and stopping at a set of lights on the way. Some guy pulled up next to me on a big bore race honda, and screamed off the lights...dragged me on my 250cc 2stroke. Turns out it was my instructor for the day Did the tests they put u through and you had to pass 4 of the 8 challenges AND the last one where you ride up to 40km/h? and then shove the brakes on when the guy throws his arm up. Only reason I failed a few (i passed overall)was because I was too damn tall for the bike and couldnt maneuver the really tight bends.

Only one kid failed, and he basically cracked the shits. Blamed his parents for not letting him get a motorbike to practice on before going for his Ps. One guy tried to do the test on his CBR250, and couldnt do the slow speed turns as he found out, quickly swapped to the bikes they offer and passed as well.

Edited February 27, 2012 by Bl4cK32

[SkyHi_33]

Easy as, I did mine back in 06 or 07 i don't quite remember it was so long ago now, barely had any riding experience, i knew where the controls were and how to use them but never actually ridden. The two day course was a breeze for your L's and the P's test even easier although I was an idiot and waited till my L's almost expired before going for P's but in that time did over 15,000kms on a motorbike so plenty of experience for the test haha.

My recommendation, go for your P's as soon as possible, because its only after you get the P's that your 12month restricted license kicks in properly.

Its pretty hard to stuff up, if you're well co-ordinated with your hands and feet you shouldn't have any problems... if you're not, you shouldn't be riding... or driving for that matter

(you learn that riding the clutch on a bike is actually encouraged and necessary, exact opposite of what we do in cars)

Once you know your way around the controls and get a feel for it you use it like any other clutch. There is no need to ride it at all unless youre still getting the feel for the engagement point. Now days I only use it to take off from the lights and come to a complete stop, rarely ever to shift gears unless im feeling lazy, its much quicker to rev match and flat shift up or down.

[Ripp3r]

yeah heaps easy for L's

Doing the test to get onto fulls is easy too I did my last test about 4 months after i got on my L's and passed 100% while other people in the group who had been on their L's for 2 years passed but no1 else got 100% haha.. guess it just matters on the amount you ride your bike as i had no car and rode everywhere in all weather.. I also stacked my bike in the wet at 40km/hr but nothing to be scared of now that i know how it feels

6 more months and i can get an unrestricted bike

[SHIRUBA_XXXIII]

$364.00 as I found out when booking, and $55.00 afterwards to actually get my L's permit.

Should be good, going down to do it this Thursday and Friday!