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Mrs MLC passed her test first time, but did the Theory under the influence of alcohol as we had a sesh the night before...
I found this when moving the other year, my motorbike test appointment card, it cost me £7.50. Who knows where the time goes? said Sandy Denny.View attachment 82505
The joys of going into the bike shop after you've passed with that slip of paper, "what shall I have??" then reality hits home "nothing because I'm skint" lol2 years after mine
The bike test was a joke back then , my only instruction was outside the bike shop on a FS1e , that's the clutch, these are the gears, these are the brakes, stall,stall,stall whoaaa and we're off with my dad acting as safety barrier behind in his Volvo
My bike test was a ride round the block watched by a man in a brown suit , he said on the next pass, I will conceal myself somewhere on the test route and step to the kerb , raise my hand and observe your emergency stop
I came round the bend and saw him hiding behind a post box so was well prepared
a mate took his test a week later and a few of us went t take the , first lap he came past at 29mph sat bolt upright , saw us, called us * , next lap he did a 200 yard wheelie and still passed
Not quite at the test centre but my driving lessons were always 8am Saturday morning and I never missed a Friday night on the town, albeit 5 pints of weak lager was enough to see me crawling in the gutter.Mrs MLC passed her test first time, but did the Theory under the influence of alcohol as we had a sesh the night before...
I learn for free in the RAF. Me and a WAAF did 8 hour days with a civvy instructor, alternating every hour for a lesson. We were in a White Daihatsu Charade diesel and ploughed around the country roads of North Yorkshire and the busy streets of Northallerton. Wednesday Market days and the double roundabout were the only 'gotchas' to watch out for. After two weeks or so, we were put in for a test in the afternoon, so we both had a 'practice' test with the instructor. I had a howler, missing gears and miss timing some road work temporary traffic lights, so I was naturally nervous.
The examiner was an MT Driver Sergeant who travelled up from St Athan in South Wales specially for our tests. I was first and the WAAF followed after me. The Sergeant asked for my provisional licence, which I nervously handed to him. He inspected it and then asked 'Red or blue?'. I said 'What?', he said you're from Manchester, red or blue? 'Oh Red' I said, he said 'good Lad, what do you think of that young kid Giggs?', so we chatted about United for a bit, which put me at ease and we then drove round Northallerton. My emergency stop was perfect, as was my hill start and drive backwards round a corner.
He passed me, but failed the WAAF.
Maybe she was a City fan...
They obviously only considered motorbike riders as donors... Glad you avoided that fateGot my motorcycle licence in Saudi Arabia and all I needed was to get a blood test done for my blood group to go on my license.