...........and she's back!!!! But before you get too excited I haven't completed it!!!
BUT I bloody loved it! Wow it's good! When I got there there were 4 of us doing the course today, 2 men who both had ridden bikes, one had been with another company and had done his cbt but been messed about re the test so he'd come to the company I'm with and was 'starting from scratch' and the other man had been a trials bike rider for years. The other person was an older woman (older than me about 45-50) and she did the whole day yesterday but by the end of today I was at about the same level as her.
They did say from the start that they thought they'd split the day up so I finished at about 1.30 and am going back this Friday to (hopefully) complete it. One of the men said he couldn't believe I'd never been on a bike before so I was made up with that
. From what I gather at this place, you pay for the CBT and they're happy if it takes you one day, two days or longer - just the one price and they just want you to be safe and confident.
I even did a figure of 8 today which was great ...... the bit I'm worse at was the actual setting off without letting it stall but most of the time I'm okay with it - I managed to go to second gear and then back to first etc.
If the pic works then this is the bike I was riding - same colour as this one and it's a Yamaha SR 125 - ideal for my height, feet touched the floor no problem.
Ooooh it's gonna be a Good Friday for me
Thanks everyone for your messages of support --- you're a bunch of stars you are xxxxxxxx