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From: davidk@dartvax.UUCP (David C. Kovar)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Motor Vehicle flame - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 16-Jun-84 10:23:42 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 16 10:23:42 1984
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Hmm, the motorcycle driving test here in NH seems to be a lot harder.
I took it years ago but here is what I remember about it:

	a) Accellerate to 20 and then stop inside a certain distance.
	   Non-trivial. I thin they may have required a shift in here,
	   if not then there was another section to prove that you
	   could shift smoothly.

	b) Cone weave. They were rather close together if I remember
	   correctly.

	c) S course with 90 degree turns and correct turn signals.

If I recall correctly, there were eight tests in all, so I'm missing
five. Bummer. What made it all the more fun, at least before they
moved the course, was that the whole area was surrounded by gravel.
If you left the course at all, you had problems getting back neatly.
My friend flunked for wiping out a new GPZ550 on the gravel.

There were eight people there to take the test when I was. I made
a reasonable score riding a V45 Sabre. Three other guys passed on
a Yamaha 400. One guy flunked on a 250 of some sort. I do not recall
the fate of the rest.

But anyhow, while this is still tougher than the CA tests I've heard
of it does not come anywhere close to a riding course. If you've got
the time and money, it's well worth it. Even if you don't, it's worth
it.


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