Only allowed to ride 2A

[phatmonsta]

I fall in the same situation as the tread starter...Got 2b but cancel plan to buy bike...Use money saved on Class 3 instead...Veri sian...frends blow blow their bikes while i sit at bus stop wait for bus...Then when taking 2a..abit weird la coz 1yr nvr ride...But my frend riding 2b outside oso got problem handling ...But after the 1st lesson can manage oredy la... now riding my dad's super 4...Ok la no probs handling the bike n getting used to rd condition..Much more stable n ample power to get out of dangerous situation.. To me the wait was worth it la... Up to u then whether u can wait or not...

[s4dreamer]

Originally posted by phatmonsta@March 20, 2007 04:04 pm

I fall in the same situation as the tread starter...Got 2b but cancel plan to buy bike...Use money saved on Class 3 instead...Veri sian...frends blow blow their bikes while i sit at bus stop wait for bus...Then when taking 2a..abit weird la coz 1yr nvr ride...But my frend riding 2b outside oso got problem handling ...But after the 1st lesson can manage oredy la... now riding my dad's super 4...Ok la no probs handling the bike n getting used to rd condition..Much more stable n ample power to get out of dangerous situation.. To me the wait was worth it la... Up to u then whether u can wait or not...

Oh well,

 

Thanks for sharing your experience! And I've spoken to my dad again but still he insist on me completing 2A before getting a 400cc bike. So, I guess I've got to wait.

 

Just to side-track, was the one year wait quite jialat for you?

[phatmonsta]

Oh well,

 

Thanks for sharing your experience! And I've spoken to my dad again but still he insist on me completing 2A before getting a 400cc bike. So, I guess I've got to wait.

 

Just to side-track, was the one year wait quite jialat for you?

 

That 1 yr wait was ok la...Coz i still in poly that time..Somemore taking class 3..Juz keep bz n don tink to much.. Then almost 1yr n SSDC sent me letter... Really surprise that time went by that fast...By then my mind only think -> Class 2a,super 4,Class2a,super 4...see frend with their bikes heck care oredy hahaha

[ah_tee]

i wont say its not possible

 

 

i will say its "not encouraged"

 

 

why ? anybody who went thru all 3 classes will know, 2b is the one which is the most "comprehensive"

 

and u get road training, by the time u go for 2a or 2 , will u still remember ur road training ?

 

 

perhaps for handling, 2b and 2a, the change is fairly negligible,unlike 2a to 2

 

but then riding on the road and circuit is a whole lot of difference

 

 

 

 

true that pple in the states starts from 600cc, but states is not sg, the built of the rider is different right from the start, the road attitude is different, the roads are different, i dun think its a fair comparison here

 

 

 

 

 

as i agreed wif bro kera, the real reason is ur dad is jus worried abt u, hes jus procrastinating, hoping ur interest will die down, or u will eventually give up

 

and defensive riding dosent include road riding

[WingZer0]

Originally posted by keratsini@March 15, 2007 06:11 pm

From what I understand, these are NOT the actual reasons that your dad does not allow you to ride at the moment. The main reason is that he LOVES YOU and cares for you.

 

Even though I'm riding for many years I wouldn't like my son to ride a bike at a very young age. The younger you are the more mistakes you make which some times are deadly.

yup bro keratsini is rite...ur dad luvs u.....nowadays not like last time....when I started riding in the early 90s...the cars do give way to bikes...now its like bikers are public enemy no 1 for drivers(but not all)....

[Tricker]

There are some big 2B bikes around, get scramblers, you sit straight can see far. Pick fast, still can cruise slightly above 100KM/H.

 

Varadero125 also much more bigger then scramblers, drivers confirm can see you.

[Father John]

Hey dude, relak. Don't keep wrecking your brains. I know how you feel. My first bike was an s4. I know it can be quite sian during you p-plate year with no bike. Just a thought, you dun need to put p-plate and have the drivers bully you. When I reached 2A, I had to take a couple more lessons to refresh myself on riding. My advice is to do the same, take a feel more extra lessons, you won't regret it. My suggestion is to buy a super 4. Why? Because to me, it's like a bicycle with a big engine. Very easy handling, relak riding posture, etc. That's Honda for you. Don't go and buy those sports bikes when you get 2A, you're totally not used to that posture. They're not worth, especially if you're intending to get a Class 2 bike.

 

Just relak this year, and save your money for your 2A bike.

[wait4me]

jus ride it

u will get used to it

 

jus dun ride during peak period

[swoosh]

go easy on the first few weeks you will get use to it. For me when i passed my cl2. I jumped from TZR125 to ST1100.

[zell_teo]

me personally last time got lic, but nv buy bike.. cause find it dangerous.. actually learnt cause my bro advised me to learn, may required in ns esp is working in air force.. until i post to air force.. travelling hr is 3hr for work n home.. then LL got to buy, buy a scooter..

 

personally nv intend to learn 2a.. cause lazy.. but my bro wanted to sel off his 2a bike.. instead of profit the shop, i take it.. so LL got to learn 2a..

 

encounter probs when taking 2a.. bike super heavy.. not used to rite leg rear brake cause scooter is left hand rear brake.. got stack for quite some time on pract..

 

hmm, even though i got bike, when go shopping sure take bus, miss the buses n mrt... btw im i ??

 

so bro mayb tahan.. but really long i know.. it took me 1.5yr since i start 2b til i get 2a.. mayb by that time u are ns liao.. then time wil fly fast..

[Tricker]

Originally posted by Father John@March 21, 2007 06:20 pm

Hey dude, relak. Don't keep wrecking your brains. I know how you feel. My first bike was an s4. I know it can be quite sian during you p-plate year with no bike. Just a thought, you dun need to put p-plate and have the drivers bully you. When I reached 2A, I had to take a couple more lessons to refresh myself on riding. My advice is to do the same, take a feel more extra lessons, you won't regret it. My suggestion is to buy a super 4. Why? Because to me, it's like a bicycle with a big engine. Very easy handling, relak riding posture, etc. That's Honda for you. Don't go and buy those sports bikes when you get 2A, you're totally not used to that posture. They're not worth, especially if you're intending to get a Class 2 bike.

 

Just relak this year, and save your money for your 2A bike.

Yeah like what you said S4 is a bicycle with a big engine!!! But i had found a motorise BMX!!! May be you should look at this

 

[s4dreamer]

Originally posted by Tricker@March 22, 2007 02:27 pm

Yeah like what you said S4 is a bicycle with a big engine!!! But i had found a motorise BMX!!! May be you should look at this

 

It's really cool man! That's a good one!

[pktan]

I guess just like you go for Job Interview, they will ask you if u have any experience? If you say no, some might dun want you, but think again, if they dun want you, how are you going to gain experience??

 

You dad love you, He just wanted you to wait another 1yr plus. By then, either you don feel like riding, or he get a car for you or bla bla bla.

 

Dun worry bout the long time no ride part, I used to stop riding for sometime (many years).

[angelo]

haha.. gd leh.. at least confirm can get 2A bike.. i dun mind if im only allowed to ride class 2 bikes.. haha

[ccharlesc]

there's no reason why cannot. singapore is the only country that have 3 types of license(according to my knowledge, there might be some ulu countries which is the same). so basically, for instance, in america, no one gets their first bike less than 600cc. ever. except for nerds.

[B20]

mine is worst... my father told mi if i learn bike den go home call him uncle... i still go n get my license behind their back... after i got my 2b i went through alot of accident wif my dear SP.... untill 1 day den they discover it... n who knows after all... i'm riding a r6 now... hahahaaa

[boofeng]

agree with what some folks here are saying... the real reason isn't that 2B bikes are that much different from 2A bikes, or that the training is different, but that your father worries about you riding.

 

whether you ride you'll have to choose for yourself. and no matter what and when you ride, a lot about safety is in your attitude and judgement (and skill to some extent, but if your attitude/judgement is right you'll be riding within your skill level), not in what you ride. maybe you should think about if your attitude and judgement are ready for riding bikes? a good place to compare is if you read the STREET SMART thread in this forum; they're some of the most conservative riders safety-wise. if you can agree with their point of view, i'd say you're pretty ready?

 

ever thought of riding offroad only first? it's really quite enjoyable (but expensive), you'll be all geared up in case of crashes, and you learn lots of technique that you can bring to the street in future. if next time i have kids who want to ride, i would get them to learn riding offroad first.

 

p.s. i can see some machismo-loaded stuff here... hehe... don't be influenced k have fun learning at the centre, and ride safely afterwards! you don't get many chances with mistakes on two wheels.

 

ccharlesc: japan also has this system, at least they did last time, not sure now... ours is modelled on it (they use 125cc, 400cc, and open class). even our driving centres are run very similarly.

[Guest limpeiwah]

no sweat. riding can be picked up again. u will be rusty at first but its nothing like when u first tried riding a bike (illegally or at the driving centres)

[s4dreamer]

Originally posted by boofeng@March 25, 2007 04:59 am

ever thought of riding offroad only first? it's really quite enjoyable (but expensive), you'll be all geared up in case of crashes, and you learn lots of technique that you can bring to the street in future. if next time i have kids who want to ride, i would get them to learn riding offroad first.

Hey, you mentioned about offroad riding? Where can I go and do offroad riding? Do you know of any good place to start at? Any details on that?

[Tricker]

Riding a scrambler is not expensive. If you drop a scrambler on hard tarmac road, may be is broken lever, bend handlebar. But of cos going offroad you will want to buy safter gear, will need to set a side a amount of money. If you guys want to know more about offroad riding, there will be apit bike (mini scrambler) race held at the open ground next to cineleisure.

[beyond23]

Originally posted by zell_teo@March 21, 2007 10:44 pm

actually learnt cause my bro advised me to learn, may required in ns esp is working in air force.. until i post to air force.. travelling hr is 3hr for work n home.. then LL got to buy, buy a scooter..

ya..tiz is true..

esp. in airbase..jia lat sia if no own transpOrt..