BBDC - Anyone Taking 2B There?

[thelittlepenguin]

Originally posted by winter@May 8 2006, 07:18 PM

I got 16 points again for 5.02 yesterday. But very disappointed this time coz I got most of my points due to failing to do safety check. I knew I didn't check one blind spot but thought it didn't really matter but that was the stupid mistake that made me failed.

aiyoh...nvm la try again lor...i also take and take and take... hmm which blind spot izit? the one round the bend before plank or the one after pylon? who's ur instructor n wat other mistakes u have?

[fnee]

xishuo: sure sure when i get my bike. hope to get by next week.. stil undecided on aprilia or mito.. lol.

 

iceddd: thanks thanks!

[xishuo]

wahaha... get aprilla... more available... mito more rare...

[hart]

Originally posted by xishuo@May 8 2006, 09:54 PM

your fc how much?? my fren's fc really dam bad lor... like 21km/l ... faintz...

depends on how u ride de..

sp how to compare with ur roadwin in terms of consumption

 

when sp got pillon, the consumption drop below 20 also very common

[hart]

Originally posted by winter@May 8 2006, 07:18 PM

I got 16 points again for 5.02 yesterday. But very disappointed this time coz I got most of my points due to failing to do safety check. I knew I didn't check one blind spot but thought it didn't really matter but that was the stupid mistake that made me failed.

not only must remember to check.. but also know exactly where to check...

if u check at the wrong place also taken as never check..

 

jia you~

[hart]

Originally posted by fnee@May 8 2006, 11:01 PM

sure sure when i get my bike. hope to get by next week.. stil undecided on aprilia or mito.. lol.

 

post and ask in the aprilla thread..

try to meet up with them.

 

u get to know a lot more.. basically they mix together one, so u get to know 2 bikes at 1 go..

i've talked to them before, very friendly ppl.. and quite together too..

 

[hart]

Originally posted by iceddd@May 8 2006, 06:41 PM

now riding bike liao.. so much more problems ah..

 

$$ problems mainly.. lol. my sp FC damn high sia. sian.

 

not like the time in bbdc can drag the bike lol.

 

now drag a bit heart pain liao~ $.$

get used to it ba..

2a bike roughly around 18 to 25 de..

class 2 lagi drink more.. it wun get better de~ unless u stick to 2b all the way and ride pulsar or wave

[xishuo]

haha... ya ya... i lucky my roadwin consumption dam good sia... but seriously no top speed lor... but all in all, you'll always love your very 1st bike...

 

hehe... oh yeah, you guys got any question can also ask hart... a very nice chap to begin chatting with...

[MC28]

Italian bikes generally cost more..Not to mention the parts..

 

Few thing is u must ask urself..

 

- What you really wan??

- Are you gonna upgrade to 2A once u get it?

- How much you are earning monthly??

 

If you need a bike for purely transport, get a wave..You will save alot..Or a SP, might not save as much as a wave..

 

If you gonna upgrade to a 2a after u get it, dun spend so much on 2b..

 

Dun kill ur wallet and end up wif no moolas just becos u wana ride..

[j1605198987]

Originally posted by xishuo@May 8 2006, 09:54 PM

your fc how much?? my fren's fc really dam bad lor... like 21km/l ... faintz...

the bad thing is.. i cant even count my fc.. damn. my odometer spoit 1. zzz. damn not accurate lol.

[kahhwee]

Originally posted by xishuo@May 8 2006, 09:54 PM

your fc how much?? my fren's fc really dam bad lor... like 21km/l ... faintz...

I seen one of my friend sp, only 11km per Litre nia.

[kahhwee]

Originally posted by fnee@May 8 2006, 11:01 PM

xishuo: sure sure when i get my bike. hope to get by next week.. stil undecided on aprilia or mito.. lol.

 

iceddd: thanks thanks!

Mito not coming out with new models liao. So if u want can grab it but mito not much after market parts as Rs 125.

[kahhwee]

Originally posted by iceddd@May 9 2006, 04:47 PM

the bad thing is.. i cant even count my fc.. damn. my odometer spoit 1. zzz. damn not accurate lol.

Ya bike quite a number of problem ley. never go fix?

[hart]

Originally posted by iceddd@May 9 2006, 04:47 PM

the bad thing is.. i cant even count my fc.. damn. my odometer spoit 1. zzz. damn not accurate lol.

better fix it first...

ask the bike shop to check if there are any 2nd hand one..

by right, they shouldn't sell.. by left, still can find de..

 

my phantom's odometer also changed b4.. plus 20k mileage for me sia..

but foc de.. so ok lor..

[winter]

Got 2 points for wobbling while coming down from slope, got 4 points for the pylon (6 secs), 2 points for incorrect technique for e- brake, 4 points for changing lane suddenly and 4 points for failing to check blindspot after coming out from S course before stopping for crank course. I checked that blind spot during warm up and during pre assessment but forgot to check for assessment. I can't remember the name of the instructor but heard that he's a senior @ BBDC.

[dOnGhAi]

hey winter. when you taking your next 5.02?

[hart]

Originally posted by kahhwee@May 9 2006, 06:03 PM

I seen one of my friend sp, only 11km per Litre nia.

wah.. worse than r1..

 

my ta150 at full throttle also do 17 - 19km/litre over 100km..

something is wrong sia.. or too much of performance stuff inside his bike..

superb drinker sia..

[hart]

Originally posted by xishuo@May 9 2006, 10:03 AM

hehe... oh yeah, you guys got any question can also ask hart... a very nice chap to begin chatting with...

thanx..

 

i try my best to ans de..

[hart]

Originally posted by MC28@May 9 2006, 11:20 AM

Italian bikes generally cost more..Not to mention the parts..

 

Few thing is u must ask urself..

 

- What you really wan??

- Are you gonna upgrade to 2A once u get it?

- How much you are earning monthly??

 

If you need a bike for purely transport, get a wave..You will save alot..Or a SP, might not save as much as a wave..

 

If you gonna upgrade to a 2a after u get it, dun spend so much on 2b..

 

Dun kill ur wallet and end up wif no moolas just becos u wana ride..

buying a bike and maintaining it shouldn't create a big hole in ur pocket..

for tat i agree..

 

however, riding something tat u dun like is another thing..

u'll never appreciate the bike, u wun take care of it, u'll hesitate whenever u need to replace sthg expensive..

 

if u like sp, but u buy a wave.. everytime u see others ride sp, u sian by 1/2..

everytime when it comes to a situation of slowing down or speeding up, u hate it becos u can only choose to slow down, the wave just can't go fast enough to overtake. And u hate every moment of tat.. (Note, i'm using this as an example.. wave lovers, pls dun scold me~!)

 

u wun enjoy ur ride at all.. so buy sthg tat u like.. or sthg tat u have firmly decided on.

 

 

 

my current ride is sv400s..

it's a rare 2a bike.. so rare tat i can probably count up to 20 in sg only ba..

but y?

 

i had a couple of choices back then. Sportsbikes are totally out, becos of all the squarish designs.. they can be fast but i can't stand the look of it. Crusiers are out as i'm looking for something faster this time.

So i'm down to streetbikes.

 

1. s4

2. hornet 250

3. sv400s

4. ducati monster 400

 

s4 has the top speed i want, parts very common, bike also common, theft also common. and so many of my frens ride it. boring sia

 

hornet 250, is cool looking (great high mount stock exhaust), lower top speed, it has a high rev engine so u need to keep the bike screaming to go fast

 

sv400s, has the looks, having a v-twin engine is great for street riding, great fuel consumption (has lots of power without compensating with fuel economy for sg speeds, slower to reach the same top speed as a s4 with power cut but fuel consumption better~!), harder to find parts

 

ducati monster 400, has the looks, expensive parts, low top speed

 

 

comparing the pros and cons, i finally made up my mind and i'm loving it, enjoying every ride.. i've clocked 15,000km in just 3 months and 80% riding in sg

i accepted tat my bike cannot accelerate tat fast when travelling overseas, but i'm definitely more comfy at 190km/h with my fairing than a naked s4..

 

Hope everyone can understand a little more with the example

[hart]

Originally posted by winter@May 9 2006, 07:58 PM

Got 2 points for wobbling while coming down from slope, got 4 points for the pylon (6 secs), 2 points for incorrect technique for e- brake, 4 points for changing lane suddenly and 4 points for failing to check blindspot after coming out from S course before stopping for crank course. I checked that blind spot during warm up and during pre assessment but forgot to check for assessment. I can't remember the name of the instructor but heard that he's a senior @ BBDC.

sounds like u r a bit kan chong spider..

 

- wobbling while descending the slope (can't say much about this, just relax when coming down)

 

- slow speed in the pylon (u r really afraid to hit the cones this time, but i'm sure u r more confident usually, just scared but wanna do well)

 

- incorrect technique for e brake (depends on individual tester or instructor de, i've got an instructor whom kao bei at me everytime i e-brake and also another whom found nothing wrong with it.. double standards sometimes)

 

- abrupt lane change (this is the worse offence, tester penalize a lot on this, check ur blind spot properly and lane change steadily)

 

- fail to check blindspot (bo bian, must memorize.. go thru each of the spots by visualizing b4 the test.. it helps)

[kahhwee]

Originally posted by hart@May 10 2006, 12:53 AM

wah.. worse than r1..

 

my ta150 at full throttle also do 17 - 19km/litre over 100km..

something is wrong sia.. or too much of performance stuff inside his bike..

superb drinker sia..

That time my bike go into the workshop then he want to lend me the bike to ride, i tell him rather take taxi then to everyday pump one time. :giddy: The Sp very old liao, everything like totaled like that.

[kahhwee]

winter :goodluck:

[planescape]

winter : sometimes, really depends on luck.

 

u checked they nvr see, they mark u down.

u think its pretty smooth lane change, they consider abrupt.

some instructors think its okie, but testers think its not so they mark u down here n there *sweatz*

 

now me dun wanna have too high expectations liao. everytime tense up then sure got c*** up somewhere haha. Very ex to keep on repeating one

 

 

 

SP 11km/l? wah lauz... sure or not? the smaller size cars also can hit tat FC level leh.... haha i got a fren so save oil tat he manage to hit 15km/l for his honda jazz. Kauz.... was pretty impressed... LOL

[fnee]

hey thanks to everyone for their comments..

 

like what hart said, buy something that you like. i'm very gian to ride. i can just go down any motordiam tomorrow and get a SP and start riding immediately. but i won't be happy with it. i'll "sian 1/2" when i see other aprilia on the road.. you're more of a passion person when it comes to bike.. while MC28's more of a logical person. so yeah.. (: passion and logic can never have an equal balance..

[dOnGhAi]

have been riding my friend's sp in camp... sianz... today fail 5.02 again. 3 times wobbling... i thinki can join circus do wObBLinG act liao... argh!

dunno when can buy my own sp...