CBT Moron

Off-topic
1

Yesterday i had my CBT booked, when i got there, there were 2 other people doing the CBT at the same time, a man and woman, both in their mid-late thirties.

whizzing aruond in first gear, practicing stopping on the line… 2nd… 3rd…

for about 45 minutes i’m doing the same thing over and over and over, pull away, change to 2nd, go around the corner, change to 3rd, back to 2nd for a corner and then stop on a line…

I noticed a few times when i pulled up and the woman was already sitting at the stop point, that she was taking a rediculous amount of time to pull away, as i figured pulling away at the same time right before a bend might not be the best idea, so i’d let her pull away first since she was there first. Later i noticed that she was going very slowly around the course, but could hear high revs, clearly in first gear… i then found out that she hadn’t successfully got the bike into 2nd gear yet.

A little later we were going in and out of cones, then doing a figure of 8. the guy rode around for about 5 minutes, was told that was fine, I did the same. Then the instructor spent over half an hour with the woman, trying to get her to do it right.

The instructor decided that we should call it a day and finish up some other time, because “you guys are getting stressed with yourselves”… the other man seemed quite relaxed, and i was enjoying myself… train ticket cost me £15, had to get a taxi to and from the station, £4 each… that’s £23 travel that i have to spend AGAIN… only reason i was happy with spending the extra was because this place was the only place i could find that would do the CBT this week, and i was eager to get it done.

Do you think its right for 1 person to hold everyone up SO much? especially when there were 2 instructors there, I also felt as if i was getting a very poor amount of the instructors attention. One instructor spent the whole day with the woman, the other spent at least 80% of his time with the other guy, occasionally/rarely coming to see if i was doing it right…

2

Don’t stress over it, you might spend a few more quid and it might take a bit longer to get your CBT but things like this happen, people are idiots and don’t always run their businesses properly, it’s just life and although I agree with you it’s not right, it’s not worth getting hung up about.

3

Maybe you should consider posting the name of the school offering hte CBT in the Name and Shame section. Nothing libelous, just highlight your experiences and concerns… ? (edited, cos my spelling’s awful! :D)

4

That sucks major nipples.

5

good idea…:slight_smile:

6

I have to admit that does sound a bit off. If the two guys were getting on OK the lady should have been taken to one side and given a bit of 1 to 1 tuition to allow the fellas to progress.

When my son did his CBT on his 16th birthday the place where he went were excellent. As he had a Priller RS50 with gears they let him use their 100cc geared bike for the playground bit and then their scooter for the road bit. they then took him out the following week FOC on his own bike as a follow up.:slight_smile:

Big up GADA Motorcycle Training:cool:

I’d be inclined to write a letter of complaint.

7

when i did mine me and another guy got the hang of things quickly but a big scary looking bird (for whom it had apparently been her life long ambition go get a bike) was shockingly poor, and did have to get a bit of extra attention. the instructor seemed to manage it all fine tho, gave us enough time to make sure we were ok, and see if he could get the woman up to speed

when practicing the emergency stop, she managed to accidentally pop a small wheelie and crashed…

got to the end of the CBT part and time for the road ride. said she wouldn’t be able to go out, but she could come back the next day and they could spend more time on it, as she’d booked for her DAS. she never showed…

training centre was kickstart in east london by the way - top guys

8

That’s an awful experience and I think you have every right to be p*ssed off.

The school is definitely at fault as one poor pupil shouldn’t hold up the rest. Name and shame them and don’t go there again.

Good luck next time.:slight_smile:

9

I’d ask the instructors was it normal to pay the training money again due to one poor pupil. Their reaction would decide for me where I passed my CBT :cool:

10

Seems a bit rubbish that they didnt spot that the lady could not get out of 1st, but with CBTs there is always going to be a spectrum of different abilities, that is life. However to not push through the able candidates and to ask you back is not right, especially with a 2:3 ratio.

11

I figured it out…

Its a SCAM.

They are leeching from unsuspecting Mooney’s out there…

Dude… was the woman hot though? If shes hot then shes allowed to stay in 1st gear.

12

Not very professional I say.

I did my CBT with 2 blokes and 2 women with GADA. I was amazed that one of the ladies passed as one of them stopped at the side of me and lent sideways on to me with her bike when it stalled !

Agreed you are going to get differences in ability but personally, if you had shown the instructors you can control a bike they should’ve given you your certificate.

13

Hahahah, i love your attitude. If things are a bit slow next time i go down i’ll be doing that :wink:

but yeah, it was enjoyable while it lasted, now i have something to look forward to next week too.

yeah, problem is that i never got to cover certain things, and so couldnt do the road-ride. Couldnt really practice U-turns while she was still riding around the circuit. Ah well… yesterday i had to travel with trains, walking and bus… today i got the coach home (from uni), and usually someone picks me up from the coach stop, but today they couldnt so i had to figure out how to get home, had no idea >.< found a bus that was going to a highstreet, assumed there would be a lot more busses there, found one going the right direction eventually… I can honestly say that very little could make me more appreciative of having my own form of transport than the last 2 days :slight_smile: so it isnt all bad. =]