Re: First Sign of Spring

Posted by MarkPBG on
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/First-Sign-of-Spring-tp3814103p3817099.html

Just pull up the front end and do the turn on the back wheel, You just lean a little and you can do a u-turn in a ONE foot box. :)
(best attempted on a rental) lol

and p.s._ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZx5RLSY02Y

THe uturn is supposed to be 10 feet deep, but NOT just 10 feet wide. You're supposed to get an average two lanes to make the turn, just like a car. 20-24' is the correct width for the test. Sounds like theirs is set up improperly. If a car can't make a turn in 10 feet, why should a motorcycle have to? They both use the same roads and the State cannot discriminate against one group of drivers.

I don't know about your state, but in FLorida, if you take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation class…which does not have such a short uturn test in it…you are exempt from the DMV test and it qualifies you for your motorcycle endorsement on your drivers license. (update, I checked the Florida DMV website and apparently, since 2008, the DMV no longer gives the motorcycle endorsement test…riders are REQUIRED to take a motorcycle safety course to qualify for the motorcycle endorsement) (doesn't sound fair that bikers need a 3 day training class, when the inattentive cell-phone using, texting, eating a happy meal while driving crowd just goes in a and takes a 10 minute test! WTF? Cars run into bikers MUCH more often than bikers run into cars! WHO needs the training? THEM more than us I say!) <rant over> lol