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Ha, you could be right. Was thinking more on the lines of the trousers not meeting the boots, but get your drift!

Anyone any thoughts? I have a pairs of A*'s AST-1 - https://www.jsaccessories.co.uk/buy/alpinestars-ast-1-drystar-shoes-black-red/34429.htm and thinking about getting some leather trousers shortly. What are the thoughts with low boots like these with leathers - Look daft, or OK? Don't really want to be shelling out on new boots just yet. Thanks!

Re test today - Managed to find another school that could get me a test sooner. Back out in Burgess Hill this morning and got it! It's almost as if they knew me as we spent 10 mins on the dual carriageway(Different slip entry this time!) Thought i'd cocked it up right at the end, as Van coming towards me overtaking parked cars in an industrial estate. My last lesson was all about there's loads of room go for it, so i went for it, the examiner sat back and waited. Pulled me om it as the only minor. Either way - taxed and insured the street triple and been out already - great feeling!!

Hi All, New post and new member. I failed my Mod 2 recently (The shame) but getting off of your chest helps! I did mine at Burgess Hill, examiner was the manager there, nice guy got off to a good chatty start, did show me tell me questions. I had, Horn, tyres and what would you tell a pillion who was new to riding to do when riding with you. All straight forward. Left the test centre, had a pull over when ready within 1 min of leaving! Then roundabouts, NSL's and then onto the Dual Carriageway. It's here where i failed. It's a short slip road, up a hill. I accelerated up the hill, checked the inside lane spotted a car, shoulder checked, mirror checked, shoulder checked again and felt i could get on the gas and get on. 30 years of car driving obviously let me down as this was deemed a serious fault as i made the car move out, who in turn made another car move out... I genuinely think i would do it again (but not on a test!!) After that was independent ride, few more roundabouts, then off around a residential area with school. (8.15 test) so the place was literally littered with cars, kids, cars parked on mini roundabouts, people in the road, cars coming the other way. Seemed to handle it OK, and made progress. Then RH major to minor, and stop behind car. Angled start, bit wobbly but fine. Then busiest roundabout in town, notorious as has lights on 2 exits so it gets congested, remembered to wait until exist was clear before going on, then back to the test centre. RH major to minor - Cheeky cyclist coming down the road so waited for him and in. Examiner came over and told me he was absolutely gutted that he's going to have to fail me because of the Dual Carriageway entry, and apart from that it was a perfect ride. He wasn't half as gutted as me... One thing, i've never felt quite so deflated and p**sed off as this, took a good 24-48 hours to get my head together.. but we'll go again. Awaiting next available test as the only ones i can get are mid November and at a completely different test centre to where i've done all my training. (Thank you CoVid 19) 48 y.o. trying to do something i wanted to do when i was 20! Eye's on a Street Triple....