RC #4 and SP #5

Hey guys!

This week I went for 2 practice sessions:
RC #4 (Circuit Revision) - 29/1/15

SP #5 (Self Practice) - 31/1/15

Initially I only intend to go for RC this week but I have a friend who asked me if I wanna go for SP today, so I agreed. More practice, confirm will be beneficial right! Plus today my deal got cancelled so I'm not working today. Was late for prac today cos bbdc carpark got no parking lots wahlaoooooo!! Drive to bbdc so many times and this is the first time I encountered no lots. Waited awhile in the end I went to park the car opposite the centre's multistorey carpark since my friend and I were running late for our SP session already. And I found out the price is so much cheaper than parking at bbdc!!! hahahah.

Did lotsa uturn practices today during SP cause I have a Road Revision (RR) session booked for next wednesday so I wouldn't wanna fall down on the main road when uturning LOL. Extremely hot weather today, tryna tahan throughout the entire 100 mins. AND! I think I noticed that everytime during weekends, the instructors tend to be more cheery and smiley? HAHAHA that's what I feel lah. I've only been to 3 weekends prac out of 20-ish pracs and I noticed that. Prolly cos its the weekends LOL.

Both my RC and SP sessions this week were quite alright. Think I still have some mistakes to work on.. Like,

- Exiting the Figure 8 "S" course really fast = wide turning
- Stopping at neutral gear

- Incorrect posture at ebrake station

- Wobble when stopping

Awaiting my first RR session next wednesday! WHOOPPPP :D

RC #3

RC #3 (Circuit Revision) - 7/1/15

Back to bbdc again!! It has been more than 2 weeks since my last time being on a motorcycle.. Do I miss it? YOU BET!!! I didn't go for pracs cos there were still quite some time left to my "judgement day".. Which is my TP test hahahah. Bumped into my primary school friend at the bbdc entrance, plus my secondary school friend (who was taking the same RC prac as me!). Actually they were the ones who called my name yet I need to ask who they are before knowing I actually knew them lol... So laokui ley me. It's crazy amazing how people can change so much in a span of few years!! If they still are able to recognize me, does that mean I still look like a kid?! Ok I digressed.

Took my 3rd RC in my entire 2B course, to date, with 4 other guys and the instructor we gotten was Syahir!! He's the only instructor whom I have the privilege to attend his pracs so many times!! Around maybe 4-5 times already? So today I was the only person waiting for TP, while the other 4 guys were either in their prac 5 or waiting for prac 6!

Did 2 rounds of the circuit test route as a warmup first. As I didn't attend any prac for more than 2 weeks, I felt so foreign to the motorcycle hahaha! Took me like 5 mins to get used to it... Initially I felt damn wobbly and stuff. Hence its really true, what the instructors said.. To go for pracs at least one time a week so we wouldn't lose the feel of the bike! Yes, tested and proven... At least for me lah.

Then we went back to the circuit test route board for a briefing on general riding and stuff, how to lane change properly etc.. After the briefing, we did narrow plank first, pylon slalom, ebrake, figure 8 "S" course, crank course, right turning and lastly slope!

If y'all know, I really love doing narrow plank! It gives me this sense of achievement when I can stay on it hahahaha. But for the past few sessions I had fared really horribly on narrow plank :( BUT BUT BUT! I think the narrow plank feel struck me back today, and I felt so good doing the plank! My average timing was 8.35-8.60 secs today. Plus I didn't wobble badly anymore!! Pylon slalom was alright. Moving onto ebrake!

Okay this ebrake ah... Sometimes can sometimes cannot? Initially I started to slow down even before I reached the line to close throttle and brake hahhah I was travelling at 28-29km/h (we gotta hit 30km/h) or I pressed my front brake too hard abruptly (very very dangerous!). Subsequently after corrections I got the hang of it! Then to the figure 8 "S" and crank course!

Deep down I'm still a little worried about hitting below the 11 seconds mark for "S" course! So I did my "S" course, taking a deep breath before checking left blindspot and moving off.... Surprise surprise, my instructor told me my timing was 9.60 seconds?! Wahhh freaking amazed lah, cos I'm damn noob one.. Always 10 seconds + or close to 11 seconds.

Now if only I can hit such timings for my narrow plank and "S" course during my TP test hahahah.

Did right turning and slope after, both were alright! Then we headed back to return our bikes. Today's 100 mins felt like it flew by damn quickly!! Did a debrief and I guess right now for courses I must work even harder for my ebrake hahaha. Will try to go bbdc for SP/RC/RR at least once a week so as to not lose the feel of the bike.

Countdown to 2B TP test:
41 days

RC #2

RC #2 (Circuit Revision) - 8/12/14

Went for my second RC session today! My previous RC was on 27th Nov, so it was a good (almost) 2 weeks since I last touched circuit courses. Sky was pretty dark when I was on my way to bbdc so yeah... "Gonna be riding in the rain today" was the first thing I thought of and deep down I was hoping it wouldn't rain heheh.

Took my RC with 4 other people today and the instructor we got was Izhardi! He took my first attempt of 3.01 previously. Looked out the window and saw it raining cats and dogs ugggghhhhh... Went to put on raincoat and pants after getting our ICs checked. This is the 3rd time I'm encountering the rain!!!!

Did a few rounds of narrow plank and pylon slalom first, omgzzz my favourite plank hahaha!! My average timing today was 8 seconds plus.. There was once I went super slow on the plank until I hit 10 seconds+ and Izhardi said "Faster leh, don't need so long!!!" LOL hahaha I didn't even realize it. Then we moved onto ebrake.. Today I did alot better than my previous RC #1 ebrake station. One time I stepped on the rear brake too hard and I heard some knocking sound.. Luckily my rear tyre didn't lock and skid!!!! My only problem is that I keep looking down at the line hahahah wahlao my eyes need to maintain.

Went back to return raincoat and pants cos it stopped raining, and moved onto "S" and crank courses!! If you guys have read my previous entries, the "S" course really is a nightmare for me!! Initially my timing was between 11-11.6 seconds subsequently I tried to throttle more and.... I got 10.3 seconds+ woohoo :D Crank course was okay for me. Next we did right turn, lane changing and slope. These 3 components were ok for me as well!

Moved onto uturn at the mini circuit.... I WAS IN A MESS!!! When doing my uturn I don't know if I braked too hard or never maintain clutch or throttle keep turning off and on and... I dropped my bike wtf. Right leg kept falling off as well, I cannot stay in my lane and shit...

I CANNOT DO A PROPER UTURN AT ALL!!!! 

Best of all... My practical 7.01 is tomorrow.. Public road riding with UTURN.

Oh the horror!!!! Seeing how badly I did for uturn today, I immediately went to put my 7.01 practical for tmr on try-sell. Its been a few hours now and still nobody wanna buy my slot :( Hoping some person will buy my slot so I can go for more uturn practices first. Because I know I confirm will fail my 7.01 tmr and waste more $$ (cos road pracs are more expensive hahaha) if I attend the practical. We shall see... *fingers crossed*

RC #1

RC #1 (Circuit Revision) - 27/11/14

So... It was my birthday yesterday! Yet I still went riding haha, figured riding makes me happy and I should be happy on my birthday.. Yes? I turned 23 yesterday! Woohoooo :D

It was my first RC practice, because I still cannot book the next practical 6.01 yet. I have not completed my PPL defensive theory lesson (I'm left with the last one btw!) and have not applied PDL. My last defensive theory will be on saturday, and by then I'll prolly go apply for PDL on the same day as well. Hopefully I can start my 6.01 next week!

So I took my first RC with 4 other people. Did "S" and crank course first, right turn + lane changing, slope, narrow plank, pylon slalom and lastly ebrake.

And of course, I got stuck at the "S" course lah. My problem is sometimes I still keep turning off and on my throttle hence, I always fail to hit the required timing of under 11 seconds. Some of the older instructors there helped me alot and all, pillioned and showed me how to it and stuff, asked me to not worry about going faster or striking kerb. After a number of painful tries, I got the timing hahaha. Did slopes, then the S and crank courses a few more times before moving onto narrow plank and pylon slalom. Both of these courses were okay for me!! Then we moved onto ebrake...

Idk man but wtf is wrong with my ebraking skills?! My posture is shit, right leg keep dropping to the ground when stopping, eye kept looking below the line, wobbled when ebrake, used front brake too much... ZZZZZ. It doesn't help when there's a ferocious looking instructor shooting cut throat stares into me when I do my ebrake... Prolly because I accidentally cut into his class's student's lane when moving out earlier on after ebrake. I already checked my mirror and blindspot, I saw the dude was moving rather slowly and there's a gap so I moved out... I know I should give way lah but.. I apologized and all already and I'm still learning everytime I go for practs so.... Okay so moving on.


I felt like I did shitty today, particularly my ebrake and S course (still very inconsistent). Did badly whenever I wanna stop as well, damn unstable!!! Idk issit cause I haven't touch a bike for more than a week, then felt damn ganchiong and shit. Okay I think it's like a 50 50 performance?! Since it's my first RC practice, I shan't be too hard on myself. In conclusion... I still need to go for more RC practices!!