bring on the leathers...

well...i took it today and...I PASSED!!!!!!

it was terrifying when i went out on the roads, i went round braintree, stalling on a regular basis (at the beginning at least). the good point of this was however that as the bike was a kick start (see wallace and grommit - a close shave) i got DAMN good at kick starting it. anyway, the upshot of the shaky start was that by the time i got to the mcdonalds roundabout, i could change gear (relatively smoothly), slow down in time for the turning (intead of hurtling towards the junction at 30mph) and turn off the indicator as soon as i'd made the turn. it really was scarier than i thought, big up to the bike riders i see out on the roads in the rush hour, they make it look sooo easy.

now all i have to do is to ride around till i get the hang of my bike (unfortunatly it's not a kick start - grrrrr i was soo good at that bit). then when i get back from oz, i'll make myself familiar with the roads again and take the test :D

'tis all i have to say for now, but i leave you with this thought: i know where most of you live and if i can stall my way there, i'm coming to visit!!!