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Showing posts with label BRANSONS MOTORCYCLES OF GLOUCESTER. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BRANSONS MOTORCYCLES OF GLOUCESTER. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
DSA BIKER TEST
I have been practicing for the new DSA bike test over the past two weeks. The test includes riding through a speed gate at 50 kph and immediately swerving before pulling up in a box. I ride a Honda 125 loaned by BRANSONS MOTORCYCLES, the Gloucester Honda Agent. The test area is short and a Honda 125 isn't the speediest accelerator. It takes a while to get the line and acceleration right. Steve of Acer Motorcycle Training spent ten years track racing. He has practiced on the new course over the past two months and reached 58 kph through the gate on the Honda CG. He is a good teacher and I finally made 51 kph after ten practice runs.
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