I'm learning on the cheapest course that allows you to make a reservation for the second stage after completing the first stage. As the weather gets warmer, more and more people seem to be taking motorcycle lessons, and it's hard to get a reservation at all.
It's been 10 days since the last time, and I'm finally starting the second phase.
By the way, at the school I go to, you can choose to learn on a Harley (883R) for an additional 20,000 yen, but I've only seen one person riding one.
According to Wikipedia, it has 37PS/5.5kgf-m and weighs 227kg. With its upright position and parallel twin engine, it's almost like riding a Ninja 400.
The blinker and horn switches are upside down (NC750 has the horn on the top and the blinker on the bottom; Ninja 400 has the horn on the bottom), so you'll be looking for the blinker as soon as you start riding.
Also, today's lesson was thrilling because a person who was taking a lesson on a big scooter (probably a medium AT) kept falling over on the course. It was a low speed, so he didn't seem to get hurt, but he was a small guy, so when he started to fall, he couldn't support the bike and was thrown out onto the street......
I was a little surprised because I had never seen a person fall on a motorcycle so spectacularly.
The difference between the first and the second stage is that the course includes not only the "skill tasks" but also the "legal driving". It reminds me of when I got my mid-size license a long time ago.
- The blinker should be 30 meters in front of you.
- keep left
- When you get in the car, don't put your right foot on the ground unless you're in low gear.
It's not that I usually put my blinker on at the last minute, but when I'm on a narrow course, I have to put my blinker on even though I can't see the turn point at all. It's not that I usually put my blinker on just in time, but in the narrow course of the driving school, I have to put my blinker on when I can't see the turning point at all. ....... You can't do this if you don't know the road. I'm sure you'll agree.
If I'm not careful, there will be a corner between when I put on my blinker and the intersection. Of course, when you put on your right blinker and pull up to the center line, you can't see the intersection.
I think keep-left is also a provision of Article 18 of the Road Traffic Law. Well, I usually drive on the left side of the road rather than in the middle of the lane, but depending on the flow of the road, I sometimes drive in the middle of the lane "to check the cars that are recklessly overtaking". In Kawasaki, where I live now, there are a lot more dangerous cars that overtake and pull over than in Tokyo.......orz
And if I'm the first one to stop at a traffic light, I'll stop in the middle and wait for the light to turn green with both feet on the ground.
Then, I would drive as if I were in a driving school, but after the lesson, my driving on the way home would be awkward.
So, the second stage of my big two-wheeled motorcycle (I have a standard two-wheeled MT) is seven hours. I need to ride for 6 more hours............
I've only got three hours booked for the whole month! There are no openings at all!
I didn't think I'd get into this kind of trouble just because I skimped on one or two admonitions.
I can ride two hours a day, which should take me three days if it's the shortest I can ride.
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