Passed
Woooo 
, I am now the holder of a category A (officially A2 as I will be restricted to 33bhp for two years) license according to the DVLA .
After two days of training it all came down to the 45 minutes with the DSA examiner, what a nerve wracking time that was; I’m not sure that I’ve been so nervous before a test. This was compounded by the fact that, as I explained earlier, there was only one shot at this before the reorganisation of the motorcycle test.
Regardless, with that in my mind I set out and was reasonably happy with my riding. I was even happier when told that I’d passed with only three minors . Much thanks to the examiner who was understanding about the fact that I was riding a oil tanker 
and so asked me to attempt the U turn on a road that is suitable for a bike of that size.
Of course, this also means that the L plates are well and truly in the bin (for bikes anyway) and that I can now enter the weird and wonderful world of motorway riding. I’ll have to try that next time I’m on “the mainland” .
Finally, much thanks to John et al. at Ryderight who were superb in the training that I recieved over the two days. Highly recommended if any of you happen to be on the island and are looking for a motorcycle training school.
