How To Pass Your Motorcycle Checkride and MLA In Victoria, Australia

Having just completed and passed my motorcycle licence assessment on my G310GS, I thought I'd put together a short video, with one or two tips, which may (or may not) help you to pass your checkride and MLA.

[@DR200Gold]

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[@Thelivewire64]

I did my Ls yesterday and we had to pass all those things. Best practice all of it including U turns before check ride. Thanks for the tips. Good work with the vid. Done in a real life practical sense too.

[@RadioSnivins]

I got my L's at Kilsyth the day before Easter. I kept forgetting to flick my blinker off on the ride, let alone buffer. I'm picking up a KTM 390 Adventure from the dealer on Friday. So, my first solo ride will be 50 kms from Epping, in heavy traffic, on tram tracks, and most likely wet roads that I'm unfamiliar with. It's a jot terrifying. Still, mustn't blub.

[@kialmarshall8457]

Thanks mate, going for my licence assessment next month and it was very easy to understand where you're coming from especially when I recognise the roads so well being a ballarat local myself, buffering and head checks is the biggest thing I've realised

[@ryanbaird4299]

I'm glad that i watched this before before i went, I just passed my MLA yesterday and i can pretty much say you were spot on in this video, Thank you for making this, it was great to refresh my memory and learn some new tips before i went for the MLA! :D

[@mitchell718]

This is going to help me heaps. I noticed this is in Ballarat, that's where i'm going to do my check ride in 9 days, so i'm sure these tips will help me, thank you!

[@mervyoung5397]

Great video! Just got my L's (in VIC too) and will be practicing all this stuff for the next 9-12 months before going for my CR and Assessment. Cheers mate!

[@CDLynas]

Excellent video. Good to see live commentry. Been having trouble knowing exactly how much space to give for buffering and how early to move.

[@marie-annstraka1105]

Thank you so much for this!! As a new learner, your video has helped me understand so much!

[@Sagarnaral]

Hey mate. Just completed my overseas conversion. Watched you video and it's actually helped me alot. Thanks for the tips. 🤙🏼

[@DR200Gold]

Your welcome 👍 glad it helped.

[@maxtaylor8072]

What a fantastic, useful video. Thanks mate.

[@ford335gt]

Thank you buddy, going for my check ride in a few weeks and this video has helped a lot.

[@DR200Gold]

Your welcome, good luck with the check ride 👍

[@daveb2317]

Hi just found your video it was so helpful for me things to keep in mind and practice while Iam riding

[@setinadale321]

Thankyou. This helps for someone who is learning.

[@Nyx_wolfe]

Awesome video dude! I got for my test ride tomorrow and this has helped ease my nerves a little 😊

[@DR200Gold]

Thanks, glad it may have helped a little bit. Good luck with your test 👍

[@marianacastaneda7747]

Thanks so much for this! Doing my check ride tomorrow, feeling a bit nervous for those small mistakes. Fingers crossed!

[@DR200Gold]

Your welcome, good luck on the check ride 👍

[@user-ik5di6lp7f]

great video cob, doing my check ride this weekend 18/3 after just shy of 12 months and 8000ks , was a very helpful insight on what to look out for that im doing wrong before h hand

[@DR200Gold]

Cheers, Good luck. There's a bit of wriggle room on the check ride in terms of making small mistakes, biggest tip would be to watch and listen carefully to everything the instructor says and does, as they will give you all the info and tips you'll need to pass the final assessment 👍

[@davidung7785]

I like everybody else would just like to say thanks! Good insight and tips. Cheers bro.

[@DR200Gold]

Cheers, hope it helps a little 👍

[@sid2674]

That was great. Thanks!

[@vesparama]

Good tips. Thanks

[@jodiefreiberg8768]

Thanks for the tips! My Check ride is next week and it was good to get the reminders - almost 2 years with L's due to Covid, you do forget some of these things.

[@DR200Gold]

Glad it was helpful, did you get an extension for the L's ok ? I heard some people were having to fight a bit to get one. Good luck with your check ride, stay safe ! 👍

[@jodiefreiberg8768]

@@DR200Gold VicRoads gave me until the end of this month to get my license - so I am getting it done. Thanks

[@taniat353]

thanks for sharing, good reminders

[@DR200Gold]

Your welcome, hope it helps.

[@hanoitripper1809]

Great tips, I just got my Ls last week and this was a gd refresher. Your streets look wide an empty compared to the suburbs around me haha

[@hanoitripper1809]

I’ve got my final road test today in melbs.. a bit nervos 😅.. watching this for a refresher! update; I passed 🎉🎉🎉😂😂

[@chatsifieds]

good tips thank you

[@Paulstevenfrazer]

Yeah the lockdowns gave us an extension on the license time, so with the extra time i was staying on my learners, i'm going for my checkride in 2 days with Allstar motorcycle training, im alittle nervous because i had a surgery and took time off the bike (a month), i get one solid day of riding before the check ride so i plan to make the most of it. I think i'll focus on buffering away from parked cars and from oncoming traffic, correct lane positions, head checks. those 3 main points will help me keep a standard out there on the ride! thanks champ

[@DR200Gold]

Your welcome, if you haven't ridden for a while I'd also recommend trying to find an empty car park for some slow rides, slow tight turns, emergency braking ect just before you go in. Good luck 👍

[@themototo10]

Thanks for the video mate, also from ballarat here!

[@DR200Gold]

Your welcome, around the lake is a good place to practice, it's part of one of the testing routes. I used the carpark at the soccer club on pleasant st s to practice in a bit as well, its usually empty 👍

[@themototo10]

@@DR200Gold thanks mate didnt think of that, usually the go-to is the masters carpark but i think that has a shop there now

[@noggles]

great video thanks mate!

[@DR200Gold]

Your welcome, hope it helps a little 👍

[@chatsifieds]

thank you!

[@Ellisian]

thanks so much for this video, it was perfectly timed 😄 ive booked in my licence test for next week, and I'm probably more nervous about getting the route wrong or messing up because of it (which happened on my check ride). Do you have any advice for avoiding getting overwhelmed by trying to manage all the riding etiquette while riding unfamiliar roads? 😊 thanks again!!

[@DR200Gold]

I was also on unfamiliar roads, and yep that made me nervous as well. I made a point of letting the instructor know I didn't know the roads before we started, and he said he'd use his blinkers early so I could see in the mirror. Just keep a check on the instructor in your mirror, if you make a wrong turn it's no big deal and they will give you a flash or beep to pull over and then correct the route. Doing an hour or two of riding in the area right before your test may help calm the nervs as well, Good luck 👍

[@pine207]

Did you end up getting your licence?

[@Ellisian]

@@pine207 I did! a few months into my Ps I got T-boned haha, but I'm on my second bike now and loving every second of it 😄I did make a wrong turn in my final on-road test, but as DR200gold said, they really don't mind so long as you don't break any road rules in the process of correcting :)

[@jacquesdelaporte1097]

Good video mate

[@DR200Gold]

cheers

[@sergeant_ozzy1037]

Thanks for the video mate! When you said the thing that you were pulled up on, was it because you didn’t brake, or because you didn’t slow down / initiate the brake lights when saw the car pulling out?

[@sergeant_ozzy1037]

Also any tips for slow riding? It’s one of the few things I messed up on first time round.

[@DR200Gold]

I didn't "setup" (cover) the brakes when approaching the car in the intersection, so was not prepared to stop if the car kept coming out.

[@DR200Gold]

@@sergeant_ozzy1037 Keep your eyes up and looking straight out ahead, not down 👍 Drag the rear brake a little. Car park practice.

[@sergeant_ozzy1037]

Cheers mate! I'll keep these in mind. Hoping to book my check ride soon, and your advice has deffo helped a lot.

[@VintonVialpando]

Looking at you going 50 in 40km/h zone while talking about buffering :D

[@DR200Gold]

lol, more and more 40 zones popping up, they can catch ya out fairly easy. My speedo is also out by 5kph so was actually only on 45 🤔 and being from Adelaide originally I'm use to a 9kph allowance lol they may have changed that by now though.

[@muhammadhussaini9035]

Hello nice video but I have a few questions 1)how much did you have to pay to do the two day training ? 2) if you fail do you have to pay the full amount again or less?

[@DR200Gold]

The two day course was $500, I'm not sure how much you have to pay if you fail it.

[@BadgerMcblasty]

I’ve got into the habit of always covering the front brakes, I even rev match when down shifting covering them, I hope I’m not pulled up on that.

[@DR200Gold]

You will be if they see it, I was doing that on the learners course and was told several times not too. It's def not an instant fail but you could get a mark against you if they see it a number of times I think.

[@BadgerMcblasty]

@@DR200Gold rev match? or always covering the brake? 🤔

[@DR200Gold]

@@BadgerMcblasty Always covering the brakes, nothing wrong with rev matching 👍

[@BadgerMcblasty]

@@DR200Gold sweet. Rev matching is practically second nature now, that’d be hard to snap out of, not constantly covering the brakes - I can deal with.

[@burnedell]

Silly question but, do you need to head check when changing position within your current lane?

[@DR200Gold]

I can't remember if that one was a "requirement" but I'd suggest you should be doing it automatically anyway, traffic can appear from "out of nowhere" all to easily

[@burnedell]

@@DR200Goldthanks mate for the quick response. You’re a legend

[@kevinpook3678]

Is there much difference with the course of the check ride and the actual assessment?

[@DR200Gold]

If by "course" you mean the route ? if so then yes they can be completely different. If you mean other differences....then I'd say the check ride felt more like a relaxed, fine tuning course, with tips for the final assessment/exam.

[@Harrygreen111]

With buffering what do you do with parked cars and on coming cars at same time , do you avoid one more than other or just stay in middle between them

[@DR200Gold]

Buffer away from the oncoming cars as they are the more dangerous threat.

[@kenkellalea329]

I ride push bike very fast weather permitting

[@DR200Gold]

Good to know 👍

[@DarthFetid]

i know this place well. edit, you follow my old ute for a bit. lol.

[@kaizen1723]

Is this his real voice or is he trolling?

[@DR200Gold]

lol

[@Freedomone153]

Sturt St? Ballarat? Lol

[@DR200Gold]

yep 👍