License Appt. Next Week
 

For all yall that know me, Ive been trying to get my freakin bike forever.
Well its looking like its happenin soon.

Getting my license next week. (already did all the msf stuff long ago/been riding friends bikes to practice; just didnt wanna wait in DMV forever just to get paperwork until I was really going to get it! Dont flame me, I rode his bike in industrial areas/ parking lots WAAAY away from anything remotely considered traffic.. :lol:)

AND...Ive got a couple friends that have been scouting bikes for me, and they've found a couple used SV's in the area im going to be looking at. :dthumb:

Ones an 05, the other is an 03, they havent told me the details yet...

So wish me luck, Im finally in the works of gettin my own!

Good luck dude!

That reminds me, I should go get my license soon. I have just been too lazy to get an appointment to take the test. :sorry:

Badass man.

WooT! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! I've had both...well...I HAVE an '03....the ex hubby had an '05. There's some minute differences between the two years, but both years are most excellent bikes. :dthumb:

Good luck!

NICE! good luck bro...

Congrats babe, bout time!! :dthumb:

No flaming from me. :-) You're only qualified for parking lot practice after the MSF anyway. Did the same thing as you, although I didn't wait as long to get the endorsement put on my license. (In GA, if you pass the course, you don't have to take the DMV test. You get a card from MSF and take it to DMV where they add the endorsement to your license.)

Just remember to BREATHE! Elbows bent and smile, so you'll relax. You'll do fine!!

Same in Ohio. I got my endorsement put on and then started riding around my neighborhoods before I hit busy streets.

Good luck man.

good luck!

Awesome dude! Congrats! Good choice on a bike too, the SV is sweet. They'll do everything from beginner bike to racing.

yea... ive wanted an 05 forever... so im crossin my fingers but aint in a hurry. going to be thorough in buying. bringin my mechanic buddy to look at the bikes when i go...

Good luck and congrats and all that jazz!

Oh, and 05 FTW, the black frame is way cooler. ;)

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...wedding028.jpg

Definitely! :dthumb:
Thanks :D

Yea, and the blue ones go faster!! :rockwoot:

in cali, if u pass the msf, you just show up and they give you a new license, no hassles...but you can ride with a permit, so you're nonflammable lol

enjoy it

Good for you man.

so... update...

to prove Dmv is pure Hell...

I made a freaking appt... for early this morning so i could go to class...(got an exam at 10am)

get there and their like...
oh sorry sir... we dont have an appt for you...
i showed them my print out (from online) that i do... at this location...
(oakland)

sorry sir... i cannot give you that appt... youll have to get a number...

(at this point im pissed)
im like wtf... ask to speak with manager... he tells me the same thing...

I cannot wait too long ive got a survey of law test today...
Everyone and their mother was there this morning witha line out the door...
i finally get a number...
and look at the time
915..(been waiting for an hour already... appt set for 800 knowin i may wait a lil bit even w/ appt)


survey of law test at 10...
i have to leave...


grrrrrrrr.....



i hate dmv...


and had to take an exam....
/end rant

Man that does suck. Well good luck when you get a chance to take the test. I hate dealing with DMV here in NC.

That's the thing. They know they can all be dicks, cause it's not like you can go somewhere else to get the service.

Fuckin pricks.

Thats sucks dude.

yea, i was pissed... like seriously, I GOT THE PRINTOUT!
BAH! :idk:

Ya know, if you had the proof, what would have been the issue with bumping you? Thats what they do here...

So you didn't get to take the test? Damn, man....that sucks ass. :td:

DMV sucks donkey dick in every state.

Heh...our DMV doesn't even give a real driving test for a motorcycle endorsement. Just show up with a legal bike, take the written test, and ride around the block...more than half they can't see, so if you fuck up, the don't know. As long as you and the bike make it back in one piece, you get the endorsement.

im still confused why you're taking the riding test since u already took the msf and passed it.... unless i misunderstood something....

i have to turn in paper that showed i passed msf... and taken written test. thats all... no riding reqd.. since i passed msf

Thats all you have to do and they turned you away from the appointment? wtf

Thats how it used to be in PA....they figured if you can make it around the block and come back in one piece then you are good to go.


I passed the MSF...and got my endorsement from them...so I avoided the DMV bullshit. When I got my permit all I had to do was walk in and give them 10 bucks. Now there is a written test involve. Apparently its sorta difficult.

The written test here is very tricky. I guess they think if you can pass it that if you studied well enough to comprehend the test, you know what the hell you're doing. Plus, it only had like 20 or 25 questions on it. It's a very short test and if you miss 4, no matter what the grade was, you failed. And they let you know if you missed a question after you answer it, with a big red X that stays on your screen during the entire test. It can be intimidating.

It still doesn't make you a competent beginner rider though.

You have to take a test to get your license? The only test I had to take was for the permit. If you fail does that mean they tear up your MSF completion shit?

There wasn't much wait for me when I went to get my license, but the process took a very long time since I was the first to get my license after the update to the MSF shit. I think it took them about an hour to run the paper work.

The DMV test for my permit was simple, but they had a lot of trick questions. There were only 25 questions though. What pissed me off was the question about braking was incorrect. Your supposed to use both at the same time, but the test at the DMV says rear then front. Naturally, when I took the MSF test I put rear then front and got that one wrong too.. I hate bullshit like that. If I got one more wrong I would have failed, but this was before the MSF course and just for the permit.