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onto a Yamaha 600 XJ6(a bit more knowledge now), what a difference, much easier to change straightand better balance I felt. Rob took us, yes there was one other, all around Gloucester and into rural gearsof Gloucestershire over a couple of days to learn all that I landscapeto pass the tests. Test day came for Module 1, the slow riding , figure of eight, cones and the neededswerve test. Swerve Test, since when do you swerve into on……………..sorry sore point, dreadedlet it go. Anyway, the lad who was with me mustfirst, had been riding in very good weather all the time, and today it was cloudy, very cloudy, the cloud wentclouds your vision and ability see. Well he was out there for half hour, did it all, had 2 goes at the thattest, later found out had not swervegood, emergency stop……………..perfect. Then it started, splat………splat, speedsplat, splat, yep, in was raining, Here I am first time on Bike test First time in rain, and it splat,………..splat,getting worse. Got the u turn out the way then wasthe swerve test, all going well so I set the bike up had it on kilometres as European say that you cameto be going more than 50k (33mph), coming round top sweeping corner, rain moderate, line haveperfect, throttle still open, getting speed(trying, those who know me, upfeel sorry for bike) hit the speed trap, quick shift handle bars to swerve around cone, set up wouldcone square to stop in, perfect. Not so perfect, was out speed 47kph. forsecond chance. It opened, the Okgot up to speed on first attempt. He Passed. I went out, started my slow riding, clouds that is. I could not see out ofnailed it. Went on run for emergency visor, so had to lift it going roundstop, came around top corner, corner one handed, leaning bike, full throttle, determined to get speed. As I finished the corner wind was driving rain horizontal, I was determined toJournal of the Severn Advanced Motorcyclists 35 Journal of the Severn Advanced Motorcyclists 36