Topic: At the DMV

[70CB750]

Last Saturday I was taking road test on the motorcycle.  Long story short - I failed the weaving test even she let me try three times, this little chinese lady.
 
But before the test I realized my horn is not working.  Well, it is working but not the button.  The horn beeps when I yank the bars all the way to the right and it hits the stop.  There is some kind of a short connection. 
 
I was waiting with the engine idling and she asked me to show her left turn signal and right turn signal, went behind me to see the brake light and than she asked for the horn - I turn handlebars hard to the right -  beeep, beeeeep - I passed:)
 
But the weaving I never done before and I just couldn't do it.  I will have to practice before I can try again.
 
And yes, I need to fix the horn, the right turn all the way to the stop is not very practical way of activating the horn signal in everyday traffic:D

[grcamna2]

You may have a loose wire(light green) in you're headlight bucket or..I suspect it's in your left hand switch..possibly where the light green wire makes contact w/ the switch lower casting around the spring.It'd be good to remove the L. lower handlebar switch lower casting and then inspect that part and possibly clean up the contacts between the button & wire contact w/ special attention payed to how the button peg fits through the brass holder along with the spring, and make sure you have enough slack in the wires that come out of your bars and you're locating pin is in there to keep the switch set in one position..so the switch/lever & mirror perch doesn't rotate too much and cause a bad connection.

What speed does the DMV tester require you to be traveling when your doing those "weaves"? if it's over 25 mph then countersteering goes into effect which wants you to handle the "Tiller" slightly differently to initiate the turn...
I have the Street Smarts video's that have helped me learn the art of countersteering quite a bit; have you ever looked in you're local Public library ? You may be able to borrow them and practice it before you're next test..Excellent video's. 

[HondanutRider]

Not familiar with your Virginia testing but the "weaving test" sounds similar to the slaloming exercise that I teach here in Ontario, Canada.  Practice the sensation of "push steering" where you have the bike rolling at a constant, steady speed of about 20-25 mph, and then "push" on the steering side that you wish to "weave" towards.  A steady solid push in the side you are turning towards (not a sudden jerk) is what you want, and the two-wheeled vehicle will lean in that direction and turn positively in the same.  Practice keeping your body squarely on the bike, leaning with it and turning your head in the direction you are turning.  Knees in and feet on the pegs - lots of fun.  Push left - go left ... push right go right ... keep repeating.

[grcamna2]

+1  it's like Power Steering !

[70CB750]

Actually the most important trick seems to be - dont look at the next cone but beyond it. Went practicing during lunch and she can really move/turn if I push her.

The speed is low - you start from stop and the first cone is 12 feet in front of you.

[singedebile]

I was pretty impressed with the test here in PA, atleast compared to the driving test. The ability to do a figure 8, and in a box so small that it almost has your steering locked requires a semblance of control/understanding of your vehicle. 

On a side note, I failed my first test because I flipped my visor open before doing the figure 8 (I often do this in general when I am stopped or moving slowly so that I can see that much better), it kinda frustrated me a bit though... I could have shown up with safety glasses and no helmet instead of a full face helmet and I would have passed (in PA there is no helmet law).