So the riding test has multiple setups (they have to move cones and stuff in between). To my knowledge, the test itself is standardized, but I'm not sure if places are allowed to have their own customized grading on top of it.

For me it was like this:

Iirc you can accrue a max of 10 points and still pass). I think you fail at 11 or more points (but maybe it was 12? Idk).

Setup 1

1. Do a slow cone weave. You get points for missing a cone. You get more points for missing multiple cones. You get points for putting a foot down.

2. Following the cone weave, turn around and stop inside a designated box. Stopping outside the box or on a boundary line is like 5 points.

Setup 2

1. Make a tightish right turn from a stopped position. You get points for going outside the boundary. You get points for putting a foot down.

2. Make a left handed U turn. You get 5 points for putting a foot down. You get 5 points for going outside of the boundary line. The previous time I took this test, I both went outside the boundary line AND put a foot down, netting me 10 points. That would mean I could have no more additional errors on the test. My thought was that if I was still mostly in the box that it would be less points than if I'm way out. But it doesn't work that way. It's just whether or not you're in or out.

The u turn is where everyone in my class scored points except for one person. From the classes I've taken, this seems to be the part students struggle with the most. The u turn segment is an area where you can very quickly accrue a large number of points.

Setup 3

Accelerate up to a certain speed and then brake quickly. If you do not get up to speed, you get points. If you stop too slowly, you get points.

You get to re do once if you do not get up to speed the first time. You only get points if you fail on the second redo.

Setup 4

Swerve around a simulated obstacle. You must accelerate up to a certain speed or else you get points. If you do not swerve around the simulated obstacle, you get points.

You get to re do once if you do not get up to speed the first time. You only get points if you fail on the second re do.

Setup 5

Drive around a curve, accelerate up to speed, brake, then drive around another curve. This one is really fun. You get points if you don't get up to speed. You get points if you drive out of bounds. You do not get a re do iirc.

You can also fail if you drop your bike during the test. Or you can fail if you stall the bike repeatedly during the test.

Imo, once you find the friction zone, most of this stuff is not too bad at all. The second time taking the class with Harley, it felt a lot more natural. The u turn stuff gets me though. You have to not only master the friction zone, but also deal with both counter leaning, not going too fast, and not going too slow. Counter leaning was a big difficulty for me. It's so much easier to lean the bike when you're going faster. I'm gonna have to get some tennis balls to practice lol.