SALAD
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 10:19 AM |
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Bike Tests...?
Got a bit confused when looking into this one.
Can someone tell me in simpleton terms what the rules are regarding bikes and licences?
I understand that due to obtaining my car licence before 1st January 2001 I am entitled to ride a 50cc without doing a CBT and without the need for
'L' plates.
Being over 21 does that allow a 125cc?
After that I'm guessing a CBT and bike test are needed??
Anyone clear this up for me please?!
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 10:30 AM |
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from what I gather...
Anyone can ride a 50cc moped thing on a normal car license
you need to sit cbt to ride a 125, and can then ride a 125 of up to 14.6bhp on a car license and l plates (car license gives provisional
entitlement)
after that it depends on age, over 21 and you can do direct assessment and then ride anything you like, if youre younger theres an interim stage where
youre restricted to 33bhp (restricted 400s and 600s and suchlike.)
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 10:31 AM |
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to ride a 125 bike you must sit a CBT
don't worry you'd have to be unbelievably pathetic on one to fail, it cost about £70 and lasts 2 years before having to reset it if you
don't go for your full licence test
buy a 125, their fantastic fun to ride 
[Edited on 10/7/09 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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owelly
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 12:06 PM |
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And Mr Whippy just happens to have a CG125 for sale.......
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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asl
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 01:18 PM |
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Hi. What's the smallest bike (and what would I need to ride one) that can go on a motorway.
I am sick of sitting going nowhere on the M25!!!!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 01:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by asl
I am sick of sitting going nowhere on the M25!!!!
A small bike on the M25! 
Aaargh!
You might as well paint "Knock me off the road please" on your back...
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robocog
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 05:54 PM |
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L platers not allowed on motorways
also best getting something a bit bigger CC than 125 for that..My CG125 will do just under 70 indicated on clock, but only downhill and chin on tank
and all appendages tucked right in and nothing flapping and is 'kin scarry on such a beast and I didn't hold it for long before realising
how foolish a move it was
- going back up the hill , same posture I think I almost touched 40 MPH
Think a 250cc or bigger would be a lot happier at motorway speeds
My route to 2 wheels (locost way for non teenagers)
CBT - get a 125 , get some experience without killing yourself > theory > A2 test (33hp limit for 2 years) > whatever you fancy riding
Alternate method (more expensive and intense and could be a recipie for disaster)
CBT>Theory>DAS (ride anything you can afford - possibly a dangerous move if you are the type that would take on a traffic light drag race?)
I'm still at the pootling round on a CG125 stage and loving it- 100MPG £15 a year tax and filtering past the rush hour traffic so I am never
late for work and can predict what time to set off - rather than set off at the same time each day and sometimes being 20 mins early or 1/2 hour late,
for no reason
Not in a rush to do DAS or A2 licence depsite having a 360cc beast parked next to the CG, though I will probably get the theory cracked and out of the
way before summer is out
dunno why I didn't do this years ago
Have fun and stay safe :-)
Regards
Rob
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