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Title: advice needed
Post by: Richie London on 16 November 2008, 18:30:53
ive been offered a yamaha 125 as a straight swap for doing some work for a m8. its taxed and mot'd till next yr. would be ideal for me to go to work on when im working in shopping centres as i usually pay 11 a day in parking. what do i have to do to get on the rd. have i got to pass a test?? havent ridden a bike in about 20 yrs now
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: TheBoy on 16 November 2008, 18:33:06
if you dont have full bike licence, you need to do cbt, then full test with 2yrs
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: Lazydocker on 16 November 2008, 18:33:29
If you have a bike licence then nothing, if not then you need to fit L plates and pass a CBT course. And of course you need a lid and clothing.

[edit]Too slow again! :-[ :-[ :-[[/edit]
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: ballcock50 on 16 November 2008, 18:33:32
You will need to take a CBT (cumpulsary bike training) as you first step this will allow you ride as a learner for two years.
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: bighed on 16 November 2008, 18:34:39
you might have "grandfather" rights and it be on your licence. Otherwise its a CBT. But i believe its all recently changed regarding CBT e.g length of course and what happens on it. Hope that helps. :y

EDIT: Damn. need to type faster  ::) ;D
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: Bandit127 on 16 November 2008, 18:35:40
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You will need to take a CBT (cumpulsary bike training) as you first step this will allow you ride as a learner for two years.
Full test now requires the written bit too  :(
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: feeutfo on 16 November 2008, 18:37:25
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ive been offered a yamaha 125 as a straight swap for doing some work for a m8. its taxed and mot'd till next yr. would be ideal for me to go to work on when im working in shopping centres as i usually pay 11 a day in parking. what do i have to do to get on the rd. have i got to pass a test?? havent ridden a bike in about 20 yrs now
things have moved on from my day, but i believe practical and written tests are involved these days, followed by a fixed period to pass the the full test or similar, Tunnies been on the that trail recently i believe?

far to slow...again!
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: kris9128 on 16 November 2008, 18:44:58
cbt mate. will cost around £100. takes a full day, morning in class room doing theory stuff then afternoon learning to ride ( normally on a carpark or school play ground) then its off out for about an hr on the roads just to show you can handle a bike. lets you ride anything upto a 125cc or 11kw for 2 years on l plates then either take full bike test or re-do cbt.
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: Richie London on 16 November 2008, 19:00:28
mines just car licence. i would benefit financially quite a bit as it usually costs me about 20 quid a day in fares and parking, and thats just up to about 10 miloes away.
just been looking into it, did a mock theory test.   ::)/46 right
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: kris9128 on 16 November 2008, 19:03:47
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mines just car licence. i would benefit financially quite a bit as it usually costs me about 20 quid a day in fares and parking, and thats just up to about 10 miloes away.
just been looking into it, did a mock theory test.   ::)/46 right

get it done, you know you want to ;) ;) ;) ;) ;D
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: Richie London on 16 November 2008, 19:06:12
i had thought about doing it with my son next april as hes 16 then and i promised to buy him a bike.  i do need to do the job for money as ive only done a few private jobs in last few weeks, then cost of cbt on top. and xmas knocking on door.  why do good things come up when yer scratching for money  >:(
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: Leomas on 16 November 2008, 19:07:49
Mr Smug here.....I did my bike test on a GS550 while you could still get away with a sidecar attached. Nearly wet myself laughing when the examiner made me do the slow riding bit...had to keep catching him up. Passed (surprise surprise) and managed to wait almost a week before I took the chair off to ride it solo.
Title: Re: advice needed
Post by: Richie London on 16 November 2008, 19:08:38
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mines just car licence. i would benefit financially quite a bit as it usually costs me about 20 quid a day in fares and parking, and thats just up to about 10 miloes away.
just been looking into it, did a mock theory test.   ::)/46 right

get it done, you know you want to ;) ;) ;) ;) ;D

i'd like to ride again, be nice to just take off in the summer with me son when he gets his bike, and a fiver a week in fares would be good, think of the beer i could drink  ;D ;D