motorbike test?

Question

my sister has just asked me how to go about getting a motorbike! shes 16 so what does she have to do? what tests does she have to complete?

Answer 1

If you are in the UK, Then your sister will need to apply for a Provisional Driving Licence; £45.00 from the DVLA. forms from the Post Office.
Then She needs to take the Compulsory Basic Training (CBT).
Then the Theory Test at her local Driving Standards Agency (DSA) office.
Then the on road test also at the above.
As far as I am aware at the moment the next stages are something like this, although I am prepared to be corrected.

As she's 16 she will only be able to ride a 50 cc Moped/Scooter.

At 17 she will be able to ride and take her test on a 125cc motorcycle. After passing a test on that she can ride an A1 class motorcycle (33 horse power) for 3 years.
Then she can upgrade her licence to an A class motorcycle (150plus horsepower)
If she waited until she was 21 she could do Direct Access which would need the 125cc test followed by training and another test to allow her to ride any motorcycle.

Answer 2

With a provisional licence, you are not allowed to ride on the road until you have completed Compulsory Basic Training. Once you have completed the course you can ride a 50cc moped, or if you are 17 years old or over, with category A on your provisional licence, you can ride a learner legal motorcycle up to 125cc. You will also have to display L plates at all times, and you are not allowed to carry passengers or travel on motorways. Your CBT certificate will only be valid for 2 years, so you will need to renew it, or go on to take your full licence before it expires.
The link below will answer many of your questions hope she has a great time.

Source : PH Motorcycles http://www.phmotorcycles.co.uk/training-faq.html

Answer 3

She will need to get form for her provisional licence from the post office, she then has to attend her CBT test day which shows her how to ride a bike (up to a 125cc) and make sure she knows what she is doing before being let out alone on the road, when she reaches 17 she can then take lessons on how to ride a big bike. Hopes this helps.

Answer 4

I think now that the test is VERY easy, It sucks because depending on what bike you take it on it may be harder. I have a lot of friends that can't pass it and that because they really should not be on the road at their skill level and there are those that go take the test and pass and say "wow" was that it. I'm all for making it harder because I already passed but the more people that fail the more Riders will be on the road w/o insurance and Licenses, Kind of a catch 22.

Answer 5

Hey man need a learners first in QLD u need to be 16.5yrs old dont no if thats the same every where its a paper test its like 8 questions con sisting of "when do u need to wear a helmet" etc its all multichoice (very easy) cost about $25. then she needs to keep it for 6months then do a licence test. She can go through Q-Ride (that in QLD might be called something else in other states) its compentcy base its not real good they dont teach you hill starts and other things ive seen a few of my friends get seriously injured cause they did QRIDE and got there licence in a weekend its rather rediculas, i would recomend goin to a car park with and old dirt bike (they are unbreakable) like a DR250 or TTR250 and just pratcting then moving onto the road once she can ride. Maybe then a few lesons about road positioning etc

Answer 6

She has to do cbt compulsary basic training and she can ride a 50cc moped, lots of funky mopeds and 50cc motorbikes about but I'd be terrified of sending my children out on the road today on an underpowered vehicle with bugger all training and I started out at 17 and have over twenty years or motorcycle on road experience.

Answer 7

While your sister is limited to size of motorcycle
She must first look into doing her CBT.
Its a simple day course, however you are not allowed to ride any bike without it.
She will be limited to 125cc (if not 50cc)
Insurance will be very high.
She wont be 100% ready for the roads after the CBT, but it will give her 2 years to past the fully bike test.
After which she will be limited to size of motorcycle / scooter.

First things first, a good Gold standard helmet is a must, and some protective clothing too.

Bare in mind that it takes only a couple of foot sliding across the road to have you arm stripped to the bone.
and its hurts.

Happy riding.

Answer 8

she will have 2 complete a CBT test, which is more like a lesson in how to ride the bike (BASIC). once you have a CBT you can ride the vehicle on the road with learner plates.
It is illegal to ride without a CBT, so if your purchasing a bike before CBT then you'll have to get someone to ride it for her.
You don't need a bike to take the CBT the center will have them.

Answer 9

first she needs her provisional licence.then find your nearest training club to take her CBT,they will sort out the rest ,its not cheap any more though.the CBT only lasts for two years so you need to pass your part two in that time goodluck

Answer 10

find a Motorcycle Saftey course in your area with the link below. it is a 2-4 day course depending on the place, and she will walk away with the slip to get her picture taken at the licence bureau.

any bike that she would see at a motorcycle saftey course is a safe bet for a first bike.