How much experience did you have before your test

Rob W · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Karma :

I'd been riding since 16 for about 2 years and probably around 10-15000 miles, then I didn't have a bike until I was 22.

Bought myself another little 125, that got nicked and so I thought I'd do my full test 4 years ago, and I've been riding ever since. Now spend my time swapping between my crappy little CB-1 and my bosses GSX-R1000 that he got me insured on and lets me use pretty much as and when I please.

Very Happy

Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

CBT
4 Days DAS (test on last day)
Retest

So, 6 days tops on a bike.
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fourten · Spanner Monkey Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Karma :

about 4 years in the car, 2/3 months on a 100cc scooter, and about 7/8 months on my cbr125 which racked up about 5.5k miles. So just under a full year before taking my DAS test on a 500cc...
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fourten · Spanner Monkey Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Karma :

about 4 years in the car, 2/3 months on a 100cc scooter, and about 7/8 months on my cbr125 which racked up about 5.5k miles. So just under a full year before taking my DAS test on a 500cc...
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Neorion · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Karma :

Same here the big zero.

Cbt then 2 months later 3 days das and voila. 1 more untrained rider on the road Embarassed

I know you only learn once you have passed. Thumbs Up

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Chriss · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 May 2005 Karma :

Almost a week, started riding on the Monday, tested on the Friday.
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T0MMY · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Karma :

97 years on a TS50X and then another 50 on a TZR125. Just checking if anyone is actually reading these Laughing

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Smooth · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 21 Apr 2008 Karma :

I bought a Garelli Katia 50 2-stroke monkey bike/Mini Scooter
spares/repair last January, fixed it up and put it through MOT. I rode that pre-CBT for about 3 months.

I did my CBT, went away for a while and then did DAS at the first opportunity, which was in July.

Not bad considering that the wife wasn't keen Wink

I've driven for 14 years and been into mountain biking (and commuting) for about 20, both of which helped.

I bought an early ER5 -now fettled to a good condition.

...although I should have bought a better bike initially as upgrading will take more persuasion...
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Tango675 · Crazy Courier Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Karma :

Had a car Licence for 13 years before I passed. Done over 190k miles on the road up until that point.

Between my CBT and DAS was a 4 month gap and I did about 1500miles on my GS125. Passed my DAS first go.

I think my confidence grew in the 4 months between CBT and DAS but the DAS really "tided up" my riding for the test.
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gr82bthe1st · Scooby Slapper Joined: 30 Jul 2008 Karma :

almost 2 years with about 20 - 25k miles.

Thumbs Up

EDIT: noticed some people put car miles etc, mine was all on bikes.
passed restricted access first time with 3 minors.
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Marci · Brolly Dolly Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Karma :

2 years on Ls under CBT on various 2T-125's, covering about 10k miles... then passed DAS first time.
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ajb · Crazy Courier Joined: 14 May 2008 Karma :

CBT was my first road experience of any sort, did it on a Saturday, was riding a CBR125 on the Monday. 3 months and 1500miles later I'd passed my DAS first time no minors. Thumbs Up

Still don't drive a car.
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TheMundy · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Karma :

14 years driving car...

Hired a bike for a day in Lanzarote in May 2008 with my dad...was an experience self teaching in a foreign country (had never ridden one prior to that)

Sat CBT in July and straight onto DAS in August and passed first time with three minors.
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flat eric · Spanner Monkey Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Karma :

About 2 months. from CBT to full test. didn't have any lessons, as instructor let me down on the day's leading upto the test and on the day of the test. not sure why, but he just forgot me. did my pre-test myself and passed first time with no issues picked up. all this on an uninsured borrowed DT125. Very Happy

all the best.
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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

~10 years in total before I did my test.

Passed my BIKE test at 20. Had been riding on the road on L's from my 16th birthday, so ~4 years road, but prior to that had been messing about as often as I could round a mates dads field (on crap/old bikes)!! Thumbs Up

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