Can I ride a geared bike if i do CBT on an automatic?

[SRP]

Hi, i'm 18 need a cheap commuter and think I'l get a 125 geared bike for speed and safety over a moped.
The thing is I have no experience of gears so I was wondering if i could do a CBT on 125 automatic then learn myself because surely I'd fail if they just said jump on lets go and I couldn't pull away! :-S

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Stevie

[EddyJones]

Short answer - yes

It is advised you do your Cbt again on a geared bike tho, i know how helpful my CBT was with stuff like the gear, clutch and biting point (the whole point of it really )

Do you drive?

[SRP]

No I don't, my friend has a 125 and lives in the sticks so I had a cheeky go but only for a little while. But only because cars are non existant I dont want to do that again being dangerous and illegal but i am a student so dont want to fail CBT and don't want to feel stupid by not being able to ride at all while everyone else is on there Aprillia RS's laughing at the indie kid who can't ride, they'll probably shout get a Lambretta!

I didn't think they showed you how to ride just tested your road knowledge and got you to go out on the road?

thanks for the reply!

[ncrn]

I did my cbt on a scooter, as I was only 16 at the time, when I turned 17 I jumped on my nsr with no other training than what I got off my dad.

In short you can go straight to a geared 125 after doing your cbt on an automatic. I learned how to use a clutch and gear box on my own with just asking questions from my dad, and I asked on here a bit too

It really isn't that hard however, if you can do your cbt on a geared bike then do it, its not very difficult, hell if I can teach myself you can learn from an instructor
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[SRP]

Ok great, that would be ideal! Was that only a couple of years ago? I thought you only got a moped license if you took it on a 50cc moped. Thanks for the help, I hope to get a cool retro white NSR asap then! Thank you again
Stevie

[matt_uk]

CBT is not hard on geared bike, even if you have had no bike experience before
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[ncrn]

I did my cbt oct 2005, and bought my nsr june 2006.
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[truslack]

I did my CBT today on an automatic 50cc, there were 2 blokes on geared 125's that hadnt ridden before/hadn't ridden a bike for 30 odd years (my dad ) and they were taught how to use gears etc, then you do some fig 8's, emergency stop, u-turn etc.
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[stinkwheel]

As said, you're paying for the time of a professional motorcycle instructor to do your CBT with you. Surely it's better to get them to teach you to use the gears rather than fannying about yourself? They don't charge any extra.

The CBT course is designed to teach someone who has NEVER ridden a bike before up to a standard where they are safe to start learning on the road. I don't see why it should cause a particular problem for you as compared to everyone else.
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[SRP]

Cheers everyone great stuff!
Really appreciate it.

[Noxious89123]

A CBT isn't just a "test".

It's Compulsory Basic Training.

I just passed my CBT last week, took me about 12 hours of training in total, over 3 days.

I think riding a geared bike would be ALOT different to riding an automatic scooter (Although i've never rode an auto).

One of the biggest things with riding a geared bike is getting the feel for the clutch, and being able to use it to pull away smoothly, and maneuver slowly in traffic.

Legally, you must do a minimum of 2 hours on road with an instructor, before they can deem you safe to ride. If they're happy with your riding, you'll get your CBT certificate

Hope that helps