How messed up is driving licence cateogries.

Fitzy · Nova Slayer Joined: 20 May 2008 Karma :

Right i passed my car test in 2006 and my restricted bike in 2008. Which means I am restricted for another year to 33bhp. But if i wanted. I could by a bike well over 33bhp convert it to a trike and ride it perfectly legally as it will fall under cat B1. Riding a trike is more like riding a bike than a car. Why does it fall under cars rather than bikes.

Bit silly if you ask me.
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nowhere.elysium · The Pork Lord Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Karma :

Surely converting it to a trike would lose some of the madness of having a powerful bike, though?
I'm not refuting that the licensing laws here are a bit on the draconian side, but your example is a bit on the tenuous side.
Feel the power of my multi-sided argument.
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JAMSXR · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Karma :

Just don't bother with the restrictors Wink

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nowhere.elysium · The Pork Lord Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Karma :

Well, you can try to filter, but I don't think that the police or the insurers will look kindly on it...
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johnsmith222 · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Karma :

I'm pretty sure that the B1 category does not entitle you to ride a trike that has been converted from a bike as I think they're still classed as bicycles.

I'm sure It's only classed as B1 if it meets a certain weight.

so your adding an extra wheel thing fails.

A B1 is basically classed as a car so you wouldn't have any power requirements.

This site says that if your trike is under 410kg then it is classed as a motorcycle so I'm pretty sure you'd still need to keep it under 33bhp.

https://www.trikeshop.co.uk/trike_law.htm

chrisjacks · Nova Slayer Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Karma :

make it a goldwing trike, add some goodies then might weigh enough Thumbs Up

mikey 2659 · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 25 Apr 2009 Karma :

TRIKES---all the disadvantages of a bike and car combined.