Is it safe/legal??

[wyldkat81]

I have been wanting to try out my bike before I go for my CBT, so far I have kept it in my garden and have moved it about 5 foot with the clutch.

My road goes in a horse shoe shape and is one way all the way round, there is also a small (about 30ft) piece of road that comes off this. This small bit is quiet and is blocked off from the main road so only one way in/out. (think of a 'U' shape with a tail!!)

I want to see that the clutch/throttle is working correctly and get an idea of how to use
will I get into trouble if I try this out only for a couple of times??
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[Clanger]

I used to ride about down the little lanes in my village with no lid, no protective gear whatsoever, no tax, no insurance, no numberplate...and never had any trouble from anyone...ever...

It's totally up to you...you know your area better than anyone, you need to make the decisions.
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[Poseidon]

[Ste]

When is your CBT?

[Flip]

If it's only days or weeks until your CBT then I'd wait tbh. Coppers are like people, some of them are twats. Know what I mean?

[Frost]

I rode laps of my dads place on my first bike, and on my dads XJ600 without having a CBT. I even went past a police car once though i don't know if anybody was in it.

It's not legal and can land you in alot of shit, but chances of getting away with it could be very good depending on where you live.

Actually i knew a guy who rode dirt bikes for years on the roads without insurance or a CBT. He used to ride like a cunt too and never got caught.

[GhostRider]

I wouldn't risk it personally, there will be nothing worse than the feeling of being banned before you even turned up to the CBT and you will be kicking yourself asking "Was it even worth it?". I know you are itching to get on the road, we've all been there, but just be patient and enjoy a lifetime of riding pleasure, rather than 3 mins of farting around with 1st and 2nd gear before PC Arsehole with nothing else better to do (perish the thought of catching real criminals ) puts a stop to it permanently.

I remember when I was selling my NSR I had a bloke and his son come to look at it, they asked me to ride it up and down the road just to show that it done what it said on the tin an all that, no problem says I, just as I fired it up I saw a police bike come up my road and turn into the next. I told them to wait 5 minutes before I rode off because my insurance had finished on the NSR and I was only insured on my hornet (which I had picked up the day previous). Needless to say the demonstration was very brief because I knew the bike would sell eventually and I weren't going to risk getting fucked over for the sake of a sale. They didn't buy in the end, whether that was due to the brief demo I don't know, but it didn't matter, it wasn't worth getting nabbed for the sake of a sales pitch.

GhostRider
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It's not worth the risk,it really isn't.

[skatefreak]

Hey,
Again, as said previously its a lot to risk to be honest.
I would have thought many clutch problems would be noticeable playing in a garden (even if you just have a few feet to pull away in gear).

Have a good fanny about, try pull away in all gears (may not work so well higher up though). I'm sure it'll be fine, i'd say wait for the CBT

-Jvr