UK motorcycle riding....

[PsychoKart]

I was wondering what people need to do in order to be able to ride a motorcycle in the U.K? It sounds kinda of crazy from the tid-bits I've heard so far.

In the U.S. (At least my State anyway), all you need to do is answer 14 written questions and you get a Motorcycle lerner's permit that lets you ride any type of motorcycle on the road. The only restrictions are: No Riding after sunset, Must wear eye-protection, or have a helmet with a visor, and no passengers.

To get your license, you just need to pass a simple road test and those restrictions are lifted.

Adrian
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[mr jamez]

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[Laura]

Right at 16you can ride up to a 50cc with l plates and no pillions.

At 17 this is the same apart from you can ride up to a 125cc.

Also at 17 you can do you're license where you can ride any bike as long as it is restricted to 33bhp for two years then the restrictions are lifted.

At 21 you can do you're full test and ride anything.
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[mr.z]

Holy fried monkeys!!!

The tests here are strict, but then the roads here are complicated, even experianced drivers/riders will get to certain junctions and not know what lane your supposed to be in e.t.c. (anyone who has ridden arround lecister or birmingham, who the **** planned the roads there?!?!?! just use your super psycic powers!!)

You can fail a test by useing your mirrors too often, or not enough, you have to turn the bike arround in a road (which would probably be the size of one lane of your average road in the us) without puting your feet down, if you do, FAIL!!! its amazeing anyone passes sometimes

If they had similar here there would be allot of dead bikers
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[Ste]

[PsychoKart]

[stryker]

I think watching "torque" in the states counts as passing the test

I love the states

[Grubby]

Hmmm maybe that's why the USA has one of the worst RTA records in the West

[JonB]

That goes beyond ridiculous1 I am actually glad there are such restrictions in the UK as it hands as a slow learning curve and improves rider experience.
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[aqualung1]

i believe their bike test is tougher than the car test
gear lever and clutch whats that.. ?
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[TiN]

Yes, a friend of mine said that she just needed to ride around some cones in a car park in order to get her license.

I frequent a couple of US-based forums, and I have to admit that I was somewhat confused at the number of tales about "friends" buying a crotch-rocket on a whim, but gradually understood.
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[Wave2k]

so in usa at 16 u can get a R1
omg R1 ped bois
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[JonB]

In all honesty, I'd rather have restrictions on what size engine I can have than be told I can't ride at night. I love night riding.
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