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[richwell1983]

Hi,

New here, read through the duffers guide, v handy. Passed my CBT a while back, and been tootling around on my 125. After reading about the forthcoming changes to licensing, i thought it best i get mine out the way.

My question is, do i need to sit a theory test? I have a full car license, and am 29. I can't see anything about a specific motorbike theory test on the direct gov website, and presumably theory is theory, and it's just on the highway code?

Thanks in advance

Rich

[sidewinder]

You will need to redo your theory due to the bike specific questions on it
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[richwell1983]

cheers for swift reply

[weasley]

^^^That^^^

I passed my driving test in 1989 before separate theory tests existed, but had to sit a theory test for my bike licence 11 years ago and then again for HGV licence a few years later. Each has its own specific questions included (although they all use the same hazard perception clips ). The pass mark requirement is higher for the HGV too.
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[Teflon-Mike]

It's not a 're-sit' ts a different exam; theres one for bikes and one for cars.... bog all difference apart from a couple of bike specific questions, like side-cars and pillions, and hi-vis, but yes, you need to sit MOTORCYCLE theory test to get a motorcycle licence.
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[richwell1983]

Thanks for the info, just booked it, now for a theory book....

[Flamzypants]

I have a question for people undergoing tests right now. What happens if you pass your mod1 but don't manage your mod2 before the law changes hit? Just tough luck and you have to redo the 1? Or do you still get to do the old license tests until the mod1 or your theory expires?
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[Teflon-Mike]

[Flamzypants]

Cheers Tef. I do like some mud ^^
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[gaffa]

Plenty of free theory test questions and hazard perception can be found here...

https://www.all4bikers.com/

https://www.learnerdriving.com/hazard-perception-test/free-hazard-perception-test
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[richwell1983]

So i passed the theory, and have my mod 1 on thurs. Have been out this eve practicing all the maneuvers around the cones in a big car park.

On the DSA tube vid LINK it talks about taking your bike of its stand, and wheeling backwards into a parking bay. I have a Marauder 125, which is a bit cumbersome to wheel backwards with one hand on the bars, and one on the saddle as the vid shows. Will they accept sitting on your bike,and wheeling it back that way, or wheeling it with both hands on the bars?

I don't have a fog light, or at least i should say if the bike has one, the switch is somewhere not obvious. Could someone confirm some bikes don't have a fog light?

Any tips for mod 1 are appreciated!

Gaffa, those web addys helped, they also have a practice test on the gov website LINK and i can confirm it's identical layout to the one i just sat!

[esullivan]

[sebulba]

[new001]

If you don't mind me asking why the rush to do tests on a 125 now if your over 24 and the new laws next year wont effect you why not do the test on a big bike ?

[richwell1983]

thanks for reply's, don't want to fail on something silly.

new001 - I'm trying to get full license as cheep as pos, so learning myself on 125, and then waiting 2years is best option for me which i understand will no longer be option available after jan regardless of age.

I don't want to pay someone, to do something i can do for myself.

[Ribenapigeon]

Its a no brainer really, lesson £50, Mod2 £70 and the chance of a licence. So worth the punt and if you don't get the licence before Jan 19th just save up for a DAS next summer, with plenty of 125 time under the belt a DAS course should be easy enough. That's the way I'm looking at it.

[cimbian]

It is perfectly acceptable to do a three-point-turn on the manual handling part of Mod 1 if this is easier for you. Just ride into the left-most bay to begin it and use loads of obs, especially when making the turn prior to backing in. Imagine you are crossing a road. This is the technique I used last month and passed.

Good luck.
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[Rogerborg]

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[cimbian]

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Cimbian.

The post I quoted makes no reference to a three point turn. It only says you do not have to push it backward. That's how it reads to me. The OP showed concern in having to push the bike backward. I was merely pointing out he would still have to reverse the bike regardless.
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