Final question before I book CBT in regards to A2 training..

Cronik · Scooby Slapper Joined: 15 Sep 2015 Karma :

How much training is recommended?

3 day course?

2 days of lessons and A2 test on the 3rd?

I've also read having no training and just going in blind and breezing it on the first...but this seems unwise. Although, I could probably lend a bike and practice the manoeuvres on an empty car-park...but it would probably be a ZX-9R which seems wayy too big for an utter novice and I'd be scared to drop it.

BCM, I thank you.

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Taught2BCauti... · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Karma :

Ask your instructor at the end of your CBT session - he will be in a much better position to give you an intelligent answer, based on his observations of your riding ability over the duration of the course.

There is a chance that you could pass the tests by pure luck - but I don't see that as an advantage.
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Monkeywrenche... · Nearly there... Joined: 27 Mar 2015 Karma :

What bike do you intend to ride for the test?

The zx9 for a novice will be really hard to perform the figure 8's and turns in the road etc if the only experience you have is your cbt.

Matt B · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 May 2012 Karma :

ZX9R + noob rider + figure 8 in car park = recipe for disaster.

9R would not be the best bike for doing this on, even for an experienced rider, who owns one, and is familiar with it. They are big and heavy as you will discover when trying to pick it up off the deck.

Don't, just don't.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

If you practise until you can do the slow manoeuvres on a ZX-9R then they shouldn't be a problem on a sit-up bike. However, you will have to adjust to whatever bike you find yourself using on test day.

Either way, you will need to find an A2 bike for the tests, and to have insurance that covers your use of it - Bikesure (and possibly others) will cover you on your provisionaL entitlement.

Test centres don't provide them any more than they provide cars and no training school is going to rent you a bike just for your tests - you'll have to either do a course with them or source a bike yourself.

If you're going to get your own then you might as well do your be-lucky practising on it.

It is possible to do A2 on your own bike, it's even possible to do it legally if you're sufficiently determined, but it's pretty unusual.
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