Clarifying route to license please...?

Freddyfruitba... · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 May 2016 Karma :

My son's decided he wants to get into biking and has asked me to help explain how the license system works - well I don't bloody know, do I: when I took my one-and-only bike test I just had to ride round the block twice and the examiner was on foot...

Anyway I'm still struggling to understand how it will all apply to him. He probably wants to start next spring, when he'll be 24. Has a car licence, but no biking experience, and he wants to start off riding a 125 for at least a decent while to learn the ropes, and I'm certainly not averse to that as a plan. So I get that he'll need to do CBT first, and then off he goes on L-plates for a max of 2 years.

On the assumption that he'll want to achieve an A license, what happens then? Presumably he can pass MOD 1 and 2 on his 125 but how will he progress after that? Can he then buy a mid-range bike and stick L plates on that? Or will he only be able to ride a bike over 125cc with a training school at that point? Will he be affected by the 35kW limit given that he'll be 24?

Sorry for being thick...
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Prawny · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 22 Jun 2019 Karma :

Step 1 - Get CBT

Step 2 - Ride 125 on CBT until 25th Birthday

Step 3 - Do DAS on riding schools big bike and get full A licence.

Step 4 - Wheelies

Kentol750 · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 May 2016 Karma :

If he's leaving it till he's 24, then a theory test is all he'll need before going onto a full A (das) course. He can do a CBT tomorrow and ride a 125 until then getting road time in before test. Pop into a local school and chat to them for more info.
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Freddyfruitba... · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 May 2016 Karma :

Thanks. So what's confusing me a bit is, is DAS the only possible route open to someone wanting to get the licence or even ride anything bigger than a 125 on the road?

So (regardless of whether a newbie has an A1 license) is the only time he can ride something larger than 125 cc is when he is accompanied by a qualified trainer?
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Nobby the Bastard · Harley Gaydar Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Karma :

On the plus side most of them survive the first 3 weeks of riding a bike.

Tbf, I've no idea how I survived learning how to ride one. I have scars in places that most people don't even have places.
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