Retrospective Laws?

[southlondoner]

Hi,

My dad was saying to me the other day that when he was 16, the law permitted him to ride up to a 250cc as a learner. He has said to me that he could still do so, as the government find it hard to revoke rights that people already have. Not that he's thinking of doing it, just saying that he can.

Obviously he'd get pulled every day, and would find trouble getting insured - but do you think he would still be allowed? Personally i'm skeptical, but maybe someone will tell me otherwise!
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2002 Honda CG125

[steveh]

but hes not 16 anymore so it wouldnt matter, and yes that law was true when my dad was a lad, it isnt now, not to anyone.


Steve.
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[southlondoner]

Cheers for that, very helpful
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[Dark]

Bloody hell! i didn't know you were that old Sigi
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[southlondoner]

Neither did I to be honest, I think people look at his avatar and think thats a pic of him (at least I did!)

However if you look in the "When BCF went to Andy Cs house" thread - you see the real siggi
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2002 Honda CG125

[syl]

[southlondoner]

I think im equally confused, I've got no idea!
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[Suzuki]

It's his boyfriend?

Don't come and kill me please Siggi. :-\
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[stinkwheel]

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The X7's and LC's were so cool, hence the reason why had one of each at one point
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[tony532]

it's a pic of him in the 70's smoking thai grass.

[GearboxGeezer]

My dad said this as well, But he also said bikes where alot slower in them days.

[Kickstart]

Hi

250 learner law survived another 15 years or so in Northern Ireland.

While early 80s bikes might well have been a fair amount slower, they also tended to handle far worse, have even worse brakes and the power delivery of the 2 strokes was far less learner friendly than newer stuff.

All the best

Keith
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[daz|n00by]

ihad a x7 ahh the memories, and yes i was old enough to ride a 250 as a learner.
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[strag]

I had one of these

https://www.ozebook.com/compendium/suzi/1975GT250M.jpg
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[tonyyzf]

At 16 you could only ride a 50cc, same as now, you couldn't ride a 250cc until you were 17, in 1981 the rule was changed to the present 125cc limit.

I tried to campaign against it by putting a half page advert in superbike mag to raise a petition, it got very little response from any bikers so I gave up. (In fact I got slagged off for doing it by members of MAG)

The bike that killed more people than any I know was the Kawasaki KH250 triple.

[Gazdaman]

I want an X7, they pwn the 250 modified class of earlystock racing.

And my Dad had a 250lc on L plates. But I think alot threw them at the scenery.

Then people went and put 350 barrels on their 250s, and bingo, an illegal 350, but very unlikely to be found and/or caught.

Gaz

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now and in transport

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[Kickstart]

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