boots on test

[keyser soze]

i'm going to be doing my das sometime in july and someone told me you need to wear bike boots for it and the test.

is this true?

at the moment i've got gloves, helmet, jacket and trousers.

i will be getting some but do you need them for test?

thanks

[phantomtek]

Not specifically, but it would help.

[pj25]

In the eye's of the law the only piece of safety gear you need is a helmet. so i would say this is all you need on your test, but to be safe the rest do's help.
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[yambabe]

Officially, no.

Unofficially it depends on the tester but I am 99% certain I failed my second test because I was wearing trainers. (I had been out in the rain the day before and my un-waterproof boots were still soaked). My major was an observation (missed lifesaver) which he said was dangerous (to pull out and go round a parked wagon on an empty 40-limit road? I think not......) but I'm sure if I'd had proper footwear he would have put it down as a minor and passed me - I only had 2 other minors too.

Part of the reason I am so convinced is because I had the same tester for my 3rd test and the first thing he did was look at my feet - I passed that one although I thought my riding wasn't as good........

So after all that waffle maybe not boots but certainly sturdy substantial footwear and don't turn up in trainers whatever you do!
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[Mark_petty]

If you go dressed like a serious safe biker the tester will look at this and I reckon it will help you pass.
If you wear trainers if I was a tester I wouldn't be happy, so if you can get some boots I would.
Not only that they are so much safer and wearing training you may slip and fail anyway
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[Misc]

I didn't have my gear then so i had to wear trainers, jeans & jumper & i passed, so no i doesn't matter what you wear as long as the ridings o.k. Saying this tho it could be diffrent depending on the examinar.

[Itchy]

no you don't all you need is a helmet that looks kind of legal.

The bloke who was doing the test before me had a barely legal helmet which would be bent with your hand , he also had no gloves.


I personally passed my test with just a helmet and gloves, I'd not recommend you buy boots near a test time since it makes your feet feel different , and may snarf your test.
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[veeeffarr]

My plan is to go wearing complete kit with Hi Vis

[alex_t]

friend went for his CBT n they wouldnt let him take it cosa he didnt have any boot but was in trainers so he had to go home n change in to doc martins LoL
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[gemma1675]

Tthe training school I am with require you to wear "sturdy" boots or they won't train you, so it says in the confirmation letters they send out.

And they checked my footwear before I could go out on the CBT.
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[Sephiroth]

Seems generally a good impression to wear a full kit (preferrably leather, boots, and hi vis).

I'm going to go with hi vis and leather trousers next time just to get that extra impression .


That's if I don't mess up again.

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I did the test in jeans and trainers with a leather jacket and passed

[Sephiroth]

Yeah but I bet you rode damn well on your test!

for some 'unlucky' individuals like myself they might favour us more for dressing safe.

I'm guessing anyway, depends on examiner like others said.

[king kong]

If you have no bike boots then wear sturdy Doc martins boots or similar, i used to wear trainers on my scooter and found that they slip on wet / greasy roads.
i have waterproof Aquaboots and streetfighter 'doc martin style' boots.

[thx1138]

[biggerjohn]

I would say giving the right impression helps, when I did my test the instructor told us this chap prefers people that dress the part. I don’t know if that was true or not but out of two of us doing the test that day I passed in full kit and the chap in trainers and denim jacket failed.


What I would say though if you have good boots from day one in your training it will help you right tool for the job ext ext I know I only feel comfortable in my boots while riding and if I am in shoes or trainers for any reason it feel very unnatural.

[element]

wore trainers on my test because I had spent out £675 on the DAS and was completely skint. I wore boots (not steelies) on my first lesson and could not get used to em. My instructor knew I dont normally wear boots and said just to stick with trainers till I passed my test.

I failed aswell. Failed to leave enough space behind a wagon at a red light. Was told I need to be able to see the wagons mirrors else he cant see me. The wagon was pretty long and I wouldve needed to have been quite far back (im reckoning at LEAST 20ft because i tested this the other day but at the time it was pretty damn busy). I left about 10ft and was in the normal road position (left of centre line) which is what I had been told in my lessons. Also failed because I didnt give way to a jeep coming up hill under a narrowish bridge (I checked the other day and there isnt any give way sign so I didnt HAVE to give way but the instructor was very arsy about it.. Ive been under the same bridge hundreds of times before so I knew it was safe. Apperently on a bigger bike I wouldnt've of made it through.. I wasnt on a bigger bike though.. And you couldve probably fitted a car through the same space I had although admitidly it would be stupidly tight.

I have considered the fact that I only wore trainers was possibly one of the reasons I failed. seemes to me the examiner was looking for things to fail me on. My instructors was pretty surprised I had failed on the things I had too
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[keyser soze]

thanks for all the advice.

so the popular consensus is to wear all the gear then


i've got all the stuff bar the boots

got summer and winter jackets
winter trousers (nice but not in summer)
hi viz vest
gloves
helmet
but sadly not boots..

does anyone have any links to some good ones around £100ish i want black ones!

thanks

[keyser soze]

thanks for all the advice.

so the popular consensus is to wear all the gear then


i've got all the stuff bar the boots

got summer and winter jackets
winter trousers (nice but not in summer)
hi viz vest
gloves
helmet
but sadly not boots..

does anyone have any links to some good ones around £100ish i want black ones!

thanks

[Itchy]

£100ish will buy some sidi vertigos which are pretty good from J&S I think proper water proof and look like racing boots.
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[jay_666]

check out https://www.jsaccessories.co.uk/hermes/shop/2,1,100 they have a good range of boots and you can pick up a decent pair for about £60
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[jay_666]

check out www.jsaccessories.co.uk they have a good range of boots and you can pick up a decent pair for about £60
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[element]

well Im not going in for my test again till I have boots and a jacket because thinking back now I didnt see anyone training for their DAS in anything but riding boots and jacket..
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[keyser soze]

thanks jay for the link. theres a store about 10 miles from me so i'm going for a ride over there sometime to try some on.

[stinkwheel]

I have never worn 'proper' bike boots in my life and don't intend to.

I wore wellies, a wax jacket, wooly gloves and a 20 year old open face helmet I bought for a fiver at a car boot sale on my CBT (and for a considerable time afterwards).

I wore a pair of fabric trainers/boots (hit-tech trails), a wax jacket, combat trousers and a proper lid on my test.

A pair of stout leather boots will cover most circumstances. I swear by army issue combat boots, been wearing them for years. You'll get brand new ones for £50, second hand starting at a tenner.

There is no requirement whatsoever for wearing boots on your test (you could wear shorts and a t-shirt and have bare feet if you wanted, as long as you have a helmet on). It is up to the people doing your training as to if they accept you on the course or not. If they want to insist on boots, that is up to them.
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