Theory test question

[Shagnarsty]

Hi all,

My stepdad just gave me his Honda cg 125 on a y plate and as I am training to be an engineer I thought it might be a nice lil project to restore and eventually when I pass my CBT, Direct access courses, I will ride the thing.

Any advice on how I go about sitting the theory, I mean do I sit the theory before or after the CBT/ DA course, and if so is there a link that works on this forum?

Call me dumb but my bro in law just did his cbt and is sitting his theory next week, wtf is that all about, or did I hear him wrong in my dodgy left battle scarred ear

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Restoring a very poorly Honda CG125 CDI (Y reg)

[Ribenapigeon]

All you need to do the theory is a provisional licence. The CBT is not a test its a day of training and you just need a provisional licence to do it.

If you go to the Get On website there is a link to a mock theory test so you can have a go at it.

Hope that helps and your 125 project goes well. One of the things my old man (an ancient biker) says is "you should only ride a bike if you can also take it apart, put it back together and make it run again" good luck

[Rogerborg]

Licensing is a bit confusing.

First, you'll need to check your license counterpart to check that you have provisional category A listed. Don't assume that you have it, the DVLA are forever nobbing around with it.

If you have that, then you can do a CBT course which will validate that provisional entitlement. It's training, not a test, it's not pass/fail, it's just pass or keep training.

Once you have your CBT certificate, you're good to ride a bike up to 125cc and 11kW, while displaying L plates front and rear.

It seems crazy (it is crazy), but there's no need to have passed your theory test, you can just get out there and ride. There's nothing to stop you from passing your theory first, of course, and if you go down the taught training course route to your license they'll want you to have done so.

Once you're ready to lose the Ls and move up to a bigger bike, then you need to pass 3 (sorry) tests, in this order:

Theory (£31) - Book it here
Module 1 offroad (£15.50) - Book it here
Module 2 onroad (£75)

You can book all of them yourself, there's no need for any training beyond the CBT. It's entirely up to you to decide whether it's worth it.

What license you get depends on what bike you sit the mod1 and mod2 tests on. If you're under 21, then you can only sit on a bike between 121 and 125cc, making no more than 11kW but capable of at least 100kph - i.e. your CG. The DSA booking site calls that a "standard bike". If you pass on that, then you'll get a proper category A license, but with a 2 year restriction to 25kW (and 0.16kW/kg) so you can ride anything you like as long as it doesn't make more than 25kW. Bigger bikes can be easily and cheaply restricted down to 25kW. After 2 years, the restriction just vanishes, no need to sit another test.

If you're 21+ then you can sit on a "big bike", making at least 35kW, generally a 500cc bike. That would get you an A license with no restriction on it.

This is going to change for the worse next January, so don't hang around.
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[ScaredyCat]

I'm due to sit my theory test on Friday - I have't done CBT at all but then I have been a car driver for 25 odd years... I figure I should know the rules of the road, sinage etc and just need to concentrate on the bike specific stuff for the theory test.

There are 2 tests you can practice on [url]https://www.direct.gov.uk/en/diol1/doitonline/doitonlinemotoring/dg_4017669 [/url] but there are only 2 - you get the same set of questions all the time. A little bit of searching and I managed to find a couple of https://www.all4bikers.com/theory/ unofficial ones too..

Personally I don't see the harm in doing your theory test whenever you like - you have to do it at least 5 days prior to the full test anyway. Once it's out of the way it should help with confidence I guess.

ScaredyCat

[dungbug]