Errrrmmm which test?

[tictac]

Hi guys & girls, great site been reading about 2 months now Just after some advice please, i'm 29(started late, but better late than never as i say to my wife around period time ) & want to lose my L's.
I have an nsr125 at the moment & very empty pockets, do you think it's a good idea to take just the 125 test, as i cant afford training & can practice me tits off on my own bike.
I am in no rush to upgrade & i am quite happy to wait 2 years for the 33bhp to be lifted.
ps. would the instructor notice it's derestricted?
pps. and no i don't expect to pass 1st time with no training(i can dream) .
thanks in advance for any advice.

[Bendy]

It would be worth asking at your local training place for a cost on a couple of hours training on a bigger bike, then you could sit your unrestricted test.

You can already ride, so you shouldn't have any problem adapting to the test bike and you might just pick up enough from a couple of lessons to save you the £50 of another test. Plus you'd have the advantage of not being forced to stick to any restriction.

Be worth getting some costs at least, before making up your mind.

[tictac]

hmm when i asked my local they said £100 a day, and that it would prob take about 3-4 days to lose all my bad habits etc.
just figured at those prices it would be the equivalent of taking my test 6-8 times, i was hoping to pass around the 3rd time .
Thought it would take a while to get the hang of the test bike, i sometimes hit the horn(no perv jokes please) when indicating on my nsr for the 1st day(my other bikes was further down).
Think i'll phone around & try an hour lesson, see what the bike feels like.
thanks for the advice.

[Bendy]

I think 3-4 days is a bit much if you're already riding, I did 3 days never having been on a geared bike before.

[tictac]

3 days hmm showoff .

[Dazbo666]

Well I'm a COMPLETE newbie, but planning on getting lessons etc in preparation for my Direct Access.....

am I living in cloud cuckoo land, or is this all possible for a novice???

[Bendy]

Of course it's possible, you'll just need more lessons than someone who has a little experience.

Your average 5 day DAS is aimed at people who have never been on the road before - that means no car experience.

Add car experience (and hence road sense) and 3 day is doable.

Geared bike experience and you cut it down even more.

[Dazbo666]

Well I've been driving for something like 15 years, so road experience isn't a problem... and just to make sure I iron out any bad habits I've just got one of the official guide books which explains the requirements of the CBT, theory and practical tests...

I know I'm gonna have to be reeaally careful when I first start out - but I just can't stop myself from drooling whenever I see a CBR600 out on the street!!


BTW, thanks for the advice Bendy