How Long Does It Take

[staningrimsby]

Just a quick one please guys,

After passing CBT & Theory in the last few weeks on Saturday I have a riding assessment to see where about' I go with regards to lessons etc, I am hoping that with Mod 1 being about manuvers I will be in for the test sooner rather than later as I do feel confident on most of it.

My question is really how long did it take everyone to pass their test from CBT to finish, will I be looking at ages or is it a fairly rapid process.

I already can't seem to stop looking at the next step up in bikes
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[Supermoto_Fan]

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[bamt]

From a few days (course where you book both tests on the same day and hope you pass MOD1 because otherwise you lose your MOD2 fee) to never

Took me just over a month from scratch, but mainly that was due to work and not being able to arrange test dates that didn't clash with stuff I couldn't hand off to other people to cover.

[Beehive Bedlam]

It took me a little over two years even now I only have the A1 entitlement unless I change the one to a two on my pass certificate and not bother to claim it seeing as it is valid for two years then just do DAS when I am 24.

I could have passed after two days though if I never went to Bennets motorcycles and bought a Daelim.

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[pinkyfloyd]

[mudcow007]

i didnt have any issues with getting speed up on the mod 1 twas the figure of eight that stumped me -weirdly i had forgotten what an 8 looked like

back to your original question - depends how nice you ride?

if your a dingbat, its gonna take a while, if you ride like a boss you will have already have passed

[Sabs]

November to April for me but I only had weekly lessons and most of December off. I wasn't in a rush though so it didn't bother me.
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[Baffler186]

Entirely up to you and depends on age and funds. If neither is an issue, it can all be done in a week (CBT, 4 days DAS and then tests - someone did that when I was training). I would not personally recommend it though, but others do.

My personal choice was ride 125 around for a year then tests. Gave me lots of experience with a very forgiving bike. If I had to do it all again I'd not wait as long, but will still give myself 3 months at least.
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[staningrimsby]

Thanks for the info guys, I knew it would be difficult to answer as everyone has there own learning speed.

I did my CBT about 6 weeks ago now, passed the theory on Wednesday just gone and go for my riding assessment on Saturday, I did ask the training centre if they did a 3 or 4 day DAS crash course with the mod 1 test at the end but they were a bit vague answering and said it would be easier after Saturday to see what training I needed.

I suppose in one sense it does make sense no point in paying for a crash course if they think I can do Mod 1 with minimal training, I do own a 125 Varadero so have been practicing a lot, I suppose I will no more on Saturday then I guess.
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[DrDonnyBrago]

I did DAS, so about 4 days.

Do the assessment, they will get an idea of how much work you will need. Tempting to push for as little as possible but do consider that you'll probably feel a lot more confident on your tests with more training and tests with bike rental aren't exactly cheap.

[Ste]

At 17 I passed my test after about 6 months on the roads, what must have been about 3k or 4k miles and with no lessons. But that was one test, none of this mod 1 & mod 2 bollocks that you have these days.

[_Troy_]

After being on a 125 for a few months I did a 3.5 day DAS course. Because of the miles i racked up on the 125 my instructor was happy for me to do it all, including both tests, in 3.5 days.
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[Kamikaze Bob]

So far 3 years, 2 CBTs, 2 theory tests, and 2 failed mod 1's. The CBT and Theory Tests were 2 years apart tho, had to stop lessons due to family issues a couple of years back. The Mod1 fails were the past month or so, pushing on to get the licence sorted in the next few weeks.
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[Copycat73]

10.02.1983 - 04.11.1983 different criteria though..
stuck L plates on me 125 and went.
took the new 2 part test as the law (250cc)changed in the june.
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[sabian92]

For me I passed my CBT in August 2013, passed my mod 1 in April this year and I've got my mod 2 on the 24th of this month.

Okay, it's only for my A1 licence (I'm 21 so I could do A2, but I can't afford a bigger bike anyway) but I didn't get a bike until February this year and I've had 1 lesson. Even that was after mod 1 - I booked mod 1, turned up and passed it first go. The lesson was just to make sure I wasn't doing anything major wrong and the instructor said I was fine and shouldn't have a problem on my mod 2.

[Clutchy]

Passed with no lessons but had my cbt since I was 16, s o passed at 17. https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=262478url
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[mattyfattyboo...]

As others have said, it's totally dependant on what your riding is like now and how quickly you pick things up. I haddnt ridden for about 7 years, even back then it was only a 50/125. I done a CBT I February no riding till last week then a DAS course, about 30 min on the mod 1 bits then 3 5 hour days of riding on the road. All done in a week.

You've been riding anyway so it should just be a case of dotting the I's and crossing the t's

[daverave999]

Took me about three months but that was having a DAS lesson every couple of weeks and failing each of the Mods once.
I reckon I got more out of it spreading it out a bit - gave me time to mentally absorb what I'd learnt so I could apply it properly next lesson. YMMV...
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[reed]

I did my cbt as soon as I turned 16, and then did my 33hp restricted as soon as I turned 17, So didn't take to long really, I am now almost 20.
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[Wonko The Sane]

3 days spread over three weeks

1 day before Mod 1

1.5 days then Mod 2

Done.
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