Can you legally ride a 400cc or 600cc on a provisional?

[brockie]

If you restrict the engine down to 33bhp!



Just wondering

[G]

No.
You may ride them on a full licence restricted to 33hp.

On a provisional you may ride a 125 with no more than 15hp.

[dainesefreak]

Err no. You can't ride any 33bhp bike on a provisional.

[jay12329]

No, you can ride a 125 on L-plates and nothing more, not even a 126cc.
J

[swampy]

Nope, don't think so as you are limited to 125cc as a learner with a max of around 14bhp (i forget exactly give me two either way ) Unless your doing a DAS with an approved instructor.
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[brockie]

Thank people!

I'm looking to do my test soon,and just wanted to know if I can ride the new one until I pass.

Looks like I'll have to stay on the NSR.

[Azmodeus]

Are you over 17?
If so, 125cc is your max.
Under 17s can only use 50cc (HAHAHA!)

...Still doesnt stopping them being little bed boi racers with neon underglows and burberry.

Yay, getting my bike back tomorrow. Shame that the first time I get to ride it is on the way home from the garage after spending £250 on repairs

[Ant]

[Gazdaman]

[swampy]

[Villers]

you can ride a 33bhp on a provisional, just not within the law!! Get a 125 with the potential of more than the 14.6 aqnd derestrict it. Makes you a criminal but stuff it!

[Azmodeus]

[Key Walshe]

So from that I guess you think anyone who rides a de-restricted 125 on a Provisional with a CBT is a

[stinkwheel]

You certainly used to ba able to ride any sized bike on L-plates providing it had a sidecar attached. I am not sure if this is still the case.

You would struggle to get insurance though.
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[Ste]

In all fairness if someone wants to take the risks of riding without a license and/or insurance than it is them taking the risks and not me, so if they want to I'm not really bothered as it will affect them and not me.

Before someone says "but if they crash into you you can't claim as they don't have insurance" any claims where you are not covered by your insurance are covered by the Motor Insurance Bureau who will sign the cheque just the same as a normal insurance company, but they then come knocking on the person who the claim was against asking for their expenses to be paid back.

[stinkwheel]

[Kickstart]

[Gazdaman]

[Ste]

Well pretty much all people on here who have (or have had) a 125 whilst on a CBT havn't paid much attention to the 14.6bhp law. Also don't know of anyone on here who has put neons on a 125 other than the picture someone posted of an RS125 in the neons thread.

[Kickstart]

Hi

My personal feeling is that probably 50% of learners are riding 125s of over the relevant hp limit, but then probably 95%+ of "moped" riders are riding bikes capable of more than 30mph.

All the best

Keith
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[Gazdaman]

I completely agree that very few 16 year olds top out at 31mph, (40kph).

Gaz

[Kickstart]

[Gazdaman]

whoops, my mistake.

I remembered it being 31mph and I remembered it linking to a nice round kph.

Gaz

[brockie]

[Azmodeus]

It wasnt the "wanting a bigger bike" I was commenting on, it was the "Makes you a criminal but stuff it!" part. Especially the "stuff it" part.

Its not big or clever to abuse the law. Even less clever to boast that you do it.