Biking: Is some higher power taking the piss?

[Trot5ky]

First off, kudos to the mods and members for making such an informative and interesting forum.

Now to business.

I've always been into biking since so high **points to knee caps**, my granddad and dad had bikes so i'd thought i'd continue the tradition. I was first hooked when i was five on the back of my dad's 125 and more recently the back of his Gixxer Thou.... My God that goes fast.....

Anyway, enough with the waffle

So i book my CBT 6 months ago, failed the first time. 'No biggie, more pratise needed' I thought. But after the 6th time i finally pass it... 6th! i mean, i surely have to be in the running for some sort of award for that... (Passed on the 25th July) Two days after that, I was in A&E after my knee was caught in an unholy sandwich of tarmac and bike... To top it all off, now my bike has been nicked by some 'thieving toe-rag' and the insurance is thinking its a scam....

[Mr.Everready]

Are you being serious ?

6 times to take your CBT, 2 days later you crash, then a couple of days later it gets stolen.
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[yambabe]

Because your CBT is not a test, it's an indication that you have reached a riding standard that makes you safe to be on the road?

It sounds to me like you needed a lot more practice before you hit the roads, and I have to admit I also smell a rat. Your family all have bikes and you weren't riding/fixing field bikes from the age of being old enough to reach the floor?

So someone who has been around bikes all his life can't ride one without 6 solid days of training? Either you're taking the piss or you really shouldn't be on the road.
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[Trot5ky]

[Ste]

6 times to pass your CBT, were your CBT training place charging you every time?

[Trot5ky]

[colin1]

you were ripped off, normally its a flat fee of about £50 and you keep coming back until you have reached the standard

i guess they dont have many customers and like to squeeze as much out of them as possible or the drill sergeant thought you shd be to a higher standard than most cbt instructors

normally its quite rare for ppl to go back a second time let alone 6 times

oh and your insurance company is also ripping u off which is why i only pay for tpo as theft cover takes ages to pay out
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[greatmoorred]

i reckon some higher power is telling you that biking is NOT for you.
get a car mate

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[Trot5ky]

£50?

do i have gorm written on my forehead? i paid £120ish for the ex army bloke and £100 to the other bloke... i am gutted...

As for the car route, already been down that road... I didn't/don't like the false sense of security that it gave/gives. But since passing the CBT, all has gone swimmingly. I feel I ride safely and without danger to myself or to others... Admittedly i did only have a ANF INNOVA, but some-one has got to start somewere...
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[JonB]

Oh dear, I would have given up whilst I was ahead.
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[Mockey]

I went back twice for my CBT but six times is an awful lot. Maybe you should get some more training before you go out on the road again, doesn't sound like your a natural to me.

But don't give up, motorcycling is extremely rewarding!
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[Andy C]

i went to my CBT with no biker experience at all, i mean like 30meters traveled in TOTAL before and the guy that was in my group was shit and he still passed (god knows how as he went though a red light?!?!and took wrong turning and only went 25mph!?) they musy have been stricted or.......you need a bit more practise?
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[phantomtek]

I paid £100 for mine, the instructor was very good although the radio comms we used weren't all that decent. If anyone is in the Leeds area and wants to do their CBT with a decent lot, I recommend Kickstart 2000

www.kickstart2000.co.uk me thinks

They use a moped and an SR125 for their CBTs but many people don't like the SR.

[gavking]

Was I just blessed with the God of all Riding instructors? I had Zero experience, listened to what they said tried it, practised it and passed it. (I can feel a flame-rating coming on) If someone has to go back 6 times (36 Hours of training! ), they should take their bike back to the dealer, and trade it for bus fare!

When you said that you went to the army guy and failed, then gave up, is that after failing three times with him?

Did you have a pushbike as a kid? Did you constantly fall off/get run over, but still think it was a good idea?

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I'm still confused by:

[BenBray]

£50 all inclusive? Thats a pretty good deal.

Everywhere around here does it for £85 all inclusive. Odd

[steveh]

6 times..

how?


Steve,
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[THCi]

I had to go back once, basically because the first time i was wired on coffee and was twitchy.

The second time it came naturally to me.

Good luck with getting the bike back, etc.
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[Trot5ky]

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[2t-Screamer]

PMSL!! 6 times to pass something thats virtually impossible to fail

you dont belong on a bike, simple as that, your obviously incapable of riding 1 and your gonna kill yourself (or somebody else), Get a buss pass dude.

And for all of you saying you just need some practise !!! Bollox !!!

You have to be downright stupid and very dangerous on the road to fail a cbt.,Something that practise will not cure.
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[Mockey]

Harsh... But perhaps true
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[Flip]

Not getting the CBT the first time (IMHO) is fair enough. People can suffer badly with nerves etc. 2nd time is always happy days.

6 times WTF?

I really don't want people like you sharing the road with me.

Sorry dude. But I think that you shouldn't be riding full stop!!