Scottish Elises

Right theres a place in Edinburgh (Two Wheels) that will give you your CBT in 1 day. The cost is £110. There is a place in Kirkaldy that will do it for £100. They also train at the weekends.

So im going to see what they can do for a group of us. (max group size is around 8 )

The cost of the CBT is then deducted from the cost of the full bike licence. I think its best to get the cbt on its own first on a weekend and then make the decision about the other bit. (circa £450)
So far theres Paul, DDtb and me interested.
Anyone else up for this?

cheers Ed

add me to that list please

Did mine last year. Loadsa fun, but confirmed to me that I belong on 4 wheels, not 2!

Enjoy.

ed wrote: There is a place in Kirkaldy that will do it for £100. They also train at the weekends.

We could get the hovercraft over

Book it for the Sat before FF and I'm in.

Father-in-law just got a new bike...Super Blackbird going spare (seems like an ideal learner).

I did it a few years ago and it's great fun. It improves your car driving immensely as you become far more aware and feel very vulnerable.

I also insisted my guys went through it last year and they definitely benefited. I do not recommend anyone buying a sports bike tho' as they are just like sitting on a rocket after 8k revs as the only control is the front brake.

Legally the Compulsory Basic Training CBT is for unlimited tuition, however sometimes the cheaper option only includes one day's bike hire and a fail on the day requires further bike hire.

I know that TwoWheels do not do the cheeky hire method.

Most places do an appraisal to see what level you are at first before advising what you should do.

Having ridden various bikes since I was 16, I was surprised to learn that I too had to complete a CBT as I had never sat a bike test. I did the CBT on Saturday, 500cc bike tuition on Sunday (in the rain) and the test on Monday afternoon. It was brilliant.

500cc 33 hp ?? option is available to anyone over 21 and is known as Direct Access. If you pass a test on a 125 then you need to wait 2 years to ride unlimited power machines, ie over 30 hp. The 500's are easier to ride than the 125's.

oh!

I think you need to do the bike theory test now so maybe best to do that first.

It's in Union Street IIRC, opposite the Playhouse

good luck everyone

Cheers for the that Lawrence.

The place in Kirkaldy actually offered me 5 slots on the 4th of August which is the weekend before FF. Can anyone else make it that day?

Heres a sample theory test. Is that what i should expect?
http://www.2pass.co.uk/bikequiz.htm

I got 8/10, The bits i didnt know where 8. and 10. which i guess is fair enough.

Here is a full test! http://www.2pass.co.uk/theorytest.php?test=ukbike
I got 30/35

Ed... there is a place in Seafield Edinburgh (opposite the BMW garage) that do CBT's also. That's where I did mine years ago.

There is also a place in Livingston...

Just in case you are looking for more options...

& remember if you do CBT it is only valid for a year - if you don't pass a full test ( 125 or direct access) within that time you need to do CBT again. Keith

I thought it was 2 years for a CBT - limits you to driving 125cc with L plates.


Mac

Mac - you could be right - when I sat bike test ( just before 125 rule kicked in - 97 IIRC) I am sure it was only valid for a year on 125 with L's then you has to re-sit, has changed a lot since then so could well be 2 . Keith

Bike license!! Did mine in 1973 4 days after my 17th birthday, on a Honda 175, test took 20 mins. Examiner watched you round the block, then stood out in front of you from behind a post box and expected you to do your emergency stop!!

Went out in the afternoon, on a Kawasaki 1200 (Dogs danglies in those days!!)

Those were the days!

ruadh08 wrote: Did mine in 1973 on a Honda 175,

Went out in the afternoon, on a Kawasaki 1200 (Dogs danglies in those days!!)

Did mine about the same time on a Yamaha DT175 (still running last I heard in 2004) which I had for another couple of years before starting the steady climb up through numerous models to eventually reach a 1200 in 2007

I can't remember the Kawasaki 1200 but do remember the Kawasaki Z1 900 which was the fastest bike in the World and launched just in time for the Oil Crisis 130 mph for £1200, I think they sold less than 50 during 1973. My memory of biking in the seventies was that there were far more younger folk riding bikes and loads more smaller cc bikes around.

Good luck with the CBT stuff folks. I got involved in running Motorcycle training in the mid seventies for the RAC/ACU and then with other organisations right through to the mid nineties with the Star Rider certification. As Lawrence said riding a motorcycle helps improve your car driving.