i can go bikes as ive had a VFR 400 nc30 before witch i used without a licence for 4 days, years ago

& ive also raced motocross a fair few times & had about 15 of them for fun

so my mates offerd me his magazine featured yamaha r1 with loads of mods including carbon wheels, acropovic exausts,nitrous & loads more & its the only bike ive realy fell in love with, now i fancy getting a bike licence for it this summer but how hard is it to do & whats needed?

cheers

 

r1 for a first road bike

 

it's very easy - you just have to pass a practical and a theory test

the test will be getting more difficult in the future so bike schools are very busy at the moment

 

dont be a silly twat,havnt you spent enuff time on crutches?

 

2nd

i'll manage i suppose

 

Whats needed is about Ł500 for the direct access course and a bit of common road sense and you should pass no problem. If youve had bikes before then you got the basics, so its just applying and adapting that to the road. Very different to driving a car on the road though.

I used to race motocross too and found it pretty straight forward. the theory test often gets many people though. Not the multiple choice as you just go through the book before hand, but its the hazard perception where many people struggle.

 

so you dont have to do a 125 test then a 400 or what ever it was, you just do one practical & ! theory & thats you?

 

yes you have to do your cbt first, then theory then the test

im going to be doing my main bike test this year aswell

but the test has got harder, think it went up in spetember last year, loads more questions think its 75 now instead of 50 and the main test has got tricker ive heard regarding emergency stops and u turns

 

I did my bike test after years of unlicenced riding, the test wasnt that hard really, just gotta remember to do things by the book, The theory is piss easy and took me five minits literally But Alas the hazard perception test. I failed by one point, They looked on the computer and said it is quite common for a car driver to fail first time as with experience you see hazards sooner than learners do so click the mouse when you see and its too early, Did the test again 2 weeks later and i thought when i see a hazard Ill count to 3 then click, Guess what, i passed straight through.

 

so a cbt is a little driving test with cones etc in a car park sort of thing & practical is out on the street?

 

That was exactly the same with me mate. On the practice dvds you can get i was clicking too early before it even registers. So you get penalised for spotting the hazards too quick. I found myself naturally clicking when i first saw the hazard then doing two more clicks straight after that then it registered as full marks. Anyway i passed the hazard perception first time, so its well worth getting the pratice dvd in my opinion.

 

Yes the cbt is just a basic course to show you can control the bike and corner and stop properly. Just basic stuff that you cant fail unless you crash or fall off. You do go for a quick ride on the road too.

 

pics of the r1 please!!

and what do you mean he's offered you it? at what cost?

sounds like a bike you'd be too busy looking at to be bothered riding it!

not a sensible 1st road bike tho

 

i'll try get pictures at the weekend as he works away from home.

he's the kind of guy that everythings for sale sort of thing & has too much toys, i reckon he'd take 5k for it, its got receipts for 20k

i know its not a practical bike for 1st but im a confident kind of rider i would say not one to just jump on it & go mental flat out

 

What year is the r1? I assume its an early one if you say he'll take Ł5k?

 

ive forgot what year he said it was

 

just sold my nc35 couple days ago miss it already

quite seriously considering going for a r1 or a r6 if i can find a bargain one

 

easy. get yourself a power ranger suit, grow a moustache and display some homosexual tendencies.