Car/Bike Licence etc

MajorMaccas · 11 Sep 2009 at 02:09

I'm 21, have a full manual car licence (garnished :rolleyes:

), I'm now looking at a bike (again), something like a Ninja 250R, seems to be recommended for beginners, and has sweet MPG - My car is high performance, but I'm strapped for cash because of petrol, I've resorted to tailing lorries close, "drafting", to really wring out my tank

Anyway, do I need to take direct-access or CBT or whatever to ride a 250cc? Last I looked I was 19, so I had to take CBT to ride upto 125cc, then have 2 years experience before getting something bigger, or go direct access at 21. I'm now 21, so does CBT still apply to me? Is there still the 125cc limit? Does my having a full car licence give me any kind of bonus?

Just need someone to explain it all to me please

MajorMaccas · 12 Sep 2009 at 00:41

Thanks for the responses, made everything clearer, and I think I shall just do DA, as was said, would provide me unlimited access to any bike for the duration of the licence.

Thanks guys!

MajorMaccas · 12 Sep 2009 at 11:58

LOL, funny you should mention that, I got a quote for myself on the 250r, new rider no experience etc etc, £500p.a. That may seem a lot, but I'm currently paying over £2k for my car :rolleyes:

And my dad, who's also interested, in the same situation new rider etc, got a quote of £98/year lol!!

Now, all I need to know is a ballpark figure for the direct access tuition. I've heard something like £400, is this about right?

Thanks, I'm getting quite excited now lol!

MajorMaccas · 12 Sep 2009 at 12:17

CG? TPO? Are they advanced riding tuition or something?

And I was aware of the gear etc, its all good

EDIT: Ah, TPO third party only, That quote was TPFT for £500 for me, what's CG though??

Just got another quote, to TPO, and it only went down £100 from TPFT, so for the extra cover, think I'll stay TPFT.