CBT and restricted bike

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I'm doing my CBT next week but I don't plan on sticking with a 125cc for long and will be looking to do my full licence after a few months road experience.

My question is, would it be possible for me to buy a bigger bike now such as a 500cc and have it restricted so I can ride it on a CBT and then get it derestricted when I gain my full licence or will I have to get an actual 125cc for a bit?
 
You can ride Any size machine Aslong as its restricted to 33bhp I think it was,but might have changed since then (the Bhp limit)
 
Short answer:

No.


You can ride up to 125cc and 14.something BHP on a CBT, nothing bigger. Also no pillions and no Motorways. And no riding abroad.

Dogbreath said:
The answer is no, you can not take your CBT on anything bigger than a 125.
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That's not correct, you can TAKE your CBT (as in do the course) on a big bike - many DAS courses do this to get people straight onto a big bike. If you're under the instruction of a DAS qualified trainer and in radio contact you can ride any bike on the road (doing CBT or full training - there's no difference) so long as your age allows it, so if you're over 24 you could (I think) technically do a CBT on an R1. Under and you're limited to an A2 class bike, and so on. Off the road of course, you can ride anything you want, and don't need to be in radio contact. But you're still limited to a 125cc bike putting out 14.something BHP when riding unsupervised.
 
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If you are anything like me on the CBT then you might reconsider taking your own bike. I dropped that little Honda CG like 5-6 times :) Sure I picked it right back up but I know that without the protection that little thing would have been ruined.

It was that slow figure of eight, I just couldn't get my head around it, drop after drop. Goodness knows how I passed.

Enjoy the day, it's damn good fun.
 
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I understand putting your foot down, but how do you drop it five or six times lol? Yeah cbt is good fun and should be an easy going laid back day.
 
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I understand putting your foot down, but how do you drop it five or six times lol? Yeah cbt is good fun and should be an easy going laid back day.
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lol don't judge me :p It was my first ever time on 2 wheels and once the bike went past like 45 degrees there was no saving it. Plus im a short arse and only weigh about 9 stone so I just let that sucker go when I thought it was going to go. Not my property and I payed my £10 insurance :p ... got my monies worth I think HA!
 
Fingers crossed I've done a lot of mountain biking so I'm hoping the general balancing on two wheels will carry over a little bit at least.
Ordered all my protective kit last night as I doubt they'll have any rental kit to fit me!
 
The balance will absolutely carry over. Engine braking takes a while to get used to, as does learning how to smoothly apply the throttle, in the meantime you'll just find it being a bit jerky, nothing to worry about though :)
 
The key to balance in slow speed stuff is keeping the engine turning at 2/3/4k revs - the centrifugal forces keep the bike upright, the same as when you're moving and the wheels are turning. Only at slow speed the wheels aint turning, so the engine has to make for it.

Keep the revs high, slip the clutch = no falling over ;)
 
TallPaul_S said:
Short answer:

No.


You can ride up to 125cc and 14.something BHP on a CBT, nothing bigger. Also no pillions and no Motorways. And no riding abroad.



That's not correct, you can TAKE your CBT (as in do the course) on a big bike - many DAS courses do this to get people straight onto a big bike. If you're under the instruction of a DAS qualified trainer and in radio contact you can ride any bike on the road (doing CBT or full training - there's no difference) so long as your age allows it, so if you're over 24 you could (I think) technically do a CBT on an R1. Under and you're limited to an A2 class bike, and so on. Off the road of course, you can ride anything you want, and don't need to be in radio contact. But you're still limited to a 125cc bike putting out 14.something BHP when riding unsupervised.
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11 bhp until you pass then 33, or restrictive any bike to 33 when you have a full licensee and that lasts 2 years ( well used to) then you can have any size but i think you have to do more tests now.
 
leigh_boy said:
11 bhp until you pass then 33, or restrictive any bike to 33 when you have a full licensee and that lasts 2 years ( well used to) then you can have any size but i think you have to do more tests now.
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You mean 11KW, which is 14.6BHP. ;)

Us oldies don't need to worry about all the restriction faff :p:D
 
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Us oldies don't need to worry about all the restriction faff :p:D
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Unless the overconfidence of being an oldie leads you to do something stupid and have to retake your test... or if the DVLA simply mucks up again and loses all your info, of course!!

Personally, I'd love to see a little budding biker kid on something completely insane, like a restricted Hayabusa or Harley - Just because!! :D
 
leigh_boy said:
11 bhp until you pass then 33, or restrictive any bike to 33 when you have a full licensee and that lasts 2 years ( well used to) then you can have any size but i think you have to do more tests now.
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The new restriction levels are

Learners and A1 licence holders: 125cc/11kw(14.6bhp).
A2 licence holders: 35kW (46.6bhp).

In addition, a bike restricted to the A2 licence power can not have more than double this power to start with, so you can't restrict an R1/Fireblade etc. and most modern 600cc supersports bikes are excluded due to this.
 
didn't it used to be 33bhp for a2 holders? im getting confused with learners

I mean the 2 year wait period you could ride a bike any cc but restricted to 33bhp I think,then it all changed
 
Yeah it changed from what you're saying to what dogbreath is saying.

Also you can get your A2 license at 19 now, except in 2 years, when you're 21, you're now only entitled to retest for the full A license, it's not an automatic upgrade.

Being 24 I was able to do my training and tests on a 600cc and be granted a full license straight away which is good because my old bonnie exceeds the cc and hp limits (on paper at least).
 
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