What did you do to your bike today?

Took my son for his Mod 1 retake - he failed last time when he put a foot down on the figure of eight. Passed this time (with zero faults), which is just as well as he has his Mod 2 next week. Went for a ride and celebratory bacon sarny on the way home :)

IMG_0608 by Dave Wrightson, on Flickr
 
He's only 17 so going to be stuck on a 125 for a couple of years yet, hence helping him to buy a decent one on condition he did proper training and passed his test!
 
15c here today and it was sunny (no wind) all day long! :D

But... I don't have a bike neither would I be able to get out of work today. :(

Edit Wait a second, he passed his Mod 1 for A1 Category, right? I phoned up couple schools to see if I can pass my license before my birthday and all of them said no. :(
In most european countries its 18 yo for A2, why does UK have to be different? :(
 
What's the point in paying to do mod 1 and 2 when a CBT achieves the same result? I know you renew a CBT every 2 years but must be cheaper than doing those tests?
 
Clov!s said:
What's the point in paying to do mod 1 and 2 when a CBT achieves the same result? I know you renew a CBT every 2 years but must be cheaper than doing those tests?
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No sense in it at all, apart from the privilege to be on a motorway. But, motorway is really not a place for a 125...

So to answer the question, it is cheaper to just redo the CBT and easier too! :p
 
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It gives you a much better level of training as it's the full bike test just on a 125 means you can ride without I plates and can carry a pilly.
It's the sensible choice to be honest although much more extensive than a cbt if you're getting training from an instructor for it, but even after 6 months on a 125 and a cbt I could tell myself that my riding standard was much much higher after my das training.

Washed, waxed and acf50'd the bike yesterday it was sparkling. Took it out for a couple of hours this morning and it looks like I've been off roading :D
 
Clov!s said:
What's the point in paying to do mod 1 and 2 when a CBT achieves the same result? I know you renew a CBT every 2 years but must be cheaper than doing those tests?
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If you're talking about cost, then no point at all. However from a training and safety point of view then it makes a lot of sense having the same level of training on a 125 that you would have on a bigger bike after all the bike still does the legal speed limit. Relatively speaking, the CBT is Billy basic - you can spot CBT'ers a mile off on the road compared to those that have had training.

We're planning a trip in summer too - Europe on a 125 lol (I might cheat and buy a 250 though!)
 
Completely agree on that front too, I think it's actually pretty scary that a 17 year old with zero road knowledge or road sense can jump on a machine that can do 70mph with just a days 'training'.

Also, you need a full licence in order to ride abroad, so a CBT would be no good for your europe trip. And, it gets the insurance cost down, as once he's able to ride a 600 or bigger he'll have had his licence a few years.

How does the progressive access rule work from A1-A2, is it 2 years then he can his A2, so at 19, then another 2 years for his full A, so 21?
 
TallPaul_S said:
How does the progressive access rule work from A1-A2, is it 2 years then he can his A2, so at 19, then another 2 years for his full A, so 21?
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Yes, but you don't need A1 to do A2 when you're 19, you only require A2 to do your DAS in 2 years time or you can wait till you're 24 yo. ;)
 
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Sagalout said:
If you're talking about cost, then no point at all. However from a training and safety point of view then it makes a lot of sense having the same level of training on a 125 that you would have on a bigger bike after all the bike still does the legal speed limit. Relatively speaking, the CBT is Billy basic - you can spot CBT'ers a mile off on the road compared to those that have had training.

We're planning a trip in summer too - Europe on a 125 lol (I might cheat and buy a 250 though!)
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Big time. CBT and ride now sounds like save money and die. Enough people die after doing the sensible route so I'm going to assume 120% of people riding on just a CBT die. :cool:
 
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On the way to work this morning stopped at the lights behind this tourer style bike, integrated side and top paniers etc, Think it was a pan-European. The light change and he pulls away pretty slowly but ok...get down the road and still slow...so slow that cars are now over taking him.

I would say it was bordering dangerous. Once the cars were out of the way I went round him as well. So strange though, I've never seen riding like it.


Must have been a car driver on a bike tbh.
 
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