Tips for doing my cbt on a 125 tomorow…..

as above I'm 17 and doing my cbt on a 125cc i have riden a moped around my house and motorcrosser when i was like 9…so any tips?
thanks in advance
Bruce

as an ex motorcycle instructor my advice would be two fold.

Listen to what you're told and don't fall into the trap of thinking you know what you're doing. I remember teaching a girl who had ridden around the farm since she was 8. Shame her dad had removed the front brake because it was "dangerous". Imagine the fun I had trying to set that straight.

Secondly, don't go there thinking you can't fail. I failed a few in my time although the PC outcome is "invited to return for additional training".

Good luck and enjoy. Bike control is only a little bit of it, it's controlling what goes on out there on the road that really makes a difference.

thanks
good points any more……what should i wear and bring?
bruce

As long as you turn up you will pass.

As long as you turn up you will pass.

…and you aren't a numpty! There was someone who failed on my course. She was so bad that, in my view, she should never be allowed on two wheels for her own safety.

i have riden a moped around my house

Wow! Big house!

CBT is simple and fun. Almost all pass it. You must listen and not assume anything.

After this, when you have your bike legally on the road, be VERY mindful of the potential dangers of using a public highway in your early years of motoring. Feeling invisible is probably the biggest risk for a rider of your age. I apologise if i am being presumptuous, i don't know you or your temperament, but I from my opinion from statistics and personal experience. There is much to learn, even for older experienced road users. Bear this in mind, always!

The risk for two wheeled vehicles is vastly higher than for those with four wheels. Making mistakes and having an accident on a bike always ends in at least a minor injury if you haven't got a full set of bike clothes – get decent gear!

Some people I knew didn't get a second chance! So my advice is be afraid of what might happen, very afraid! That will give you the best chance of becoming a good rider by gaining the experience you can only get by being out there. (I don't mean scared and hesitant, these people are at increased risk too. You will learn about this on your course).

Get some books on biking. Your instructor will recommend some. In my early years, this reference saved me from a few nasty accidents.

Consider doing a DAS course as soon as you become elligible. YOur instructor will advise you on what age you need to be and what level you can go to.

Good luck and most of all BE SAFE!

I have decent gear and spent alot on it.

If you need cheap gear, try the BMF Tail End show in Peterborough coming up in the next couple of weeks.

You will get super cheap but good quality end of season stuff there.

Entry is £14 on the gate £12 up front.

I have ridden a motorbike for a few years on road and many more years offroad before that. If you drive a car and can stay on the bike you will be fine, it is very easy.

It is much more about road use then bike handling, and you have the majority of this you know from driving. What they don't tell you and you should be aware of are dangers like wet white lines, man whole covers etc.

Bring a helmet, good gloves, good jacket and decent shoes. Motorbike boots or walking type shoes. Maybe a flask of tea, you get pretty chilly on your first time out.

At 17 I wouldn't do DAS, just do the restricted A licence as soon as you can. You aren't going to be able to get a big bike for a couple of years anyway and the insurance would kill you anyway! But it would mean no L plates, which is better than hiding them in random places like most the kiddies around here do (under the rear mudguard or wrapped and taped around the fork stanchion… why????

Just make sure you are wearing comfortable and stout gear and you will be fine. Listen and do as you are told. It's a doddle and quite a bit of fun 🙂 But do carry straight on and do your full licence – look at the youngsters around here on L plates and their riding is pretty shocking!

Kit wise, whatever you feel comfortable in. We often used to tell people not to go and buy boots straight off as new boots and new student don't make for great gear control. If you've got kit and it's broken in, use it. If you feel happier in jeans and trainers, use it.

You shouldn't take a spill on CBT but if you do, it will be slow speed on the yard. If you've ridden before, there's no need to come off. After all, you could wear spedos and a helmet and you'd be legal (daft, but legal).

If you've done a lot off road, be aware, you'll need to change gear with the toe rather than the heel and you'll be told to use the clutch a lot more than you have done previously.

At 17 I wouldn't do DAS, just do the restricted A licence as soon as you can.

But then you'd have to do a further test to be able to ride bikes over 33bhp.

Unless they've changed the rules since I last instructed, you have to be 21 to do the DAS course. If you pass the 125 test then it upgrades automatically after 2 years so you'll be riding a bigger bike (or at least have an unrestricted license) by the time you're 19.

Of course, all you've said so far is that you're doing your CBT. maybe you're planning on riding around on "L" plates for two years and then doing another one. Better off taking the test though.

Yep, that's what I was getting at Onzadog. Do the full training and test, have a restricted licence for 2 years and then get on whatever he so chooses.

Better than arsing about on a 125 for a couple of years on L plates IMO 😉 Unless the OP intends to only ride a bike for a bit until he can afford a car, though I would still say full training and test would be worthwhile!

YES DONE IT!! honda xlr 125cc on the way ;)….it was awesume.

well done, did you enjoy it? I hated mine, far too much to think about.

Anyway thread hijack, some motor bike people may remeber my thread about my crash:

So bike has been written off, offered £1000 or £700 and bike, if I repair the bike and leave a few of the more cosmetic bits out I can repair it quite cheaply, but does nayone know what the implications are for my insurance of the bike being written off? Do I need to get it MOTd again or anything and do I have to inform my insurance?

any suggestion for 125cc trail bikes and if anyone has any for sale?
thanks
Bruce
sorry to hear about your crash

Depends on what catagory the write off is. If it is a Cat C or D (I think) then you need to get it checked over after sorting it out. Can't remember the details at the moment but if you check out the bike forums they will give you all the information.

did my CBT nearly a year ago.

best thing i ever did (getting a motorbike)

i have no intention of dong my DAS, 1 – because i could never afford £500 odd quid and 2 – i only use the bike for commuting as its hell of alot cheaper than running a car.

i thought i'd get the bike buzz but i havent really, i'll just do the CBT again in a years time.

i thought i'd get the bike buzz but i havent really

you need a go on big bike, or a big single if you really want a buzz :-p

don't do it… get cognitive behavioural therapy instead

6 months old, why comment now?!

Do not go onto google images and search for CBT. Thats all i'm saying.

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6 months old, why comment now?!

why coment on someone commenting on a thread that hasnt been commented on fo 6 months?

By the same token why am i commenting on the fac that comeone chose to comment on the the fact that I'd commented on a thread that hasnt been commented on fo 6 months?

Why am I here?