Patrick McGuinness Does his CBT

guitaneman Says:

Jul 14, 2011 - @scratchnsnifff dont worry about popping gears our instructor went thru false neutrals and gears it's all about feeling you will be in the wrong gear forget it do your mirror checks lifesaver then sort out your gears. the instructor i had has been doing it 15 years and he does the same in wrong gear so what observations then tap down.. i have a suzuki gz125 marauder and it fights me at lights i got it sussed though i test it for first gear at lights let the clutch out too see if it pulls

guitaneman Says:

Jul 14, 2011 - @scratchnsnifff if it dosent pull then i tap down to get first . i find i totaly dont know what gear i am in some times and stop in 3rd and try and find neutral ...tap tap tap done a funny thing the other day went for a cruise to a lake pulled up and the view was so nice i forgot to put the bike in neutral and let go the clutch lucky i had the brake half on the people around me wonderd why i shouted out grwwnmppph ahh

scratchnsnifff Says:

Jul 14, 2011 - @guitaneman Yea that's the same way I learnt. It's when I've just set off from a junction and I'm turning when I go to click for second gear it sticks in neutral and *REVVVVV*.. Good job I've got a full face helmet...It's almost as bad as when you've been chatting away to friends and there's a pretty lady or two there and you're about to set off, fire her up, mirrors, click down into first aaand *silence* left the bleedin' side-stand down! You looking to go for your full test soon?

guitaneman Says:

Jul 15, 2011 - @scratchnsnifff yeah all bikes do the false neutrals so we all suffer it . i finnished my cbt 3 weeks ago i want to do the A2 licence but might just wait until next summer not in a hurry for a big bike i am 5'10 and 12 stone so 125cc pulls me fast enough. but i would do it sooner if i needed to use the motorways. ideally in 6 moths but i want to get thru my first winter with L plates ....LOL...

scratchnsnifff Says:

Jul 15, 2011 - @guitaneman Ahhhhh you've got it all to come! February when I passed was freezing. Enjoyed going out still but now when it's cold I'm well wrapped up. I strongly urge if you plan on riding throughout winter (I'm undecided on if I will) to invest in some heated grips because the coldness in your fingers is enough to make even the burliest of men cry.After 5 months I just want something with a little more poke to it (5'9 10.5-11 stone) and now I need to use motorways... My YBR hates A-roads!

guitaneman Says:

Jul 15, 2011 - @scratchnsnifff ohh no winter i hope we dont get one like last year . my instructor was laughing telling us about the heated clothing he has and when he does cbt traning in the winter watching the learners chittering in the cold. i will invest in the heated grips they will be needed i will get a shock big time though when the winter sets in my bike is a street bike dosent have a garage so might strip the bike down and store it if winter is really bad

scratchnsnifff Says:

Jul 15, 2011 - @guitaneman I'd love some of them heated clothes but gloves/grips would do for me. Honestly man, you'll have never felt anything like it! I'm very much winter hardy, I'd rather be cold than too hot. Worked outside in 4/5 jobs I've had, but nothing comes close to 30-70mph ice cold wind, nothing! Mine's kept in the shed, so it's away from the elements. I'd recommend a cover, at least for yours, to minimise corrosion and rust, and plenty of WD40 just give her a wipe down all over nice and shiny!

ady0211 Says:

Aug 12, 2011 - I have a car driving license, i was wondering if i need anything else such as a motorcycle provisional license or something to take the CBT.

davbob Says:

Aug 15, 2011 - @ady0211 It depends if you have a Provisional category A on your licence. Some older ones do. Mine does as I passed my car test about 20 years ago. If it doesn't have cat. A or cat.P on it then you need a provisional bike licence.

davbob Says:

Aug 21, 2011 - @bonanno871 If you do your cbt on a provisional A licence and are over 17 on a scooter you can ride anything up to 125 with L plates for 2 years. You must do it on a geared scooter if you want to ride a geared bike. If you do it on an automatic you are then restricted to auto only.Generally if you don't have any licence at all the best thing to do is apply for a provisional then do a cbt on a geared bike privided by the test centre. You then have 2 years to do a full test or resit a cbt.

davbob Says:

Aug 21, 2011 - @bonanno871 It gives you the rules here direct dot gov dot uk/en/Motoring/LearnerAndNewDrivers/PracticalTest/DG_178483It says that the type of bike (geared or automatic) will be recorded on your CBT pass form and you can only ride the specific one.

nepalihercules Says:

Sep 9, 2011 - @bonanno871 did u do it? and did you pass? how much was the cost? did you rent the bike? and what was the total cost?

Reincarnhate925 Says:

Oct 3, 2011 - Are you trying to say that if you pass CBT on an automatic, you can only ride an automatic? This is entirely false, I did my CBT on a Lambretta 50, and I am entitled to ride any auto or geared bike up to 125cc and 11kW. Unless they specific write in the restriction section that you can only ride autos, you can ride anything up to the limit depending on age.(im reading from my certificate, I have it infront of me)

JsmArtistUK Says:

Oct 17, 2011 - @mariancraig ? i overtake all the time on a 50 loooooool....

SuperMizzaa Says:

Oct 18, 2011 - Bullshit ! If you did your cbt on a 50 then u can only ride and 50cc you cant ride a 125 dumb ass!

AugustInAdelaide Says:

Oct 19, 2011 - I wanna do mine again please please please it was sooo much fun! JC motorbikes in Exeter what a day :D

AugustInAdelaide Says:

Oct 19, 2011 - @Reincarnhate925 Correct I'll second that

sorryunlucky Says:

Nov 13, 2011 - @AugustInAdelaide Mine won't be fun, I bet. I'll be fine once the emergency stop is done though, it's the scariest bit, if I drop the bike.

acnespider Says:

Dec 9, 2011 - @SuperMizzaa No. If you are 17 and have a CBT you can ride a 50cc or 125cc regardless of what bike you did the test on.

2ndSSBggydbluds Says:

Dec 23, 2011 - Fuck as fuck - should be on Live at the Apollo!

snowypetrel Says:

Jan 15, 2012 - @JsmArtistUK And 2 months later? Stay safe mate. Overtaking on a 50cc is a matter of luck.

FastWordz Says:

Jan 29, 2012 - Watched this video many times before and have finally obtained my CBT certificate today!Just turned 17, had no experience what-so-ever and completed it on a geared 125 over the weekend.When I was travelling at about 45mph-ish along a straight, I couldn't help but sing to myself: "born to be wiilllllllldddddddddd!!!!!" xD

iiSeddon Says:

Feb 9, 2012 - @Reincarnhate925 this comment is a fact...you can do your cbt on a 125cc automatic and then go home get on a 125cc geared bike and be legal ;D

iiSeddon Says:

Feb 9, 2012 - @Reincarnhate925 this comment is a fact...you can do your cbt on a 125cc automatic and then go home get on a 125cc geared bike and be legal ;D