L-plate 125ers...

[Mark_Able]

Calling all you L-plate 125 riders, are you aware the test is changing next year? Currently, if you take your test on a 125, you'll get a full bike licence , but are restricted to 33bhp for two years. Next year, taking your test on a 125 will give you a full licence only enabling you to ride a 125! For life. So in other words, there will be no point taking your test on a 125 unless you only want to remove the L-plates. Also, bear in mind, Direct Access minimum age is rising to 24. If you're thinking of taking your test, you might want to think about it sooner than later. We're probably going to have a busy summer/autumn. Please don't be one of those muppets that leaves it until December to book a course, because chances are you won't have much luck... :

[Jon_W]

Let me get this right.....

At 17 you can only ride a 125 until you become 24 and can take a full test.....

Scum! >

[Mikkie1986]

This is going to kill trade slightly if this actually happens... >

[Swanny]

24???

So you can join the army at about 17 and be killed for a lie but you're not allowed to ride a bike until you're 24??


24 :-?

[Dabz]

ridiculous. I presume the reason for the rise in direct access age is to cut down on accidents, but any fool knows that you can be as dangerous on a 125 when you're at the age where you're immortal than you can be on a 1000cc once you've grown up.

Hardly a way of stimulating the economy

[Jon_W]

ridiculous. I presume the reason for the rise in direct access age is to cut down on accidents, but any fool knows that you can be as dangerous on a 125 when you're at the age where you're immortal than you can be on a 1000cc once you've grown up.

Hardly a way of stimulating the economy

Don't tell the goverment that or they'll ban all motorcycles!!!

[Kevinb]

So a youngun will be able to drive a 400+ bhp car (if they can affrord to insure it or not bother with insurance at all) but can't ride a 125cc+ bike. This must have come from Brussels

[taliesin]

bout time we took this goverment by the balls,and told them enough is enough,let the whole of uk bikers get together and rid into london ;D

[Dabz]

didn't they do that last year? :P

[taliesin]

lets do it again when the olympics start ;D