Your view...
This has been stirring around sometime, but now it appears even in the face of stiff opposition from motorcycling organisations and manufacturers this will be going through.
The EU commission has ruled that there will be a new agreement which will affect your ability to obtain a motorcycle licence :'(
- Minimum age for riding over 125cc rises to 19
- Direct access not allowed on large capacity bikes (over 47hp) until you are 24
- New categories of licence created that create steps between capacities on bikes
- If you are under 24 you will need to complete staged tests to get onto a larger bike
Personally I think this is a major blow to the motorcycling industry and goes no way to improving safety on the roads, only reducing the number of riders on them.
The basis for this agreement is flawed, are we are now removing a whole adult age group from being able to buy the bike of their choice....would you agree that someone who is 24 is more capable of riding a large capacity bike, than someone who is 21?....i am 27 BTW
http://www.biker247.com/news/5371.asp
