Motorbike Licence

GazB · 02-08-2006, 09:25

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me what tests you have to sit to hold a full bike license? I have a full driving license, but do you have to sit a seperate theory test?

Also, anyone recommend anywhere that do crash courses?

Cheers in advance,

Gaz

P.S. Not interested in people going into why I shouldn't want to have a bike blah blah

viking · 02-08-2006, 09:30

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Originally Posted by GazB

Also, anyone recommend anywhere that do crash courses?

You dont want to learn how to crash Gaz, that's daft.

Try THIS

GazB · 02-08-2006, 09:43

Ah that's the link I was looking for.

Cheers

How many people on here have a motorbike then?

dibsy · 02-08-2006, 09:51

My b/f has a fireblade. He's rode bikes since he was 18 and would never be without one.

beansforyou · 02-08-2006, 09:56

Theres quite a few of us on here with bikes

Theres also www.sheffieldbikers.co.uk which has quite a few regulars.

upinwath · 02-08-2006, 10:02

Bikes are great fun.
Best advice is do the tests and so on but buy a copy of roadcraft (bike version) and take good note of what it says.

Have fun

dibsy · 02-08-2006, 10:03

http://www.firebladeriders.co.uk/

Great site to check out too.

viking · 02-08-2006, 10:04

Me and my Lad used to go to a lot of Motorbike weekend rallies.
HERE is me with some of the raggy lads and lasses from Hoyland at "Stormin castle" County Durham.

venger · 02-08-2006, 10:05

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Originally Posted by GazB

Ah that's the link I was looking for.

Cheers

How many people on here have a motorbike then?

If you are interested I have a copy of the 'Official Theory Book' which you can have if you are serious about getting licensed chap

GazB · 02-08-2006, 10:12

I fancied having a bike as a second vehicle to my car for the summer, so I'm fancying getting my test done over the winter ready for Summer '07

poppins · 02-08-2006, 10:38

Do you have a Helmet law in Sheffield ? some states in the US don't require one, just eye protection.

viking · 02-08-2006, 10:40

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Originally Posted by poppins

Do you have a Helmet law in Sheffield ? some states in the US don't require one, just eye protection.

You need a helmet unless it's a Trike Poppins.

poppins · 02-08-2006, 11:06

I don't see why it should be a law to wear a helmet, you're only endangering yourself by not wearing one, eye protection, yes! i can see that as you could endanger someone elses life.

venger · 02-08-2006, 11:10

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Originally Posted by GazB

I fancied having a bike as a second vehicle to my car for the summer, so I'm fancying getting my test done over the winter ready for Summer '07

Well PM an adrress or something like and I will post it for you, I have no use for it and would rather it were for someone elses benefit.

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Originally Posted by poppins

I don't see why it should be a law to wear a helmet, you're only endangering yourself by not wearing one, eye protection, yes! i can see that as you could endanger someone elses life.

Oh please, how old are you and do you wear a seatbelt in a car ?

poppins · 02-08-2006, 11:16

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Originally Posted by venger

Well PM an adrress or something like and I will post it for you, I have no use for it and would rather it were for someone elses benefit.

Oh please, how old are you and do you wear a seatbelt in a car ?

64, yes I do wear a seatbelt in a car, but I don't think THAT should be a law either.

muddycoffee · 02-08-2006, 11:21

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Originally Posted by poppins

I don't see why it should be a law to wear a helmet, you're only endangering yourself by not wearing one, eye protection, yes! i can see that as you could endanger someone elses life.

Hi Poppins,
it has been the law in the UK for around 30 years that helmets are compulsory. Before that there were too many brain injured bikers. Don't forget that we have lots of bendy roads and coming off and getting a severe brain injury is much easier than it would be in USA where you have many flat highways which go on for straight miles.

Before helmets were law there was several failed media campaigns showing bikers in wheelchairs with disabling brain injuries, it was a significant problem. And just made the families of bikers more worried, while many bikers saw it as being "chicken" to wear a helmet, and refused.

However you can still wear a much smaller open face helmet if you want to act "tuff/camp" on a harley.

I am sure someone who is in their 50s or 60s will correct some of my details, as I am too young to know this stuff first hand.

beansforyou · 02-08-2006, 17:46

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Originally Posted by venger

Oh please, how old are you and do you wear a seatbelt in a car ?

I don't think Venger realised Poppins is in America

In the Uk Poppins we are smothered by laws telling us what we can and can't do for our 'own safety', there are good and bad points to this of course.

There are also scare stories in almost every edition of MCN (motorcycle paper) about how the Gov't are going to ban bikes entirely by such and such a year,

It does get to me how much our personal freedom is shrinking under this term 'safety' and I also find it interesting how many more brain dead people are managing to reproduce under this system, eventually this whole country will be full of zombies who can't tie their own shoelaces without some Gov't official telling them if they have done it according to the new 7.20B revised law regarding shoelace safety.

If we are still allowed shoelaces by then

Just to add, incase my post looks like I don't condone the wearing of safety gear, I fully back doing anything thats going to keep you breathing that bit longer - I just don't need some suit in an office to tell me.

redrobbo · 02-08-2006, 17:49

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Originally Posted by beansforyou

Theres quite a few of us on here with bikes

There might have been another biker on the forum, except his machine was stolen just days before joining the forum. Hence my partner is known on SF as......nobikejohn !

poppins · 02-08-2006, 18:49

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Originally Posted by beansforyou

I don't think Venger realised Poppins is in America

In the Uk Poppins we are smothered by laws telling us what we can and can't do for our 'own safety', there are good and bad points to this of course.

There are also scare stories in almost every edition of MCN (motorcycle paper) about how the Gov't are going to ban bikes entirely by such and such a year,

It does get to me how much our personal freedom is shrinking under this term 'safety' and I also find it interesting how many more brain dead people are managing to reproduce under this system, eventually this whole country will be full of zombies who can't tie their own shoelaces without some Gov't official telling them if they have done it according to the new 7.20B revised law regarding shoelace safety.

If we are still allowed shoelaces by then

Just to add, incase my post looks like I don't condone the wearing of safety gear, I fully back doing anything thats going to keep you breathing that bit longer - I just don't need some suit in an office to tell me.

Yes I understand fully that it's for a persons own safety, same as a seat belt, I wear a seat belt for my OWN safety, but I don't think I should have to be TOLD to do it, same as a helmet law, we only injure ourselves by not wearing them, eye protection I can see, you would be endangering someone else, wouldn't you ? anyhow it's the insurance companys that force these laws onto us.

Oh, and it's nothig to do with where I'm from, it's just my own opinion.