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| | hi all, do i need to hire a bike or am i able to use a mates gsxr750? |
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| yes, you need to be insured before you can sit your test on the bike, and since no insurance company in their right mind would insure anyone without a license on such a bike... you would probably be better off hiring a GS500 or similar.
Plus if you turn up on a GSXR i have a feeling the instructor would not be impressed, and would be looking for any excuse to fail you... as he would stereotype you as a 'racer' and therefore 'not too safe' for the roads... this is just my personal opinion, but its definitely something to think about.
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| | Thanks for answers, was obviously just trying to do it as cheap as possible, but will hire a bike instead |
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| If you do it on a 125 you'd only pass your A1, you need something like 42bhp minimum to do a DAS.
Also, if you turn up on your own on anything larger than a learner legal, eg, a 750 sports, you'd fail immediately. You need to be with an instructor, or riding pillion.
Good luck for your test, when's it booked for?
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Roundabout Scratcher
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| | Would you consider going to a bike training school? The money could well be well-spent, as the instructors will know what you need to do to pass the test. I'm not saying you're not a good rider (how would I know?) but if you've been riding for some time you've probably picked up the odd bad habit that could fail your test for you. So even if you get just a day's instruction, you'll do yourself a favour. (And you can usually get a date quicker and do the test on the school's bike, saving you the money for a hire.) Best of luck.
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| i agree i had to take a few lessons b4 doing my test as i had picked up a few bad habbits it helped me pass 1st time
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| | | Learner
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| | thanks again for all your advise. The story so far is, i booked the theory and passed that, then my mate happened to say hes putting his srad on ebay, now i couldnt let that happen............! then booked my cbt (wedensday 8th:hehe after that i,ll speak to the guys down there and see if i can do anything through them so im left looking at a bike that i cant use just yet still nice to look at tho |
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