Commuting by motorbike

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liam8282 wrote: »

I thought you could only ride a 50cc if you only have your CBT?

50cc limited to 31mph at age 16
Age 17+ can ride a 125cc with 14.6bhp and power to weight ratio 0.16kw/kg.

So no derestricted RS125's on L plates, but a commuter 125 is fine.

Allowed anywhere except motorways.

Steel toe caps are a daft idea anyway. You don't want to lose your toes.
I would set aside £50-£100 to get a proper local mechanic to check out a bike before you buy it if possible. Will save you on repairs in the long run.

liam8282

EdgEy wrote: »

50cc limited to 31mph at age 16
Age 17+ can ride a 125cc with 14.6bhp and power to weight ratio 0.16kw/kg.

So no derestricted RS125's on L plates, but a commuter 125 is fine.

Allowed anywhere except motorways.

I knew age had something to do with it, because I can remember my friend getting his 50cc scooter at 16.

But, I thought the rules had changed and you also to do a test as well as the CBT now if you want to ride anything bigger than 50cc? I may just be wrong though!

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liam8282 wrote: »

I knew age had something to do with it, because I can remember my friend getting his 50cc scooter at 16.

But, I thought the rules had changed and you also to do a test as well as the CBT now if you want to ride anything bigger than 50cc? I may just be wrong though!

Nope.
You can do your CBT at 16, wait until 17 and ride the 125.

Only need a test for bigger bikes.

You do need a provisional license though (£50 and a form) which I don't think the OP has mentioned, but most young adults these days get one for ID down the pub.

Lizling

no_more_cards_for_me wrote: »

Do you know something we don't ?

Can't be long til £1.40 per litre I know.

'Course not It's a worst case scenario kind of guesstimate based on current local prices allowing for a year's worth of inflation and oil price rises. £1.45 equates to a rise of about 10% over the year which would certainly be high but not impossible imo with inflation how it is.

Just in case you didn't know......
Steel toe caps are not allowed on a bike for CBT. If you show up with them on the day you'll probably be told to change your shoes.

Yup, I know to avoid steel toe caps. Someone drives over your foot and chop! Bye bye toes.:eek: I just mentioned some alternatives to bike boots because someone else had brought that up. I still intend to go with the real thing though.


I'm definitely allowed to ride a 125 with L plates with only the CBT, except on motorways. I think the confusion might be from how until something like 10 years ago, you could ride a 50cc with only a car driving licence. And I'm way too old for any age restrictions to apply Oh yeah, and I've already got a provisional licence.

Good suggestion about the local mechanic. If I'm not getting it from a proper dealer, I'll probably do that.

darich

Lizling wrote: »

Yup, I know to avoid steel toe caps. Someone drives over your foot and chop! Bye bye toes.:eek: I just mentioned some alternatives to bike boots because someone else had brought that up. I still intend to go with the real thing though.

A steel toe capped boot can easily take the weight of a car over them.
It's more to do with the feel of the gear lever I think. Laces don't help.
Since you've decided to avoid the steel toes, the reason is pretty much irrelevant - we don't need to convince you it's a bad idea!!:beer:

Lizling

darich wrote: »

A steel toe capped boot can easily take the weight of a car over them.
It's more to do with the feel of the gear lever I think. Laces don't help.
Since you've decided to avoid the steel toes, the reason is pretty much irrelevant - we don't need to convince you it's a bad idea!!:beer:

All good to know anyway. This way I get to tell the OH he's wrong

darich

Lizling wrote: »

All good to know anyway. This way I get to tell the OH he's wrong

You can show off by telling him a typical steel toe is designed to withstand 15,000Newtons......or 1500kg.....1.5tonnes
So it'll withstand the weight of most cars but the lack of feel through the metal and the difficulty of getting it under the gear lever are why they're frowned upon.

Check out this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel-toe_boot