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My wife would like a 125 scooter for commuting to collage.
I passed my bike test over 25 years ago, so trying to find my way around all the latest rules for her.
She has a full auto car licence, (false hip and knee stopped her been able to learn manual).
Am I right that she has to do CBT before she can ride a 125 on L plates, but then needs to do motorbike theory test before doing practical test?
I passed my bike test over 25 years ago, so trying to find my way around all the latest rules for her.
She has a full auto car licence, (false hip and knee stopped her been able to learn manual).
Am I right that she has to do CBT before she can ride a 125 on L plates, but then needs to do motorbike theory test before doing practical test?
We've just done exactly the same
My wife has been banging on about a scooter for over a year. Traffic, parking, roadworks. Commutes through a busy town centre every day at rush hour, past three schools etc.
We both did our CBTs on a Twist n Go and I've just bought us a 125 piaggio. Love it. Having never ridden powered bikes before there's a lot more to think about than I'd realised. My wife took two attempts to complete the CBT.
Anyway, get it done. 125s are a bit thin on the ground at the minute though and second hand prices are strong.
My wife has been banging on about a scooter for over a year. Traffic, parking, roadworks. Commutes through a busy town centre every day at rush hour, past three schools etc.
We both did our CBTs on a Twist n Go and I've just bought us a 125 piaggio. Love it. Having never ridden powered bikes before there's a lot more to think about than I'd realised. My wife took two attempts to complete the CBT.
Anyway, get it done. 125s are a bit thin on the ground at the minute though and second hand prices are strong.
Ambleton said:
Traffic, parking, roadworks. Commutes through a busy town centre every day at rush hour, past three schools etc.
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This pretty much covers her situation..
We live rural, but hit Chesterfield, and gets a bit crazy, and next year she should be off to Sheffield Uni.
She is almost 51, but having lived in cities all her life, and physically disabled, she just used mobility scooters, and public transport.
She did well learning to drive when we moved where public transport is sporadic at best, and often cancelled lately.
She is always up for now challenges, and we see no reason her disability will stop her riding a 125 step through style bike
Get her through the CBT first and see how she gets on with a scooter.
Remember, she doesn't ever have to pass the full test if she's happy on a 125, she only has to renew the CBT every two years.
Yes it is an additional expense, but it is also a chance to brush up on any changes and identify/fix any bad habits she may have picked up every couple of years.
When I was still instructing there were a few students I would see every two years including a 6'4" Swedish guy who had a battered old Kawasaki AR80 he had owned from new; he looked like a circus-bear riding it!
By the time I finished with that company he was on to about his fifth or sixth CBT with them and the owners of the company were giving him a discount when he booked.
I remember one time he was in I was downtraining a new instructor; the poor lad couldn't understand how he could stand the bike up from the sidestand and the stand would "magically" lift when he put the bike in gear (it has a second cable from the clutch cable that pulls it up).
Remember, she doesn't ever have to pass the full test if she's happy on a 125, she only has to renew the CBT every two years.
Yes it is an additional expense, but it is also a chance to brush up on any changes and identify/fix any bad habits she may have picked up every couple of years.
When I was still instructing there were a few students I would see every two years including a 6'4" Swedish guy who had a battered old Kawasaki AR80 he had owned from new; he looked like a circus-bear riding it!
By the time I finished with that company he was on to about his fifth or sixth CBT with them and the owners of the company were giving him a discount when he booked.
I remember one time he was in I was downtraining a new instructor; the poor lad couldn't understand how he could stand the bike up from the sidestand and the stand would "magically" lift when he put the bike in gear (it has a second cable from the clutch cable that pulls it up).
Edited by Rubin215 on Thursday 30th December 19:50
Edited by Rubin215 on Thursday 30th December 19:51
Nick928 said:
If she does fall off is it likely to cause further damage given her current issues and does she have the speed and strength in her legs & hips to be able to catch a scooter if it starts to go over?
That's a fair question, in theory she is in no more danger of damage than you or I, but obviously there are risks with anything. Yes She is a little slower on her left side but She feels she's still fast enough.She can ride our daughters automatic pit bike for half an hour on farm tracks, the only issue is getting her leg over the bike, a step through should remove that issue.
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