Why do people get restricted licenses?

[timwilky]

Apart from the fact you need to be over 21 to do a direct access. why do people get restricted licenses?

I cannot imagine you would get cheaper insurance for a restricted bike?

Costs... hmmm buying a 125 and farting about on that till you pass your test would probably cost more than paying for a DAS course?


So why do people do it?

Well for me it was because i was onl 17 (6 years ago) when i did me test so couldn't do the DAS, my mates Dad works for Diablo Suzuki and had an old 125 kicking about in his garage so my mate did a restricted licence just so he could use it to get to and from work as it was cheaper than a DAS and in 2 years if he wants he can upgrade to anything he likes he is 24, he not an avid biker like me i ride all year all weather.

because I could ride a physically bigger bike at 17, than the pokey little 125's, and 4 years was a very long time to wait on a 125 to do a das,

plus, once the test was past at 17, that was it, nothing else i needed to do until I was 21.

125's were expensive to insure too compared with that of the SV

I got a RVF400 when i was 17 and had it restricted to 33bhp, rode for 2 years until it was stolen, but that was it at 19 i could ride anything i liked

For me I had no choice. In the Republic of Ireland you are still restricted to 33bhp for 2 years after you pass your test. No way around it

[timwilky]

The reason I ask is I am attempting to persuade the daughter to get a license.

What are the pros/cons. of restricted vs full. BTW she is over 21 and drives/owns her own car. Any bike would be sat in my garage during the week or poor weather

I think pros are you get to spend to years on not an overly powerful machine, it is enough to get you out of a tight spot but not so much your gonna kill yourself imo, if she is a car driver then i imagine she has some 'road sense'

Only cons are you can't upgrade for 2 years which if she gets used to 33 horses quick and hungers for more she has to wait till the end of the 2 years.

Originally Posted by timwilky

The reason I ask is I am attempting to persuade the daughter to get a license.

What are the pros/cons. of restricted vs full. BTW she is over 21 and drives/owns her own car. Any bike would be sat in my garage during the week or poor weather

if she is over 21 the route is DAS imho,

No real advantage to restricted if she is over 21, just the test is done on a smaller machine.

Originally Posted by daveyrach

I think pros are you get to spend to years on not an overly powerful machine, it is enough to get you out of a tight spot but not so much your gonna kill yourself imo, if she is a car driver then i imagine she has some 'road sense'

Only cons are you can't upgrade for 2 years which if she gets used to 33 horses quick and hungers for more she has to wait till the end of the 2 years.

or just go for the DAS test on a 500cc machine..

if she learns on a 125 to get the hang of a bike, then when she's ready (1/2 year?) then takes the full test. asuming she doesn't do DAS then she would be restricted to 33bhp. Which is quite a bit after being on a 125... then when she's used to that she can take another mini-test to have the restriction on the liceince removed. just my thought. it makes sense to slowly work up with more powerfull bikes