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16-02-09, 11:39 AM
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am i missing something ref learners / L plates?
lately I have seen an ever increasing amount of "big" bikes on the road with L plates on...
NSR/R6/GS500 and a bandit to name 4 i saw this morning on my way to work...all with L plates on... now I thought to ride these you have to have passed a test, and with the CBT you can ride up to a 125... are these bikes being (can they be?) restricted to the power output of a 125 or are these people taking the pi55 and police not really knowing the difference? or have i missed something in the change of law? |
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16-02-09, 11:43 AM
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Re: am i missing something ref learners / L plates?
As far as I was aware you had to be in radio contact with an instructor to ride a bigger bike.
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16-02-09, 12:16 PM
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Re: am i missing something ref learners / L plates?
If they were wearing hi-vis vests then they were probably doing DAS training. Everyone wants to pass before the new test comes in, hence the increase in numbers.
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16-02-09, 12:38 PM
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Re: am i missing something ref learners / L plates?
On an r6?..well spose they could use their own bike, but nah defo not DAS training, on their own no high viz / instuctors or groups anywhere to be seen. guess the law hasnt changed then and these guys are taking the P*ss
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16-02-09, 12:46 PM
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Re: am i missing something ref learners / L plates?
definately not an r125?
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16-02-09, 12:51 PM
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Re: am i missing something ref learners / L plates?
nope defo not a 125 any of them....
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16-02-09, 05:32 PM
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Re: am i missing something ref learners / L plates?
When I sat my test the instructor buggered off back to base and told me to make my own way back if I passed, which I did so that may be one possibility.
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16-02-09, 05:38 PM
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Re: am i missing something ref learners / L plates?
Could be an instructor on a school bike.
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16-02-09, 05:47 PM
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Re: am i missing something ref learners / L plates?
In theory, someone could put L-plates on an R6 and get insured to learn on it. Anyone care to guess how much tarmac would be needed to do a turn in the road??
Of course the best part of 100BHP might explain why the instructor was nowhere to be seen. He'll be along in 5 minutes.... Keith. |
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16-02-09, 06:48 PM
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Re: am i missing something ref learners / L plates?
Yes you could, but you would have to be observed by an instructor at all times.
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