Restriction and age?

Ive just turned 21, but i wont have had my full bike license for 2 years until august. I had always presumed id have to wait til august to get on a bike bigger that 33bhp, is that correct?

[DJ123]

Stu, what test did you do? If you did the test where you are on a 33BHP restriction for 2 years, and your restriction period ends in August, then yes you can get a bigger bike after the date it ends.

Yup did that, im on a 33bhp restriction. i just wondered if it was 2 years OR 21. But i doubt it :P

[DJ123]

2 years. I did mine just before my 18th, and so my restriction was off 2 years later. At 21 was when you can/could do your DA and go full power

[jambo]

As above it's 2 years, but you could always take the direct access test on your 21st birthday to shave that time down. However, with the new licencing rules brought in this year I've not yet got a handle on how that might now work...

Jambo
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[Kenzie]

I did my 33hp at 17 and was full power by 19. It's only three months so not long!

[Tomor]

As Jambo said, you can do your direct access, but it may hinder you more in terms of more restrictions. Best wait for 3 months!!

You and your SRAD wil be crashing through hedges in no time :], patience.

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Tomor

As Jambo said, you can do your direct access, but it may hinder you more in terms of more restrictions. Best wait for 3 months!!

From my understanding, you need to be 24 to do a direct access.

Under the new rules there is a 2 year exp min 21 stage progression allowed from A2 to full. But I would guess you need to have held the A1 for 2 years before you can stage upgrade to A2 etc. So that route would have you 2 tests and a further 2 year wait. so give it the 3 months and auto update.

I really do feel for the young uns today. Not like in my day of 4 times round the block

Your best bet is certainly going to be waiting until August when your 33hp restiction ends as the rules on licencing changed in January, but existing licence holders retain their current entitlements.
Under the new rules, you can't get a category A licence until you're 24 or have held a full A2 licence for 2 years. Even when you've had your A2 licence for the required amount of time, you then need to take another test before being allowed to ride unlimited capacity bikes.
So, in terms of the hoops you need to jump through in order to ride an unrestricted bike, there are fewer as you are at the moment.