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21-12-07, 07:40 PM

Mileage is very difficult to prove, the old method of diy lessons on the 250, 3 time round the block as a test and then taking to the road on a 100 cc bike with a frame with a hinge in the middle and non gripping tyres was a very Darwinian method of operating.

In my line of work the yard stick is flying hours not mileage, some people on the minimum hours for consideration for promotion are very good, with a mature thought process and good handling skills, others tell me that they are!(the skills demonstrated frequently don't match the claims) In our case at a professional level we are tested every 6 months, a leisure pilot is required to comply with minimum experience levels and to fly with an instructor in every 2 year period.

I'm not suggesting periodic testing for the bike, but would support a test to remove the 33 bhp restriction after 12 months, those who have ridden and thought about what they are doing will have matured there skills and thinking and would be cleared on to the bigger bikes; those that think they are the mutts nuts will not and could then be restricted for a further year.

It must be remembered that those that crash and claim, be they on 33 bhp machines or the DAS types on superbikes cause all of us to pay higher insurance premiums.

21-12-07, 07:40 PM	#59
Essex of Essex Guest Posts: n/a	Re: De-restriction process Mileage is very difficult to prove, the old method of diy lessons on the 250, 3 time round the block as a test and then taking to the road on a 100 cc bike with a frame with a hinge in the middle and non gripping tyres was a very Darwinian method of operating. In my line of work the yard stick is flying hours not mileage, some people on the minimum hours for consideration for promotion are very good, with a mature thought process and good handling skills, others tell me that they are!(the skills demonstrated frequently don't match the claims) In our case at a professional level we are tested every 6 months, a leisure pilot is required to comply with minimum experience levels and to fly with an instructor in every 2 year period. I'm not suggesting periodic testing for the bike, but would support a test to remove the 33 bhp restriction after 12 months, those who have ridden and thought about what they are doing will have matured there skills and thinking and would be cleared on to the bigger bikes; those that think they are the mutts nuts will not and could then be restricted for a further year. It must be remembered that those that crash and claim, be they on 33 bhp machines or the DAS types on superbikes cause all of us to pay higher insurance premiums.