125cc on a motorway!?

My girlfriend is doing her restricted bike test in a few months but wants to get a bike (YBR125) for a few months to get used to biking and being on the road.

the only thing is the bikes we find arnt close to us! and it may be a case of me (with a full bike license) riding back down the motorway to save the time of taking a non-motorway detour.

Has anyone done this before? and it is actually legal to ride a 125cc on the motorway (it wont have L plates on) ?

Cheers in advance for any advice!

Tom

[Viney]

Its leagal to ride a bike over 50cc on a motorway without L plates. I wouldnt want to do it though.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Tomtoms

My girlfriend is doing her restricted bike test in a few months but wants to get a bike (YBR125) for a few months to get used to biking and being on the road.

the only thing is the bikes we find arnt close to us! and it may be a case of me (with a full bike license) riding back down the motorway to save the time of taking a non-motorway detour.

Has anyone done this before? and it is actually legal to ride a 125cc on the motorway (it wont have L plates on) ?

Cheers in advance for any advice!

Tom

Legal, but not really adviseable - you will be passed by Eddie Stobart lorries.......

Best to plan a non-Mway route I would guess.

But it IS do able

Tho with the weight (or lack thereof) of a 125, a small van would do.

[Paul the 6th]

could be a fun day out doing a-roads all the way back rediscover your youth and appreciate the finer points of bigger bikes when you get back

I manage a year of riding a 125 on a motorway and busy dual carriage ways (four lanes in some places), it was a 1976 CG125. Did a max speed of 65ish mph. The best thing to do is make sure you own the lane. Stick to the middle, none of this ride along the white line rubbish as that how you get knocked off. If they need to get past they need to do a proper manoeuvre not just force you out of the way.
Depends on the bike though, Jax's Planet 125 easy did 90 mph...

I've done it, Cardiff-Birmingham many years ago, perfectly possible, but not much fun.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Grinch

Jax's Planet 125 easy did 90 mph...

Yah but they're a performance stroker, same sort of grunt as the TZR's etc.

The latest 4 stroke 125's are absolutely f#cking glacial... dunno how they expect anyone to learn to ride properly on a CBR125 with all the grunt of a spas chariot!

cheers guys.

Well at least i know its an option, but i will sort out a route avoiding motorways.

Still not sure if my girlfriend will ride it back following me on my bike, or i will ride it

If i do, does anyone know the cheapest and easiest way to get insurance for one day?

Do i just phone up my insurance company and ask? or will it mess with my premium etc...

Cheers

[yorkie_chris]

Have you got 3rd party other bike cover?

Check your insurance!

As i know both mine and drew's cover us riding other bikes TP. As long as that bike is insured by somebody else, and with the owners permission