Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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I've got mine on Wednesday, now I've been told 8.30am until 5pm.
I'm not being funny, but am I really going to need that long? Ok if I was a a 16 year old riding his first moped with no experience of the road.
Last time I done mine in 1998 I was quoted that amount of time but by 2pm the bloke said he was satisfed I was capable enough to be on the road and gave me the certificate and let me get on my way.
If it's until 5pm it's going to be seriously tedious.
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DizzyRebel
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Registered: 2nd Jan 09
Location: Lincoln
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Usually finished by about 2 but if your in a large group it will take longer. its usually an hour in the carpark doing manouvres, 30 mins in the office talking about road safety then an hour or 2 on the road followed by an instructor.
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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Mine took the full day because of folk that really shouldnt have been allowed on the road. If it was 1 on 1 then yeh maybe a bit shorter but you have to go at the pace of the goons..
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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both of mine were 1 on 1 and I was home both times for 2 ish
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Last time there were 2 of us, an older guy and myself.
I pray that it's just me on Wednesday, I'm not spending all f-ing day driving around cones because some remedial can't even hold their scooter upright.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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PMSL 
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AdamF
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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mine was over by 2 ish aswel and there was someone with me who had never sat on a bike before
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Mo
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Registered: 29th Jan 03
Location: Bolton, Drives Q3 S-line +
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9-12 will be riding around in yard. and showing what everything does i.e brakes, gears etc and practicing maneuvers.
Then u will road ride for the rest of the day and do maneuvers properly on the road .
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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out of interest, for someone like myself whose been driving nearly 3 years now but never ridden a bike (well besides riding pillion lol) how easy/hard is it to get used to riding a bike?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Oh shitsticks, if some prat turns up and wants to learn how to do gears we are going to be there all f-ing day.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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quote:
Originally posted by AlunJ
out of interest, for someone like myself whose been driving nearly 3 years now but never ridden a bike (well besides riding pillion lol) how easy/hard is it to get used to riding a bike?
One down, 5/4 up, clutch on the left, front brake on right.
Push down left foot for first, release clutch while raising revs and then wheelie, fall off the back and the bike ends up in the fence.
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I'm not spending all f-ing day driving around cones because some remedial can't even hold their scooter upright.
I don't why, but this made me laugh, a lot!
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Liam B
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Registered: 2nd Mar 09
Location: Herefordshire
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I got home about 4pm when i did mine, cant remember it exactly but you have to be on the road for 2 or 3 hours
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radicalry00
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Registered: 16th Mar 07
Location: West Yorks Rides: Suzuki SV650
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Luckily when I did mine all the people had done CBT's before except me. I do have a car license though and have riden plenty of geared off road bikes before so we were done for about 1.30pm.
[Edited on 06-07-2009 by radicalry00]
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Oh shitsticks, if some prat turns up and wants to learn how to do gears we are going to be there all f-ing day.
If anything when I did my CBT, the spotty ned doing it on a scooter took longer than us folk on the geared ones, but he was a cock.
Gears are easy unless your mums name is Darlene...
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I was home in time for lunch on mine.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Oh shitsticks, if some prat turns up and wants to learn how to do gears we are going to be there all f-ing day.
If anything when I did my CBT, the spotty ned doing it on a scooter took longer than us folk on the geared ones, but he was a cock.
Gears are easy unless your mums name is Darlene...
I can do gears in my sleep, but I'm doing it on the scooter to save myself £20 hiring out their bikes.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I know 2 people who crashed on their CBT's and passed, can't quite figure that out myself 
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