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CBT isn’t a test. It’s basic training. You’ll be fine. It’s a course for beginners and that’s how it’s intended. Don’t worry about it. There is no pass or fail as such, just have to show a basic competence for them to give you a certificate at the end |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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They will talk you through everything they get you walking astride the bike on the clutch
If they dont think your ready they wont let you out on the road ride
As others have said listen to what they say and most of all dont foget your life saver checks
Just remember its not a test or a race chill out relax and enjoy it.
I did mine in February and absolutely love my bike in fact iv got 2 bikes to love lol
Just about to book my DA mod 1 and 2 so i can get out on the big bike
Good luck and keep it shiney side up  |
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"I. Booked to do my cbt Sunday and wondering how hard or easy to pass. I’m getting a little nervous
Piss easy. I managed it, and i was only 16!"
Fucking show off! I passed ma bike & car test within 10 days of each other in 1981, so there  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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It stands for compulsory basic TRAINING its mostly not a test, listen and learn and you will get the paper needed to ride on the road. Just try not to run over any trainers... |
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"I. Booked to do my cbt Sunday and wondering how hard or easy to pass. I’m getting a little nervous
Piss easy. I managed it, and i was only 16!
Fucking show off! I passed ma bike & car test within 10 days of each other in 1981, so there "
Wasn't that back in the day when you just had to turn up on the day and you passed? |
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VERY EASY! They’ll talk you through gears whilst you’re doing your off road practical to make sure you’re safe to go on the road, you’ll do figure of 8 and all that kind of stuff, I’ve seen people that haven’t got a flipping clue on how to ride a bike pass, I’ve been riding 8 years now and I love my motorbike, good luck, welcome to the second family  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I used to love bikes when I was a kid but came off one with no helmet and snapped my clavicle and it could of been a lot worse! Yes get a helmet on and don’t be stupid but hey I was a kid and you learn from your mistakes. |
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"I. Booked to do my cbt Sunday and wondering how hard or easy to pass. I’m getting a little nervous
Piss easy. I managed it, and i was only 16!
Fucking show off! I passed ma bike & car test within 10 days of each other in 1981, so there
Wasn't that back in the day when you just had to turn up on the day and you passed?"
I think you had to master the art of turning left and right and applying the brakes before you crashed into the instructor's Granada  |
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I didnt enjoy the car park stuff but the road ride was really good ut it helps that my instructor was ripping the piss out of people on the ear piece thing |
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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago
Bristol East |
I did the CBT in 1984 at the age of 17.
A couple of hours one Saturday morning in a school playground on my Honda CG 125.
I know where the OP is coming from.
The next, after a total of maybe 30 minutes on the road, I set off on my motorcycle, clipped a verge on a country road and was sent spinning.
Ambulance called, broken ankle, foot in a plaster cast and a blood clot diagnosed a week later.
Lolol
Well, I got the bike fixed and did not make the same mistake again about riding to close to the verge.
Eventually passed the part 2 a few years later.
Good luck.
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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago
the land of saints & sinners |
Many years ago when it was the old 2 part test my friend took the test a week after me
These were the days when the examiner stood by the side of the road and would ask you to ride around the block before he would step out into the road and get you to perform an emergency stop. My friend got held up my some traffic. The examiner stepped out in front of the wrong biker as was consequently knocked over... My friends test came to a quick end....
I had taken the test with the same examiner a week before and passed...
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"I did the CBT in 1984 at the age of 17.
A couple of hours one Saturday morning in a school playground on my Honda CG 125.
I know where the OP is coming from.
The next, after a total of maybe 30 minutes on the road, I set off on my motorcycle, clipped a verge on a country road and was sent spinning.
Ambulance called, broken ankle, foot in a plaster cast and a blood clot diagnosed a week later.
Lolol
Well, I got the bike fixed and did not make the same mistake again about riding to close to the verge.
Eventually passed the part 2 a few years later.
Good luck.
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I passed my car licence in 1988 and there was no CBT then, I could ride a bike up to 125 without l plates |
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Is it possible to get big bike license incrementally? All I see are DA courses for £700 and not the option to do CBT, a few big bike lessons mod 1, few more lessons, etc.
I've been wanting to do it for a while but just a bit now and then. |
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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago
Bristol East |
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I passed my car licence in 1988 and there was no CBT then, I could ride a bike up to 125 without l plates"
From memory, I had a provisional driving licence.
That allowed me two years to pass both parts of the motorcycle test, otherwise I was off the road for one year.
I did the CBT, which gave me two years as a learner on 125s.
Then, about a year later, I passed my car test.
Getting a full driving licence for a car removed the two-year limit on passing the m/cycle test.
It took me two goes to pass the second part of the test - it was 1990 or so before I got the full motorcycle licence.
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By *ogNMuseCouple
over a year ago
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I passed my car licence in 1988 and there was no CBT then, I could ride a bike up to 125 without l plates"
Or up to 500cc if you had a sidewinder (who remembers them) fitted!
And you had all those mental 2 stroke bikes - Suzuki RG500 was my dream back then, ended up with an RD350 YPVS until I passed my car test. Haven't ridden anything with 2 wheels since  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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i did Pt1 & Pt2 back in the day when the bloke stood on the pavement while i rode around the block ... motorcycling was under heavy attack from the conservative party who were going all out to kill off the industry completely .... i'm guessing i'm not the only one who went on MAG demo's back then |
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By *i1971Man
over a year ago
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"Cbt is an attendance course. There is no pass or fail.
Don't fall off
Don't kill anyone
Don't kill yourself
Don't crash
Don't cause a crash
And you will be fine.
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All the above they'll make sure you can do basic maneuvers off road (usually tarmac play ground / disused road / area to rear of training school. .. ) before they let you out on the road, as well as theory & kit talks. You'll love it. Enjoy. |
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"Is it possible to get big bike license incrementally? All I see are DA courses for £700 and not the option to do CBT, a few big bike lessons mod 1, few more lessons, etc.
I've been wanting to do it for a while but just a bit now and then."
Not any more. You used to be able to do a CBT then pass test on a 125cc bike and have a power restricted licence for 2 years (but would allow on the region of 400cc) then after that tone could ride anything. Not anymore though. Different licences depending on age and power of bike. If you now take test on a 125cc you can NEVER ride anything bigger without taking a test on a bigger machine. You can do 125 at 17, then a bigger bike (can’t rember size - it’s done on power rather than cc though) at 19 but are limited to that again unless you take another test - which happens at 21 and jumps up another power band. Finally at 23 you can do the full unrestricted licence. For anything bigger than 125cc though you can only ride on provisional when accompanied by a licenced and trained instructor |
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I passed my car licence in 1988 and there was no CBT then, I could ride a bike up to 125 without l plates
Or up to 500cc if you had a sidewinder (who remembers them) fitted!
And you had all those mental 2 stroke bikes - Suzuki RG500 was my dream back then, ended up with an RD350 YPVS until I passed my car test. Haven't ridden anything with 2 wheels since "
I remember the sidewinder,in fact I've still got one somewhere at the back a the garage. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I. Booked to do my cbt Sunday and wondering how hard or easy to pass. I’m getting a little nervous "
Ridiculously easy, You would have to mess up on purpose or be an absolute danger to fail. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I known a few of my friends fail. "
They normally advise you that they don't think that your ready and need some more practice before they will take you on the road, out of five in my group when i did it only two of us went out on the road, I'd been riding bikes since I was 13. |
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