This is not a rant or pointing the finger etc.... What I can't get my head around is, why do people make it difficult for themselves by doing the CBT on ageared bike if they have never ridden before? Just do your CBT on a rev n go. It will simplify things for you. Once you have done your CBT and you want a geared bike then you can practice in your own time in an empty car park etc. I learned to ride a mate's Kwak AR50 when I was 13 illegally (he taught me on the roads) but when I went for my Direct Access at the age of 35 I hadn't ridden a bike since then so I did my CBT on a ped to make my life easier. So don't make life hard for yourselves and have to go back again, sometimes at more expense, just do the CBT on a ped