matty6660

Heres my experience: The CBT started at 8:20am and I live on the IOW so I had to get up at 6:00am because I had to get over to Fareham to do the CBT. So I was nackered before I'd even started. When I got there, my instructor checked my licence and the counter-part, along with the other boy's licence who I was doing the CBT with. He was also 16. However, he forgot to bring his counter-part with him but our instructor said that he could do it just this once. After gearing up and finishing my cup o' tea, we headed over to the car park where the scooters where waiting for us. We both chose our scooter (the other boy's electric starter didn't work so he had to kick-start it everytime), then we went over the controls of the scooter. Then we took the scooters off and on their stands (they weigh a ton!) and we pushed them round in a circle while using the brakes. After that, we checked the petrol and oil levels and got ready to drive them. Firstly, we just drove up and down the car park getting used to the stopping distances and turning. I though it was actually pretty hard to balance on the scooter (that's why I bought a bike after, much easier to balance on). Then, we got used to using the indicators, head light switch, horn, and the kill switch. After driving around the car park for about 2 hours, we finally felt kinda ready to drive on the road . We then sat in the shade and went through the necessary highway code rules and learnt all about general road safety This took about about an hour. Then, after we felt confident about how to drive on the road andand which lanes to go in etc, we got ready ad set off to drive on the road. This was the hardest part of the whole CBT because it's really scary when you haven't driven on the road before. I think the other boy had his own moped and he drove around his driveway at home but I had never even sat on a bike before. The 2 hour drive went o.k. I managed to go the wrong way a couple of times because the headset radio that I had kept cutting out so I couldn't hear the istructor 100% of the time but I managed o.k. Nearing the end of the drive, I accidently jumped the curb when pulling out of a junction but the instructor said that that sort of thing doesn't really matter on the CBT whereas if I did that in my light motorcycle test, I would fail. Lastely, we headed over to a petrol station where we filled up our scooters. I used about £2 of petrol for the whole day. Luckily, I brought my wallet with me because we had to pay for our own fuel... the other boy I was with didn't have any money on him so he borrowed it from our instructor. Then she told us about how to check the tyre pressures and what kind of oil to buy for the scooters and we set off back to the CBT place. She then told us both we had passed (I was surprised) and she issued us with the CBT certificate. The next day I boguht a Yamaha TZR50 geared bike so my dad had to teach me how to drive the gears but it was pretty easy, it only took about half an hour to get used to as I'd driven a car before. I find it so much easier to balance and start and stop in a straight line on a bike than a scooter. Hpe this story helped some people with what the CBT entails. Thank you for reading!

I'll try emailing Yamaha...

The owners book doesn't have the tyre pressure. And there isn't a label under the seat That torrent download site needs you to pay to sign up so but thanks anyway Colin the Bear.

Can't find the tyre pressures for a tzr50 bike. Looked on google, askjeeves, wikianswers, etc. Anyone know what the recommened pressure is for both the tyres? They are pirelli.

Yeah it was uktriggersm50, thats basically all I need to know now but my point was that nobody needs to know why I'm derestricting my bike...it could be for a friends, or to sell it or anything... it's up to me what I do anyway, and if I get arrested (LOL @ rennie and bogof) then that's my problem. Nevermind, thx uktriggersm50.

Omg people, I'm not riding my bike illegally!!!! This has escalated way too far... I have two bikes (both TZR50's), one that I use for public roads and one that I use on private property. I don't want to have some guy telling me that I'm driving illegally/without insurance/without a licence etc. All I want to know is how to derestrict a TZR50... if you don't know, then don't *edited by techno* post here - it's quite simple.

What thing does it suggest?

Because that's not important lol... The important thing is that I will be using a road legal bike for driving on the roads and I want to derestrict my other bike (my dad bought the other when it was a reck, for a project and then he gave it to me.)

I know mate that's why I'm gonna leave one restricted... I did mention that.

Hi, I was just wondering how to derestrict a TZR50 fully. Also, what are the best parts to mod on the bike to add a few more mph here and there. I do have two TZR50's so I'll be keeping one restricted to drive on the roads because I'm only 16 and using the derestricted one for special occasions lol.

Just try to aim to get a bike which does 30-40mph comfortably so then you can hit maybe 45-50mph at a push. I found this speed more than enough to get to and from college which was about 2 miles there and back. But remember that speed isn't everything, quality and reliability is more important. It's no good having a bike that does 80mph but breaks down every 5 seconds

Oh sorry, its just because I'm into mountain biking aswell and sometimes I forget I'm on a motorbike forum lol.

Heres a useful site, my dad refers to it alot: http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/help/advice-on-buying-a-second-hand-bike

Yeah I made that topic for my other bike. Should I put the same oil in a TZR 50?

Whats the best oil to put in a Yamaha Tzr 50? It's a 2-stroke engine.

On a private road ofcourse

Hey my friend was asking me if it is best to get a 50cc bike so practice on, like starting and stopping, before he goes in for his CBT. Or is it just worth going in for the CBT and doing it on one of their geared bikes with no previous bike experience at all.

Well the maximum speed your allowed to do at 16 on a CBT is only 31mph, on a 50cc. However, if you do take the restrictor off, mod some parts on the bike (lightweight parts), you can reach about 70-80mph downhill. Most 50cc bikes have about the same max speed but I have a Generic Trigger SM50 and a Yamaha TZR50 which I find are quite nippy.

Was just wondering what is a decent type of 2-stroke oil to put in a Generic Trigger SM50. I live in England if it makes a difference.

What do you mean 'buy the MOT'? Don't You mean put it through MOT? Sorry Yeah buy, put through, same thing. Lol.

When you buy a brand new bike, how long is it until you have to buy the first MOT for it?