Licences

[Guest]

Long story short.. I'm 21 and in the armed forces, with the age restriction changing to 24 in January, I don't think I'll have enough time to take my test before then. Not sure which one it is, but is there a test I can take after January that means I can then ride a 400cc bike restricted to 46(ish) Horsepower?

Thanks.

[Phil]

Couple of articles shamelessly copied from the latest ride....

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[Phil]

I think it's a bit rubbish though as it limits you to a 400cc (within a power to weight ratio too), then once you're 24 you've got to go through all the Mod 1 and Mod 2 again, rather than just getting automatic entitlement like you used to be able to after riding a 125 for 2 years. Not to mention younger riders will have to do the Mod 1 and Mod 2, just to get 125 entitlement at the age of 17.

So for a 16 year old then, you first have to take a CBT which gives you 50cc entitlement, then at 17 you've got to do theory, mod 1 and mod 2 to get 125 entitlement, then at 19 you've got to do the Mod 1 and Mod 2 again for 400cc entitlement, then at 24 you can do your mod 1 and mod 2 again on a larger bike to get the full entitlement. Jeez that's ridiculous! Glad I'm starting at 25 years of age!