I forgot to also say that my thoughts on that point are that if someone is interested and likes motorcyvles enough then I don't beleive they would be put off by the restrictions. But that's my personal opinion. There may be people who turn away because of how long the journey can be and also the price is another factor as well since you'll pay £100 for CBT and about £500 for the lessons and test combined if you're just doing that once. Do yeah it is a very interesting point and could be driving people away who are thinking of bikes

@@Reenomeano it is certainly less accessable now to new riders. a 47bhp A2 bike is still a hella lotta fun though, I got one recently myself after having owned incredibly fast and powerful bikes and loved thrashing the KTM 390 Duke around. I even think my Moto Guzzi V7 is an A2 compliant motorcycle now and I adore thrashing that around! :D

@@HippoDrones yes I beleive you can have more fun because you can use more of the bike :)

@@matthewholmes7597 good thanks :) been quite busy recently but things are well

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Yes that is an interesting point to make as well about maybe restricting car drivers etc as you say and then I guess the other argument with that is if you come off a bike even at a low speed you can still break something or die but in a car your surrounded by a box so there's not as much risk? Maybe that's why they're not as restricted compared to bikes?

Yes exactly this, thanks for sharing :)

Ikr! But it didn't feel like June 😭

No that sounds about right to me. Tbh if forgot about the points thing but that is a good point to make as well

Thanks for sharing, I respect this. Its good to have a knowledge of when something is and isn't appropriate and respect that you took time to get used to and learn on a medium bike before going big big 👍

Thankyou :) and yeah you can't really use 1000's or their full potential unless you're on track imo

Mustang they used to do it like this, with the automatic upgrade after 2 years, but apparently there were a lot of people who would get their A2 and then either not ride much or stay on a 125 for the 2 years then jump straight on a 600RR or a 1000cc

@@Liam_Bollocks yeah after I passed my A2 I was still on my 125 for a year or 2 before I actually got a bigger bike so I could see this happening

Yeah that is the annoying part of it. You've gotta do the exact same test all over again and you have to pay for it. But the one thing I like about that is it gives you an opportunity to brush up on your bike skills 😉

You only have to redo it every 2 years if you're on the CBT. Once you have the A2 or A licence you have it and you don't need to retake it. But to do the A licence you either need to be 24 or hold the A2 licence for 2 years whichever comes first basically. And thanks and do you mean you don't overthink as much now thanks to his videos or do you mean you don't want to ride more after watching them?

Haha yup that was me alright 😁

Definetly and thanks im going through some stuff atm but I'm getting there :)

@@Reenomeano I just watched spicys QandA. You could definitely be the next Anne Robinson, only friendlier 😊 wishing you good health and lots of hugs🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

@@maycrotch8576 you are the weakest link good bye 👋 😂 as a kid I always thought it said you are the winkest link and because she winked at the end I really believed it for years haha 😂 😂

And Thankyou :)

@@Reenomeano my pleasure, you're an awesome lady. I hope things get better very very soon😊

Yeah I remember my Japanese teacher saying when she did her bike test in Japan she had to ride on a wooden plank and keep the bike straight, lots more vigerous testing than what we have in the uk. Don't know what it's like now

Indeed, it’s pretty strict passing the motorcycle test here! For the big bike license, we need to ride on a 20cm narrow bridge that is like 15 meters long as slow as possible. Falling off of it or putting a foot on the ground is an instant fail! Then there’s the slalom which we need to go through as fast as possible without hitting a cone, or , again, instant fail! And lastly there’s the bumpy part where we have to ride on something like a metal ladder while standing on the pegs and go as slow as possible without falling or putting a foot on the ground! It was hard, stressful but also challenging and fun! Until test day, where it was very stressful! Anyways, thanks for the nice videos!

@@hd-j9958 oh wow that sounds crazy! But I supsoe once you've done it you know you can fully control that bike! I do remeber her saying about a slalom as well. Here we just do figures of eights, slalom, emergancy stops, uturns and things like that. Also riding at a certain speed through a speed trap and going a certain speed and breaking on a line but nothing as vigerous as that haha that's really interesting thanks for sharing :)

Reeno , yeah, it was hard course and interesting and all, but for the majority of it, I feel it’s kind of useless in the real world!

Yes 100% you learn so much that way

Exactly, here in California I could start out on a 1000cc supersport if I wanted, but I opted to work my way up from a 150cc scooter to my 300cc R3 and now my 700 CC fzo7. The main drawbacks for buying a bigger bike is insurance will be higher and you are more likely to bite off more than you can chew early on. What I'm really looking forward to are swappable batteries on electric motorcycles. Plug and play all day.

@@ericoconnor904 My first bike is a Honda NC 750 X DCT. Not being a sport bike makes insurance cheaper, as does being over 40.

@@Boodieman72 : is that the bike in your "Ride to Milwaukee" video? It's gorgeous!

@@ericoconnor904 Yep, it is.

Haha noo I'm on the A2 atm but don't really feel I need to do my full A currently

@@Reenomeano My son is on an A2 bike at the moment. What I don't agree with is that at 21 he's been driving a car nearly 4 years but has to be restricted on a bike. I also don't agree on a re-test for A license, but I do think you should just have to do a days refresher course and assessment.

No, don't own any levis. For my winter riding I've been wearing my IXS waterproof over trousers because they're super warm! And I can wear some leggings/jeggings underneath. Great for going to work etc as I can take the over trousers off and be in a normal outfit. All the gear I wear is listed in my video descriptions :)

Once you've got it you've got it but the requirements to take your full A licence is to either hold an A2 licence for 2 years or be 24 years old. If you haven't held an A2 licence for 2 years or you're not 24 you can't do your full A (unrestricted) licence. And you can take the A2 as early as 19 years old I believe but you need to have a CBT So people who aren't yet 24 will do a CBT and then either wait till they're 24 and do the A licence or do the A2 when they turn 19 and either keep that or upgrade the A licence when they hit 24 or when they've held the A2 licence for 2 years Or you could be 24 and do your CBT and then either your A2 or full A depending on what you want Theres no time limit on the A or A2 licence once you have it you have it but the CBT has to be retaken every 2 years

@@Reenomeano what about the A1 , is their a time limit ? I`m over 24 , for your info.

@@norfolkmotos no because the A1, A and A2 are full licences so once you have them you have them. They are classed as full licences but the A1 and A2 are restricted. To make it simpler basically the A1 is a full licence but you're restricted to 125s only The A2 is a full licence but you're restricted to 500s (so can't ride anything above that) and the A is a full licence but you're un restricted so you can ride any size motorcycle The CBT is a compulsory basic test and it is technically a provisional licence it is not a full licence so it has to be retaken every 2 years Once you pass either your A1, A2or A you don't need to retake that test but there are requirements to be eligible to take those tests For example to be eligible to take an A1 test you need to have passed a CBT, a theory test and be 17 To be eligible to take the A2 you need to have passed a CBT, a theory test and be 19 To be eligabe for the A you need to have passed a CBT, a theory test and either be 24 or have held the A2 licence for 2 years whichever comes first. If you take and pass your A2 or A1 because you're not eligible for the A or A2 licence then when you become eligible to do the licence you want you need to pass a test which means you basically conplete the same test you did before but the outcome results in a licence that allows you to ride a bigger CC motorcycle You have to pay for the tests as well so some people amy just wait till their 24 and then they only need to do 1 final test. In the description of this video I link one of spicy's videos that explains this in more detail Hope this helps :)

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