Driving licence category a..... Confused!! Help please.

[dan_91]

Good evening lads!!

I want to get a bike in the road because it will be cheaper to commute to work etc and I love a good supermoto!

But I'm confused, on my paper part of my licence I have provisional entitlement category A on it already, which means I qualify to do my direct access course for any sized bike according to the dvla... But I don't understand, I thought the rules had changed for bikes now, I'm 22 in October. So if I did my cbt, I could go an do a direct access course an then I would be able to ride anything?

Any fellow bikers on here who can help me out please!!!

Much appreciated!

[Flynn]

Gotta love supermoto's.....i have 2 lol

Pretty sure at 22 you should be sweet for direct access mate but give a local instructor a call

i wouldn't recommend jumping straight on anything too big though mate.....not for a bit, i've got a Husky 450 SMR and a Honda CRF450R (converted to race supermoto) and both are a handful lol

[turbo Grant]

There are 2 A classes A1 and A2 I think you need to do one before there other now at a certain ages. They have changed it all up from when I done mine 6 years ago. They restrict you on cc as well as power now. It's all on the gov or dvla website. Bit confusing tho lol

[turbo Grant]

So just looked it up asi it was bugging me. It's such a piss take for young people now. Just got the rules off gov.uk I could ride any thing by 19 lol

A1 motorcycle licence: At age 17 or over, you take a test on a motorcycle without sidecar of between 120 and 125 cc. If you pass you may ride a motorcycle up to 125 cc with power output up to 11 kW, or a motor tricycle with power not exceeding 15 kW.

A2 motorcycle licence: At age 19 or over, you take a test on a motorcycle without sidecar of at least 395 cc with a power output of at least 25 kW but not exceeding 35 kW. If you pass, you may ride any motorcycle not exceeding 35 kW and with a power to weight ratio not exceeding 0.2 kW/kg.

Full A motorcycle licence: Test taken on a motorcycle without sidecar, of at least 595 cc and an engine power of at least 40 kW. This gives you full access to all motorcycles and motor tricycles. You obtain a category A licence by taking progressive access from age 21, or under the direct access scheme from age 24.

Category A under progressive access: You can take a category A practical test at age 21 if you already have an A2 licence that you’ve held for a minimum of two years. You don’t need to take another theory test or hold a CBT certificate.

Category A under direct access: This is for riders aged 24 or over. To obtain a category A licence you must

successfully complete a CBT course

pass the motorcycle theory test

pass the practical motorcycle test.

Passing the practical test on a motorcycle of at least 40 kW (53.6bhp) gives immediate access to all sizes of motorcycle.

You MUST NOT carry a pillion passenger or pull a trailer until you have passed your test. Also see Rule 253 covering vehicles prohibited from motorways.

[Flynn]

Mental.........had mine for 10 years but had a 125 for a couple of years before going onto the 450's.

I guess it kind of makes sense the amount of young nippers getting killed on bikes though?

Theres too many cars on the roads and too many cu*ts driving them for me to commute on a bike anymore........weekend weapon and my ep

[Flynn]

The Honda is in bits at the moment and the Husky's for sale!

[dan_91]

Cheers lads, hellish confusing on the website trying to navigate round :-) those bikes are stunning dude!! I know 450s are a big of a handful, I use to do a lot of motocross back in Scotland, been brought up with bikes so I'm a confident rider....

My parents have never been keen on me getting a road bike because I'm too "fucking bonkers" in my fathers words on a motocross bike haha!

I do like the husky!! Fancy selling it on monthly instalments ;-)