Motorbike+sidecar

[portslade-by-sea]

Can you ride these on a full driving licence without a bike licence?

 

[readingstockport]

No. You need a motorcycle licence.

You can still drive a robin reliant on a motorcycle licence though I think. It's classed as a trike.

 

[portslade-by-sea]

Cheers m8, bit of a shit though, they all have 3 wheels, robin, trike, sidecar,

i was told aswell you dont need a CBT if you have had your full licence before 1999 i think? wont to get a 125cc for the summer but dont wont to pay £90 for CBT.

Had my licence since 1984

 

[macky]

i think you do have to do the cbt
bit of a liberty when i passed my test i was entitled to ride up to a 250
my lincence does not run out til the day before im 70 so how did i lose that right
but im sure you can ride a bike and side car i know those trikes a driven on a car licence

 

[Fungus]

I rode in my dad's sidecar when I was 8. I didn't have a licence.

 

[Ned]

If You've had a full uk driving licence since 1984 you can drive a 125cc motor cycle on L plates without a CBT, if you fit a side car then there is no restriction on engine size but L plates must be displayed and no passengers may be carried.

 

[beorhthelm]

You can still drive a robin reliant on a motorcycle licence though I think. It's classed as a trike.

only if its under a certain weight iirc. it applied to the model before, but you had to strip out seats and stuff to pass the MOT to qualify as a bike.

If You've had a full uk driving licence since 1984 you can drive a 125cc motor cycle on L plates without a CBT, if you fit a side car then there is no restriction on engine size but L plates must be displayed and no passengers may be carried.

changes alot, on my '96 licence i can ride a 50cc without a CBT but not a 125.

 

[Evil Edna]

Just do you CBT, you will probably need to if you not be on a bike before and teaches you some basic stuff, life savers and road positioning. I'm glad I did mine and I drive for a living.

 

[bhaexpress]

Just do you CBT, you will probably need to if you not be on a bike before and teaches you some basic stuff, life savers and road positioning. I'm glad I did mine and I drive for a living.

The thing is though, without a full motorcycle license you're not allowed to carry any passengers I think.

 

[Perkino]

The thing is though, without a full motorcycle license you're not allowed to carry any passengers I think.

I'm pretty sure this is true. Also if you have a 125 doesn't it need to be restricted to a certain BHP until the Full Bike test is completed?

 

[TrickyOne]

I did my CBT, but couldn't afford to do the full bike test. Then I found out that the CBT expires after two years if you haven't done the full test. Bummer, cos I'm rapidly approaching 40 and can feel the pull of a big bike!

 

[portslade-by-sea]

Looks like the full test then, who's best around these parts and how much?

bring back the 70s, you could ride upto a 250cc then, i had a honda super dream, those were the days, then someone in a car knocked me off and i nealy lost me foot