Motorcycles for Sale

You've got the bug, and you want to buy a motorcycle. They look like loads of fun and can be an economical means of transportation. But what's the best way to learn how to ride?

Well, that depends on where you live. Here in the US, probably the best way to learn to ride is to find the nearest Motorcycle Safety Foundation Rider Courses. Every state has them and you simply locate the one nearest you. And its worth every penny . . . they even supply the bike and helmet.

The course is approximately five hours of classroom instruction and ten hours of riding exercises in a controlled environment. This will provide a complete introduction to motorcycling. After you complete the course, you take the certificate down to your local license office to get your license.

In the UK, you would learn to ride with a CBT (COMPULSORY BASIC TRAINING) course. The CBT course covers 5 elements, and takes from 6 to 8 hours to complete. The course can be spread over 2 or more days if you prefer.

You must have a regular drivers license to take the CBT course and your vision will be checked during the first element of the course, so you should remember to bring any vision correctives you need. You can either use your own insured motorcycle and legal helmet, or you can simply rent both motorcycle and helmet at the training centres.

This is a very comprehensive course and will teach you all aspects of riding a motorcycle. You should feel quite comfortable on a motorcycle once you've gone through the course.

When you've successfully completed the course you'll be issued a Certificate of Completion of training (DL196). (This certificate has a 2 year lifespan, so if you don't pass both your theory and practical tests in that time you'll have to take the CBT course again.)

In order to actually ride a motorbike you will need to pass your theory test first. Both the theory and CBT certificates are good for 2 years by which time you will need to have passed the Direct Access course.