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SLUK’s guide to riding and the motorcycle licence system.

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SLUK\’s guide to riding and the motorcycle licence system.

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Direct Access – Taking the bike test – Part 2 | FEATURE

In part one we saw how easily confidence in a novice can be knocked. We also saw how terrified my partner, Linsey was before each lesson and how the thought of riding her own scooters filled her with dread. She gave up her lessons after a while and it looked like the scooters might be […]

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Direct Access – Taking the bike test | FEATURE

 Are you one of those scooterists who find excuses as to why you ‘can’t’ or won’t take your bike test? Are you a serial CBT taker? Or scared to take your test because you either refuse to or don’t want to ride a bike? Well read on, this article is for you. Ten years ago, Linsey […]

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New learner laws | NEWS

  The DVSA have announced a public consultation period into proposals to change the rules for CBT training and the motorcycle test process.   The changes may include the following:   Six penalty point limit on a CBT Restricted to an auto if you do a CBT on an auto Four part CBT syllabus Theory […]

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Euro-4: are old scooters better than new ones? | EDITORIAL

 I know what the answer is going to be from fans of traditional geared Vespas and Lambrettas. Nobody will ever persuade them that anything made of plastic is better than real steel and aluminium. I have some sympathy. I love the styling and simplicity of classic scooters. I even perversely enjoy the cycle of break it, fix it, […]