Motorcycle Licence

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Lukcydog

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Hi,

I want to get my motorcycle licence. Anyone know what it costs to make a booking? When is the best time to go and make a booking? What else I need for the booking?

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LD
 
I hope you're going to go for lessons. The days of just arriving with your motorbike and hoping for the best are long gone. If you don't prepare for the test you won't pass.
 
Did mine last month, you will need R150 odd for the booking and then a further hundred once you pass. Greenpoint in Cape Town only has bike tests on Saturdays and you can only book 1 month in advance. So go around the 15th of the month to make sure they have setup the bookings for the next month.

Other than that pretty simple stuff.
 
Yes I will go for lessons. I would just like to figure see what the lead time is for a booking so I can plan accordingly.
 
Yeah in the Cape they do the tests on a certain day of the week. On that day you can rock up early as there are no set times/order. I paid R500 or so for a few lessons. It is really simple.
 
Dlamaqhinga said:
I'm thinking of getting myself one, but all the people I know are discouraging me saying its dangerous
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On a motorbike, compared to a car. Yes yes it is. But its so much more relaxing and fun.

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With that said, the day of my test there was a 18 year old girl there that had a total of 6 hours on a scooter doing her test. First off scooter, you ride something with small wheels, you gonna have a bad time. Second, 6 hours? Brave.
 
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The question is, did she pass? I've been riding for a year and a half now, which i hope will be sufficient including lessons.
 
Lukcydog said:
The question is, did she pass? I've been riding for a year and a half now, which i hope will be sufficient including lessons.
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I am not sure, her session was hours after mine. Year and a half, as long as you are competent and confident you will ace it. Its really not hard at all.
 
I remember when i went to Somerset West the official placed a clipboard in front of the front wheel "because it had to be exactly where the white line is". He failed me for 5cm and now i ride without a licence.

Its a money making scheme.
 
Dlamaqhinga said:
I'm thinking of getting myself one, but all the people I know are discouraging me saying its dangerous
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Dangerous in the sense that when you get it wrong you will probably get hurt, unlike a car.


In general however it's only as dangerous as you make it. YOU directly control the degree of risk you expose yourself to and ultimately the same applies to a car.
 
kaaskop said:
I remember when i went to Somerset West the official placed a clipboard in front of the front wheel "because it had to be exactly where the white line is". He failed me for 5cm and now i ride without a licence.

Its a money making scheme.
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You talking about stopping EXACTLY on the cross? That's one of those things I thought would be a breeze, but then found I was really struggling to get it right during my lessons before the test. Did it at Somerset West and was lucky enough to walk my bike a little forward onto the spot while the dude looked down at his clipboard.
 
km2 said:
You talking about stopping EXACTLY on the cross? That's one of those things I thought would be a breeze, but then found I was really struggling to get it right during my lessons before the test. Did it at Somerset West and was lucky enough to walk my bike a little forward onto the spot while the dude looked down at his clipboard.
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Its the first test after the inspection. You just have to stop before a white line. The person placed a clipboard in front of the wheel and if the wheel in not exactly where the line starts he fails you.

I actually ask him where will you be using it in everyday driving and he couldn't answer me. I told him to take the licence and shove it.

They told me afterwards i had to pay R400 bucks for some training and they will guarantee that i will pass.
 
Well it's a logical test for the sake of stopping behind the lines at stop streets and traffic lights as one is legally required to do.

I certainly don't remember there being a specific measurement when I did mine but it stands to reason that you shouldn't be going over the line and also shouldn't be a million miles away from it, both illustrating the fact that you can't control your braking properly.

You should be able to stop within 30cm (the length of a clipboard) of the line quite easily.




But good luck to you and not having a license. One day when you are involved in an accident you are going to pay for everything out of your own pocket...and that will be a hell of a lot more than the "money making scheme" license would have cost you to begin with.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Well it's a logical test for the sake of stopping behind the lines at stop streets and traffic lights as one is legally required to do.

I certainly don't remember there being a specific measurement when I did mine but it stands to reason that you shouldn't be going over the line and also shouldn't be a million miles away from it, both illustrating the fact that you can't control your braking properly.

You should be able to stop within 30cm (the length of a clipboard) of the line quite easily.
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Million miles is a bit generous. You've got a square at the centre of a painted cross (probably 8cm on each side the width of a road marking), and the bottom of your tyre must be touching in that 8cm square area.

The trick is that you aren't allowed to go over the line or before the line. You must be on the line.

All the normal riding you do for however many years on your learners license never has you needing to stop ON a spot. You're always being encouraged to slow down well in advance and then slowly come to a stop safely behind the line.
 
Hi.

I went and booked today at Bedfordview.

For booking you need the following.
1) Green form filled out, sections A B D
2) 1xPhoto
3) copy of your ID
4) copy of your learners license
5) R192 for the booking.

On the test day if you pass.
1) ID Book
2) Learners License
3) Photo
4) R226

Hope that helps.

I got a booking for the 18th October
 
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