how ard to learn to ride a motocycle??

[Smilie]

Hi

I've always wanted to learn to ride a motocycle
and recently my friend wants me to learn with him something about a 1 day course to get a L plate (£100)
and if i want to
go for another 3 day course for £600 or something for higher cc and full license?

but thing is i don't even know how to ride a bike
i have played around with my cousins bike
i could ride it in a straight line but i can't really turn corners

is there a point for me going to the £100 course to learn even though i dont know how to ride a bike??

also any1 know of these course and what they are like?

P.S
i do have a car license so im not afraid of not knowing the highway codes or things like that

First bike I rode was a SS50 tiny little thing and I went to fast round a corner and got myself a nice dose of gravel rash lol

[Kymmy]

Firstly how old are you... Can you ride a bicycle..

The 3-5 day courses are fine if you already are comfortable on a motorbike (i.e you;ve been riding round on one with L-Plates) but not that good for someone with no current 'bikesense'

The £100 one day will be the CBT, this will be a days instruction on how to handle a small bike including lots of yard work (i.e..slow speed manouvering and track circuits) with a final assesment on the road. This will enable you to ride a small (sub125cc) bike on the road for a couple of years (and also a larger bike for training purposes under supervision by a one on one instructor)

The question is can you afford £100 to try it? Do you perhaps have any friends with a small bike and some private ground that you can try it without being illegal on the roads?

[bopdude]

You say you've ridden your friends bike in a straight line, did you change gears, from what I'm hearing / reading your not ready to spend money on lessons yet, rather buy a cheapo and use private land ( with permission ) to get used to riding a bike, if you can't turn /manoeuvre on a bike, your dead



EDIT: and it's arder than English