{"id":59,"date":"2015-07-24T09:51:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T08:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2022-03-12T17:46:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T17:46:11","slug":"practical-tests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/practical-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Within two years of having passed your theory test, you can take your practical tests on:<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Category AM &#8211; 50cc moped<\/b>\u00a0machine (you need to be aged 16+ for this) which will mean you are restricted to riding a moped of 50cc\/28mph until you complete further training (see below).<\/li>\n<li><b>Category A1 &#8211; 120cc to 125cc<\/b>\u00a0machine (you need to be aged 17+ for this) which will mean you are restricted to riding a motorcycle of 11kw\/14.6bhp until you complete further training (see below).<\/li>\n<li><b>Category A2 &#8211; minimum 395cc (25-35kW\/33-46bhp)<\/b>\u00a0machine (you need to be aged 19+ for this) which will mean you are restricted to riding a motorcycle of 35kw\/46.6bhp until you pass the Category A license tests.\u00a0<b>NOTE &#8211; if machine is restricted, it cannot be derived from a machine of more than double that power output (70kW).<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Category A &#8211; minimum 595cc (40kW\/53.6bhp)<\/b>\u00a0machine (you need to be aged 24 or over for this OR 21+ if you have held an A2 License for 2 years) which will mean you can ride any motorcycle you choose\u00a0<b>(Direct Access Scheme)<\/b>.\n<ul>\n<li><b>NOTE &#8211; If tests are taken on an automatic machine, the license holder is restricted to automatic machines.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The practical tests are in two parts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Module 1<\/b> is off-road and involves performing a range of maneuvers on the DSA training pad. These include: wheeling your bike\/moped and using its stand, negotiating a slalom, performing a figure of eight, cornering, avoiding a hazard, coming to a controlled stop, executing a U-turn, demonstrating slow-riding skills and an emergency stop.<\/li>\n<li><b>Module 2<\/b> is on-road. After passing an eyesight test, you&#8217;ll be asked a few questions before heading out onto the road. You&#8217;ll be expected to demonstrate safe riding skills at all times as well as performing a few maneuvers for your examiner to assess you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have many courses available to give you the training you need, come and talk to us so that we can discuss the best options for\u00a0<b>you<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>How much will it cost?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Please check our\u00a0<a title=\"Price Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/price-guide\/\">Pricing Guide<\/a>\u00a0for the latest.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>More information<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Check out the official Government\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.direct.gov.uk\/en\/motoring\/learnerandnewdrivers\/index.htm\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learners and new drivers and riders<\/a> site for more information,\u00a0 or\u00a0<a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"http:\/\/www.triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within two years of having passed your theory test, you can take your practical tests on: Category AM &#8211; 50cc moped\u00a0machine (you need to be aged 16+ for this) which will mean you are restricted to riding a moped of <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/practical-tests\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Practical Tests<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-59","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":686,"href":"https:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59\/revisions\/686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/triskelion-motorcycle.com\/cms2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}