CBT (COMPULSORY BASIC TRAINING)

CBT (COMPULSORY BASIC TRAINING) Prices start from £90 (damage waiver available from £10)

Includes Bike Hire, Helmet, jacket, waterproof trousers and Gloves and insurance.The CBT is the course which all learner motorcycle and moped riders must complete before riding on the road. Anyone who obtained their full car licence on or after 1st February 2001 must complete a CBT course if they wish to validate the full moped entitlement on their driving licence. CBT can only be given by Approved Training Bodies (ABT's) who have had their instructors assessed by the DSA and use sites approved by the DSA for off road training.

The CBT course involves five elements:

A. Introduction- Legal Requirements, clothing chat
B. Practical on-site training- Machine controls- maintenance chat
C. Practical on-site riding- 8 exercises to complete
D. Practical on-road training- pre-road briefing
E. Practical on-road riding-min 2 hour road ride

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

When the CBT has been successfully completed you will receive a certificate of completion of an Approved Training Course (DL196). A CBT certificate is valid for 2 years. Training begins in a safe off-road environment, where you will learn the basics of machine control, pulling away, changing gear, signaling, maneuvering and stopping safely. Once you're confident and have reached a safe standard, your instructor will take you out for a two hour road ride. Instruction will continue via top quality bike-to-bike radios.

Taster Session

The course for riders who have little or no experience of operating other types of motor vehicles. This course is ideal for those that are unsure and would like to "dip their toes in" and test the water. The taster session is a 1 hour course and is conducted on a one-to-one basis in a safe off road environment.

Modula 1:

Module one includes the following specified manoeuvres and generally takes around 10-15 minutes to complete, the Test area is 40m x 125m.

  • Wheeling the machine from one coned area to another and using the stand
  • Doing a slalom and figure of eight in full control of machine
  • Cornering, hazard avoidance and controlled stop
  • U-turn
  • A slow ride
  • The emergency stop
  • At all times you treat the test as if you on a Public Highway and carry out the necessary shoulder checks.

There is a minimum speed requirement of 50 kilometres per hour (approximately 32 miles per hour) for the hazard avoidance and emergency stop exercises. The Module 1 test is not hard at all, it only becomes hard when training is below standard or practiced on un-realistic training areas. Our Instructors have the patience and knowledge to get you through the test and will demonstrate each section of the test and put you at ease and in the right direction, the test is completed at Multi Purpose Test Centres.