2009 Motorcycle Test
The new motorcycle test
The new test will be completed in two modules. The specified manoeuvres conducted at specific speeds will be tested in Module 1 on safe off-road sites and take on average 11 minutes.
These specified manoeuvres are:
- Pushing the Bike backwards into a parking Bay
- A Slalom Exercise.
- A Figure of Eight Exercise.
- A swerve exercise avoiding an obstacle at a minimum speed of 50 km/h (approx. 32 mph)
- A 'U' turn exercise. ( Approx - 7.5 metres)
- A slow control riding exercise for approx 17.5 metres
- An emergency braking exercise at a minimum speed of 50 km/h (approx. 32 mph)
On the day of the Module 1 test,
candidates will be asked by the examiner to
demonstrate their riding ability on either the
left-hand or right-hand circuit. Please note
that the standard off-road layout may change due
to local conditions on the casual sites.
Those candidates who have passed Module 1 will
receive a Test Pass Certificate which they must
bring with them when they take Module 2.
Module 2 of the test will be about 35 - 40
minutes in length and will consist of the
eyesight test, road safety questions and a road
ride. consisting of a variety of road and
traffic conditions and will also include normal
stops, hill and angled starts.
Module 1 - Practical
Test/h (approx. 19 mph).
How long do you need???
At Paragon our courses
and lessons are planned around your individual requirements,
and depend on your previous experience. After the
implementation of the new style Test in 2009, we at
Paragon felt the format of
our old courses did not suit the requirements needed for the
new style two part Test, so we now offer
3 Hour
intense lessons that lead up to taking the two modules,
everybody is different, so for those that pick it up
quickly, Tests can be booked quickly resulting in a shorter
time to the two Tests, if your struggling an extra lesson or
two can be fitted in, What if you are in a hurry? We can
still offer our
whole day courses
if you are on a limited timescale, so take lessons as far
apart as you wish or as close as you wish. We will tailor
the course / Lesson around you in order to make the whole
process as painless as possible!!
CALL DAVE TO DISCUSS YOUR PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS.
If you are aged 21 or
over, you may opt to take the Direct Access Scheme, (DAS) this means that
you will take your test on a machine of over 46.6 bhp; in our case we use 