Motorcyclin'
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US of fucking A....
I'm a 40-something year old man, with drivers licence (including motorcycle) from both NZ and UK - having ridden in over 20 different countries - wanting to ride a motorcycle here, and I need to...- Do a theory test
- Do a practical test driving a car
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- Now have my equivalent of a Learner's Licence
- Do another theory test
- Do another practical test driving a car
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- Now have my Driver's Licence
- Do another theory test for motorcycle
- Do a practical test on motorcyle
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- Now have my equivalent of a UK CBT
- Do another theory test for motorcycle
- Do another practical test on motorcycle
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- Finally - proper motorcycle 'endorsement', buy a bike, figure out insurance and shit
OR - go up to Canada for a week or so - convince them I'm a resident (not sure what I'd need for that), and swap my NZ or UK licence for a Canadian one... come back to US, and swap Canadian licence for Washington-State one.
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I had exactly the same problem in the UK decades ago.
- Ride my BMW R100S legally until the International licence runs out.
- Find out I couldn't swap my licence as I'd been in the country over a year
- Take and pass theory test
- Buy a 100cc Suzuki to take my Learner Test
- Pass Learner Test
- Then find the fuckers change the rules so I could have swapped my licence
All the while, I was able to get on a racetrack as I had an FIM Racing licence....*
'*Not as sexy as it sounds. Pretty easy in those days
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@Victor-Meldrew
Shit - I got it lucky with the UK/NZ...- Drivers licence from NZ - moved to UK, got a UK drivers licence based on that - no problem
- Did UK CBT / motorcycle licence tests
- Next trip back to NZ - got motorcycle added to NZ licence based on UK licence - no problem
That's probably why I'm so frustrated with the US. I'm really tempted to go the via-Canada route - but don't know if I get there whether they'd want proof-of-residence or not.
Finally got around to registering with local driver's school the other night... to do a 1-hour initial "driving lesson" - and based on that, will decide on which option is worth pursuing. (Did kinda want to do some training anyway - as just walking around in my first week - saw some intersections/signs - and thought "I've got no fucking idea what those signs mean, or what's supposed to happen there")
Other problem is - the closest place to do motorcycle training/testing - is fucking 2.5 hours away by public transport. -
@Kruse said in Motorcyclin':
Did UK CBT / motorcycle licence tests
I didn't. Imagine seeing this sort of shit for the first time on a bike in the UK.
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@Victor-Meldrew Yeah - that's fucked. Multi-lane mini-roundabouts? Not covered in CBT.
I came across one of those "roundabout of roundabouts" - maybe the one in Swindon? - once, without being aware of it ... they hadn't covered THAT in the CBT neither. (Actually - is that what that photo is? I seem to recall the multi-miniroundabouts being much closer together - seamlessly merging) -
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If there was a poll for “random TSF thread you read for no reason”, it would be this one for me. I don’t own a bike, and I have no aspiration to - the closest I got was when I had a 70cc scooter in Bali for 3 months
But for some inane reason I always read this thread
Long winded post of little value, other than to say - keep the content good lads, there are occasional lurkers here.
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Just did 1000km with a bunch of mates over the weekend. Circuit including the Bonang Highway, the Great Alpine Road, the Omeo Highway, Tooma Road and the Snowy Mountains Highway.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xQV3TskXCvKMR6xx7
Truly an excellent way to spend some time.
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@antipodean lost your keys?
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