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<blockquote data-quote="mcatrophy" data-source="post: 1346712" data-attributes="member: 3187"><p>What I wrote was probably out of date. The power of the bike depends on age, experience and license type. The rules change fairly often. They are very complex, impossible to sum up in a few words. </p><p>Suffice it to say, we see young riders wobbling around at their maximum of 25 mph on 40mph roads, usually hugging the curb, with cars, vans, trucks overtaking with very little clearance. I believe the thinking behind it is politicians* showing that they've "done something about the accident rate among young riders". With that, and all the other test requirements, they've actually made it very difficult to get a full license and be able to ride a safe motorcycle.</p><p></p><p>But we can all still filter <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> .</p><p></p><p>I taught myself on my brother's 10hp Tiger Cub (which I later inherited). At that time it was quite nippy in the prevailing traffic, but now it would be very hard to stay out of trouble. Not that I stayed out of trouble then <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> .</p><p></p><p>*Hoping this political reference is allowed because it directly concerns motorcycling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcatrophy, post: 1346712, member: 3187"] What I wrote was probably out of date. The power of the bike depends on age, experience and license type. The rules change fairly often. They are very complex, impossible to sum up in a few words. Suffice it to say, we see young riders wobbling around at their maximum of 25 mph on 40mph roads, usually hugging the curb, with cars, vans, trucks overtaking with very little clearance. I believe the thinking behind it is politicians* showing that they've "done something about the accident rate among young riders". With that, and all the other test requirements, they've actually made it very difficult to get a full license and be able to ride a safe motorcycle. But we can all still filter :) . I taught myself on my brother's 10hp Tiger Cub (which I later inherited). At that time it was quite nippy in the prevailing traffic, but now it would be very hard to stay out of trouble. Not that I stayed out of trouble then ;) . *Hoping this political reference is allowed because it directly concerns motorcycling. [/QUOTE]
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