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2nd Learner Permit expiring - what should I do?

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  • 20-06-2020 1:53pm
    #1
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭


    I currently ride an automatic 110cc bike (no good for the test) and my learner permit is expiring for the second time. What should I do? Buy a manual 125cc? Or just book a test, get another year's permit and don't show up for the test?

    Really interested in hearing what you guys think, thank you in advance


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    #2
    IrishGrimReaper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭IrishGrimReaper


    Just go do your test and get it done. Don't faf about not showing up when the test isn't that hard.

    You don't need to buy a different bike. Take some lessons with a good instructor on the lead up to the test date on their bikes and rent one of their bikes for the test.


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    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    My ibt is out of date too forgot to add


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    NickNickleby
    Registered Users Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭NickNickleby


    I had a 125, years ago and always wanted a bigger bike. So I booked the test and then went and got 2 lessons from ISM and they loaned me the bigger bike for the test. Think I paid the equivalent of 2 lessons to borrow it. The point being, booking the test, even though in reality I wasn't ready, forced me to go through the motions. Took about 6-8 weeks if I remember correctly.

    Its amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it.

    Just do it! Good luck.


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    #5
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    NickNickleby wrote: »
    I had a 125, years ago and always wanted a bigger bike. So I booked the test and then went and got 2 lessons from ISM and they loaned me the bigger bike for the test. Think I paid the equivalent of 2 lessons to borrow it. The point being, booking the test, even though in reality I wasn't ready, forced me to go through the motions. Took about 6-8 weeks if I remember correctly.

    Its amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it.

    Just do it! Good luck.

    I feel so thick when riding manual back when I did my ibt. Just couldn't get my head around it. I'm thinking if I had one of my own it'd force me into learning it


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    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Do the test. I was riding around on a few bikes for 3 or 4 years, finished up on a 650SV still riding around on my learner permit all too lazy to do the test.

    Now I'm living in a different country and have to start all over again, don't mind too much as it's almost 10 years since I was on one


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    Mjolnir
    Registered Users Posts: 985 ✭✭✭Mjolnir


    Per the title... your test....

    Sorry had to, in all seriousness manual is easy 1 down, then x up depending on the amount of gears you have.
    Its easy forget what gear you're in but easily solved on a straight, clutch in up shift to top gear then count back.

    Rent a bike why waste €85 euro every year from now on, I guarantee with the attitude that makes people contemplate putting it off, that they'll keep thinking that way and just continually put it off.

    Do it twice you'd of paid for the test and bike rental
    Alternatively buy a cheap 125 for under €700 then shift it on. Unlikely to lose money at that end of the market.


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