Hi,
(hope this is in the right forum)
was wondering whether I'd be able to ride my 1974 Honda CB200 on a CBT alone?

Obviously I was to do the DAS, but it would be more cost effective to do the CBT, work out if I like riding (or if riding likes me!) then shell out the extra hundreds... Money is obviously an issue (ie tight!) and I want to get on the road asap as well.
The thing is, if I need to do the DAS to ride the CB then I may as well, otherwise I've got to buy another bike to ride on a CBT alone, which will probably cost more all told!

Thanks!

you can only ride a 125 with a cbt cert Leon.
if your over 21 do the das, then you can ride(in theory) anything you want.
the catch is insurance.
CBT is going to cost around £100
Das will cost you around £300-£400 depending on where you live

you will have to pass the full test to ride your 200-if you're under 21 you will be restricted to 33 bhp for 2 years-the onus is on you to know what bhp the cb is & if it needs restricting then you have to have a certificate from the dealer proving its been restricted, just tell me yer over 21 ferchrissake-it makes life so much easier.
hth

Yeah, I'm 21.
I thought that they CB200 was under the required horsepower... I like the CMX 250s as well, and the guy at the last training place seemed to think that both were under the bhp limit...

Oh as and for cost... try £600!!!! Trying to get it down at the moment...

I don't know about the places down your way but up here, then tend to drop their prices as they come into the winter. It's not as much fun riding around on a cold day without the right gear but its worth considering to save a few bob. Looks of people want to learn to ride bikes in the spring and summer. Not so many, when the weather turns.

there you go suki i'll put you through your das for christmas love.

£600 is fairly high.

Did my CBT/DAS for about £450 in Oxford (Lightning Training).

the only way you can ride the cb 200 is on private land with the owners permission.the cbt allows you to ride ANY MOTORCYCLE UP TO 125 CC OF 14.6 BHP.
even if you got it restricted to 14.6 its still a 200cc bike.(& it would ride like a pig)

sorry to be the damp squib, thank the faceless ones at the DSA for the rules boys.

no worries mate - thanks for finally answering the question with some actual real information LOL
looks like DA it is them... otherwise it'll cost the same and i still won't have the 200

i just went for cbt, then a few lessons and straight in for the test.
80squid cbt, 20squid for an hour lesson, then i had three 2 hour lessons at 40. went on holiday came back 2 weeks later, had an hour and a half before my test and passed first time.
so if ya confident enough and have plenty experience on the road(even if its in a car), it can be cheaper to go for individual lessons.
if its your first time on public roads though, your probably(by probably i mean definatley) looking at a bit more.
i had a moped at 16 and rode that for a cupla year on provisional, so i knew i could ride. id never rode a bike for 8year when i decided to go for the biggie.
the examiner told me before the test just to relax and forget hes there, all he wanted was to see that i could ride safely on the road.
i made mistakes though and thought id failed for defo.
i drove into some ones garden(i heard some thing about left so i went left and into someones drive, i had to get off and push the bike forward and back about four times to get it turned around).
then i heard - "pull over to the left", so i done all the checks and done a text book pull over. then i heard - "no, a bit further forward".
so i pulled a bit further forward. at that point the examiner pointed out that i was stopped on a school crossing.
he then told me get off the bike and push it in a u turn so he could see if i could handle it. hed just seen me ten minutes before hand turn it on a six pence avoiding someones prize roses for christ sake!. so that made me think he was just going through the motions to fill in the time for the next test.
but afterwards, he said" all i wanted was to see you ride safely, remember".
i got a cupla minors on observation and that was it.

also this might be worth thinking about!
the instructor who taught me, would hire you a bike for the day(only 125)and let you ride around on your own, so you could learn all the roads in the test area and gain plenty solo experience.

d.p.
can you shed some light on this? - once upon a time im sure you could ride a bigger capacity bike on provisional if it was fitted with a one of those sidewinder white side car things and displayed L plates.
can u still do this, has the law changed or does my memory deceive me?
i remember seeing a g.s. i think it was with one fitted.

Thanks for that 'Doc' - sounds like a good way to go about things.
Still need to book my theory test... damn thing...

Dr G, not sure about the sidewinders any more.
i know it used to be a loophole, but as for now.............................................
doubt it, as far as i know,
you can ride a 125 on cbt, pass a 125 test, pass a full test & ride anything(unless your under 21 in which case you have to be restricted to 33bhp for 2 years)
cant see them letting you loose on a blade or such with a plastic tray with a rollerskate on it can you?