Helping L Riders : Motorcycling Lessons
After CBT
After CBT, riders are allowed to ride on the road unaccompanied, but they must still display L Plates (or D Plates in Wales), and not carry a pillion passenger or ride on motorways.
CBT is only a very basic course, and so you should ensure that your learner rider takes additional training with a professional motorcyclist instructor before riding on the road on their own.
It is important that learner riders takes frequent, and regular professional lessons during their learning period. The lessons should be spread over a period of weeks and months, rather than crammed into a short intensive course.
Choosing an Instructor
The DSA maintain a list of approved CBT trainers, most of whom are also able to provide post-CBT training. The organisations listed in the Motorcycle Trainers section may be able to offer advice on finding a motorcyclist trainer.
Speaking to the Instructor
It is very important to maintain good communication with your learner's instructor. First of all, to check when it is best to begin private practice, and then to co-ordinate what happens during practice rides with the professional lessons the instructor is providing. This will ensure that the learner gains the maximum benefit from their learning experience, and the best value for money for the lessons.
Find Out What Skills To Practice
Instructors will tell the learner what skills he or she needs to brush up on after each lesson, and you should concentrate on these skills. Although the learner will probably have some idea of the things they need to improve, encourage them to ask the instructor at the end of every lesson what they should practice before the next lesson.
If you have any concerns about the riding techniques being taught by the instructor, discuss these with him or her rather than contradict them during practice rides.
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