Full licence : Direct Access (DAS)
FULL LICENCE – DIRECT ACCESS (DAS)
Direct Access (DAS) allows riders aged 21 years old or over to take their test on a large motorcycle, allowing them to ride any bike with no restrictions.
You must complete CBT (which you can do as part of an intensive course), a motorcycle theory test and finally take both parts of the practical test on a 500cc motorcycle.
The Complete Bike Training Direct Access (DAS) course will prepare you to pass the full test and then be able to ride any size motorcycle. Our Direct Access training courses are flexible and run 7 days a week. You can run your DAS over weekends to fit it around work or choose to train with us during the week.
All our lessons are either half a day or a full day’s training – the choice is yours.
Our modern, well-maintained fleet of 500cc motorcycles have been chosen specifically for their ease of manoeuvrability and we also have a low seat option available if needed! Your instructor will be in radio contact with you at all times – so relax and enjoy yourself.
Our Direct Access lessons are designed around you. Most of our customers can expect to pass their tests after 3 or 4 days training. Some take a little longer, others a little shorter. The advantage to you of having your training based on your ability is you won’t be paying for more lessons than you need to.
At Complete Bike Training we have a great 1st time pass rate for both modules 1 and 2 of the test. One of the reasons this is higher than most schools is because we believe in giving our students all the training necessary (on and off road) to bring you up to Module 2 standard BEFORE you take Module 1. Module 1 of the test requires a fair amount of confident machine handling and we believe it is wrong to expect you to take Module 1 until you are at the standard to easily pass Module 2. This does work as the number of our first time passes proves!
A typical Direct Access course will cover the following:
Introduction to the differences of the large and more powerful 500cc motorbikes. We conduct this in a safe off road environment before transferring to normal roads.
On road, you will become proficient in pulling away into traffic, U-turns, roundabouts, junctions, road positioning, hazard awareness, observation, emergency stop, dual carriageways, overtaking safely, making progress, hill starts and gradients and counter steering.
As your course develops we will be polishing up on all your new skills and adding more detail to your ride. Our intention is to properly prepare you to ride your motorcycle after test day – not just concentrating on a minimum standard pass (a practice adapted by some training schools). Riding well is achieved by practice, together with confidence, forward planning, anticipation and good observation. Our course will give you all this and more!
Towards the end of your few days with us, we will concentrate on giving you on and off road practice of the required manoeuvres of the Module 1 Test.
These will include looking at pushing the bike both forward and backward, slalom and figure of eight (remember your CBT?), swerve avoidance and controlled stopping, the U-turn, slow riding and the emergency stop.
You will be accompanied to the local test centre for your Module 1 Test as part of your training. This time is for a final polish and to get rid of any nerves.
Once you have passed your Module 1, you’ll have a final half day’s training and your Module 2 test. Again, final preparation to get you ready for your on road test. Relax, concentrate and enjoy the experience – you have been trained well. Usually this happens the following week.
Once you have passed your test, do not forget that we have a club for regular meetings and ride outs. Well done!
