Doing a UK Practical Rider Test on DL650 (49,3KW...)

[Usurper]

Hi All,

I need to redo my Motor Cycle licence tests. (was on a foreign licence, could not convert to UK licence, redoing: Theory, CBT, Mod1, Mod2)
Theory and CBT done.

But I want to get  an A Category licence back and the rule says you need to do the Mod1 and Mod2 test on a bike with at least 50KW of power.
the 2014 DL650A I have is technically spec'd at having 49,3 WK... does this mean that I can't do the tests on my bike? 

Which means £700 training package from a riding school and 2 month waiting list on starting the training. 

Any knowledge of someone that has done their tests on a 650 will be useful.

 

[Hugo Magnus]

It would be a right nit picking jobsworth that rejected your 650 for 0.7 of a Kw

[Mr Nick]

I would be surprised if the testing centre didn't have a list of bikes suitable for taking the test: they are unlikely to have each examiner responsible for looking up every bike that comes in & working out which side of the line it falls.

In fact, there is a list that you can look up and the DL650 is listed.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/926233/motorcycle-test-vehicle-list.csv/preview

[Usurper]

Mr Nick, you legend! 

My Googling skills was not strong enough it seems....

That's a relief!
 

[mr_diver]

The DL650 isn't, but if you have a Brough SS100 you can use that! 

[Mr Nick]

The DL650 is: it's listed as V Strom DL650/A, but the 1000 isn't.

[bigpie]

The list isn't exhaustive, a mate did his on his old Triumph Trident 750 a couple of years back, examiner went inside and made some phone calls and after some delay, someone, somewhere, had given the nod to proceed.

[Beemer6]

It may be a good idea to contact the test centre where you are scheduled to take the test a couple of days before and speak to one of the motorcycle examiners.
I wouldn't leave it until the day of the test to arrive and be told the bike is not suitable.
Make sure the centre you contact is the centre you are scheduled to test at and get the name of the examiner. No arguements after that.

[Rixington43]

I was thinking maybe the 1000 was missing as there was a maximum weight the examiner could be arsed to pick up if dropped....

....Then I saw 'Goldwing' .

[Mr Nick]

And it's not a power or hooligan thing either as bikes like the 1290 Super Duke R are suitable.
I think a call is only needed where your chosen bike isn't on the list - yours is so it's fine as long as it is in a reasonable enough condition (bearing in mind riding school bikes have been dropped many, many times and are still fine, so the bar isn't set that high).

[Rixington43]

so the bar isn't set that high).

Or even straight for that matter ;)