BHS Test

**nom** · 29th July 2008, 20:57

Hi all.
I'm keen to get my motorbike licence, problem is I have never rode a motorbike before!
What is involved in the BHS test? How hard is it? Can you pass without ever riding before? Do you have to have your own bike to take the test?

Thanks a lot

**CB ARGH** · 29th July 2008, 21:02

Okay, how hard is it...

Rossi would say it's piss easy.

Spongebob would say it's hard.

There we go.

Honestly mate, it's totally piss easy once you get the basics. I felt like an idiot doing the test, as it was like putting the training wheels back onto your pushbike...

Some courses such as Riderskills can do a training course before the basic handling skills test, which is very handy if you've never ridden a motorcycle before.

I used Riderskills, they're a bit more expensive, but the instructor is excellent, friendly, and makes your nerves go away in a tick of the clock.

Good luck mate,

STEVEN

EDIT: The website doesn't seem to be working... Email them if you're interested: info@riderskills.co.nz
Or if that doesn't work, give him a call, 021 710 792... Forgot the guy's name, darnit.

**Rollestonchick** · 29th July 2008, 21:09

I was 13 years old the last time i was on a bike and ended up in my mothers rose bushes.

Then 21 years later, decided it was time, to get my motorbike licence(Ive never looked back,and now have my full motorbike licence). Where i did my BHS, they supplied the bike, and i had a choice of automatic or geared bike. BHS is as it says, basic. Stopping, riding in and out of cones, moving thru cones as if on a corner etc,. This is all done off road in a concreted area or large warehouse. The instructors are awesome, encouraging and patient.

Am sure you will do well

**CB ARGH** · 29th July 2008, 21:12

I would love to ride an automatic bike... Or are they just like the kiddy 50cc trail bikes with no clutch? Because they're no fun.

Only stop learning when you're six feet under!

**Rollestonchick** · 29th July 2008, 21:18

Originally Posted by StClingin

I would love to ride an automatic bike... Or are they just like the kiddy 50cc trail bikes with no clutch? Because they're no fun....

They were little

. Tho i actually chose the geared bike

(a Sukuki GN125cc, If i remember correctly). As i felt i had more control

**hellnback** · 30th July 2008, 12:05

Originally Posted by StClingin

EDIT: The website doesn't seem to be working...

http://www.riderskills.co.nz/default...htbar=certnews

Yeah it is! you just forgot the 'www' sweet. My wife did this course when we lived in Auck having no experience on a bike, an hour later she had the BHS, next day had her learners. Highly recommended.

**meatface** · 30th July 2008, 12:15

I used riderskills recently also to do the BHS. Can recommend.
They supply a bike, helmet and gloves if you want. Used GN125s. You only use 2nd gear.

I've ridden a handful of time on a scooter and lots on a pushbike so that might have helped me with the balance thing, handling thing.

The biggest thing other that that is getting used to the controls of the bike. They do give you time to practice though.

There was one other dude with me who had never ridden a moto before. We both passed.

**ZK-Awesome** · 30th July 2008, 15:22

I did it in Nelson, just riding round cones in 1st gear. Some of the people with bigger bikes (fzr250...) couldnt get round the cones, so one had to borrow my A100. Do lots of practice in first gear in tight spaces at low speed beforehand.

**ib456** · 30th July 2008, 15:34

I did mine at riderskills a couple of weekends ago, was really good, nice little GN125's, really easy to ride tho i was stalling it later on in the course. I reccomend doing the training first, i have ridden a bike a fair bit and it was good to do the training. Had a number of things pointed out to me that i could and should improve on and that made it so much easier..

The GN125's are kinda cool, nice and little and very easy to ride... still wouldnt own one tho...

**nom** · 30th July 2008, 19:27

Hi thanks for the replies

From what I can see on the website riderskills is only in Auckland? anyone know of something similar in Tauranga?

**CB ARGH** · 30th July 2008, 19:34

Originally Posted by ib456

The GN125's are kinda cool, nice and little and very easy to ride... still wouldnt own one tho...

I felt like tucking in my shirt and kissing my teacher's ass when I rode that thing.

Didn't like that bike one bit. And I'm sure it didn't like me too.

**newby** · 30th July 2008, 19:35

Try "driver training services"

They are in GatePa, not sure if they do bikes, but they seem to do everything else, trucks, forklifts, etc etc

**Slyer** · 30th July 2008, 20:00

I did my BHS test and training with riderskills two weekends ago. Was fun up until the part where the 40ish year old lady I was paired up with did the unexpected..

She was doing the training and test on an automatic scooter. 125cc suzuki jobby. Anyway we were just doing the pre-test (where he tells you what you would get if you were actually doing the test) and she comes around a corner casually and somehow ends up wheelying sidewards into a wall. Hit her head too.
Paramedics come.... TV cameras come.... Someone interviews the instructor... She gets taken away in the Ambulance...
Somehow I think her 2 wheeled days are over, not because she can't but because she never will.
She was dodgy during the training though, often failing to do simple things or listen properly. And she was late..

The training guy ended up giving me my license without sitting the test as he was confident that I would pass it and the people for the next session had already been waiting like 20 minutes. Not a great start for them watching the previous rider getting carted away...

The instructer guy is a nice guy and makes takes every precaution to make sure that the training is as safe as possible but he isn't magic.
I did my theory last week and my new license arrived in the post yesterday.

Riderskills reccomended! And yeah, you never get out of second gear or go over 20kph so pretty safe. Definitely take a Ginny too, I think she broke a bit off the scooter. :P

**DarkLord** · 31st July 2008, 10:45

I would also recommend RiderSkills, the instructors name I did it with was Phil, he was an Irish chap. Very nice and patient, never lost his cool with me. I did the test on a GN125 as well, tried doing it on the Hyosung but it was just too big and bulky for the little course.

Me and the other student who was an indian lady (I think) and learning to ride on a scooter were both doing the mock test to see how we would do in the real one, I nailed everything besides leaving my indicator on too long once but besides that I nailed the whole thing, the other lady still needed tuition so he just issued me my certificate and counted the mock test as my real one seeing as I did so well.

You couldn't take the grin off my face for hours.