14 years old. can i ride a bike?

[pebblesdundee]

hi im a 14 year old guy just wondering if i can legally ride a bike? and if so what would be a good first bike? thanks

[mad4it028]

at 14 you can only ride offroad on private land with owners permission

[steveR]

hi im a 14 year old guy just wondering if i can legally ride a bike? and if so what would be a good first bike? thanks

As far as I am aware, the only powered 2-wheeler you can ride on the road is an electric bike, though probably not what you want??

[pebblesdundee]

As far as I am aware, the only powered 2-wheeler you can ride on the road is an electric bike, though probably not what you want??

Well i was looking at a honda xr100

[Curly]

As far as I am aware, the only powered 2-wheeler you can ride on the road is an electric bike, though probably not what you want??

I dunno these look quite good fun

ZERO X Electric Motorcycle || ZERO MOTORCYCLES

[Roadcat]

That raises an interesting question: Do you need a motorcycle license to drive one of those on the road? It looks like a motorcycle, but doesn't sounds like one..... is it actually an electric bicycle? Does anybody know what differentiates a motorbike from an electric bicycle in the eye's of the law? Will I ever get round to doing some work today? And how many ?'s can I ask in one posting?

ps: Okay, so it was just one question, was it?

[Traveller]

An electric pedal cycle that you can use without a licence is limited to 280 Watts (about a third of a horsepower) and only provides electrical assistance when the pedals are in use.

[jamie92j]

Well i was looking at a honda xr100

must be 16 to drive a 50cc on the public road legally

and 17 to drive a 125cc

and must have a CBT insurace tax mot

so answer is must be 17 if he wants a xr100

[pebblesdundee]

must be 16 to drive a 50cc on the public road legally

and 17 to drive a 125cc

and must have a CBT insurace tax mot

so answer is must be 17 if he wants a xr100

can you recommend a bike?

[Sharribee]

can you recommend a bike?

did you want to ride it on the road or are you looking for an off road bike that you can ride on private land.

If your looking for something to ride on the road your too young, you need to be 16 before you can sit your CBT and ride a motorbike on the road

If it's for private land then what do you want to do with it, do you want to just learn how to operate and move around on it or are you looking for a trail type bike that you can thrash around and have some fun off road.

Let us know a bit more about what your looking for and we can come up with some suggestions.