Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Not that Im an expert but I don't think they are all chopper style, that's just the most well known Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 I bought my bike from a Red Baron store. To be honest I bought there for the ease of convenience - it was very close to the license center! My friend and i went in together and we bought two bikes (one red one blue). We didn't get a lot of discount though! Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 My biker friend told me that there aren't much discounts on bikes. The new ones get 5% off at Red Baron and not much else. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 yeah we ended up with some hotel coupons, and a free helmet! Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 How much are bike helmets anyway? Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'm learning on a 750cc and it's not as monster as I thought. Eyeing up anything between 650 and 1000 now, though still very unsure about what I really want/ Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Scratch that. Not what I "want", but what I will realistically "get". Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'm learning on a 750cc and it's not as monster as I thought. They put you on one of those right from the start? Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yep right from the first day. I was surprised too! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Cool! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yep same here I did a test on a 750cc too. As my UK license was for unlimited size naturally I was able to go for an oogata license in Japan. I think if you do a test on a 400 then of course that is the largest your license will then cover you for. Not sure how many groupings they have for bike size or if they just have up to 400 and anything above. Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Normal - up to 400 Ougata - over 400 Seemed silly to go for the normal one when I know I want a big bike, so I went straight from nothing to ougata. More lessons and time (and money) but get it over in one go. Hopefully! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Normal - up to 400 Ougata - over 400 Seemed silly to go for the normal one when I know I want a big bike, so I went straight from nothing to ougata. More lessons and time (and money) but get it over in one go. Hopefully! Sounds a great plan that. Hope you pass. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I'm learning on a 750cc and it's not as monster as I thought. Eyeing up anything between 650 and 1000 now, though still very unsure about what I really want/ I think I know what you want... Link to post Share on other sites
69 5 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I have a few questions! ---Do you take the test at the Driving School? (And do your instructors judge you, or someone different?) --When you pass, do you get your licence there and then? Keen to hear about how the test is... Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 You take it at the test centre, and yes if you pass you get it there and then. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 I took my test at the driving school, not sure who judged it but I dont think he was one of my instructors. I was then given a certificate which I had to show at the driving license center on a different day, watch a safety video, get a photo taken and then issued a license. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 You get the license at the driving license centre, not the driving school. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 yes i did. I had to the visit the driving license center at a strange time something like between 1:30 and 2:00 - very inconvenient. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Well, snowdude is usually extremely reliable so I jolly well can't work this one out! Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Test taken at driving school. Not sure who the judges are. I will get some certificate to take to the license center which is where I get the license. As others said, driving schools don't dish out licenses. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 For me I already had a Japanese driving license for a car so it was simple when I passed my bike test they gave me a paper saying I had passed. The examiner then took those of us who had passed into the test centre showed us where to hand in our paper, photo and existing license and said wait until our names are called. Then we collected our new license. Was many years ago about 15 years to be exact so I dont remember the exact order but I do clearly remember getting our new licenses with ogata added to it on the day, no returning on a seperate day. Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 For those not wanting to be confused by snowdudes confusion: Driving schools are not legally able to provide licenses. Driving license centers do that. So if you take lessons and a test at a driving school, when you pass you will need to go to the driving license center to go through the procedure of getting the license. This is the way it works. If you don't have lessons and/ or take the test at a license centre, ie not a driving school, the situation may well be different. But as we are talking about driving schools... Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I took my test at a test / license centre not a driving school, I did not have lessons. Pretty simple to understand that I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Thanks HTexNT! Link to post Share on other sites
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