[quote="DieselMoment"]I'm taking delivery of my first ever powered two-wheeled vehicle on Monday 21st July - a Honda SH125i scooter. My original intention had been to use this for short journeys in place of the car, and that still stands. I don't want to have to do CBT every two years, and I think it would be best to have some form of recognised qualification, so I will do the bike test - most probably on a training bike with gears. So...
I'm just boning up for the theory test. I've bought the book which tells me how to apply, and what the test will be like, and also contains all the questions (and answers) I'm likely to be asked in a 2008 test.
The multiple choice format reminds me of the theory tests I took to become a private pilot - four possible answers to a question, of which only one (in most cases) will be correct. In addition to the correct answer, one of the other answers may sound entirely plausible but is not the required answer, one will be reasonable but is clearly wrong, and one answer will be so far out that it can immediately be discounted.
But some of the possible answers are a hoot! I got to the part where they're asking what steps you should take to counteract cold weather when riding. The correct answer is of course to wear the appropriate clothing. The other, wrong answers to choose from were
I took the theory test a second time for fun , I took it without reading the questions but simply by ticking boxes using a made up formula for box ticking, I passed with an alarmingly high mark.
I have little faith in the theory test, one reason being the pathetic questions that direct even the not so clever people to the answer.In my book you either know something or you dont!