Test rides with restricted licence

[ghostbiker]

My daughter was in the same situation, sadly most (if not all) dealers will not let you test ride a bike on the road untill at least 21 due to insurance.
we were lucky as there was a couple of dealers nearby that were willing to take a bike out to an old airfield and let her ride it there. not ideal by a long way but at least it was an option. in the end she didnt take them up on the offer as anything she could afford would not be in the dealers showroom lol

we brought private in the end. where you could go against the law and test ride anyway without informing the seller of the restriction (though to be honest only a fool wouldnt spot it due to his age)
or do as we did, she had to trust my judgement and i take it for a test ride while she had to make do with just sitting on it.

that said she did an article for the BMF magazine last month where yamaha UK lent her a XJ6 for the long weekend. the bike they supplied her was not restricted. she wouldnt know this but i noticed it when i rode it. yamaha uk knew she was on a restricted test as that was the point of the article.