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Your road to biking freedom can seem long and tortuous, but much depends on your age and the type of riding you want to do.
The first step is the Compulsory Basic Training Test (CBT) which is a practical exam of road awareness and control. It takes about half a day and is valid for 2 years. Once you have your CBT you can ride with 'L' plates. The CBT consists of 4 sections covering legal and safety requirements, motorbike controls and maintenance, manoeuvring and road skills and on-road experience with an instructor.

At 16, once you have passed your CBT you can ride a moped of up to 50cc with a top speed of 30mph.
At 17, you can go up to 125cc but without pillions or motorway driving.

Once you have passed the CBT and your theory and practical tests you can get rid of your 'L' plates and ride a machine up to 33bhp. The theory test consists of 35 multiple choice questions which can be sat at any one of 150 test centres nationwide. After 2 years you will get a full licence.

If you are 21 or older and have passed your CBT and theory test you can take Direct Access, which is a practical test on a motorbike of more than 46 bhp.

Once you are on the road, you need motorbike insurance. As a rule, the younger you are and the greater the bhp, the larger your motorbike insurance premium. If you are a car driver you are likely to get cheaper motorbike insurance and if you passed your test before 1/2/2001 you can drive a moped, with 'L' plates, without completing the CBT.

In addition to your motorbike insurance, the costs for the CBT is between £70-100. The theory and practical tests will set you back between £68 -78 depending on when you take your practical test. If you are over 21 you can take an intensive course from CBT to full licence, costing from £350, within 3 days. Then find the cheapest bike insurance and hit the road!