Hi everyone, newbie here.. I've been having a go with a CG125 with 'patchy' progress and I've been thinking it would be great to combine a holiday with learning to ride a motorbike. Preferably somewhere warm with fairly quiet roads. I've found loads of holidays for off-roading (not ready for that yet!) and I'm just wondering if anyone knows of anything like this? I've got my CBT so can only ride 125 (at least in this country). Any tips would be helpful. Thanks!

I think the problem would be that you can not ride a motorcycle on foreign roads without a full UK licence. I suppose you could go through the process relevant to "learners" in the foreign country and get a licence issued by that country (EU only) and then pay £50 to the DVLA to change it to a UK one. The problem I see there is any written content to the process would have to be done in the language of that country.
If you did attain a full UK licence and wanted to hone your skills then a company called Alpine TT does advanced riding courses in Europe sold as part of a package holiday.

Morocco comes to mind.
Or, many of the countries of the far east.
Or, Goa, India.
Or Nepal.
For many of these cases the roads will be busy but the weather at this time of year will be prima! (apart from the occasional typhoon).
In all of these I am referring to renting a bike to get out and about and acquire riding experience; thenreturn home and take the rest of the UK bike test.

And yet, it may be that in many countries the rental companies want to see some kind of motorcycle licence and are not too fussy about the intricate rules of the UK.

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Thank you for the useful input. I'm beginning to realise why I can't find this sort of holiday. I guess I was hoping that someone may have a little villa somewhere, who will let me put-put about on a 125 and give me helpful tips. I'll dream on....

Yes, an unfortunate nightmare anywhere in Europe. Tourider is correct, a provisional licence is only valid in the country of issue, so not possible to ride anywhere ''legally'' in Europe. Another issue is that taking lessons and a test outside the U.k., you have to be in residence for a minimum of 6 months before you can apply for a local provisional licence. Using a U.k. provisional is no good anywhere but the U.K., because no one except the DVLA can update it.

It would be nice to go to a warmer and drier climate, and perhaps hire a bike. Only problem here is that hire companies usually want to see an International Driving Licence supported by your full licence. IDL's are not available for provisional licence holders, so unfortunately I think you will have to persevere unless you can find someone with a large private estate you can ride around!

Now, having said all that, there is possibly a way round this if all you want to do is practice, and you already have a full car licence and passed your test before Feb 2001. In Europe you can hire and ride a moped ( up to 50cc) on a full car licence. There is nothing wrong with a moped, and they are great fun even for us more experienced people, because they are easy to handle, lightweight and dirt cheap to run. I use a vintage French Peugeot 50cc almost every day to go shopping. It rattles, bits fall off, but so what, it's two wheels
and the riding principles are the same

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Come ride one of my bikes in Peru! Here all you have to have is a car license to ride a motorcycle! Lots of country roads with no traffic!

Cheers! Toby

Hi where are you in uk? I got my gf a 125 she did her cbt easy, then i brought myself a 125 & away we went me following stopping for a cuppa then on again when stopping chatting about what she had for got needed to rwmember, not slating her but reminding and questining some of the things ahe where doing.
She now has a SV650 waiting for her once she has done das.
If your essex might be able to help.

Or look up doing an intensive course back of MCN

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