Figure Eight (AVB Motorcycle Exercise) The figure-eight is probably one of the most well-known AVB exercises. Even people who have never ridden a motorcycle usually understand the idea immediately. But this exercise is not really about the shape itself. It is about something else: learning to trust what a motorcycle can do, especially when you…
Pulling Out of a Parking Space At first glance, this exercise feels simple.You are just riding away from a parking space. But during lessons, you quickly notice something else.Those first few metres demand far more control than you expect. You are bringing a heavy machine into motion, initiating a turn immediately, and maintaining balance —…
Slow Slalom AVB Motorcycle Test The slow slalom is, for many learners, one of the most challenging exercises in the AVB motorcycle test. It might sound strange at first. After all, you are riding at walking pace.But that is exactly what makes it difficult. A motorcycle is built to move. Once you slow it down…
Reverse parking Reverse parking might not be the most exciting exercise in the AVB test, but it is one of the most important. The examiner is not looking for speed or power here. They want to see whether you can control the motorcycle even when you are not riding it.Control is the key word. Safely…
How much does a motorcycle licence cost? Maybe you’ve already pictured yourself riding. Not during a lesson, not during an exam, but somewhere on a quiet road. A summer evening. A dike. A mountain pass in Spain. Or just a simple ride with no plan, because you can finally go wherever the road takes you….
Maybe your motorcycle licence doesn’t start with a bike. Maybe it starts with a search.
A1, A2 or A? Which motorcycle licence fits you? Maybe you can already see it. Your first motorcycle. A light naked bike for slow rides through the countryside. An allroad for long days on the road. Or one day… a heavy touring bike heading toward Norway or the Alps. But before you even get to…
AVB: Learning to ride in small steps AVB exercises and everything that happens when control is not yet second nature Even before I started motorcycle lessons, I knew this was what I would be most nervous about: the vehicle control exercises, perhaps even more than the exams themselves. The idea of manoeuvring a motorcycle at…
Motorcycle Theory Maybe you dream of the riding itself. Quiet roads. Long journeys. Or a summer evening where you simply ride out with no destination at all. But before all of that begins, there is usually something else first. A theory book. Practice questions. And an exam almost nobody ever dreams about. For most people,…
AVD Road Test Where riding slowly starts to feel real After the AVB test, something shifts. Suddenly, it is no longer about cones. Not about tight turns, emergency stops or whether that one slalom finally went right today. You go on the road. Real roads. With real traffic. Cars that do unexpected things. Roundabouts that…