BSB ace Bradley Ray passes his bike test
After passing his CBT in July and Module 1 in October, Brad is now road legal
21-YEAR-OLD BRAD RAY adds another accolade to his already bulging trophy cabinet; a shiny, new, full UK motorcycle licence.
After starting his training, by passing his CBT back in July, Brad then wasted no time in passing his Module 1 (the off-road part of the test taken at a DSA test centre) as soon as the BSB season had ended in October! Ray completed his testing yesterday, 13th November, on a restricted, Suzuki SV650 (his age means he is limited to a bike with no more than 35kW or 46.6hp) which is quite a jump down from the 220+hp GSX-R1000 he races in the BSB!
For his daily driver, Brad is considering a much more comfortable and steadier road bike in the form of either a Suzuki V-Strom 650 adventure/touring machine or Suzuki’s SV650.
After the test he said: “I thought I was nervous for the first part but it went up a gear today. I think I put myself under a lot more pressure for the road bit, but I did some more training with Tom from Shires [Motorcycle Training] again yesterday and the examiner was quite reassuring to be fair, and I relaxed a bit more as it went on. But the relief afterwards was unreal, honestly. I was genuinely so happy. It’s a shame we’re getting into the winter now, but I’m eyeing up either an SV650 or V-Strom 650 for next year and looking forward to getting on the road and just enjoying motorcycling. Everyone should do it.”
Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
