125cc Motorcycles

[Cacknanty]

It appears to me that motorcycles of 125cc and less do not have number plates in France (well certainly in Burgundy 21/71).

Presumably they have to be insured ?, do they need CT (MOT)?

What is the minimum age for riding one of these things?

Does the rider need to have taken a test ? (Not a problem for me but my little 'erbert is interested !)

I would be grateful for any answers/advice, thanks

 

[Aitch]

Not sure about the capacities and their registration but if your,  'little 'erbert' is becoming interested, then purchase the following which will give him all the info about tests etc.

Code Rousseau (moto) ISBN 2-7095-0777-3 @ 13.00EUROS

Test Rousseau de la Route ISBN 2-7095-0795-0743 @ 12.20EUROS

also try http://www.codesrousseau.fr

Hope this helps,

Aitch

[Nick Trollope]

I believe that (and I may be wrong...) all bikes new after 1/7/04 need registering (or it may be some time in the future). 50cc bikes were not registered, but must be type approved and can be ridden at 14yrs (jeez!), once some training had been undertaken (usually at school). Otherwise 18?

<125cc's similarly did not need registering, but you had to be 18+

I think.

I also read somewhere that mopeds were the single largest cause of death in the 14-18 age bracket. I am a lifelong biker but there is no way that my youngest is getting a moped in 10 years time. Hopefully the French government will see sense by then.