The practical test vehicle control (AVB) for the motorbike consists of a total of 12 exercises, divided into four clusters:
You will be assessed on control of the motorbike in handling, steering and maintaining balance.
Out of a total of seven exam parts, five must be satisfactory, with at least one in each cluster being satisfactory. You are allowed to retake each section once.
During the AVB exam, you must be in possession of a car driving licence
or a valid motorbike theory certificate.
The first cluster consists of the reverse parking exercise. In this compulsory exercise, you walk on the right-hand side of the carriageway with the motorbike in hand past an imaginary parking bay. You then park the motorbike with a reverse turn in the imaginary parking bay and put the motorbike on the stand. Then remove the motorbike from the stand and walk to the right out of the parking bay.
The compulsory exercise in the second cluster is the slow slalom. There is no guideline for speed. Given the small distance between the pylons, a walking pace is obvious. The use of a slipping clutch is mandatory in this exercise. Also important is the combination of correct handling, driving slowly and maintaining balance. Of course, you do all this without touching the pylons!
In this exercise, you drive away from a parking bay from a standstill. You make a right-angled turn and drive straight on for a few metres. The lane width is three metres. The most important thing in this exercise is that you are able to make a controlled sharp turn immediately after pulling away. The examiner tells you in which direction to drive off.
With this exercise, you show that you can drive a complete (imaginary) eight in a rectangular frame and that you can and dare to lean the bike. You ride with the engine pulling, maintaining a steady speed. You may use a slipping clutch in addition to your foot brake if necessary.
Here, the aim is for you to drive alongside the running examiner over a distance of 20 metres. Attention is paid to speed, balance and correct operation of the bike. You perform the exercise with a lightly pulling engine. You use a slipping clutch. You may also use your foot brake in this elective exercise, but you keep your feet on the footrests while riding. You come to a stop in front of the indicated aiming point, and you may use the front brake.
If the examiner chooses this exercise, you drive on an imaginary lane with the engine lightly pulling and almost constant speed. After the second pylon, you make a half turn to the left or right in one smooth motion. At the half turn, you stay within the marked pylons. This is a marked area of four by six metres. You then drive back to the starting point. The use of the foot brake and a slipping clutch is allowed.
Cluster three consists of three exercises, of which the swerve exercise is compulsory. In the swerve exercise, you drive through the gate at 50 kilometres per hour. After the gate, you close the throttle. After the gate, you have to swerve to the left before an obstacle of pylons. You then return to your own half of the road. In this exercise, it is important to show that you can bevel and tilt the bike.
In the fast slalom, six pylons are set up. You take this slalom at a speed of at least 30 kilometres per hour with the engine pulling. It’s important to do it smoothly and evenly and to steer from the hips. In doing so, you show that you can and dare to lean and tilt the bike.
In this exercise, you accelerate from standstill to a speed of fifty kilometres per hour. You then drive at least in third gear. At the second gate, close the throttle, brake immediately with front and rear brakes and shift down one gear. You should finish decelerating before entering the slalom. Braking is then complete and you have released the clutch.
You enter the slalom at a speed of thirty kilometres per hour. You drive the slalom of three pylons that are eight metres apart with the engine lightly pulling. With this exercise, you show that you can accelerate and decelerate within a limited distance. You are ready in time and in the subsequent slalom you show that you can and dare to lean the bike in a regular rhythm.
In the fourth cluster, the emergency stop is the compulsory exercise. You first drive fifty kilometres per hour. After the gate, you close the throttle, disengage immediately and brake as much as possible to come to a stop as quickly as possible. When braking, you basically use both brakes with the front brake being important. Of course, you don’t lose control of the bike.
Precision stop involves stopping just before the second gate. You first drive fifty kilometres per hour and brake in a controlled manner when you pass the first gate of two pylons. Then you have to stop the bike seventeen metres away. It is important that you brake evenly with both brakes during the seventeen metres, without the need for major corrections in braking force. Just before coming to a stop, shift down to first gear.
Besides the precision stop, the examiner may also choose the stop test as an elective exercise. The aim of this exercise is for you to brake technically well and sharply with a short braking distance. You first drive fifty kilometres per hour and at the gate, you close the throttle, brake immediately with both brakes and disengage. You shift down to first gear shortly before coming to a halt.
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