Practical exam motorcycle AVB

What is practical exam motorcycle AVB? AVB exam stands for Motor Vehicle Control. The practical exam motorcycle AVB is the first practical exam you take during your motorcycle driver course. The AVB motorcycle driving lessons are given at a parking practice area in Rotterdam. Here you learn to master the AVB motor driving lessons by learning several of exercises. The AVB exam takes approximately 20 minutes. And takes place on a parking training area in Rotterdam.

If you are in possession of a valid Dutch or European car license or motorcycle driver’s license category A1 or A2, you do not need to be in possession of a valid theory certificate for the AVB exam. If you pass the AVB exam, the result is valid for 1 year. Within this period you will have to complete the motorcycle course with the last practical exam motorcycle and , if you don’t have done yet, the theory exam motor.

Practical exam motorcycle AVB

The AVB practical motorcycle exam consists of 12 exercises. These AVB motor driving exercises are divided into 4 groups (clusters). During the AVB motorbike practical test, seven of these exercises are tested, five of which you must do correctly to pass the AVB practical motorcycle exam.

The two AVB exercises that are insufficient should not be in the same cluster. We list the exercises for you!

Motorcycle practical test AVB

Cluster 1 motorcycle practical test AVB

Parking in reverse
The first cluster consists of the exercise in reverse parking. In this compulsory exercise you walk on the right side of the roadway with the motorcycle in hand. Then you park the motorcycle in reverse in an imaginary parking space and put the motorcycle on the stand. Then you take the motorbike off the stand again and walk out of the parking space to the right.

Cluster 2 motorcycle practical test AVB

Slow turn over
The required exercise in the second cluster is the slow turn over. There is no speed guideline. Given the short distance in between low speed is advised. The use of slipping clutch is mandatory for this exercise. Also important is the combination of correct operation, slow driving and maintaining the balance. You do all this of course without touching the pawns!

Driving away from parking space
In this choice exercise you drive out of a parking space from a standstill. You make a right turn and drive straight ahead for a few meters. The carriageway width is three meters. The most important thing about this exercise is that you know how to make a sharp turn in a controlled manner, immediately after starting.

Imaginary eight
With this optional exercise you show that you can drive a complete (imaginary) eight in a rectangular frame. You drive with a pulling engine and maintain an even speed. You can use your foot brake and possibly a slipping clutch.

Drive straight ahead slow speed.
Here you are supposed to keep driving next to the current examiner over a distance of twenty meters. Attention is paid to speed, balance and correct operation of the engine. You are using a slipping clutch. You can also use your foot brake in this choice exercise, but you keep your feet on the footrests while driving.

Half turn (left or right)
If the examiner chooses this exercise, you will drive with a slightly pulling motor on an imaginary roadway. After the second pawn, make a half turn to the left or right in one smooth movement. You then drive back to the starting point.

Cluster 3 motorcycle practical test AVB

Avoidance exercise
Cluster three consists of three exercises, of which the avoidance exercise is mandatory. During this exercise you arrive at fifty kilometers per hour through the gate. Fifteen meters after the gate you have to swerve to the left in front of an imaginary wall of pawns. Then you return to your own lane.

Fast turn over
Six pawns have been set up for the fast turn over. You take this turnover at a speed of at least thirty kilometers per hour with the engine pulling. It is important that it happens smoothly and evenly.

Slowdown exercise
In this optional exercise, you accelerate from a standstill to quickly reach a speed of fifty kilometers per hour. You then drive in at least third gear. After the second gate you brake to 30 kilometers per hour and downshift at least one gear. Then you drive a turnover at this speed around three pawns that are eight meters apart.

Cluster 4 motorcycle practical test AVB

Emergency stop
In the fourth cluster, the emergency stop is the mandatory exercise. You drive at least fifty kilometers per hour. After the gate you brake as much as possible to come to a stop as quickly as possible. Of course you don’t lose control of the bike.

Precision stop
The precision stop is all about standing still at a certain point. You first drive fifty kilometers per hour and you brake controlled when you pass the first gate of two pawns. Then you have to stop the motorcycle seventeen meters away.

Stop test
In addition to the precision stop, the examiner can also choose the stop test as a second choice exercise. The purpose of this exercise is that you brake well technically. You shift back to first gear shortly before you come to a stop. You have a short braking distance.

TIPS practical exam motorcycle

Your motorcycle driving license has 2 practical tests: motorcycle practical exam AVB and motorcycle practical exam AVD.
Even if you have a car driver’s license, you have to take the theory test for motorcycle. With a valid driving license, you have to have to theory certificate before doing the AVD practical motorcycle exam.
Your motorcycle theory certificate is valid for a year and a half.
Your AVB is valid for 1 year.
If you are 21 years old, you can take a practical exam for a motorcycle driving license A code 80. Your motorcycle driving license will be converted to an A unlimited motorcycle license after 2 years of riding on a 250cc motorcycle or when you’re 24 years old.
If you are 24 years or older, you can go for the motorcycle driver’s license A.

Please note, we give motorcycles driving lessons only in Dutch.

Theory exam motor

You can learn your motorcylce theory in English through theory books. It is also possible to expand with exam training. We offer books from publisher Vekabest. They are the best choice when it comes to learning for your theory motorcycle.

know that there is no standard CBR exam available for the motorcycle theory exam. To take the motorbike exam in English, you can opt for an individual theory exam with an interpreter from Tolkennet. The costs of the interpreter are not included in the exam fee.

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