Motorcycle insurance is different to cars. Bike crashes tend to cause much more damage to the bike, but less to other vehicles and/or people.

All the answers to all the nonsense you'll hear from parents, aunties, friends and colleagues when you tell them you want to learn to ride a bike.

Anyone can look after a motorcycle. Here's how and why you should at least learn the basics.

Firstly, passing your test is only the start. There's still a lot to learn to be a great rider and sitting on a missile will not help...

As a rule, we wouldn't recommend a 600cc or bigger sports bike as a first big bike. It's not that we're killjoys, or even that we think you'll go out and fall off.

No need for 33bhp rules here. You are the lucky ones and can go straight onto anything you fancy. But let's be realistic here...

Congratulations, you've passed. This is where things get really exciting. Your first big bike will be very special indeed.

Jim Liskin of CSM training school in Peterborough has been a motorcycle instructor for 31 years. There's not much he doesn't know about passing the bike test.

You've got the bike, passed your CBT and bought your kit too. Now it's time to get some miles under your belt and get ready for your test.