Suzuki’s British Superbike (BSB) ace Bradley Ray has passed his Module One motorcycle test with Shires Motorcycle Training. Riding a Suzuki SV650 which has a heady 75bhp (compared to his race bike which has about 230hp) he said: “I did my CBT earlier this year and now I’m one step closer to my licence. Hopefully I can get it done this year and be on the road in 2019.”
Ray, who had a watershed season in 2018 with two wins and a handful of podiums, has re-signed with the Buildbase Suzuki team for 2019 and took his in Peterborough on a restricted SV650. After practicing the required manoeuvres for the first part of his test, including U-turns, figures of eight, and hazard avoidance tests, it was off to the DVSA test centre for the actual exam.
He said: “Honestly, I was so nervous. I was sat waiting for my test and think I’d have been less nervous lining up at Brands Hatch again. But, to be fair, I was well prepared. I’d done a lot of training with Tom [Dunne – Shires Motorcycles Training] and practiced all the manoeuvres a lot. And the SV was the ideal bike; comfy, upright riding position, loads of steering lock, and a good throttle connection. It’s certainly easier doing a figure of eight on that than my superbike.”
Ray passed his Module One assessment with flying colours and with no faults, before beginning preparations for his Module Two test, which he hopes to sit later this year.
