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The guy who taught me recounted a tale of a chap who had rocked up on his brand S1000RR after passing his test to show the assembled riding school folk. Stepped off it, walked away and forgot to put it on the side stand...
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Think there are similar stories at most places.
When I used to do CBTs, I would regularly fail people. Usually older people who knew better. Got a few complaints, one I remember was a chap who failed as he didn't look at junctions just pulled out. This chap complained as I passed a kid that did a few wheelies on his scoot, this kid had really good control and was very vigilant.
lynx
You're allowed to ride a big bike under supervision of an instructor, part of what makes the process expensive. Some people prefer to get compulsory basic training (CBT), ride a 125 for a while to get used to the roads then take a course on the larger bikes. A 3 day course is usually enough to prepare you for the main test (mind you it's a long time since I did mine and they've got more complicated).
I took the CBT/Full licence later option and rode a 100cc for a few months. It helped me to feel a bit more comfortable with the training/test.
What I wouldn't do is full licence straight into brand new big bike. You will most likely have some sort of accident in the first year, even if it's just dropping it at a junction because you miss your footing but it will cost you much more on a fully faired brand new bike than it would on a 10 year old 600cc. I've heard plenty of first hand horror stories about that path. One which still makes me laugh is a guy who bought a TL1000, passed his test and jumped on it, stacked it at the first roundabout as he had no idea how to turn it in fast enough to go round. They teach you how to ride a bike according to the rules but not really how to ride a bike!