Learner legal bikes

I've been holding off on buying a bike preparatory to getting my learner's
permit, partly because I'm about to get married and have very little cash
but also partly because if Victoria is ditching the 260cc limit in favour of
a power/weight limit in 2008 I'd rather have a ~400cc bike with a fatter
torque curve that'll happily manage freeway speeds than a 250cc screamer
even if it lacks top-end urge. A quick Google seems to indicate that this is
still all up in the air but a couple of newspaper articles I've seen lately
seem more certain. The VicRoads website wasn't helpful. Can anyone shed some
light on this?

 

Oops, I should have looked a bit harder. Looks like it's all happening
mid-next year. I'll just need to wait for them to publish the list so I can
start working out what I want to ride.

 

The VicRoads website wasn't helpful.

welcome to reality

 

Dunno about the rule changes in Vic, but suggest that you go and get a
motorbike before the wedding.

This establishes a clear pre-nuptual right.

Any motorcycle is better than no motorcycle.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Which can still be rescinded at any time, but at least you'll have had
some fun beforehand.

Unless it's a Harley. ;-)


BTH

 

In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:15:46 -0700

http://www.vft.org/Sprint/SprintCRPage.html

Never say never....


Zebee

 

Agreed, you also have to marry the right person. If Resound thinks now she
will object to a motorcycle later, you'd better forget about the motorcycle
until after the 2.4 children and the divorce.

On the other hand Angie limits Cam to what the shed will hold, and when I
suggested to Helen that a Norge would be a nice replacement for the Cali she
asked what colour I was going to get.

Theo

 

Just the thing to take on a HOG ride...

 

I feel quite safe in saying that one of those will NEVER turn up in my
price range! ;-)


BTH

 

Did you check out the last picture on that page of it as a postie bike?

Theo

 

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:39:32 +0800

Perfect bike for Johnno.

Zebee
- Coopers then?

 

Luclky sod ! Mine gripes about the fact that it uses a 2 foot wide chunk
of the garage that'd normally be bare.

 

Her car's in the garage along with the beer fridge. My ute's in the carport.
My bike is in her shed. I don't allow vehicles in my shed. There's no bloody
room anyway, it's only 92 sq metres.

Theo
Shoulda built a 200 metre shed.

 

My beloved bride to be differs from me in many way. One of the ways in which
she differs from me is that she already has a bike license. She got that
well before getting her car license and thinks getting a bike is a damn fine
idea. Excuse while I look smug.

 

Resound wrote:

Feel free to look as smug as you please.

...and, all the best wishes for your wedding.

I still recommend getting a bike, especially since you are planning it
to be a kind of learning experience.

Puting things off, so that you can get a bigger one later, always smacks
of something that may not happen. <shrug>

Obviously, folk see things in their own way, and I absolutely hate not
having a motorcycle available to me, and worry about people who have
bike licences but no bike.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

But is it really wise to try and learn to ride two things at the same time?

I hate to see regret.

Theo

 

Excuse me while I get jealous.

GET THE BIKE !!!!! She'll actually like you for it, you bastard.

 

The one of the main reasons I'm putting it off is because the list of bikes
I'll be allowed to ride on my learners hasn't been published yet. I'll
probably get something like a Suzuki GS450/500 but I want to be sure that,
having bought it, I'm allowed to ride it. That and I'm currently rather
skint. It's the getting a mortgage thing which is still new and I haven't
adjusted yet.

 

The list of bikes will almost certainly be the same as the LAMs list
from NSW which has also been adopted by Tassie (and I think SA, if
they haven't I think it's on the cards). It only differs from the ACT
list (who were the first to implement it btw) by having a 660cc cap
(so you can't get a Harley for a learner bike even though most meet
the power to weight ratio).

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/tests/motorcycleridertrainingscheme/motorcyclesnoviceriders.html

JL

 

She also just pointed out that we really need a good selection of power
tools on the wedding registry. I'm feeling more and more comfy with this
commitment thing as each day passes.