Going for my Big Boy licence

[Brock]

The accompanying rider is the same as sitting left seat in a car. You give instructions and the learner then carries them out. If able to use intercom, then pass instructions on the fly. You then stop at a prearranged point and critique, then proceed to next point and so on...

[Marcus]

The accompanying rider is the same as sitting left seat in a car. You give instructions and the learner then carries them out. If able to use intercom, then pass instructions on the fly. You then stop at a prearranged point and critique, then proceed to next point and so on...

Hahaha, like that happens, most learners won't have intercoms

[Neale]

As long as people from other states ride to the conditions of their licence, they're fine. I did think that the Australian Road Rules would have sorted all this crap out. We are still at the mercy of people who think their ideas are better than the next bloke. Be good if they all sat down around a table and sorted their shit. Rant over. 

[mr2u]

Thanks to all the kind people who have expressed a willingness to help, makes me proud to be part of this group.

I have been riding bikes all my adult life, just most of it illegally and now it's time to fix that. The only bike I had that was 250 or under was my first (Honda XL 185)
Back then you walked in to the local cop shop, did 20 multi choice questions and they gave you a bit of paper stating you were good to go for 12 months ( restricted to 70 km/h) . It took me 8 years to get around to sitting my "full 250" licence as there were no points issued on a learners licence back then. So I just stayed on my learners and rode without my "L Plates " showing. I never got stopped either.

When I went for my "250" licence, I had to borrow a bike to do it on, as the smallest I had was a CB900. If I was to ever get caught, it was only a $50 "riding out of class" fine (I only ever got caught once, I lied my way out of 2 others). Now I'm told its much harsher if I get caught, big fines and lots of points) Hence the urge to get my Open licence.

Way back when I was living in NSW, I could have sat my licence and got my "Full Open Class licence" as I had a NSW Learners as well as a full NSW car licence at the time, but I was too slack, and by the time I got around to it, I had missed out by 3 months. They had changed the laws sometime in the late 80's early 90's if I remember correctly. You had to have someone with a full licence in the class you were going for, either on the back of your bike, or riding next to you. ( I have a rule of " one bike, one penis, that I like to stick to.)

The bit that makes me laugh is I have a licence to drive  a Car, a Bus (55 seats and over), a Truck with a load in excess of 5.5m wide and over 35 tones (i did heavey haulage till about a year ago) as well as a Road Train licence, but I'm restricted to a bike of 250 cc or less, and if caught on anything bigger, I could lose ALL my other licences, go figure.


Ok rant and dribble over, thx again to all that offered to help, i will call and check if you are still available on the weekend before the test, if not sooner, depending on work.

 

[Marcus]

Good luck mate

[HOFFY]

I don't know if it is the same in other states but in WA you can not drive out of WA on a learners permit, even if you have a licenced instructor with you.

Yes you can be a passenger and be driven out of the state, you just can't drive yourself in any other state.                 Thought I would get that in before someone asked.

[Marcus]

I don't know if it is the same in other states but in WA you can not drive out of WA on a learners permit, even if you have a licenced instructor with you.

Yes you can be a passenger and be driven out of the state, you just can't drive yourself in any other state.                 Thought I would get that in before someone asked.

Wow you really ARE another country over there hahahaha

[Brock]

Just remember, its a permit to learn in your state, not a licence to drive. So driving into another state may exceed the conditions of the permit.

[Flip]

THANK THE GODS - got my motorbike license before these mad, idiot, pen pushing, back room government morons got involved !!!   

Basically just rode my 650cc BSA A10 from the army base at Karrakatta (Perth) to the Subiaco Police Station, just 10 minutes away, early one morning, went in and asked the nice policeman with the three stripes and a large stomach if I could do a motorbike riders test.

He very obligingly said " Sure - got any sort of a license and a bike with you ? - Right, outside now."
Went out to the street, gave him my piece of paper (civilian car license)  told him a mate had ridden the bike there for me and had gone off with another guy in an army land rover to get something to eat.   No problems with that either. 

Basically he told me to ride around the block and not to fall off.  Thought he was going to follow me on a police bike - NO ! 

Rode around the block, didn't fall off, got back to where I'd started.
The nice man was standing exactly where I'd left him, having a morning cigarette. 

Said " Yer - OK. "   Scribbled on my license, handed it back to me as said - " You can piss off now - you've got your motorbike license."
Looked at my license paper, it said 'Class D' approved' and a signature of sorts with the date.

He also scribbled right across it -  ' TEMPERORY AUSTRALIAN '     

The old days where much better - except for the fact we didn't have ST's back then. 


Flip

    

( SIGHS !!!  NO HONDA ST's in Viet Nam either ! 

Took nearly a full day of passport, WA MDL, 'house card' (valid living address ID) and other paperwork to be translated, BUT - no booking required.
Just AUS $10.50 mostly 'coffee bribes' to get my first VN driver's license.
Someone made a stuff up. (something NO VN government worker/official will ever admit to)
Instead of a 1 year restricted to 175cc bike license - have a full 5 year drive/ride anything of any size you like, including buses, trucks, etc, whatever license !   

[Grumpy]

You can ride interstate on L's (at least NSW L's), but you are still governed by your homestate rules. So if you have NSW L's and ride into Qld, you are still limited to 80kph rather than the QLD 100kph limit. Not that they'd notice anyway.

[Pezzz]

Hey Gavo,
He texted me last week and as I live in the same suburb.