Time to get their number

Just Rick · **Reply #180: May 12, 2013, 14:54:27**

Quote from: db08 on May 12, 2013, 14:24:09

Quote from: rustynutz on May 12, 2013, 14:21:51

Quote from: db08 on May 12, 2013, 11:57:25
You can go for whichever you want, but if you get a bike licence you're restricted to 250cc initially.

Actually, things have changed, Dave....W.A. has bought in the Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme (LAMS) early this year which has now bought it into line with most other States. so no 250cc limit now.....

That's what I love about this forum. Always learning.
I should be careful quoting legal stuff because it does tend to change periodically.

Thats what I was saying Dave,this new LAMS thing in I couldn't understand all the wording,but with all these discussions,I am not sure how it works in other countires,but here,I as an employed Heavy Vehicle operator,I am required not only by my employer but also by law to continually reveiw all heavy vehicle regultions,to keep upto date with ever changing regulations,usable routes for differing sized vehicles we drive,B-Doubles,B-Triples,Road Trains,20/20 combo's,40/20 combo's and single trailers, pity all road users didn't have to do the same,mind you the more responsible ones would,as ingnorance is not a defence when fighting a traffic infringment or some of the charges the Grey Nurses try to pull on us.

Doggie 1 · **Reply #181: May 13, 2013, 01:05:21**

But these were four stroke.

rustynutz · **Reply #182: May 13, 2013, 02:46:03**

I figured they would've been, Dave....

Pretty useless unless they are pulling 20,000rpm*...lol

*maybe a slight exaggeration

Just Rick · **Reply #183: May 13, 2013, 12:17:13**

Quote from: rustynutz on May 12, 2013, 14:36:34

Must admit I do miss the 250cc 2 strokers.....Now they were fun...totally unsuitable to learn on of course.

I can tell ya The larger 2 strokes were a blast as well,I think the most exciting and sometimes terrifying was the RD350

Doggie 1 · **Reply #184: May 13, 2013, 12:20:29**

I used to have one of those.

Just Rick · **Reply #185: May 13, 2013, 12:29:21**

what a larger two stroke or an RD 350 Yamaha

Doggie 1 · **Reply #186: May 13, 2013, 12:36:23**

RD350.

Just Rick · **Reply #187: May 13, 2013, 12:40:12**

Quote from: db08 on May 13, 2013, 12:36:23

RD350.

Brilliant bike as long as you were ready for the power band every gear change,unless you where to chicken to take it through 4500 rpm each change

Doggie 1 · **Reply #188: May 13, 2013, 12:49:12**

Yes, it got up and went.

Just Rick · **Reply #189: May 13, 2013, 12:57:10**

Great Wheelie bike and we had front number plates those days,it was great because we didn't have speed camera's then,big bonus was if you knew where you were going they were a lot quicker and nimbler than the 750 four strokes the cops had (oops did I say that out loud)

Phil №❶ · **Reply #190: May 13, 2013, 13:00:36**

Ah, you guys live in a different world to me, I'll stick with my little 650 BMW and it's truck like gearbox.

Doggie 1 · **Reply #191: May 13, 2013, 13:00:49**

I used it to ride to work when I first joined the job.

Just Rick · **Reply #192: May 13, 2013, 13:16:36**

Quote from: Phil. on May 13, 2013, 13:00:36

Ah, you guys live in a different world to me, I'll stick with my little 650 BMW and it's truck like gearbox.

You've heard the joke about trucks.

Mack,Mack's a mans truck

International.International is a Transvestites truck

Volvo,Bloody Volvo is a poofters truck.

well in the bike world you know which category the BMW fits

Doggie 1 · **Reply #193: May 13, 2013, 13:24:58**

Nothing wrong with a BMW 650.
Classic bike.

Phil №❶ · **Reply #194: May 13, 2013, 13:28:06**

@db08

@Rick, Thanks, always nice to be called a man.

Just Rick · **Reply #195: May 13, 2013, 13:33:21**

Must have to admit, the R1000 tourer was a very nice ride

WayneD · **Reply #196: May 13, 2013, 14:12:03**

I recently got my bike license in QLD after driving a car for 20 years and dirt bikes on and off for the same amount of time. So how did I get it? On a Wednesday I went in and answered 5 questions at the Transport Dept then on Friday I went for a 2 hour training session and a half hour bike ride to show I am confident. $300 later and I'm a licensed road rider.

First bike Suzuki GS500F. Was thinking about the Gladius 650 but couldn't afford it

rustynutz · **Reply #197: May 13, 2013, 14:59:13**

I would have been happy with either one of these back when I was a young bloke...

rustynutz · **Reply #198: May 13, 2013, 15:00:26**

Welcome to the dark side, Wayne!

Just Rick · **Reply #199: May 14, 2013, 14:07:17**

Well done Wayne,do they even make two stroke bikes anymore

, if I was ever going to splash out the sort of money they're asking for bikes these days,I would go for LS3 445hp Boss Hoss,I have only ever gotten to ride one as a pillion,what an absolutely mind blowing experience

rustynutz · **Reply #200: May 14, 2013, 15:38:46**

There are a few around, Rick....

Hopefully there will be a come back with them as 4 strokes are for sissies...lol

As for your Boss Hoss, what a pile of doggy doo doo...you can have it, they are one ugly looking bike....

Just Rick · **Reply #201: May 15, 2013, 11:57:38**

Quote from: rustynutz on May 14, 2013, 15:38:46

There are a few around, Rick....
Hopefully there will be a come back with them as 4 strokes are for sissies...lol

As for your Boss Hoss, what a pile of doggy doo doo...you can have it, they are one ugly looking bike....

Who cares what it looks like,on these there is never the saying More Power Please,friend when he was on the mines,years ago,brought one of(not the)first to WA,cost him a small fortune,the older ones with the 307 looked a little better than the new ones now,he only kept it for 14 - 16 months found he was never using it,as he was away all the time,I like em,but it'll never happen

rustynutz · **Reply #202: May 15, 2013, 15:53:53**

Don't mind me, Rick...I'm only stirring....

Honestly though, they aren't my sort of bike, I'd rather something that went around corners as well as it goes in a straight line.

A Honda Goldwing would probably do me nicely....you get comfort, smooth effortless power and reasonable handling....

Doggie 1 · **Reply #203: May 16, 2013, 01:14:19**

I like the early Goldwings.

rustynutz · **Reply #204: May 16, 2013, 01:25:32**

Which ones, Dave? The old flat fours?

The current model is getting a bit outdated now, I reckon....Still, if someone offered me one I'd certainly take it...

FatBoy · **Reply #205: May 16, 2013, 02:24:34**

Isn't the Goldwing a car on two wheels?

rustynutz · **Reply #206: May 16, 2013, 03:05:42**

Although it's luxuriously appointed with armchair comfort, 1.8 litre flat 6 engine and comes with mod cons like surround-sound stereo, reverse gear and an airbag, I can't understand why people would think that...

Doggie 1 · **Reply #207: May 16, 2013, 04:10:42**

Quote from: rustynutz on May 16, 2013, 01:25:32

Which ones, Dave? The old flat fours?

The current model is getting a bit outdated now, I reckon....Still, if someone offered me one I'd certainly take it...

I like classics.
The original GL1000 that morphed into the Goldwing in the mid to late '70s.

rustynutz · **Reply #208: May 16, 2013, 04:41:14**

Here you go, mate....

Out of curiosity, how old does a bike need to be before it's classed as a classic?

Doggie 1 · **Reply #209: May 16, 2013, 05:51:50**

Thanks Rusty.

Cars over here can be licensed concessionally at 25 years old but I don't really know.
I like the bikes when they're all fairinged up too.