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Licence Steps to renew my bike licence after 34 years

Discussion in 'Licence - Rego - Insurance - Law - Rider Training' started by Andych, Dec 24, 2016.

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  1. Grasshopper

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    That's cool that you kept those.... :cool:
     
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    The horn thing was pretty funny ..... I was in my mothers company car , a Holden Torana , and was getting held up at lights on the highway from a car stopped in front talking to someone on the steps of the local .... lights kept changing so I honked the bastard .... turns out it was an unmarked Mini Cooper S ..... pulled me up round the corner and I also turned up a one way street the wrong way to stop ... but the dumb arse didnt notice that ..... he couldnt get me for anything as it was "my mums car officer' .... he was pissed though so the only pathetic thing he could come up with was the horn blowing :fuckyou:
     
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  3. Andych

    Andych Moderator Staff Member Premium Member Contributing Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    So... to put an end to this little saga... I was in the RMS yesterday... (what a nightmare that was) to sort out standard plates for the Scirocco and I managed to enquire about my little dilemma...
    If it had been less than 5 years... I could have just paid the man and it would be good...but.. as it was more than 5 years... it is back to kindergarten for me... :(
     
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    Bummer there buddy :headbang:. Oh well ,the sooner you get onto them the better it will be. Does this mean you have to do a stay upright class, well this is what it was called a very long time ago.Looks like you may have to get the Suzuki across up and running and deliver the SRX to me as you'll be to busy riding around having fun and the poor old SRX will be neglected.
     
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    Yep.. I will have to do whatever the course is... but not just yet.. the Suzi will be finished soon enough and I have already started back on the SRX.. and no... it won't be heading up to Northern NSW... :)
    Unless someone up there wants to buy it when its finished.
     
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    That's crap, just looked at the RMS site
    Does that mean you have to have L's for 3 month's before applying for a P1 licence, have that for 12 month's then apply for a P2 licence, have that for 2 year's, then you can go for an Unrestricted licence, that's 3 year's and 3 month's all up.
    I didn't see any exemption's for a full license holder? like we don't have to do the rider knowledge test
    Here because i have a full car licence i can apply for an unrestricted license after 1 year and 6 month's ( 6 month's L's and 1 year P's) and i don't have to display my P's when riding
     
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    Not sure... I am pretty sure there are exemptions for full car license holders and old age pensioners like me.. :)
     
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    Just had a read and yep... have to do the Pre Learner course... 3 months on L's then MOST course and then P1 for 12 months... as I am over 25 and on a full license I miss out on P2 requirements...
     
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    Did the bike licence transfer to Vicroads initially?

    What about - transfer back to Vicroads to get the riders licence back, then transfer back.

    redoing the whole shebang from scratch is just tedious
     
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    I think that would end up being more trouble than its worth... as it has been so long since I have been on a road bike (quite a while for any bike actually) it won't do me any harm to do the courses...
    In the end I will only be a casual rider anyway so its not that big a deal.. :)
     
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    Damn, what a pain!
    It's not often that I think WA has a better system but this time I wonder.
    Here we do a theory test, with no course. Once you've passed that you can ride any LAMS bike with anyone who has had a LAMS or better licence for four years (or an instructor), whilst wearing L plates. Once you're ready you do your practical test. Pass the prac and you get an R-E (LAMS) licence and you're on the road. If you've had your car licence for (I think) three years or more, there is no requirement for any P plate on your bike. Ride with an R-E licence for 12 months and you can then do the open motorcycle licence (R) practical test. Pass that and any bike in the world is your for the riding.
    Even if you're on your R-E, you can ride a bigger bike, as long as you are with a 4-year+ R licenced rider and displaying L-plates.
     
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    To be honest... I don't see a problem with the pre learner course or the MOST course for that matter... I remember back when I first got my L's in 71...I did the theory test and was straight on the road... luckily the accidents I did have were minor but I lost a number of friends around then who went straight onto KWaka 500 triples or Honda 750 4's and managed to wipe out at high speed... with little to no experience or knowledge of what to do in an emergency... and there was way less traffic then than there is now....
    Anything to give the novice some experience or someone like myself a refresher can't be a bad thing... OK... it costs... doesn't everything these days...
    To me... 12 months as a P1 (after the compulsory 3 months on L's) isn't too bad...
    And I can ride by myself... no need for an escort... :)
     
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    Yep, they are all fair points you make @Andych
     
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    Yeah thats the story my Dad tells me around 1970, written test one day,next day ride up road and turn around, hop off bike fully licensed. He even done the written test twice in one day, failed at Liverpool so drove to Bass hill & passed.
     
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    Yep... and the written test was 15 questions... lol Not sure how anyone wouldn't pass as you only needed to get 12 right.
    I did mine at Auburn, which basically had a side street with a centre island... Pull out, ride up the road, into 2nd, indicate, brake (maybe) turn and head back... indicate, turn into the street again and park... the only way you would fail is to fall off....lol
     
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    I spent most of my life in NSW, then, I went to Perth for a couple of years, and did not renew my car license. Well, after 1 year of no NSW license, you have to do the driving test again. Despite driving for 25 years, I failed the test 5 times before getting my license back..... go figure... Getting my bike L's, P's etc seemed a lot easier..... Beaurocrats gone mad....
     
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    The funniest thing is he only rode a bike for 6 months because he was a shift worker & hated the early/late chill in Sydney, has not ridden since (40yrs) but can still legally jump on a bike tomorrow.:prankster:
     
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    Yeah, that's scary....
     
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    And that is why I don't mind doing the courses etc... because that would be me... and it is unrestricted as well..

    I didn't have to re-sit my NSW License when I returned from Vic.. I did have a Vic License and they just looked up my old number (I remembered it) and paid the man... but no go on the bike side...
     
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    My step-father got his licence in country WA back in the dark ages. He drove his old mans car to the cop station from the farm and the copper said "Good enough, that's your car licence sorted. Now, can you drive a truck?" He walked out with car, truck and motorbike licences without ever being tested. I'm sure he said he had a crane licence too but that one did get revoked in the 80's, by which time he was in his 60's.
     
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