[kurichigo]

i was originally going to buy a honda crb 125r 2007. after reading the licensing restrictions here in aus, i am unable to ride a manual bike till i have a full license.

here are a couple of other restrictions for a learner:
– Have an engine capacity not greater than 660ml, and
– Have a power to weight ratio not greater than 150 kilowatts per tonne.

Here is the list of bikes i can choose from:

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

which wud u recomend?

i want something sporty

[Matt]

Well, automatic and sports bike really are mutually exclusive.

It also doesn’t make a ton of sense, since learning to shift is a very important part of learning to ride a motorcycle…

looking through the RTA site I see nothing about automatic vs manual… near as I can tell the only bikes under 250cc you can’t ride are GP replica racers (which you wouldn’t really want to learn on anyways). and for the list above 260cc, they pretty much only limit supersports. The Ninja 500 (EX500) is allowed, as are basically all the fun-yet-not-insane middleweights.

Honestly, it looks like a good list to chose from…

Can you point me to where it says you can’t have a manual transmission?

(oh and the CBR125 is a sweet little bike).

[shaggles]

The only automatic motorcycle I can think of is the Aprilia Mana.

[kurichigo]

i read the ussers handbook incorectly. what it meant to say was if you do the pre learners training course on an automatic bike, you are restricted to riding a auto bike when you get your learners. so you ride the manual in the training course and ride a manual bike for when you get your learners.

so yeh thanks for the help guys. sticking with my cbr125

[Author]

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