What are some light sports bikes?

[f2dz]

Get a VTR250.

No licence, though fairly confident I would pass skills test (some dirt bike experience). Do they provide bikes for the basic skills test?

The basic handling may be harder than you think. A buddy of mine did his with a local guy, also a family friend, and he would've failed if he went to anyone else. This guy had a year or so under his belt of road riding already (illegally). Luckily the trainer was lenient enough to give him a bit of training as well as do the test.

Ever since the CBTA testing came out they made it harder. I remember my BHS test being a piece a piss but after watching a mate do it now it looked quite a bit trickier.

You'll usually do the BHS through a trainer of some kind so they can provide a bike.

[Akzle]

Well if you changed your offensive username from 'fuckyou' to something (anything) else, you may get more help

it's yuck fou
he's obviously asian you racist prick!

[Banditbandit]

[Grashopper]

[pretty picture of glowy bike]

That took me a moment.

[Erelyes]

[EJK]

I... don't get it

[Erelyes]

I... don't get it

Psst... 'Light' is a homonym.

[EJK]

Psst... 'Light' is a homonym.

Sorry I wasn't the brightest in the class.

[Urano]

how old are you?

you don't say nothing about the type of bike you'd like, but...
this is a good call:

For example this one?: http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-767823125.htm

others, mixed kinds:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-772049834.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-773847084.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-772758384.htm

this is beautiful and a good very easy bike:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-776231992.htm

this was a great bike at the time:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-775850933.htm

then, if you manage to find a pegaso 125...

Rs125 would be badass, maybe one day after several years of riding..

oh, don't set you so low...
today's 125 4s are pretty easy after all... you'll learn

take your license.

[SNF]

Depends what you really want.

2 stroke fun? Aprilia RS125, Suzuki RG 150.

Something modern, light, economical, single cylinder: CBR 125R and 150 (maybe 250 but I doubt you can get a modern one for $3k). Ridden an efi 125. Not a bad small bike at all easy and forgiving, feather light. R125 and 150 rivals from Yamaha, haven't ridden either of them I'd imagine they would be similar.

Kawasaki Ninja EX250, twin cylinder, light easy to handle (haven't ridden). Lost of V twin bikes, Honda's VT etc....

Something you won't grow out of/get sick of easily - 4 stroke 4 cylinder bikes, around 150/160 kg and 40-45 hp. Light and quick (top end) compared to the modern bikes. Honda's CBR, Yamaha's FZR and Kawasaki's ZXR. They are older and they look it. Shit will need fixing. They will give you a taste of a proper sports bike feel which the modern bikes don't seem to, while still being forgiving.

I got my FZR before I even got my license. (4 cylinder, 45 hp 18,000 rpm redline, 162kg wet, 180 km/h top speed but I haven't taken it quite that far nor do I want to. Its supposed to be one of the fastest learner bikes around. Honestly now 2 years later its pretty tame, even at redline and at its upper limits. You will get used to whatever you start with. And then you will want something bigger.
(I want an R6. And I admit right now I can't handle one). I am still very happy with my FZR.