Help me decide?????

**DingDong** · 6th July 2005, 20:14

I passed my licence today... taken me 25 years or riding to get it (usless)

The question is... should I sell the RF and buy a 250 just to be legal?

Yes or No (risk it)

FYI... I am 6 foot and 135kg, I'm an experienced rider (if there is such a thing) and I'll ride two or three times a week.
I ride for fun not just to get from A to B

**Ixion** · 6th July 2005, 20:19

Originally Posted by wayne kohi

I passed my licence today... taken me 25 years or riding to get it (usless)

The question is... should I sell the RF and buy a 250 just to be legal?

Yes or No (risk it)

FYI... I am 6 foot and 135kg, I'm an experienced rider (if there is such a thing) and I'll ride two or three times a week.
I ride for fun not just to get from A to B

Are you serious ? Or is this a pisstake?

**pritch** · 6th July 2005, 20:23

Originally Posted by wayne kohi

FYI... I am 6 foot and 135kg,

Hells Bells! At that power to weight ratio I'd be ten foot tall

**FROSTY:Me** · 6th July 2005, 20:24

wayne --some things are best left unsaid --ya hear wot I'm saying.
Personally i'd borrow a two fiddy for a few months

**WINJA** · 6th July 2005, 20:26

Originally Posted by wayne kohi

I passed my licence today... taken me 25 years or riding to get it (usless)

The question is... should I sell the RF and buy a 250 just to be legal?

Yes or No (risk it)

FYI... I am 6 foot and 135kg, I'm an experienced rider (if there is such a thing) and I'll ride two or three times a week.
I ride for fun not just to get from A to B

JUST DO RUNNERS.

**DingDong** · 6th July 2005, 20:29

Originally Posted by pritch008

Hells Bells! At that power to weight ratio I'd be ten foot tall

cheeky bugga...

**Dafe** · 6th July 2005, 20:30

Dude, I rode a TT600 on a learners for a year. So speaking from experience, keep the RF900 and get your ass onto the CBTA fast track system ASAP.
Just enquire at your local AA. You should get your full pretty quick, possibly within three months.
If you get pulled over, just explain to the copper that your fast tracking at present, be sure to carry some proof in your wallet. Most coppers will be reasonable and understand your situation.

**DingDong** · 6th July 2005, 20:34

Originally Posted by Dafe

Dude, I rode a TT600 on a learners for a year. So speaking from experience, keep the RF900 and get your ass onto the CBTA fast track system ASAP.
Just enquire at your local AA. You should get your full pretty quick, possibly within three months.
If you get pulled over, just explain to the copper that your fast tracking at present, be sure to carry some proof in your wallet. Most coppers will be reasonable and understand your situation.

Is this for real?, Im keen as beans

**jazbug5** · 6th July 2005, 20:35

Try applying for an exemption from the waiting period or bike size from L.T.S.A.
You can get forms from AA or VTNZ or similar; if you have previous riding experience (which you obviously do) to the current license system and/or off-road experience they can take it into consideration.
Try making a couple of calls and get some advice on it. You do need to avoid saying to them outright that you've been riding unlicensed (I'm guessing you have) or anything, obviously.
Good luck!

**DingDong** · 6th July 2005, 20:40

Originally Posted by jazbug5

Try applying for an exemption from the waiting period or bike size from L.T.S.A.
You can get forms from AA or VTNZ or similar; if you have previous riding experience (which you obviously do) to the current license system and/or off-road experience they can take it into consideration.
Try making a couple of calls and get some advice on it. You do need to avoid saying to them outright that you've been riding unlicensed (I'm guessing you have) or anything, obviously.
Good luck!

Thanks heaps guys... I have proof of racing history somewhere, I'll try the exemption and the fast track programe.

**Dafe** · 6th July 2005, 20:54

I have attached an info form RE: CBTA training and also the application form.

The following email address is for Andrew & Lynne Templeton in Wellington. They are both AA motorcycle examiners. They're very helpful and will point you in the right direction for the Tauranga area.

admin@roadsafe.co.nz

The only catch with CBTA is the course will cost about $275. But it will get you legal quickly and the best part is that you will undergo a very good motorcycle safety course in the process.

**sels1** · 6th July 2005, 20:55

Originally Posted by wayne kohi

The question is... should I sell the RF and buy a 250 just to be legal?
Yes or No (risk it)

How does that affect your insurance?

I'd say keep the RF, and beg,borrow or buy a 250 to get thru the fastrack system then get rid of it. Or (keep RF) and buy an old 100cc then after yr got yr full turn it into a bucket racer!

**Dafe** · 6th July 2005, 20:56

I just hired a 250 from a local dealer to do the two tests - $80 a day each time.
It honestly only takes 20 minutes riding to familiarise yourself well enough with a 250.

**Mr Skid** · 6th July 2005, 21:05

Over 25 there are no waiting periods on the CBTA course. You still have to sit two courses, 6L>6R and 6R>6F. That's around $550 all up. Not that much more expensive than a ticket for breaking your licence restrictions.

From experience, there's about a 3-4 week wait on approval from LTSA to do the course. Riders over 25 can apply to use their current bike to sit the course. In applying for this, you will need to give them some info about how long you've had the bike for, how long you've been riding etc.

One of the ideas behind it is to allow experienced riders such as yourself who have 'forgotten' to go through the normal licencing process to get legal without subjecting you to cc restrictions and that like that may be appropriate for a learner rider.

**chickenfunkstar** · 6th July 2005, 23:00

How many demerit points do you have? (i.e. in a car)

I suppose it also depends on where you ride and how fast you ride.

If you can handle sticking to about 10 kmh over the speed limit and you've got a low amount of demerit points, i'd just stick it out on the rf.

As long as you don't do anything to attract attention to yourself theres a good chance you'll get away with riding on the wrong class of licence.