Any learner been busted for over 70kmh???

[Dodger]

The L plate has to be at Front and Back on a car. It just has to be "clearly visible" on a bike.

If you put your L plate on the Left-Hand-side swing arm, it meets the requirements of the law. But a traffic car behind you would not see it, so unless you were pulled over for some other offence, you are unlikely to get pinged.

Plus, the cars around you can't see it, so will not think they can intimidate you as a newbie.

Um, according to this: http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/factsheets/28.html it needs to be attached to the rear number plate.

5. When you're riding, you must always have a learner ('L') plate attached to your motorcycle's rear number plate.

I guess it doesn't say which side

[Boob Johnson]

WOOOOOT!!! Did the practical part of my 6L tonight, theory tomorrow arvo and im set to go pick up my new toy....WOOT!!!

I asked the "tester" dude tonight about doing 70Km\h on the open road and he agreed with everyone here. Ignore that BS rule and travel at the same speed as the traffic.

Thank God for that

Don't think I could bare 360Km/h ride from Auckland to New Plymouth at that speed lol.

[Chisanga]

Don't think I could bare 360Km/h ride from Auckland to New Plymouth

Do you have a Veyron?

[Boob Johnson]

Do you have a Veyron?

lol whats a Veyron?

Im still a biker "noob" so you might have to spell it out for me

[sil3nt]

lol whats a Veyron?

Im still a biker "noob" so you might have to spell it out for me

haha seriously had to lol at this one.

You said 360km/h instead of 360km. The veyron is one of only a few road legal cars that could do 360km/h. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron_16.4

[ravenfeeder]

Hey Boob did you do the lesson before hand or just the BH Certificate part. I am booked in for one of those 3 hours Basic Handling classes which does 3 hour revision then test and have now also had one of the guys at the bike shop offer me the test only. What did you do?

[Drum]

If you havn't ridden before do the lesson before hand.

[Boob Johnson]

haha seriously had to lol at this one.

You said 360km/h instead of 360km. The veyron is one of only a few road legal cars that could do 360km/h. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron_16.4

*bangs head on ground repeatedly* lol


Raven Feeder: na mate I just booked in the test, jumped on their crappy lil bike and did what he told me to do. Aced it no drama


Poor bastard before me got failed. He was about 15 & hadn't quite got to grips with the clutch, over revving without engaging etc. So it was good to go straight after such a terrible rider, made me look better he he.


In saying that its not hard, only 6 things you need to do. And the max speed I got to during the entire thing was 30Km/h lol. Hardly pushing it.


1) dodge the cones

2) ride slowly between two narrow white lines

3) stop in a small square (but only doing 20Km/h at the time lol so not hard)

4) stop at random (he raises his hand) and you have to brake quickly and safely

5) corning/indicating (make sure you start to indicate 3 seconds before the turn)

6) then corning and brake in the middle of said corner


Bloody easy, just take your time, don't rush it and concentrate. Remember they don't expect you to be Mick Doohan (nor wish you to be )


Good luck mate

[ravenfeeder]

Cool Boob, still tossing whether to do referesher course or not - am kind of feeling is safest option given has been a number of years since i rode bike and at least have someone go over it all. WIll be really pissed if get there and is a waste of money though Oh well better to be safe eh hehehe i think. Given i havent ridden a bike for years thought woudl be an idea to practice before i do test too Congrats mate and safe riding

[Roj]

you honda riders are all the same LOL

Yeah, we have good taste in bikes

I will second that, Hondas last longer

[Boob Johnson]

Cool Boob, still tossing whether to do referesher course or not - am kind of feeling is safest option given has been a number of years since i rode bike and at least have someone go over it all. WIll be really pissed if get there and is a waste of money though Oh well better to be safe eh hehehe i think. Given i havent ridden a bike for years thought woudl be an idea to practice before i do test too Congrats mate and safe riding

Yeah good idea, although its only $40 to do the test so keep that in mind.

Just got back from the AA 5 mins ago, passed my theory so im now offically allowed to ride....WOOT!!!

Got one question wrong and it was a bloody stupidly easy one (I was rushing a bit towards the end).

Two cars at at an intersection, one is at a stop sign, the other driving straight through and I said the car driving straight through should give way lol.

Can't believe I did that

NM, all good now

[Delphinus]

Congratulations Boob!

[more_fasterer]

When I was on my learners I was stopped by a nice policeman and given a ticket for doing 63 in a 50. I asked him about the 70 km/h rule at the time and he just said that I should ignore the rule and travel at the speed of the traffic flow. He didn't say anything about the fact my L plate was about the size of a credit card either

[Sidewinder]

yea dude dnt use L plates i neva have! i went to wellys from hams afta hours on cavers gs500 with out my learners going 150km with some1 on the back and then came back when we got cavers nu bike and if you dont ride like a cock u will b sweet!

[Lucy]

put simply do not put an l plate on

i have been pulled over over 30 times in the last 2 years....

not once have i been givin a ticket for no l plate or for exceeding 70 kph limit

So what were the tickets for then? 30 times in 2 years pulled over by the cops? Should we really take advice from you?