Licence question

[FJRider]

There is a wonderful quote from an instuctor to student chopper pilots he was preparing for troop injection & extraction into and out of very tricky Vietnam war zones:
"Until you have a 1000 hours of experience you are a bigger menace around here than the Vietcong. God help us all while you learn!"
[I think this might fit the bill for motorcyclists too.]

In the Wellington area ... nobody is shooting at you.

Auckland however ... it does happen ...

[p.dath]

I don't know about you guys but is it just me or as soon as you put an L plate on the back people treat you like you know nothing ...

Umm, that's because everyone will see your 'L' plate and know that you are in-experienced on that class of vehicle. It's IS a sign you don't know much about that class. It sounds like people are doing around you exactly what they should be.

[unstuck]

Umm, that's because everyone will see your 'L' plate and know that you are in-experienced on that class of vehicle. It's IS a sign you don't know much about that class. It sounds like people are doing around you exactly what they should be.

So with me riding for 30+ years, when I finally get off my arse and get a license I will auotomatically become inexperienced on a bike. How does that work? and how can I avoid it?

[p.dath]

I don't know about you guys but is it just me or as soon as you put an L plate on the back people treat you like you know nothing etc and just do stupid things around you

So with me riding for 30+ years, when I finally get off my arse and get a license I will auotomatically become inexperienced on a bike. How does that work? and how can I avoid it?

So that's 30 years on a track, or offroad? No doubt you will have well developed machine control skills.

[GTRMAN]

So with me riding for 30+ years, when I finally get off my arse and get a license I will auotomatically become inexperienced on a bike. How does that work? and how can I avoid it?

A new program coming out later this year. CBTA (competency based training and assessment)

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/gett...cles/cbta.html

This means there will be two ways to get a full motorcycle licence.

1. Do the bare minimum and wait your time.

2. Do the CBTA courses and progress to a full licence by demonstrating the required skills etc

[unstuck]

So that's 30 years on a track, or offroad? No doubt you will have well developed machine control skills.

On road/ off road. never done a track on a bike, just a car and a kart.

[Skiwi]

So with me riding for 30+ years, when I finally get off my arse and get a license I will auotomatically become inexperienced on a bike. How does that work? and how can I avoid it?

I just thought of it as my punishment for being a lazy prick and not completing my license 30 years ago.

[unstuck]

A new program coming out later this year. CBTA (competency based training and assessment)

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/gett...cles/cbta.html

This means there will be two ways to get a full motorcycle licence.

1. Do the bare minimum and wait your time.

2. Do the CBTA courses and progress to a full licence by demonstrating the required skills etc

Damn that sounds sencible, what,s the world coming to. Bloody good idea.

[unstuck]

I just thought of it as my punishment for being a lazy prick and not completing my license 30 years ago.

Thats all it is with me I am afraid, just being lazy. No money making involved you see, tis the only reason for me getting any license so far.

[Dragon]

A new program coming out later this year. CBTA (competency based training and assessment)

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/gett...cles/cbta.html

This means there will be two ways to get a full motorcycle licence.

1. Do the bare minimum and wait your time.

2. Do the CBTA courses and progress to a full licence by demonstrating the required skills etc

Keen to get onto the cbta course's

The thing is I only want a 600cc but the ones I want aren't covered on the lams list :s

Also I have roughly (if you include the riding I did when I was younger 1000hrs) but in the last 4 weeks ive probably gotten 112hrs road time done and over 2000kms

Sure I read somewhere on LTNZ that they want learners to do 240hrs before the restricted test hmmm seems im already pretty close to that even if you dont include my previous riding

I also ride in ALL weather

[GTRMAN]

Keen to get onto the cbta course's

The thing is I only want a 600cc but the ones I want aren't covered on the lams list :s

Also I have roughly (if you include the riding I did when I was younger 1000hrs) but in the last 4 weeks ive probably gotten 112hrs road time done and over 2000kms

Sure I read somewhere on LTNZ that they want learners to do 240hrs before the restricted test hmmm seems im already pretty close to that even if you dont include my previous riding

I also ride in ALL weather

Read this

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...light=grantman

[bosslady]

So with me riding for 30+ years, when I finally get off my arse and get a license I will auotomatically become inexperienced on a bike. How does that work? and how can I avoid it?

Eat some spinach, and also the crusts off your sandywitches.

A new program coming out later this year. CBTA (competency based training and assessment)

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/gett...cles/cbta.html

This means there will be two ways to get a full motorcycle licence.

1. Do the bare minimum and wait your time.

2. Do the CBTA courses and progress to a full licence by demonstrating the required skills etc

Yea I read about that awhile ago, will go for it for sure.

Read this

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...light=grantman

If I could offer but one word of advice. If you rush, you will NEVER get there. Applies to most things in life, but in this instance, motorsickles too. Take your time, there is no rush, enjoy, you can't be Rossi overnight

[FJRider]

but in the last 4 weeks ive probably gotten 112hrs road time done and over 2000kms

My calculator tells me you did an average of 17.85 km/hr. Perhaps it's time to change up to second gear. I think you might be ready ...

[FJRider]

So with me riding for 30+ years, when I finally get off my arse and get a license I will auotomatically become inexperienced on a bike. How does that work? and how can I avoid it?

Procrastination has it's own punishments ... it's own welcome to the real world.

[unstuck]

Procrastination has it's own punishments ... it's own welcome to the real world.

I,m hearing ya.