LAMs in SA

New laws in SA regarding learner riders and riders with a restricted license
came in effect today....
http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/lams_gls/lams_list.pdf

Gemm

 

same restrictions as NSW

ck

 

I presume yer Dad's rather toasty Bonnie 650 isn't what they had in
mind when approving that model!

Interesting that they included a number of older (invariably British)
bikes which all have RHS gearlevers. I think this is training 'wrong'
reflex habits for newbie riders, who are quite likely to move on to a
standard LHS.

 

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:24:02 +1030

The reason such bikes are in the NSW list is that the classic clubs
worked to get them there.

This is so the wives and kids of the owners could learn and ride on the
classic bikes.

Dunno how many old bikes you've ridden, I've ridden quite a few. And
have done since I was a learner. It is about as hard to swap feet as it
is to deal with wildly different clutch points and acelleration.

Your learner on an old AJ will have less problem going from their
plonker to midrange modern bike (and if they want an AJ they won't be
wanting an R1) than someone would getting off a GN250 onto an R1.

Zebee
- who prefers right side change, followed by left side heel toe down
for go. But manages left side up for go without problems.