Hi

Can anyone please attempt to help me, I have recieved information that a person who holds a Queensland RE motorcycle licence can ride a motorcycle not LAMS approved if they have a full licence holder within 200 meters of them. I spoke with a female in her 40's who was riding an Indian Scout 1133cc, as long as she is riding with a fully licence rider and displays an L plate on the rear of her bike. 

I am looking for something in writing about this before letting the wife ride her street bob, any help would be great. 

Galvo

 

 

News to me. Ring qld traffic and get a link to the law online.

geez Galvo, you have a pretty resourceful tool at your fingertips
just google it or get on a QLD gov website
you want fact, not an opinion on a forum
what about the female on the Indian scout, do you think she is full of shit? or something

in defence of galvo it can be pretty hard googling shit like that.

You need to attain a full Re open licence first then have a R learners permit to ride the non lams bike , well that's how it worked when I got my licence a while back , probably best to check with qld transport to make sure

What kind of motorcycle can you ride when you get your class RE motorcycle licence?
A Queensland class RE motorcycle licence authorises you to ride
an approved motorcycle under the LAM scheme. If you intend to only
ride LAM scheme motorcycles you can choose to remain on a class
RE licence indefinitely. However, if you wish to ride a motorcycle that
is not LAM scheme approved, you will be required
to obtain a class R licence.

 

 

3Rulesforriders.pdf

Yes you can ride with a full licenced rider but only after you have held your RE learners for 12 months. I looked into this awhile ago when I was on my re learners.

Wazza-hg thanks buddy, for FLIPDOG how about you don't be so rude and try to google it and find something for me as detailed by Wazza-hg. Do you really think I would ask on here if I had not looked else where, i,m no idiot.

an you tell me where you found this information  ive been looking at QLD laws  and can only find RE class can only ride under 660 cc with a power to weight ratio belo a set amount. and some pre 1960 bikes under power.

ONly r can ride bigger and more powerfull bikes.. i would love to see this in writing   even if you just post a link .

Dunno about QLD but that's how LAMS works here in WA. Once you have your RE license, you can then ride a bigger bike AS LONG AS YOU HAVE AN OPEN CLASSED SHADOW WHO HAS HAD THEIR LICENSE 4+ YEARS if I remember correctly.

Be fucking annoying having to have a shadow all the time just so you can ride your bike though.

You need facts, not opinions. but sounds strange to me.

1) What's the point of a restricted licence, if you can ride any size bike?

2) Bit hard to police it, Is the "shadow rider" always within 200m? and what happens before and after meeting up with them, or if one bike gets caught out at the lights and you get seperated?

Don't think we have that option here in SA, but I could be wrong.

I've got a mate who's sister is a traffic cop and asked her Sh looked into for me and came back to me saying you can ride with a R licenceed rider after you have held your re open for 1 year but they must stay right behind you while riding they can be in a car or on a bike but the re licence holder MUST display a L plate. It's on the Qld trans web site some where as well.

Bloody hell galvo, your easily offended mate
In what way was my post rude?
It wasn't intended to be

Don't know about any of this stuff.

Do remember back in the 80's in NSW and if you had a full car licence you could go and get your "L" plates for a bike and ride anything you wanted.

To make it even better, if you were on your "L" plates on a bike and got busted for something (say speeding) you did not loose any demerit point on either your L plate licence or your full car licence. Sure got a lot of fines on my Guzzi 850 before the powers to be realised people were taking advantage of the situation.

Ah, the good old days.

The answers to lams, licensing, RE, ect is so easy. Just go into your local rego office and ask them direct. Get it from the horses mouth. No cop who pulls you up will accept a dog ate the homework excuse so to speak. Asking licensing rules/regulation on an Australia wide forum is not the place to ask as evey state may have variations. Jusy go to the rego office in your area and ask, If in a small country town, Ask ya local copper. Too easy err.

Mick.
I would say cut out the middle man and visit the local police station, the rego office are people employed for desk/stamp job
we had a running battle for near 2 years with this mob, there has been a trike only license in S.A. for 10 years and our locals could not find it, eventually a letter from the Registrar of Motor-vehicles to convince them, almost, they then phoned them to confirm.

Hi Galvo 76 - see below for the info you are looking for. h
It can be found on page 43 of Your Keys to Driving in Queensland. You can download a copy from Click here
or get a hard copy from your nearest Transport Customer Service Centre.

Upgrading to a Class R motorcycle licence
• You are able to learn to ride a class R motorcycle after you have held your
class RE provisional, probationary or open licence for at least one year
• You must display an L plate at all times on the back of the motorcycle,
or alternatively on the back of a vest worn by you while learning to ride
• You must not carry a pillion passenger, including a supervisor
• You must be accompanied by a supervisor with an appropriate licence,
on another motorcycle or vehicle, at all times you are riding on the road
• You must always ride with a zero BAC while learning to ride
• You must always carry your licence when you are learning to ride If you are waiting
to receive your licence in the mail, you must carry your Driver Licence Receipt.
The learner approved motorcycle scheme restrictions do not apply to holders
of a class R motorcycle licence For more information about upgrading your
class RE licence, visit www.tmr.qld.gov.au