hi everyone

[jimmyian88]

hey everyone, the name's Jim. i'm currently riding a 50cc but planning to get a bigger bike over the next few months! gonna get my learners permit and then to an R-E class. how long does it take before i can ride solo without shadows? thanks everyone.

[Melchior]

Hi Jim,

Welcome to the forum

You can ride a 250cc without a shadow once you pass the R-E test, which comes after getting your Learner's Permit and lessons.

[Desmo]

Welcome Jim.

[potato]

g,day jim ! welcome along

[jimmyian88]

thanks everyone! how long does it take from Learner's Permit to R-E? i'm going to register for a Learner's permit nex week!

[Melchior]

IIRC, once you have your learner's you can take the test whenever. There tends to be a 2-3 month wait, unless you get lucky though..

Have you had any lessons before?

[shui]

welcome! =)

[steve9119]

hey Jimmy welcome to PSB.
my experence was 2 months from Learners to RE licence, i had 10 lessons with an instructor and he booked the exam, the only problem was at the time there was a 5 week waiting list with exams, but the instructor seems good at contacting the different exam centres near-by and bumped the exam foward when there was a vacancy.
good luck with it all
what bike are u thinking of getting?

[killswitch54923]

if u have ur car license you can go solo as soon as u pass ur RE test BUT if u dont have a car license or on ur 25hrs shadow riding and 6 month wait....sux

But hey welcome man!

[jimmyian88]

thanks everyone. yes i do have my full car license. thinking of getting a hyo 250gt. it looks sweet. but if i can scoop up enuf cash i might go for the ninja. anyway, do i have to get a bike first before i can start learning with an instructor? or does the instructor provide a bike for me to train on? and what about exam? do they provide bikes?

[RAO]

welcome to PSB

[Melchior]

thanks everyone. yes i do have my full car license. thinking of getting a hyo 250gt. it looks sweet. but if i can scoop up enuf cash i might go for the ninja. anyway, do i have to get a bike first before i can start learning with an instructor? or does the instructor provide a bike for me to train on? and what about exam? do they provide bikes?

They generally provide a bike mate, both for lessons and the test. $60 a lesson is about right (taking the test might be more with an instuctor), if you've ridden bikes before you might get away with only a few lessons, if you have no experience, who knows...10 or more lessons isnt unheard of, just do them until you're a relatively safe rider.

Your instructor knows when you're ready better than you do

There's plenty of threads about 250's, particularly the Hyo debate so just search for those.