A brief description from the New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services website -

The Learner Approved Motorcycle (LAM) scheme for novice riders commenced on 6 September 2002. The scheme has progressively been extended and now applies to provisional P1 and P2 riders.

The LAM scheme allows novice riders to ride moderately powered motorcycles. These motorcycles must be:

•listed in the publication known as ‘Approved Motorcycles for Novice Riders’ published on Roads and Maritime Services (replacing Roads and Traffic Authority) website and,
•have an engine capacity up to and including 660ml and do not exceed a power to weight ratio of 150 kilowatts per tonne.

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/...iceriders.html

I'm sure Maverick can give a better description, but I thought it was a certain category of motorcycle rated by engine/power size that riders at a certain level of age and or driver's license rating can operate on the road.

Oh...someone just posted what it is.:D

[QUOTE=klx4me;482101]•have an engine capacity up to and including 660ml and do not exceed a power to weight ratio of 150 kilowatts per tonne.[QUOTE]

660ml max engine size? WOW!! What's that powering? A model airplane?

LOL. typo that should read 660cc no doubt. ;)

TNC, don't you just love it when the answer is posted as you're busy huntin' 'n peckin' ! :D

[QUOTE=ol'klx-er;482117][QUOTE=klx4me;482101]•have an engine capacity up to and including 660ml and do not exceed a power to weight ratio of 150 kilowatts per tonne.It's ok: one cc is the same as one ml.

It looks like our KLX would pass LAMS criteria: one tonne is 1000kg, righ? Then the KLX is 0.125 tonne, thus it could be up to 18.75KW (25hp) before breaking the 150 KW/tonne barrier.

beat me to it lol

It is in most Australian states and yes the KLX250 is in the list, so is the KLX450 and most enduro bikes.

The Versys, er6 family and other 650's are governed so they stay below the 150kw per tonne however while many others are difficult and expensive to change to the full power versions the Kawasaki 650's are easy and cost nothing to make full power. Plenty of instructions on youtube and other websites.

The information below is from the link provided by klx4me

All motorcycle up to 660cc built before December 1960 are approved.

All motorcycles and scooters with electric powered engines are approved.

All motorcycles with an engine capacity under 260cc are approved with the exception of:

Suzuki - RGV250
Kawasaki - KR250 (KR-1 and KR1s models)
Honda - NSR250
Yamaha - TZR250
Aprila - RS250

Oh, I missed this last one. Even a 40hp 250cc will be fine...

YAYAYAYAYAY only waited 4 years to get one

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A mate of mine admiring my new bike

He's too close. Tell him to backup, he's making me nervous. Congrats again.

lol and thanks, I'm still smiling :D

seeing there is no Versys forum on here I will continue to post in here :-P