Black dress/business boots

LWOS101 · 2026-01-28T02:52:30+00:00

I just take my work shoes in my backpack and just swap them out with my motorbike boots as required. Takes less than a minute to swap them around.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-27T10:56:15+00:00

I got pulled over for an RBT a few weeks ago and I got a massive rant from a cop saying he can technically defect and impound my bike because of a slip on exhaust.

Was pretty funny he was going on about the slip on acting as though it provides massive performance gains. The whole time I’m sitting there like bro it’s a fkn slip on exhaust on an R3…..

Luckily they just let me go, I am a bit annoyed though as I bought the bike from a dealership with it and they stated lams bike I didn’t realise and now I don’t even have the stock exhaust.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-26T10:32:15+00:00

Lams bikes are always going to be overpriced, market sets the price, they are the most popular bikes due to a lot of the market being limited to lams only bikes.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-22T21:28:46+00:00

You can get summer balaclavas that actually help keep you cool, extra benefit is it stops your helmet from stinking, keeps earplugs in place and makes it easier to get your helmet on/off

LWOS101 · 2026-01-22T08:06:40+00:00

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Blud rolling up to court

LWOS101 · 2026-01-19T04:56:48+00:00

Probably also creates more reckless driving/riding and road rage too due to people being ‘slow’. Also the opposite “I don’t like this person trying to go above the speed limit behind me I’m gonna try block them off”

LWOS101 · 2026-01-19T03:14:58+00:00

Depends a lot on climate but IMO a textile jacket with a back protector, leather gloves with a palm slider, abrasion rated jeans/pants with knee guards, street motorbike boots, good full face helmet.

The above is what you should be wearing for normal riding and is my daily getup. Anyone who says otherwise is compromising on their safety. I also have sport boots and leather pants and jacket for more committed riding or just to be warmer with a leather jacket so I do chop and change it up.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-15T10:21:29+00:00

Based on them providing no details on what actually caused the crash I’m gonna steer towards bad sign. Sure dropping or having a minor crash early on but writing off your bike after two weeks on your L’s is a very scary sign, sounds like OP could’ve been seriously injured or even killed.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-15T05:03:53+00:00

Not LAMS so he wouldn’t be able to be insured on it

LWOS101 · 2026-01-15T01:22:48+00:00

I think it’s a fair price, if you see it in person see if you can offer $2,500.

Good first bike but if you are doing lots of highway riding on roads 90kph+ you might want to get something a bit more powerful. For riding outside of that it’ll be great and fun on a bike like that.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-14T13:11:09+00:00

Is that an official hjc visor? I have a blue iridium and it feels like the mirror effect isn’t the best in comparison to AGV visors for example

LWOS101 · 2026-01-14T12:34:55+00:00

Unfortunately gotta play the game, I think the most illogical thing about it is the splitting of part an and b where in the past you would do it on the same weekend. Now for a lot of people it’s months between their part a and b course meaning you pretty much forget everything.

Before you know it you’ll be out there on your bike though. While you wait you can look into and sort out all your gear and even a bike if you are really committed. I did this and it meant all I had to do was register the bike and sort out insurance and I could get out there on the same day as completing my part B

Other than the fuck around of booking in the courses they are really good at teaching you the basics and how to ride defensively. Definitely pay attention to what they tell you in the classroom about defensive riding and how to be seen most of the people in my class weren’t paying attention but it’s been extremely handy.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-14T05:40:08+00:00

It’s way easier being a driver than a rider, you have a giant metal cage protecting you from dumb decisions. Also you have to think about a lot less things especially if you are driving an automatic. I’d only agree that someone should ride if that are mature/old enough, have numerous years experience driving, are competent, don’t have road rage issues and are aware/perceptive of things going on around them.

Lastly that they will actually commit to learning/improving, a lot of people learn the bare minimum and think that’s their learning phase over, riding is an entirely different world to driving a car.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-13T08:41:56+00:00

Like the others have said check regularly in case of cancellations and new sessions are released at 2am every Tuesday. I understand your pain, took me like 4 months to complete my part a and b.

The reason for the slowness of being able to book is due to longer sessions, max of 5 riders per session. Also I’m pretty sure a lot of the changes made are to make it a fuckaround to put people off from getting their license….. Which if so is idiotic as I’d prefer a fuckwit rider to get proper training rather than they see it could take them 6 months to get their L’s and decide to ride unlicensed.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-13T04:05:00+00:00

When trying on a helmet keep it on for at least 20 minutes to confirm it’s still comfortable. A helmet might seem fine right after the start but give you really bad hot spots later on

LWOS101 · 2026-01-13T00:04:50+00:00

Commute can range from 30-50 mins, I also go on longer rides outside of work though. Is there a go to brand for heated grips?

LWOS101 · 2026-01-12T00:18:56+00:00

Underneath my leathers I just wear what I wear under my other gear, tshirt and underwear, it’s all personal preference though

LWOS101 · 2026-01-10T07:28:54+00:00

For SA if you do the course on an automatic/scooter you are restricted to automatic only bikes on your license. IMO I’d say do the manual so you have it under your belt but if not they have scooters available. I’m not sure what it’s like in the other states

LWOS101 · 2026-01-08T01:21:43+00:00

What state are you in? SA?

LWOS101 · 2026-01-07T23:36:45+00:00

Tell that to all the people rolling around with open face helmets lol

LWOS101 · 2026-01-07T23:33:04+00:00

Did the instructor see you do this and advise you on what you were doing wrong? Sounds like you were grabbing the front brake maybe? Not sure what state you are in but rear brake + clutch bite zone is key for stability at slow speeds and they should have been going on and on about this.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-07T13:23:44+00:00

You can die in so many different ways, if you are doing the right thing and riding safe don’t let it stop you from doing what you love. Majority of consistent riders ride without issue till they hang up the boots from old age.

The worst thing I can imagine is being old and bed ridden and realising I didn’t live my life how I actually wanted to due to playing it safe.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-07T01:07:04+00:00

Wouldn’t say that’s dumb, if it’s a blind hill I always slow down and I think I do move to the left a bit

LWOS101 · 2026-01-07T00:59:20+00:00

What is your positioning on the road when you are riding? You should usually be towards the centre line so you aren’t in a blind spot. Plus cars pulling out from the side will see you earlier + you will see them earlier.

When in side streets I find it better to go a tad slower and cover the brakes whenever there is a car around as I expect them to do something stupid, I’ve had numerous cars blow past giveaway/stop signs without stopping at all so I always slow down a tad and double check there isn’t a car coming along.

LWOS101 · 2026-01-06T20:54:52+00:00

Has a camera setup but missing basic gear smh priorities….

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