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Hiya .. i have booked to do my Pre-Ls in 3 weeks time .. i selected the default which says manual bike .. but on thinking .. i was wondering if i should just change it to automatic bike ? I just dont want to risk failing the Pre-Ls as I really wanna get my scooter soon .. I have a full car license and I have been riding a road bicycle for ages... do you think i will struggle to pass the Pre-Ls on a manual bike ?

just want to get some advice ...

thanks

I was stuck having to do the Pre-L three times before I eventually passed, each time having to put up with a manual because the Newcastle site either had all the scoots up on blocks, or they 'forgot' I needed a scooter and refused to get their working scoot out of its cage. :/

Oh no now i am getting worried !! maybe i will attempt to change it to the auto and see what hapens ... dont wanna be stuck on a long queue to rebook a pre-L course

Where abouts are you doing your L's??

I did mine a few months ago, now, at Stay upright at Clyde. They had a fleet of Bug espresso's for scooter training...

 The manual people were on CB250's

heya .. i am doing mine at clyde RTA ... hmm might be worth me switching to the automatic bike

When I did my pre-Ls course there were 3 potential fails on the first afternoon, all on geared bikes (two on bikes that were way too big for them). Only one of the three ended up failing (part way through the second arvo). Afterwards she said she wished she'd booked a scooter, as she didn't have any other problems, just trying to coordinate the gears while also learning to ride. The two of us on scooters spent a lot more time practising the techniques, while the geared riders were practising gear changes, smooth clutch work, not stalling, etc. While we did have to wait a bit at each set of instructions, as ours were generally much simpler, it seemed to be a far less stressful experience (& I already drive a manual car & have had my licence a long time). Once you have your L's you can then choose to learn on an auto or a manual... good luck with it all. PP

When I did mine it was a 'scooter only' class !!  total of 3 in the class too..one guy from the first day didnt front on the 2nd, but there was another guy in one of the geared classes who moved across to fill the void...

Thanks everyone ! i have changed it to auto ... will learn the manual bike sometime later... .. hopefully u will seeme on the roads soon after !

How old are you surfvolt? If you are over 30 you can do all of your testing on an auto and then upgrade to an unrestricted licence after you have completed the MOST test. It is much easier riding the tests on a twist and go than on a 250 manual bike. 

heya.. im 27 .. so .. probably cant do that just yet .. yep deifinitely doing it on an auto bike .. cant wait to get my scooter hopefully my bicycle riding to work will help with my scooter road skills.. i cycle around 20 kms to work .. but the scooter will definitely help me so i can actually go run errands and stuff after work and not worry about cycling in peak hour traffic !

my pre-ls are booked for 8/9 dec ...

petegailey:

If you are over 30 you can do all of your testing on an auto and then upgrade to an unrestricted licence after you have completed the MOST test. It is much easier riding the tests on a twist and go than on a 250 manual bike. 

I heard about that over 30 thing from a friend (who is younger), but checked on the (crappy) ACT Govt website and couldn't find anything about it, just something about displaying Ps for less time. Both ACT/NSW tests are done at my local Stay Upright, so perhaps he was confused. Does anyone know if the upgrade applies to ACT riders?