VIC motorcycle test learner approved motorcycles practice questions

Question 1

What does the Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme, or LAMS, decide?

• Which motorcycles a learner or newly licensed rider may rideCorrect answer
• Which riding schools are accredited
• Which helmets can be sold in Australia
• Which roads learner riders may use

LAMS is the list of motorcycle models a learner or restricted rider is allowed to ride. It limits both engine size and how much power the machine makes for its weight.

Rule cited: Victorian Rider Handbook, topic: learner approved motorcycles

Question 2

What is the maximum engine capacity for a motorcycle to be eligible under LAMS?

• 250 mL
• 400 mL
• 660 mLCorrect answer
• 1000 mL

A LAMS eligible machine has an engine capacity no greater than 660 mL. Capacity alone is not enough, it must also meet the power to weight limit and appear on the approved list.

Rule cited: Victorian Rider Handbook, topic: learner approved motorcycles

Question 3

What power to weight limit applies to a LAMS eligible motorcycle?

• 100 kW per tonne
• 150 kW per tonneCorrect answer
• 200 kW per tonne
• There is no power limit, only an engine size limit

The power to weight ratio must not be more than 150 kW per tonne. This stops a small but very powerful machine from qualifying just because the engine is under 660 mL.

Rule cited: Victorian Rider Handbook, topic: learner approved motorcycles

Question 4

You are about to buy a used motorcycle and the seller says it is fine for learners. How should you check?

• Take the seller's word for it
• Check the model against the published list of approved motorcycles for VictoriaCorrect answer
• Check that the engine number starts with a low digit
• Ask another learner rider

Approval is by model and variant, and two bikes that look the same can differ. Look the exact model up on the published approved list before you hand over any money.

Rule cited: Victorian Rider Handbook, topic: learner approved motorcycles

Question 5

A learner rider fits a modified exhaust and engine parts that raise the power of an approved motorcycle. What is the effect?

• Nothing changes, the model is still on the list
• The motorcycle may no longer meet the approval conditions, so riding it would breach the permitCorrect answer
• It is fine as long as the engine capacity has not changed
• It is fine if the modification is reversible

Approval depends on the machine as built. Modifications that lift power can push it past the power to weight limit, and then it is no longer a motorcycle you are permitted to ride.

Rule cited: Victorian Rider Handbook, topic: learner approved motorcycles