Learner approved motorcycles (LAM Scheme)

The type of motorcycle you can ride depends on your licence class. As an RE class licence holder (learner, provisional, or open), you can only ride a learner approved motorcycle. Read more about motorcycle licence classes.

The learner approved motorcycle scheme (LAM Scheme) gives RE class licences holders access to a range of motorcycles and mopeds that are appropriate to their level of experience. Use this page to determine whether a make and model appears on the learner approved motorcycle list. Otherwise, use the check registration status tool to check an individual vehicle.

A motorcycle is not learner approved if it has been modified other than for an allowable modification. Only production models are learner approved, meaning that a RE class licence holder cannot ride an individually constructed motorcycle or a conditionally registered motorcycle that is not approved under Australian Design Rules certification.

It is your responsibility to make sure you are riding a learner approved motorcycle if you hold a RE class licence. Get more information about motorcycle licence and engine size rules.

Motorcycles with an engine capacity up to 250mL

An RE class licence holder can ride almost any production model with an engine capacity up to and including 250mL, including mopeds. Individual makes and models are not listed in the table below.

The following 250mL motorcycles exceed the maximum power-to-weight ratio and are excluded from the LAM Scheme:

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

Motorcycles with an engine capacity from 251mL up to 660mL

An RE class licence holder can ride a motorcycle with an engine capacity from 251mL up to 660mL if it is listed in the table below. The table does not include any motorcycles produced before 1960, which are learner approved if they do not exceed 660mL.

Motorcycles with an electric motor that can exceed 50km/h

An RE licence holder can only ride a motorcycle with an electric motor that can exceed 50km/h if it is listed in the table below. Mopeds are approved for both RE and C class licence holders but are not listed in the table below.