The Motorcycle Provisional Course is the second step in obtaining your NSW motorcycle licence.
To obtain your Provisional (P1) Rider Licence, you must successfully complete the Provisional Course before your Motorcycle Learner Licence expires.
Your Motorcycle Learner Licence is valid for 12 months, and you may attend the Provisional Course once you have held your learner licence for at least three months.
The Provisional Course is completed in one day and includes:
The course fee is $248 (including GST).
Motorcycles are not provided for the Provisional Course.
You are responsible for:
Motorcycle hire is available at selected Rider Training Centres; however, numbers are limited. We recommend booking your hire motorcycle well in advance.
From 1 July 2026, all Motorcycle Learner, Provisional P1 and Provisional P2 riders in NSW are required to wear approved motorcycle gloves and a high-visibility vest or jacket while riding.
These items must be worn throughout your Provisional Course.
Gloves must be labelled by the manufacturer as complying with:
The garment must be labelled as complying with one of the following standards:
For comfort and safety, zippered or pull-over style vests are recommended as they are more secure and less likely to flap while riding.
For your safety, you must wear:
Your skin must be fully covered while riding.
To remain approved for novice riders under the Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme (LAMS), a motorcycle must remain in the manufacturer’s original specification.
Motorcycles that have been modified from the manufacturer’s standard equipment or specifications may no longer qualify as a learner-approved motorcycle.
Source: http://www.rms.nsw.
If you are supplying your own or a borrowed motorcycle, it must be fully registered and roadworthy before arriving for training.
Your motorcycle will be inspected prior to the course and must have:
Motorcycles that do not meet these requirements may not be permitted to participate in the course.
To book your Motorcycle Provisional Course:
If you require a motorcycle for your Provisional Course, please contact us as early as possible to arrange hire, as motorcycles are available in limited numbers.
To hire a motorcycle, call 1800 153 571 or click the Book Now button.
For a motorcycle to remain approved for use by novice riders it must not be modified in any way from its manufacturer’s standard specifications. Only motorcycles that retain all of the manufacturer’s original equipment for that model and model variant will retain novice rider status under the Learner Approved Motorcycle scheme (LAM).
