After a Motorcycle Crash, Bike Security and Where to Find Accredited Training

Dealing with a crash

If you are in a crash, you have legal duties. The handbook points to the Road to Solo Driving for your responsibilities and for basic first aid. If you need an ambulance, police or fire brigade, phone 000. Our pages on crash management and crash responsibilities explain more.

Bike security

Motorcycles can be picked up and moved, so take extra care.

Protect the bike itself

• Always lock it.
• Fit an engine immobiliser if it does not have one.
• Keep your keys safe.

At home

• Park in a locked garage if you can, and lock the bike to something solid.
• Do not leave the keys with the bike, even in the garage.
• Add another locking device for extra security.

On the road

• Park where you can see the bike, lock it, take the keys and use a locking device such as a chain that is hard to cut with a strong padlock.
• Lock it to something solid if possible. Thieves can lift even big bikes.
• Do not leave valuables in a bag or pannier.

Finding accredited training

VicRoads Accredited Motorcycle Trainers can offer advice and help you get started, and most also run advanced courses as well as beginner ones. They can also teach skills such as countersteering (see swerving). For provider locations and more information, visit the VicRoads website, vicroads.vic.gov.au.

To see where training fits in getting licensed, read the Victorian motorcycle licence steps.

Based on The Victorian Rider Handbook (2023, Department of Transport and Planning) and the VicRoads motorcycle pages. This guide covers Victoria: other states and territories have different rules, and rules change from time to time, so check vicroads.vic.gov.au for the latest.