Where can my sons ride their Peewee 50's near Brisbane?

I sort of agree. Depends on what you call public and private. I would never ride unregistered bikes in well used camp grounds. However there are certain areas you are quite legally allowed to ride unregistered vehicle. I actually had this discussion with our law enforcement a few weeks back regarding off road registration and I was advised not to bother unless I specifically wanted to tram along or cross roads and this was generally aimed at farming tractors, bikes and quads. I was advised that on most crown land it was in fact legal to ride as long as it was a minimum distance from a town or residence and we would not have any issues. A bit hard to ride on private land up here as there is not much. It is either crown land or station land. I for one prefer a bit more sedate trail ride than a motocross track.
You obviously can not do it in a National Park etc.
However I do not see an issue if I went out to a place like Round Hill and Whaleback Creek and no one else has set up camp and wants peace and quiet. However we camped out here a couple of weeks ago and set up camp with some morons electing to ride through or near the camp at speed. Needless to say they did get a talking to as that is not acceptable behaviour, though we had no problem with them riding.
What I struggle with is 4X4 drivers being so anti mororbike. That is Hypocrisy at its very best. Usually these people have passtimes though different that impact on people around them as well. We could create on hell of a list. People need to compromise, but still treat each other with some respect.

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Originally Posted by weeds

im on the fence on this one as there is a fine line between kids learning having fun and your leasure times compromised.........

yes i learnt to ride a bike when i was young however it was on private property, have never held a licence for a bike therefore have only ever riden on private property, i have knocked back opportunities on the beach and state forests

when it comes to public camping grounds there are not too many around that you can operate an unregistered vehicle (pee wee's included), if i choode to camp at a public campground than i would not expect any un-registered/un-licenced riders around.....that why we have laws, it the people out there that believe they can ignore rules that really **** me off

i seen quite a few time little mini bikes out of control due to kids 'just' learning in public places which puts the general public at risk, just the other month my boys were introduced to quads....on a private property, there is now way i would let them ride around the general public yet

in saying that, if the parents show consideration and they move the activity away from the public and ride at reasonable times (8am-4pm or there abouts) than i have no problems with kids doing kids stuff.......thats learning to ride, crashing there bikes, breaking bones etc......

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Originally Posted by CraigE

...However there are certain areas you are quite legally allowed to ride unregistered vehicle. I actually had this discussion with our law enforcement a few weeks back regarding off road registration and I was advised not to bother unless I specifically wanted to tram along or cross roads and this was generally aimed at farming tractors, bikes and quads. I was advised that on most crown land it was in fact legal to ride as long as it was a minimum distance from a town or residence and we would not have any issues. ...

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WA rules and regs are not the same as East coast rules and regs.

I am not aware of any crown/public land in SEQ where you can legally ride. When I was young a couple of mates/neighbours were fined by the (QLD) police for wheeling their bikes across the road (engines off) so they could ride in nearby bushland.

QLD Rules:
http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/aa...ered_bikes.pdf

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

WA rules and regs are not the same as East coast rules and regs.

I am not aware of any crown/public land in SEQ where you can legally ride. When I was young a couple of mates/neighbours were fined by the (QLD) police for wheeling their bikes across the road (engines off) so they could ride in nearby bushland.

QLD Rules:
http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/aa...ered_bikes.pdf

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Yeah even over here it is a very grey area. Yes you can be booked for wheeling your bike across a road even in WA. Pretty harsh in country WA areas.
A lot of the problem is people do not want to motocross ride. Private land holders dont want to let people ride on their property for fear of litigation if someone hurts themselves. What areas there once were for riding have slowly been eliminated.
Instead of everyone sticking their heads in the sand, we should be designating areas were people can indulge their hobby and ride. Fairly easy answer. Once designated a recreational motor vehicle area, anyone who then camps there can not complain.
Does not take away the fact that a registered and roadworthy bike rider still has the same rights as a car or 4x4 driver.
Fortuanately most country coppers in WA so some discretion for those doing the right thing. Also in WA some councils do have dedicated off road vehicle areas, though that is diminishing fast.
There is after all room for us to enjoy most activities in this big country.
This is the area I am talking about and there must be some in eastern states and what was quoted to me by WA authorities so not much different.

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Where you can use your bike
With authorisation from the land or area owner, you
can operate your bike and access roads within the
following areas:
• car parks, parklands, resorts, university grounds, hospital
grounds, refuse/recycling depots, wharfs, cemeteries
and showgrounds, some designated areas that are state
or freehold land and reserves.

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Also in WA some parts of the community are trying to provide a solution. Getting a working model will be difficult
http://tbma.com.au/stbs

Parents initially teaching their kids to ride, need a quiet flat area. You can not teach kids to ride at an overcrowded, high traffic venue.

The Moto Park at Wyaralong off the Beaudesert -Boonah road is now open and includes ,according to the local paper, * three motocross tracks * one pee wee track * area for novice riders * freestyle motocross track * Up to 40km of recreational trails *
W.