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TravelW
By TravelW | Community user | 1 Post | 13 May 2012 at 9:38am

Good Evening from Germany.
In the next few months i will travel to your beautifull country and i would like to ride a bike.
In my driver´s licence iam only allowed to drive an engine up to 34 HP and i would like you to answer the question: Can i drive every Bike in NZ or would i be forced to ride a smaller one ??

greets FF

ABayliss
By ABayliss | AA Expert | 2169 Posts | 14 May 2012 at 3:43pm

Hello to you in Germany!
Not knowing exactly how driver licensing works in Germany, it sounds like your license would equate to a New Zealand restricted license, which in New Zealand allows you to ride up to 250cc.
Apologies that I can't be exactly sure, as the German system of a maximum power output differs from the New Zealand system of maximum capacity.
Further information is available from NZTA (See the following link).
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/residents-visitors/driving-nz.html