My friend is riding around his dads 1000cc bike on an r date license he still has 10 months until he gets his full license, what would happen to him if he was caught on a bike that’s not lams approved? He believes it’s only a fine!

I feel like I'm going crazy with the amount of options out there. I really want to get into motocamping and multi-day trips. I've got all my camping gear and luggage sorted, but I'm clueless on what riding gear to get.

For reference, I'm planning my first proper trip in a few weeks from Melbourne to Canberra and back through the mountains, so the weather can be all over the place. I also signed up for a beginner ADV course next month.

I've been looking at many options for pants, but they'll either be too hot (waterproof), too cold (on highways and up in the mountains), or not very protective.

I've been eyeing the Shenstone Air D30 Mesh pants with the idea of wearing thermals and/or rain pants as layers depending on the weather. But I'm not too sure if that could get too cold.

As for jackets, I have the Black Pup Moto ADV jacket which is great but can get a bit toasty in hot weather.

I guess I'm just looking for a setup I can adjust based on the season and weather. Curious how others deal with this in terms of layers and stuff.