Choosing Your First Bike on an A2 Licence: The 47bhp Limit and What Makes a Beginner-Friendly Machine

The Yamaha MT-07 is another one that often comes up as an A2-compliant option.

Power-restricted new bikes tend to stay popular on the used market too — they seem to hold their value surprisingly well.

Doesn't Japan have any kind of intermediate license with a power cap like the A2?

The NX500 and Duke 390 have totally different characters, but it makes sense both get chosen for their manageability.

A minimum-175kg requirement feels a bit at odds with beginners who actually want a lighter bike.

Seeing the A2 license's power-to-weight rule laid out in actual numbers, it feels like a genuinely well thought-out system.