Impact statements/quotes?

[Big Dave]

Here are examples of what I want - but they have to be legit.
Ie Willing to put your real name to it if pressed.

Or completely take the piss - but make it obvious.

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My Name is John.
I have a 200cc Scooter and a 1000cc Touring bike.
I use the Scooter to save fuel to and from work and the touring bike for travelling with my wife.
If the proposed levies are adopted I simply won't be able to afford to keep the commuter.

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My name is Bruce.
I'm a Uni student with a 250cc motorcycle.

I ride a 250 because that is all I can afford. If the proposed levies are adopted I simply won't be able to afford to get to lectures.

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[R6_kid]

Originally Posted by Mr Stephen Dodge:
A 650cc bike of mine produces less power and torque than several 400cc and even some 250cc bikes.

[vgcspares]

My name is Tim
I have 12 registered motorcycles but can only ride one of them at a time so my risk of having an accident is no higher than if I had only one.
How is it fair or reasonable for me to have to pay 12 ACC levies ?

[pzkpfw]

My name is Matthijs
When I drive my 5-star safety rated car I pay the same ACC fees as someone driving a deadly old clunker.
But when I ride my motorcycle ACC want me to pay more because I'm "at risk"!

[Ixion]

Re legit ? Affordability is a bit of a moving target? I probably *could* afford rego at the increased rates- but it would push out the financial viability of the commuter.

[Ixion]

My name is Les

I commute to work by motorcycle every day and leave the car at home, reducing congestion and pollution. An increase in licensing on the scale mooted would make this financially non viable.

So the commuter would be sold and I'd commute by car. Lower overall cost to me , higher overall cost to society and the planet

[Gubb]

My nams is Nick, and I don't understand why the accident statistics ACC are using must include Scooters (who pay minimal levies, don't require any extra training or licensing to use), Dirtbikes, Farmbikes and Quads (all of whom don't need any specialist license and don't pay any levies at all. Why are our levies funding them?

[Bald Eagle]

My name is Paul. I am 54 years old.

I do a daily 80km round trip commute to work by bike. I do not own a car and public transport does not run to coincide with my hours of work.

An increase in levy may make it unaffordable for me to go to work.

[k2w3]

My name is James.

Last year I rode my 1175cc sports tourer a grand total of 300km. You could say I'm the ultimate "fair weather rider". There's no way on earth my 'toy' is accountable to the tune of the best part of $800pa in deemed ACC 'risk'.

[Reckless]

Hi I'm 50 years old
I have a Suzuki VS 1400 cruiser, top speed approx 160k (check here (http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/suzuki_vs_1400_intruder_1987.php)), which is likely slower than a Toyota Corolla's speed capability, why are my fees much much more than a 600cc sport bike which has a rider profile that carries much more risk & can do almost twice that speed.

[Hopeful Bastard]

My name is Adrian. At the moment, I drive mums car. Its not mine - Mainly because i dont have the money to run it. I have just bought a 250cc bike (thanks to the bank) because it is cheaper to own and run. With the new rego fee's coming in, I will NOT be able to afford to run a LEGAL bike. So i will go back to using mum's car and contributing my part to Congestion and road damage and destroying the Earth

[Reckless]

Hi I'm 50 Years old,

I have a classic collectors bike and a road bike, I can only ride one at a time.

Why am I being penalized injustly (i.e. charged ACC levy twice) for preserving a piece of NZ history?

[Nasty]

My name is Kari, I am 37 years old. I own both a car and a motorbike, and ride often for commuting and weekends. I love to ride and do so whenever I can. Unfortunately the affordabily of doing this is drastically reduced by the proposed move by ACC.

[JohnR]

My name is John.

I use a 1000cc touring bike for my 80km daily round trip to work and back.
I work shifts, including nights and weekends, in a rural area so public transport is not an option.

The current ACC levy proposal for motorcycles would make it cheaper for me to use a car which, as the second car in the family garage will likely be cheap, old, fuel inefficient and environmentally unfriendly. But still alot more expensive for me than now.
My other bike is a 50cc scooter so not viable for the commute!

I have the option of working alot closer to home and using the scooter as transport which, I will probably do if the levies are any where near the levels proposed.
The reason I work where I do is my choice, I like it.
My employer finds it difficult to fill the position primarily because of the travel involved so at the moment the arrangement is mutually beneficial, but I have to maintain my family's standard of living.

[AllanB]

My name is Allan, I am 44 years old and have been riding motorcycles since I was 16. I have yet to make a ACC claim for a motorcycle accident.

My job and family life are busy and consequently I don't get to ride as much as I'd like.
I travel around 4-6,000 kms maximum per annum on my 900cc motorcycle. I'd recommend that you do the math and work out how much per km the suggested ACC levies will cost me, but I believe you are incapable of calculating this accurately based on the figures stated by ACC in the media.

Please feel free to explain to me in clear and accurate english how I deserve to pay the ridiculous fees you want to impose on the motorcycle community.

[MSTRS]

My name is John. I am 51 years old. I've ridden motorcycles since I was 15 and have never made a vehicle-related claim on ACC.
I now ride as my interest/hobby and will have to look at tiddlywinks (hope I don't put an eye out) as an alternative if the proposed increases go ahead.

[Subike]

Hi My name is David.
I am a 52, white male, single, no dependants, living in a rural area. I am a seasonal worker earning around 30k a year.
I own a 30 year old Yamaha touring bike of 1100cc.
I have limited expendature after servicing the increased power, telephone, and rental, costs, let alone the massive increase in food cost over the past year.
I have an old 1979 nissan ute which at 300k is worth nothing, but gets me to work.
My only social life, is bike ralleys and bike social events,the bike being my only social outlet of my life, yet I have to save three weeks of the month to be able to afford the one weekends social as it is now.
This ACC levey will axe this for me, I will have no social life, as the cost will be far outside my small budjet.
My faith in a fair a reasonable society is now dead.

[popa griffin]

Hi, my name is Paul, I am 22 years old.

Since i got kicked out of the Navy Bct's I have little income as its hard to find a decent job.

If the levies go up for my only mode of transport, my 250cc motorbike, I will no longer be able to afford to keep it on the road, as i bearly make ends meet as it is, and therefore will not be able to run my bike, and will not be able to work, Therefore i will be probly going on the dole, thanks for paying my future income. Cheers asshole.

[nothingflash]

Hi my name is John. Although I have 2 bikes I also have a car and a 4wd so am I not - according to ACC - cross subsidising myself anyway?

[AD345]

My name is AD345. I have a beautiful bike that I like to ride every chance I get.

I also like long walks on the beach at sunset and Pina Colada's.

I'm a geminii and consider myself broadminded.

Seeking........wait..what?

[Gubb]

My name is Nick.

Why is it that I should pay an excessive amount of registration for my road bike, when my mate pays nothing on his 1000cc Race Bike and makes a habit of falling off twice a year?

[Big Dave]

My name is AD345. I have a beautiful bike that I like to ride every chance I get.

I also like long walks on the beach at sunset and Pina Colada's.

I'm a geminii and consider myself broadminded.

Seeking........wait..what?

About time someone took it seriously.

[NighthawkNZ]

I ride a Ducati ST4s a 1000cc bike. I have never made an ACC claim in 25 years of riding... If the increase levy's go through, I won't be able to afford the rego, so I will have to sell the bike, but since nobody will want to buy such a big bike with the levy costs as high as they are, I won't be able to actually sell it. So I am left with a $13,000 worthless bike that I am still paying off at the bank...

Thanks for that...:mad:

[McJim]

My name is Jamie and I'm a tightfisted Scotsman. If I have to pay the proposed levy I will not vote National ever again. Nor will my wife, offspring or extended family.

[mikeey01]

O father for I have sinned, I have thoughts of owning a few Ducatis, red ones and I will only register one and move the plate / rego around them all.

[Naki Rat]

I'm Tony and in 30 years of riding have never claimed on ACC for a motorcycle related injury.

I find it difficult to comprehend the logic in your proposing my having to pay over $800 to register my motorcyle, which is a second vehicle for us, when cyclists who usually only wear lycra and chilli bin lids for protection, and currently cost more per ACC claim than motorcyclists, pay nothing in ACC levies.

[NighthawkNZ]

My name is Nick.


Last name Smith.... :2guns:

[Mikkel]

Dear ACC,

You may take my money, but you will never take my FREEDOM!

...and now, for crying out loud, put that spleen back where it belongs!

[StoneY]

My name is Brent
I have a Ducati 916 Touring bike I use to commute, as its fuel managed and electronic emissions systems are green as green can be

My GSXR1100 is a classic, and is used rarely to keep it in good running order

I can only ride one ata time

[scissorhands]

I am the Great Cornholio.

I ride a 50cc around the city and use my car for weekends or going over the bridge.

The proposed registration increases would make scooter ownership much less attractive for me financially. If I sold the scooter, I would burn more fossil fuels, pollute more and place more demands on road and traffic infratructure. And then i must have TV for my bunghole

[Shadows]

My name is available if needed.

I own a 1200cc Harley-Davidson. It's power output is on a par with many modern 600cc Japanese bikes and has nowhere near the same horsepower or top end speed. With that in mind I fail to understand why it is proposed that my ACC levy is to increase disproportionally in comparison with smaller motorcycles capable of reaching greater speeds more quickly.

For that reason I refuse to pay any increase ACC levy on my motorcycle license should it come into effect, as the justification used to determine the scale of increase is fundamentally flawed.

Rugby players and cyclists pay nothing in ACC levies, however they, and participants in other similar ridiculous games, cost the taxpayer a lot more per annum in treatment for injuries, than those motorcyclists unfortunate enough to have accidents in the same time period, whether those accidents are due to some fault of their own, or, more commonly, due to errant car drivers, unmarked roadworks, diesel spilled on the road, poor road design, or U-turning police vehicles.

For that reason I refuse to pay any increase ACC levy on my motorcycle license should it come into effect, as it is inequitable.

I subsidise the treatment of sports injuries in my other taxes and levies, however apparently the same people I'm subsidising aren't going to be expected to subsidise me for the risk presented to me by so many other people.

For that reason I refuse to pay any increase ACC levy on my motorcycle license should it come into effect, as it is discriminatory.

Because the proposed ACC levy increases on my motorcycle registration are based on flawed justification, inequitable, and discriminatory, guess what?

ACC can get fucked.

When my registration expires it will be going on hold permanently. Impact on me? Saving of the $321.24 p.a. currently being paid, ACC $0. Should I get pulled over and fined for operating a vehicle without a current license, Police $200 each time (enjoy your annual ball), ACC still gets $0.

Bring on the increases. I'll happily spend my money on something other than non-justifiable, inequitable and discriminatory ACC levies.

[Whynot]

My name is available if needed.

I own a 1200cc Harley-Davidson. It's power output is on a par with many modern 600cc Japanese bikes and has nowhere near the same horsepower or top end speed. With that in mind I fail to understand why it is proposed that my ACC levy is to increase disproportionally in comparison with smaller motorcycles capable of reaching greater speeds more quickly.

For that reason I refuse to pay any increase ACC levy on my motorcycle license should it come into effect, as the justification used to determine the scale of increase is fundamentally flawed.

Rugby players and cyclists pay nothing in ACC levies, however they, and participants in other similar ridiculous games, cost the taxpayer a lot more per annum in treatment for injuries, than those motorcyclists unfortunate enough to have accidents in the same time period, whether those accidents are due to some fault of their own, or, more commonly, due to errant car drivers, unmarked roadworks, diesel spilled on the road, poor road design, or U-turning police vehicles.

For that reason I refuse to pay any increase ACC levy on my motorcycle license should it come into effect, as it is inequitable.

I subsidise the treatment of sports injuries in my other taxes and levies, however apparently the same people I'm subsidising aren't going to be expected to subsidise me for the risk presented to me by so many other people.

For that reason I refuse to pay any increase ACC levy on my motorcycle license should it come into effect, as it is discriminatory.

Because the proposed ACC levy increases on my motorcycle registration are based on flawed justification, inequitable, and discriminatory, guess what?

ACC can get fucked.

When my registration expires it will be going on hold permanently. Impact on me? Saving of the $321.24 p.a. currently being paid, ACC $0. Should I get pulled over and fined for operating a vehicle without a current license, Police $200 each time (enjoy your annual ball), ACC still gets $0.

Bring on the increases. I'll happily spend my money on something other than non-justifiable, inequitable and discriminatory ACC levies.

Great post :first:

[Reckless]

Hi I'm 50,
ACC is supposed to be NO fault right!
We are supposed to live in a fair and just democracy under National right!

So I say, come up with a plan to share blame fairly or we stay with what we have!
Its either no fault or fault allocated for everyone.
That's simple enough isn't it! not fault allocated for just one group.

either

1/- Come up with a plan that allocates blame fairly to all.
Bikers, cyclists, mountain bikers, rugby players, MX riders, ice skaters etc etc.

2/- or we have a no fault system.

Say no, To rego! till its fair for all.

[pc79]

Hello,
My name is Pedro and I'm an alcoholic,
I got my motorcycle licence on the day of my 15th birthday about 20 years ago and have riden ever since. I do drive a car too of course. Over the years I reckon I must have saved squillions of carparks for others to use, saved squillions of litres of fuel and emissions, reduced congestion on the road....etc. etc. These are ecosystem and community pressures that most governments are striving to alleviate.
Look at the bigger picture!
Thank you,
By the grace of God we will beat this terrible affliction.

[Kwaka14]

Hi,

Although I'm currently not in NZ I will be coming home someday (probably) and I do intend to have another motorcycle when I do, I also intend to dive, ride a bicycle, fish, hike, lots of other things that could potentially be costly in the future.

Sadly I believe the problems with ACC and its massive increase in debt are not able to be solved by the massive increase in levies or by the increasing in competition for the levy paid by employers. Acc has management issues which stem partly from a lack of understanding of what they actually do. As I understand it ACC was originally set up for a specific reason - to avoid the user pays scenario in other countries and the massive legal overhead in liability suits that come with a user pays system. I fail to see how this is being supported by a massive increase to a select few road users or by introducing options for competition in the workplace segment, I believe this is likely to decrease ACC's ability to be a self funding insurer (which it's not supposed to be set up as anyway).

In my opinion the massive hike to motorcyclists is not really the issue, its only a small part of the whole. The real issue is the massive inequality in the scheme that needs to be returned to work towards it's original intentions.

It's not really about how much it costs Motorcyclists, it's about how much it costs lots of small sectors of the community, and about how little it costs others. It's about inequality. We're only clearly motivated to see it now because it's aimed at us as motorcyclists.

In saying all of this I do believe that ACC is a good (even great) thing if it's taken back to represent it's original aims. Helping people to get well and be cared for without the massive financial and legal overhead that a user pays system will entail.





Thats my opinion anyway.

Sean.

[Pixie]

My name is Paul
I own three motorcycles.I currently pay ACC in excess of $2000.00 per year in work and vehicle levies.I use my bike to allow me to get to urgent jobs in town during times of heavy traffic.I last made a motorcycle related claim on ACC in 1979.
I will take any opportunity,in the future,to take my business to providers other than ACC.

[Pixie]

Hello,
My name is Pedro and I'm an alcoholic,
I got my motorcycle licence on the day of my 15th birthday about 20 years ago and have riden ever since. I do drive a car too of course. Over the years I reckon I must have saved squillions of carparks for others to use, saved squillions of litres of fuel and emissions, reduced congestion on the road....etc. etc. These are ecosystem and community pressures that most governments are striving to alleviate.
Look at the bigger picture!
Thank you,
By the grace of God we will beat this terrible affliction.

Hi Pedro..

[Pegasus]

My name is Tracy
I own 1 car, share another car, and own 1 bike, you claim that car owners are subsidising me. I am more than happy to subsidise myself and “we” will cover another person that does not own a car. I expect that you will find that most bike owners will own a least one car as well though.

[Owl]

My name is Owl and I currently own 3 motor vehicles including a large capacity motorcycle.

As your proposed ACC levies are going to effectively make motorcycling impossible for me, I wondered if it would be possible to get some carbon credits in return for not setting fire to my fucking bike on your parliament steps?







:wavey:Obvious enough Dave?

[vifferman]

My name is Ian.
I use my bike to commute to work nearly every day. Despite being over 600cc, it has a sophisticated fuel-injected engine, and uses much less fuel than my wife's car. It also saves me several hours a week in commuting time, and takes up much less space on our congested roads. However, that is not what is most important to me.

I am a BIKER, and have been for all my adult life. Owning and riding a motorcycle is an integral part of who I am, and helps to define me as a person. It is my hobby, my passion, the motivation for much of what I do. When I cannot ride my bike I get irritable and frustrated, as it helps me unwind.

I have been riding bikes for nearly 36 years. During that time, I have had a few crashes involving minor injury, ALL of which were the fault of other parties, none of which involved hospitalisation, and only one of which required physiotherapy treatment (4 visits). In contrast, I have had multiple visits to the physiotherapist for injuries resulting from a fall at home, and more recently, from a back injury caused by drying myself after a shower!

I fully realise the risks I take when riding a motorcycle. That is why I have spent a considerable amount of money ensuring I am wearing the best safety gear I can. My safety is MY responsibility, no-one elses. I do not look to the Government to look after me. I pay for my own life insurance, medical insurance, and insurance for my beloved bike.

[martybabe]

I'm Martin. I've been riding Motorbikes since long hair and glam rock were in fashion, before mobile phones, before personal computers and Ipods, before ACC in fact. It's been a long and interesting road and I think I can say now that motorcycling has been a life long passion for me.

Despite scores of good reasons to give up, a growing family, financial hardship, recessions etc, I've never quit, because It's who I am, It's what I do, and it's what I love.

I have never made a claim on ACC, my bikes are kept immaculate and no expense is ever spared on keeping them road worthy and legal, yet suddenly after 35 years in the saddle with an exemplary driving record, you decide I am a major risk on the road and that you are going to single me out and penalise me accordingly.

After 20 years in public service I find myself unable to secure paid employment at the moment due to the reccesion, so I Do voluntary work for the community, I will therefore not be able to pay the massive and unjust increases in ACC levies you propose. You and your organisation have effectively put an end to my hobby and priced me off the road.

Your figures are flawed, your increases unjust,your policies discriminatory and your sweeping generalisations and biased statements are little more than propaganda designed to alienate the general driving populous against a powerless minority. You as an organisation insult me and the high standards I've set myself over 3 and a half decades.
You spit in the eye of my exemplary driving history and by your actions, condone the appalling driving standards that are rife on NZ roads today.
You seek to financially penalise a small section of the motoring community rather than take on the massive task of improving driving standards across the board and in the process rob me of a pastime that I love. Shame on you.

[Usarka]

My name is Bartholomew,

In my annual leave I ride to different places around New Zealand and contribute to the local economy. With the increased levies I might sell the bike and holiday in the Gold Coast instead.

[nothingflash]

Great post :first:

Shit yes - that's fantastic :nya:

[Big Dave]

My name is Bartholomew,

In my annual leave I ride to different places around New Zealand and contribute to the local economy. With the increased levies I might sell the bike and holiday in the Gold Coast instead.

I'm looking for quotable reasons against the levy. :-P

[motnick]

...I am a BIKER, and have been for all my adult life. Owning and riding a motorcycle is an integral part of who I am, and helps to define me as a person. It is my hobby, my passion, the motivation for much of what I do. When I cannot ride my bike I get irritable and frustrated, as it helps me unwind....



here here. :Punk: Very well said

My name is Nick

I've been riding since I was 9 years old, thats 24 years. Worked for 3 years as a motorcycle courier (smiling the whole time that I was being paid to ride). I've had three accidents in my life but none for the past 16 years, one with an ACC claim.

I have never had a speeding ticket. Never lost my license, and I do not have even one drink before riding. I maintain my bike with care and I ride to survive.

First crash was when I was cornering at night after work and I hit a deisal patch which boy racers had put down (yamaha 125, superficial damage to body and bike). Second was a car seeing me and deciding to not give way (GN250, bent handle bars and forks). And the last was a car driver not seeing me with my headlight blaring in broad daylight, pulled out and parked on top of my GSX400e (written off bike, years of specialist treatment before I could play sport again).

Two themes from my biking history.

1. Car drivers cause bike crashes.

2. It matters not the CC rating. Falling of a 125cc at 100kph, hurts the same as falling of a 1000cc at 100kph.

My only vehicle is a GSX1200, when riden economically, it uses half the petrol of my wifes 2 litre Corona. I work in a semi-rural location and public transport is not an option.

Charge me either the same as everybody, or ONLY for the risks which I present.

[awayatc]

Hi, I am awayatc, and when I am not sea i am riding my harley with my wife as pillion.
If the proposed increased acc levies go ahead i can no longer afford this and will have to divorce my wife.
Hopefully the state will pick up the ongoing payments for her from there on.....

[MIXONE]

I use my bike to ride to the polling booth on election day to vote for National.If the proposed ACC levy increase goes ahead I wont be able to afford the bike so then I will walk to the polling booth and vote Labour.

[Ixion]

GOLD.

That's the one to go for !

[AlpinePossum]

I'm John C, I chose a Suzuki 650cc street legal dirt bike for the following reasons...

* It's cleaner, has a lower fuel consumption and is safer to other road users than a SUV.

* I rode a 250cc for many years and know they are more dangerous than a 650! I was always being overtaken in hazardous places by cars impatient with my slow top speed. On my 650cc I can keep a 0kph relative speed to the rest of the traffic.

* If I'm riding my bike, I'm not driving my car. But I pay twice! And I mostly use the car anyway!

* I DON'T WANT HIGH ACC PAYOUTS! Getting payed out means I'm hurt, disabled or DEAD! I want SAFER ROADS! Less DRINK DRIVERS! Fewer dangerous vehicles like SUV's.

* If these high fees go forward I'll give up, sell both the bike and the car and buy a dangerous to other road users gas guzzling SUV.

[taff1954]

I'm Mel, I use my 600 cc bike both as a commuter and for pleasure. If levies increase as proposed, nothwithstanding that my bike falls into the middle category, I am likely abandon it in favour of another car, being the cheaper option. Unfortunately this will increase my carbon footprint by anything up to 16 tonnes per annum, potentially equal to a cost to New Zealand of $704.00 per annum (http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentPage____10173.aspx), and will increase my consumption of (imported) refined fuel by approximately 1200 litres.

[klingon]

My name is klingon. :confused: Yes, really.

I am a middle-aged woman and I got my 250cc tame little commuter bike 3 years ago. I ride it over the Auckland Harbour Bridge most days. Having the bike allowed me to get rid of my 1990 Toyota Corolla and I am proud that I use less fuel, create less congestion have reduced emissions since riding the bike.

I have had one ACC claim. Six months into riding my bike I was hit from behind by a car. I stopped at a stop sign and the car driver decided not to stop and accellerated through the intersection. I was hit so hard that my bike was written off and I received fractured ribs, concussion and severe bruising.

This event happened within 200m of a primary school. If that car had hit a cyclist or a pedestrian instead of me (in all my protective gear) they could easily have been killed (or at least much more severely injured than me).

I have (at my own expense) attended the Right Right Ride Safe training course run by BRONZ in Auckland. I am astounded that it is not compulsory for all riders to attend a course such as this.

ACC would be much better investing money in training riders and drivers, rather than this short-sighted plan to penalise riders for being more vulnerable than car drivers.

[mnkyboy]

Hi my name is mnky boy

If these proposals go ahead it will cost the taxpayer a lot more in shit I'm more likely to destroy out of anger than the extra $500 bucks a year they will collect.

[What?]

I'm Alec.
One of my bikes now is not registered. I only bring it out a couple of times a year, and consider the risk of getting stung for no rego at the current rates to be acceptable. If the rates go up, I may well run more vehicles unregistered.

[vtec]

My name is Jason,

I currently have a 2.2litre car and a 400cc motorbike. Currently I am unemployed due to a slack economy, but starting an apprenticeship at the end of November on minimum wage I will only be able to run one vehicle. Because i have to commute around Aucklands dismal traffic flow, the bike is much more efficient both in terms of time and fuel efficiency due to lane splitting, also I can make a huge saving if I just put the motorbike rego on hold and not stop for the police when they try to pull me over while stuck in Aucklands crawling traffic as all the thousands of law abiding motorcyclists have been forced into their cars, jamming up the roads even further and putting more strain on the city's inadequate infrastructure.

Also, as it has been proven and stated recently the danger (and consequent injury expenses) involved in police pursuits far outweighs what is to be gained and are being reigned in currently, the police won't be allowed to follow me anyway. Freedom is on the way back. Thank you ACC.

[XP@]

My name is James
I have 2 bikes > 600cc both are adventure bikes and put out less than 60hp.
I use one of them all year round, the other for 2-3 months. My total distance is set to exceed 45,000kms this year.

Even if I only have one registered I will have $500 LESS to spend on my bike budget so will not be able to spend as much on important stuff I will be faced with choices like:


Buying poorer quality tires.
Doing more home mechanics than perhaps is safe.
Not replacing helmet this year.
Buying the cheaper jacket and pants.


The lower quality gear is going to make me more likely to have an accident and then will protect me less. Is this the goal of ACC to drum up more business?

[clint640]

My name is Clint

I have had more visits to A&E from bicycle accidents than from motorcycle accidents. If the government makes motorcycling too expensive I'll be doing more mountainbiking instead.

[FastBikeGear]

My name is Liam

Up until this week I owned 1 250 cc daily commuter motorbike, 1 big old classic bike motorbike, 4 cycles, 1 seven tonne motorhome, 1 diesel van, 1 car (that gobbles gas) and 1 road registered race car. I never drive more than 3 of these at any one time. i m the only person in my household who has a license to drive a seven tonne motorhome or drive a motorbike. However everyone in the family borrows and rides my cycles. My only ACC claim was for 9 months of treatment for doing a forware flip (unfortunately only half of one) off the end of a mountain bike ramp and landing on a tree stump. I have never had made an ACC claim for any motorcycle accident.

This week I sold my VTR 250 commuter bike to cut down on multiple ACC. At the end of summer I will be putting my registration on hold for my big old bike and my motorhome until next summer.

I sold the 250 because I worked out it is cheaper to sell it and run around in my 200,000km plus old smoky diesel van.

I pay more ACC vehicle levys than any other poor bastard in the universe and as a consequence I am considering becoming an alcholic. I cross subsidise myself so much that I don't know whether to put on my wifes dress in the morning or my pants.