SPman
15th April 2010, 17:06
Got this from another site.
Make of it what you will.
Welcome to the Police state that is Queensland.
Outrageous.
Think twice before replacing that rear guard or those pipes!
From a B-King board:
Long story short, I was done last year for a fender eliminator which was no big deal; $100.00 and one point
about 2 months later (november) we intended to do the long ride which was spoiled by cops, anyway on that day I was done over Mt Mee for a fender eliminator again, however this time they also booked me for the loud exhausts which were 7DB over the limit so this time they attached a sticker which said vehicle not road-wordy (Defect), they removed my rego and number plate and the bike was impounded for 48 hours; the whole scenario ended up costing me $1200.00 So after I picked up my bike I had to fit the OEM parts back on get a RWC which Ozzy did for me and present the bike to Transport Dep to get my new rego. I then went home removed OEM parts and put the yoshi pipes and fender eliminator back on. 3 months later I was stopped again over Nebo as I made my way to meet the others for the Farmers Arms ride. After some checks I was issued with a court summons in which a judge will decide whats to become of my bike.
AND
"not good mate, not good! I had my court day yesterday and the f*cking judge decided that my bike will be forfeited to the crown under the Queensland’s Anti-Hoon Legislation laws section 52
I was surprised how many guys lost their bikes yesterday on stupid fender eliminator rules, all up they took 6 bikes of the streets"
What goes down in Oz seems to percolate across to NZ, eventually...........
Make of it what you will.
Welcome to the Police state that is Queensland.
Outrageous.
Think twice before replacing that rear guard or those pipes!
From a B-King board:
Long story short, I was done last year for a fender eliminator which was no big deal; $100.00 and one point
about 2 months later (november) we intended to do the long ride which was spoiled by cops, anyway on that day I was done over Mt Mee for a fender eliminator again, however this time they also booked me for the loud exhausts which were 7DB over the limit so this time they attached a sticker which said vehicle not road-wordy (Defect), they removed my rego and number plate and the bike was impounded for 48 hours; the whole scenario ended up costing me $1200.00 So after I picked up my bike I had to fit the OEM parts back on get a RWC which Ozzy did for me and present the bike to Transport Dep to get my new rego. I then went home removed OEM parts and put the yoshi pipes and fender eliminator back on. 3 months later I was stopped again over Nebo as I made my way to meet the others for the Farmers Arms ride. After some checks I was issued with a court summons in which a judge will decide whats to become of my bike.
AND
"not good mate, not good! I had my court day yesterday and the f*cking judge decided that my bike will be forfeited to the crown under the Queensland’s Anti-Hoon Legislation laws section 52
I was surprised how many guys lost their bikes yesterday on stupid fender eliminator rules, all up they took 6 bikes of the streets"
What goes down in Oz seems to percolate across to NZ, eventually...........