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    Mopeds are finished

    50cc scooters are about to be devalued significantly. All the students etc. that ride them will now be back walking or biking.
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    Well, at least my car has its 40th birthday next year

    The levy goes from $400 to $140!
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    eek

    I have 10 50cc scooterss lying around, I guess they all just dropped in value. This smells of big oil. What about bicycles rugby snowboarding skating and obesity and alcohol for costing the country.

    Surely there is more than meets the eye here. Looks like I might get a 125 soon!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flatcap View Post
    Well, at least my car has its 40th birthday next year

    The levy goes from $400 to $140!
    I wonder if they would adopt that for older bikes? could be worth going retro and buying an old Ariel, Beeza or Norton.

    Might even consider a bevel drive.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by McJim View Post
    I wonder if they would adopt that for older bikes? could be worth going retro and buying an old Ariel, Beeza or Norton.

    Might even consider a bevel drive.....

    It would be hard to argue against it - the category in the pdf is "Vintage and Veteran Vehicles" which should really include motorcycles
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    Vintage Rego exists for bikes over 40 years old at the moment, so I can't see why not....Maybe a Honda cub if you stiull want to be doing the rego thing.

    I sympathise with owning 10 mopeds, I'd be tempted to reduce the fleet now incase these changes go through as stated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flatcap View Post
    It would be hard to argue against it - the category in the pdf is "Vintage and Veteran Vehicles" which should really include motorcycles
    Bloody better do, the Lammy is 40 this year...
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    Quote Originally Posted by scissorhands View Post
    This smells of big oil.
    Good to see you're getting value for money from that tinfoil hat.

    If anything "big oil" would want to keep us on the road.
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    Get over it. Scooters have been getting away with cheap ACC levies for years even though a large majority of moped riders choose to only wear helmets as safety gear, greatly increasing their level of injury in any accident that they have.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scissorhands View Post
    I have 10 50cc scooterss lying around, I guess they all just dropped in value. This smells of big oil. What about bicycles rugby snowboarding skating and obesity and alcohol for costing the country.

    Surely there is more than meets the eye here. Looks like I might get a 125 soon!
    What if you're an obese bike-riding drunk who plays rugby, snowboards and skates...?
    Where's that fucking spanner...

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    Quote Originally Posted by R6_kid View Post
    Get over it. Scooters have been getting away with cheap ACC levies for years even though a large majority of moped riders choose to only wear helmets as safety gear, greatly increasing their level of injury in any accident that they have.

    Which is the argument put forward by motorists to raise the ACC levy for motorcyclists in general

    Nice one
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flatcap View Post
    Which is the argument put forward by motorists to raise the ACC levy for motorcyclists in general

    Nice one
    He speaks the truth though, its just thats one of the problems - these idiotic-ponsonby-latte-sipping-homosexual personal trainers that ride around with no gear or education are lumped in the same category as us: 'motorcyclists'
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    lulz, ever ridden a TL1000R? More to the point, ever ridden with teh Morcs? Didn't fink so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morcs View Post
    He speaks the truth though, its just thats one of the problems - these idiotic-ponsonby-latte-sipping-homosexual personal trainers that ride around with no gear or education are lumped in the same category as us: 'motorcyclists'
    So put up the ACC levy for morons and gearless riders

    Makes no difference what they ride


    I'm sick of this whole ACC bollocks now - anyone good at tuning carbs? The Dragster is running sub-prime....
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    Quote Originally Posted by McJim View Post
    I wonder if they would adopt that for older bikes? could be worth going retro and buying an old Ariel, Beeza or Norton.

    Might even consider a bevel drive.....
    Yep. It's automatic. Scrap iron pays that rate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flatcap View Post
    I'm sick of this whole ACC bollocks now - anyone good at tuning carbs? The Dragster is running sub-prime....
    Same issues ehh... When was the last time it was a reliable racer?
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