A thought re 600cc bikes.

**cold comfort** · 1st November 2009, 14:55

Originally Posted by JohnC

Far more expensive than the piddling little $13-14 a week your all so worried about.
When I lived in Oz I was paying $1200 a year in combined rego'/ insurance,and that was 7 years ago so I have a hard time taking any of this seriously.
I'm just your average joe lunch box,I'm not well off,,but $13-14 a week,,,I just don't see the issue.

I'm just "joe lunchbox" too and i'm taking it VERY seriously. Rego and insurance on the Duc alone is over $1400 without the DR or the bloody car!!
I guess my lunchbox is a bit smaller than yours

**Grahameeboy** · 1st November 2009, 15:04

Originally Posted by James Deuce

All of the sportsbikes do, so they can go one bore oversize without rendering themselves illegal for Supersport. Most are 598cc.

Stoopid how a Ducati Monster 696 (imagine a labrador puppy savaging a slipper) is regarded as more of a "threat" than a CBR600RR (Staffy chewing a toddlers face off).

Or a Yamaha XT660...

**Grahameeboy** · 1st November 2009, 15:05

Originally Posted by johnc

far more expensive than the piddling little $13-14 a week your all so worried about.
When i lived in oz i was paying $1200 a year in combined rego'/ insurance,and that was 7 years ago so i have a hard time taking any of this seriously.
I'm just your average joe lunch box,i'm not well off,,but $13-14 a week,,,i just don't see the issue.

+1...................

**veny** · 1st November 2009, 15:36

Ummed and ahhed here about getting back into it after a 6 year break.

Yep, let's do it.
Got a 650 for some gravel fun and to take me fishing.
3 weeks later rego hikes were announced...

**fishb8nz** · 1st November 2009, 15:38

At 37 KW (49 hp) of even worse, the Kawa KLR650, even less power!!
The value of my BMW F650CS must have plummeted!
Great time to be buying!

**Headbanger** · 1st November 2009, 15:38

Originally Posted by JohnC

Far more expensive than the piddling little $13-14 a week your all so worried about.
When I lived in Oz I was paying $1200 a year in combined rego'/ insurance,and that was 7 years ago so I have a hard time taking any of this seriously.
I'm just your average joe lunch box,I'm not well off,,but $13-14 a week,,,I just don't see the issue.

Fuck Australia. What they pay has about as much to do with it as what they have on their sandwhiches.

**veny** · 1st November 2009, 16:19

The 650 singles aren't powerful beasts. They're practical, cheap to fix and a
sweet spot between enough power and fuel economy.

Not that the government gives a fark about fuel economy.
Looks like they would prefer us to drive SUV's to those places of interest.

Enjoyed the CHCH protest yesterday. It felt good and made me want to ride all the way up to Wellington right there and then.

The incentive is the shafting factor as much as the actual rego cost.
David vs Goliath.

**MarkH** · 1st November 2009, 16:49

Originally Posted by bogan

the honda bros 650 springs to mind, 57hp i think, some 250s have more power than that!

Better trade it in for a Honda CBR600RR or a Suzuki GSXR600 so ACC can breathe a sigh of relief as it is much safer to be on one of those six hundies. Twice as fast but 33% safer (~$500 in levy instead of ~$750).

**ital916** · 1st November 2009, 17:30

All it will do is encourage the mentality of, If I am paying the same rego for everything from 601cc+, I might as well get a litre bike.

**hayd3n** · 1st November 2009, 17:32

Originally Posted by ital916

All it will do is encourage the mentality of, If I am paying the same rego for everything from 601cc+, I might as well get a litre bike.

or the fastest sub 600 cc you can get your hands on
eg the new norton 588

**AllanB** · 1st November 2009, 17:35

W650 Kawasaki.

**ital916** · 1st November 2009, 17:38

Originally Posted by hayd3n

or the fastest sub 600 cc you can get your hands on
eg the new norton 588

Or an RD350 or RG500 or H1 Kawasaki. Cos they're under 600 cc so are really friendly, safe bikes.

p.s I would have any of those bikes in a heartbeat...I want...gimme gimme gimme

**JohnC** · 1st November 2009, 17:51

Originally Posted by Headbanger

Fuck Australia. What they pay has about as much to do with it as what they have on their sandwhiches.

It was a simple example of how we're still better off than most other countrys.
And yes I do realise you probably don't give a damn what they have on their sandwiches,,,which "really" has nothing to do with it.

**Headbanger** · 1st November 2009, 18:06

Originally Posted by JohnC

It was a simple example of how we're still better off than most other countrys.
And yes I do realise you probably don't give a damn what they have on their sandwiches,,,which "really" has nothing to do with it.

Its entirely meaningless, all systems in Aussie are different from ours, None of them have any bearing on the NZ Government attempts to take no-fault medical cover and apply higher charges to a specific group.

hell, If people can afford it or not is a secondary matter, Though amplified by the massive increase being enough to force a lot of riders off the road entirely, Even if you personally can afford it, even if you once paid similar amounts in Aussie, and even if you ate a Vegemite and cheese sandwhich while in Aussie. None of which have fuck all to do with anything.