Up you Nick

**k1w160** · 29th April 2010, 20:33

The rego is due on my SV1KS today, but this year I doubt I even rode it 6 times over the summer months due to work commitments; and a race bike I'm trying to get ready for next season.

So after thinking about it for a while, I went onto to the NZTA website and put the rego on hold for 6 months.

I've always kept my bikes rego current in the past just in case a fine day came along over winter and I felt like a ride, but what with Nick 'The Weasel' Smith hiking the ACC, this is also a way to say UP YOU NICK - your not getting extra from me.

I'll follow through with a politely worded email to The Weasel and voice my lack of agreement with his policiy in a professional manner, and if more of us do this (if it suits you to park the bike), then maybe he'll actually start to think - Nah...............

**Mom** · 29th April 2010, 21:17

Originally Posted by k1w160

The rego is due on my SV1KS today, but this year I doubt I even rode it 6 times over the summer months due to work commitments; and a race bike I'm trying to get ready for next season.

So after thinking about it for a while, I went onto to the NZTA website and put the rego on hold for 6 months.

I've always kept my bikes rego current in the past just in case a fine day came along over winter and I felt like a ride, but what with Nick 'The Weasel' Smith hiking the ACC, this is also a way to say UP YOU NICK - your not getting extra from me.

I'll follow through with a politely worded email to The Weasel and voice my lack of agreement with his policiy in a professional manner, and if more of us do this (if it suits you to park the bike), then maybe he'll actually start to think - Nah...............

My rego is also on hold.

We are still protesting these unfair and discriminatory levy hikes.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ca...y=2010-5-1&c=0

Come and join us.

**Mully** · 29th April 2010, 21:58

Originally Posted by Mom

My rego is also on hold.

Yeah, but your bike wont start most of the time, so that's no big loss......

Eh, Annie??

**Meanie** · 29th April 2010, 22:01

Nice one, I plan to do the same and still ride my bike

**mrchips** · 29th April 2010, 22:37

I will be paying Rego fees for both my car & bike with a smile.

My car & bike are an extension of who i am, they are part of me & I will go without the meaningless things in life like food, showers & sex before i give up my wheels.

**CookMySock** · 29th April 2010, 22:43

Yup one of our 650's is on hold. They can fucking sing for their three hundred bucks.

Steve

**willytheekid** · 30th April 2010, 00:29

Im due in the next few months too (been on hold since dec 4 a clutch job)......guess I should remove the current "insert" in my rego holder....it reads-
" I have private medical insurance thanks! ACC....go F*@k yourself !".
Been waiting for a cop to notice....but they don't stop GUZZI'S lol :P

-having to pay extra for the right to die by cop car u-turn...just ridiculous!

**slofox** · 30th April 2010, 07:52

I've been really sensible about all this - I have swapped out the SVS for a gixxer 600, so pay less fees...It's an obvious choice - ACC levies are lower for the gixxer so it must be safer, eh? Must be - the gummint tells me so...(despite the extra 60% or so power...)

As for "then maybe he'll actually start to think"...I doubt it too...

**Tank** · 30th April 2010, 09:31

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Yup one of our 650's is on hold. They can fucking sing for their three hundred bucks.

Steve

I really dont understand it. If you have a bike and cant use it - its not Nick Smith that misses out (fuck hes wont even know or give a shit if he did) - you do.

OK - I can understand it with a hyoshit - I wouldn't want to be seen on the thing on the road either - but for people with nice bikes - its such a waste and only you lose.

I wait with interest to see who is the first to waaaaaaaaa (tm) like a stuck bitch when they cop a huge fine for riding with no rego.

Me - I just pay mine - its part of the cost of riding.

**Mully** · 30th April 2010, 10:27

Originally Posted by Tank

I really dont understand it. If you have a bike and cant use it - its not Nick Smith that misses out (fuck hes wont even know or give a shit if he did) - you do.

I wait with interest to see who is the first to waaaaaaaaa (tm) like a stuck bitch when they cop a huge fine for riding with no rego.

Me - I just pay mine - its part of the cost of riding.

Agreed. It's bit of cutting your nose off to spite your face. Unless you never used the bike in the rain - in which case you should have been putting the rego on hold anyway, IMO

I suspect the fine for no rego will increase shortly as well.

I look forward to the Waaaaaa (tm) threads, actually.

**bogan** · 30th April 2010, 10:36

Me thinks it may also be phase two of get those filthy bikers off our roads.
Phase one was remove the financial incentive to ride instead of drive
Phase two is ticket the ones without a rego, but gives and excuse to target them all
Somewhere in there is probably a media smear campaign to remove public sympathy
Phase three may be mandatory safety gear? who wants an orange vest!

If I was a weekend wariior I would consider putting it on hold. In the weekends I'll just ride my dirtbike anyway, that must be really safe cos I don't pay a cent to ACC for it.

**StoneY** · 30th April 2010, 10:38

I have 3 bikes in the BIG fee range
I like to ride any one of them at a whim
My strategy has been to time all to run out within 1 month of July 1 and buy 15 whole months on each bike at this current rate, but post shops have been 'running out' of the form to do this (think Nicky ensiured none were printed for this very reason?)

Even if i get 12 months on each, it will still save me 360$ for one year.

I hate paying it, but like Tank says, its a cost of riding.
Fair? HELL NO
What can I do about it?
Already done all I could....BIKEOI'd and annoyed the nats at parties, submitted to ACC, opened a Wellington branch of BRONZ.............

Still gotta pay the ferryman sadly