Are you registering your bike?

**bogan** · 14th November 2010, 11:13

Originally Posted by red mermaid

So with roughly 1 in 6 bikes not registered, does that mean that those people who are registering there bikes currently are paying extra for those that aren't?

Or in percentages, an extra 16% of the licence fee they pay, equating to $84.60 for an over 600 cc bike.

If this is correct, then thanks you bludgers unless of course you injure yourselves and then dont use the medical services I pay for.

All it means is roughly 1 in 6 bikes still in the system are not paying license fees, it doesn't mean they are still on the road. In my shed 2 out of 3 bikes are unlicensed but in the system, and haven't done more than a few km in the last year. Others register one out of a few and swap plates (illegal but they still pay their fair share). Other just don't reg but ride anyway. Theres no way of knowing the proportion of each. But I'd be pretty surprised if the later accounted for more than 5% of the bike fleet.

**bogan** · 14th November 2010, 11:27

Originally Posted by mashman

Did you get those numbers for cars?

nah, cars bore me

**SMOKEU** · 14th November 2010, 11:39

Originally Posted by Corse1

Out of interest and boredom I noted down all the bike rego plates at Okoraire the other weekend. About 16 bikes. 50% were not registered

I can't help thinking that those of us who honestly pay our rego are gonna pay for you f*ckers one day soon.

It's your choice to pay these fees. If I phuck myself up on a push bike are you going to complain?

**pc220** · 14th November 2010, 12:27

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

It's your choice to pay these fees. If I phuck myself up on a push bike are you going to complain?

No he wont. He only has issues with bikers that have had enough of been ripped off and choose not to cough up the new rego fees.
Gotta give Nic Myth some credit, his plan of divide and conquer is actually starting to work. Pitty most of those waaaaaaing on about the non payers cant see it.

**Ocean1** · 14th November 2010, 13:20

Originally Posted by red mermaid

So with roughly 1 in 6 bikes not registered, does that mean that those people who are registering there bikes currently are paying extra for those that aren't?

Ah, a legal expert.

Tell me, dude, what's the correct term for the offense whereby a person or organisation obtains money from another by threatening or inflicting harm to his person?

**tri boy** · 14th November 2010, 14:15

Ooh, I know this one. Ex Extor extort........buggar, was on the tip of my keyboard.
I got one.
Anybody know the true meaning of Red Mermaid?
Suits coppa's.

**Ocean1** · 14th November 2010, 14:41

Originally Posted by tri boy

Ooh, I know this one. Ex Extor extort........

Good. Very good.

And the common name for the offence, when they persist after you've clearly said "no thanks"?

C'mon c'mon, synonomous, (strangely enough?) with one of the words associated with 'er majesty's finest.

Oh for Christ sakes, starts with P.... Pro...

Prote...

**flyingcrocodile46** · 14th November 2010, 22:14

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Good. Very good.

And the common name for the offence, when they persist after you've clearly said "no thanks"?

C'mon c'mon, synonomous, (strangely enough?) with one of the words associated with 'er majesty's finest.

Oh for Christ sakes, starts with P.... Pro...

Prote...

Well that's a toughie.
At a guess I'd say it's either protestant, protesitution or protectionism. Obviously there is no chance that protectionism would be in play as the Govt is very fair so it must be protestant. It fits perfectly with extortion... being a religion an all.

**scracha** · 16th November 2010, 20:54

Originally Posted by red mermaid

If this is correct, then thanks you bludgers unless of course you injure yourselves and then dont use the medical services I pay for.

OMG, the ACC levies on my earnings, 2 cars, 1 diesel truck and 900cc motorcycle are all null and void because I pop out on my un-rego'd CBR a handful of times a year.

Thank you so much for subsidising this bludger Red Mermaid.

**miloking** · 16th November 2010, 22:19

Originally Posted by red mermaid

So with roughly 1 in 6 bikes not registered, does that mean that those people who are registering there bikes currently are paying extra for those that aren't?

Or in percentages, an extra 16% of the licence fee they pay, equating to $84.60 for an over 600 cc bike.

If this is correct, then thanks you bludgers unless of course you injure yourselves and then dont use the medical services I pay for.

I paid approximately $25000 in tax last year...how much did you pay? (Not even mentioning that your sallary is from that tax, just pretending that you are normal working person like rest of us)... So who is the bludger...

**mikeey01** · 17th November 2010, 10:41

nuff said!

**twisty** · 18th November 2010, 07:50

I have 3 adventure bikes which 2 of them I had been registering every year, now I'll only register when I feel I have to (e.g. big trip) and 3 months at a time. Interestingly my older bike which was on hold, I went register it for 3 months for a weekend trip and they would only allow me to register for 6 months ($250) because I guess it was only 1 week from the 3 months since I put it on hold (I didn't register and went on the trip anyway).

I drive a car to work (another rego) and my my bikes are purely for fun. Sue me for having the money for such luxuries, oh I guess they are.

**Max Preload** · 19th November 2010, 10:46

Originally Posted by twisty

I have 3 adventure bikes which 2 of them I had been registering every year, now I'll only register when I feel I have to (e.g. big trip) and 3 months at a time.

You know you can do them for a day at a time if you use the MR27 form, right?