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    Quote Originally Posted by quickbuck View Post
    Nope. You should be able to work out a bike within the first 100 metres.
    Seriously....

    I guess that I may have been riding a lot longer than many.
    I forget that......

    Anyhow, the only place I hear about the proposed law change is from Dealers at the moment.
    Might do some digging in other avenues though. Will be interested to find out.
    Wonder if my 50 will comply...??? It shouldn't
    I am also well outside the design capibilitys of most 250s. I can still do it all but i need a few hours to nut out slow turning etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by McDuck View Post
    I am also well outside the design capibilitys of most 250s. I can still do it all but i need a few hours to nut out slow turning etc
    Bro come on. I have ridden my vfr400 ( an honorary 250 at that ) for the last 18 months or so, and I just jumped on a fxr150 the other day which had 90,000km on it and road half a k down the road to the testing station and did the test in flying colours. You have got to be kidding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark247 View Post
    If you cant ride a 250 to the level you have to ride to pass your full licence in the first 10 minutes of sitting on the bike ( which i very much doubt ) you are destined to fail. Sorry bro.
    We must not have met. Dew to the fact i am tall and heavely built, and get my height from a long torso, it changes the bikes center of gravety etc a lot more going between the 400 and what ever the shop loaner was.

    BTW i did my restricted test on a dr225 and the tester said i will need to do the full test on a bike i know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McDuck View Post
    We must not have met. Dew to the fact i am tall and heavely built, and get my height from a long torso, it changes the bikes center of gravety etc a lot more going between the 400 and what ever the shop loaner was.

    BTW i did my restricted test on a dr225 and the tester said i will need to do the full test on a bike i know.
    We met once in tga when you came to the bar one night, im probably not as heavy as you, but im 6 foot 3 and i did fine on a 150 lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark247 View Post
    We met once in tga when you came to the bar one night, im probably not as heavy as you, but im 6 foot 3 and i did fine on a 150 lol
    Yea i remember you now, Lets just say i am a bit more top heavy now, changes things a tad

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    I've emailed the Minister of Transport (Steven Joyce) for a statement on the progress (or if it's going to progress at all). I'll post his reply when he does.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sleemanj View Post
    I've emailed the Minister of Transport (Steven Joyce) for a statement on the progress (or if it's going to progress at all). I'll post his reply when he does.
    good man, was thinking of doing the same thing
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    Quote Originally Posted by firefighter View Post
    hmmmm, I reackon it will happen around 2259
    Sooo cynical!

    I predict that this new legislation will go through well before 2050!
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    Quote Originally Posted by McDuck View Post
    Yea i remember you now, Lets just say i am a bit more top heavy now, changes things a tad
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    Quote Originally Posted by PrincessBandit View Post
    I realised that having 105kg of man sliding into my rear was a tad uncomfortable
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    250s are still flying out dealers doors.
    And the children wait.............................................. ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark247 View Post
    im probably not as heavy as you
    probably?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MidnightMike View Post
    probably?
    Hey I'm on a diet =P

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    A bit slow finding this thread, but...

    RVF400? Arent they kinda zoom zoom?

    And wondering if Honda Bros includes 650....

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkH View Post
    Sooo cynical!

    I predict that this new legislation will go through well before 2050!
    Similar legislation is being introduced in Aussie this year... in a few months apparently... NZ will follow suit I would say pretty quickly...
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    some states in Oz already have this.
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