Power to weight restriction

**Hairy Marshmallow** · 23rd March 2009, 16:52

Just to have a wee bit of a stir...

150kw/ ton, sweet. Can get some good bikes within this range...

Now, restricting cages. 150kw/ ton (just to make it fair to all parties) will make sod all difference too. Mad wee Jimmy will still be able to buy a WRX and go kill all his mates in it

Biker: Restrict them to Daihatsu Miras then!

Pffft yeah right. Coz then the cry will become: restrict all 6L to GN250's!

Basically, I think the whole licencing system is fucked, coz nobody has to prove they can actually ride/drive to get Class 1 and 6.

**quickbuck** · 25th March 2009, 18:32

Originally Posted by sleemanj

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.

Any progress?

**sleemanj** · 28th March 2009, 16:20

Originally Posted by quickbuck

Any progress?

Nope, just the usual "Your email has been placed before the Minister for his consideration and you may expect a reply in due course."

**quickbuck** · 28th March 2009, 21:05

Well at least you tried....
I'm going to try and find out from another angle.... it may take some time though.

**Laxi** · 5th April 2009, 01:52

I still think the aussies had it right, prove you can ride the damn thing and we'll give you your lisence, goody goods over there screwed that 1 up too.

**MAD-MUFFIN** · 5th April 2009, 23:27

Be glad your not in the USA. I live in Maine and they passed some of the stupidest laws in the last couple years, I HAVE to wear a seatbelt in my car, (fully enclosed by steel), but, I don't have to wear a helmet on my motorcycle (after the probation period). They even passed a "common sense" law...... if you have little children, you can get a ticket for smoking with them in the car.

**mynameis** · 5th April 2009, 23:51

Originally Posted by MAD-MUFFIN

Be glad your not in the USA. I live in Maine and they passed some of the stupidest laws in the last couple years, I HAVE to wear a seatbelt in my car, (fully enclosed by steel), but, I don't have to wear a helmet on my motorcycle (after the probation period). They even passed a "common sense" law...... if you have little children, you can get a ticket for smoking with them in the car.

Don't you have seatbelts on bikes in US?

**MSTRS:Me** · 6th April 2009, 09:23

Originally Posted by mynameis

Don't you have seatbelts on bikes in US?

Probably don't even have reversing beepers

**firefighter** · 6th April 2009, 09:53

Originally Posted by MAD-MUFFIN

if you have little children, you can get a ticket for smoking with them in the car.

Good.

10 chars

**mynameis** · 6th April 2009, 10:17

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Probably don't even have reversing beepers

Beep beep beep..or CD players and Cup Holders.

**Big Zappa** · 7th April 2009, 22:16

Originally Posted by sleemanj

Nope, just the usual "Your email has been placed before the Minister for his consideration and you may expect a reply in due course."

these things usually take about 4 weeks or more.

And if he can't get his flunkeys to write a reply for him, write to him again

**jono035** · 8th April 2009, 21:10

According to a friend of mine who is a politically active kind of guy, the best way to actually have them read it is to send it as a letter. Good old paper+ink+envelope style. Apparently e-mail is pointless because they just get too much of it, too easy for people to send I guess.

Anyone else have any idea if this is still happening under the current goverment etc.?

**Big Zappa** · 9th April 2009, 22:58

Originally Posted by jono035

According to a friend of mine who is a politically active kind of guy, the best way to actually have them read it is to send it as a letter. Good old paper+ink+envelope style. Apparently e-mail is pointless because they just get too much of it, too easy for people to send I guess.

Anyone else have any idea if this is still happening under the current goverment etc.?

actually a die hard cast iron way to get a reply would be to write (or email) and request it under the Official Information Act....

**motorcyclesonline.net** · 23rd April 2009, 21:06

I rang Ministry of Transport & spoke to a Mr Woodside who informed me that all proposals put forward by the previous Labour Government have been put on the "Back Burner" .
There is no agenda for discussion this year and if it debated next year [2010] will not become law until 2011

Bill
www.motorcyclesonline.net

We have a good selection of 250's