Those where the days: bike regos for 1986

**Motu** · 7th October 2013, 21:09

Originally Posted by Woodman

Back then most of the dirt bikes were road registered, IT's PE's KDX's XR's etc wheres now they are not. Wonder how much this skews the figures?

These are all the bikes still exempt from indicator requirements, still in the VIRM. Trials bikes and enduro bikes. I used to ride a Rickman Metisse on the road - ownership papers and plate, fully legal. At the time there was also a daytime WoF available - no lights required.

Table 4-5-1. Motorcycles exempted from direction indicator lamp requirements

Bajaj Super 150

Bultaco Sherpa T250

Bultaco Sherpa T350

Bultaco Frontera 250

Bultaco Frontera 370

DKW 125 Enduro

Gemini MA 50

Honda NC50 Express

Honda XR185 Enduro

Honda XR200 Enduro

Honda XR250 Enduro

Honda XR500 Enduro

Kawasaki KLX 250 Enduro

Kawasaki KV75

Kawasaki KT250

Mini Buffalo

Montesa 250H6

Montesa 360H6

Montesa 247T

Montesa 247

Montesa 348

Suzuki DS80

Suzuki DR 370

Suzuki DR400

Suzuki PE 175

Suzuki PE 250

Suzuki RL 250

Suzuki TF 100

Suzuki TF 125

Suzuki TF 185

Yamaha IT175

Yamaha IT400

Yamaha Trials TY175

Yamaha Trials TY250

Yamaha TT250

Yamaha TT500 Enduro

Zundapp K 550

**spanner spinner** · 7th October 2013, 21:21

Originally Posted by Woodman

Back then most of the dirt bikes were road registered, IT's PE's KDX's XR's etc wheres now they are not. Wonder how much this skews the figures?

Yep plenty of road legal dirtbikes but it's still a sale and it's still another bike been ridden every day and it's still another bum on a seat. I bet Honda would be happy to sell as many crf250's today as they sold xr200's back then.

**Banditbandit** · 8th October 2013, 08:18

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

I hired someone this week who is doing exactly that. I'm like "What the hell just happened?" They study stuff like the Springbok tour in HISTORY class.

HISTORY!!!! I was there!

Yeah ... in class I once referred to "the events of 1981" .. and the whole class said "what happened in 1981?" ... that was a shock to the system ... and it wasn;t like it was high school - it was in tertiary education

**awa355** · 8th October 2013, 14:00

Originally Posted by Motu

These are all the bikes still exempt from indicator requirements, still in the VIRM. Trials bikes and enduro bikes. I used to ride a Rickman Metisse on the road - ownership papers and plate, fully legal. At the time there was also a daytime WoF available - no lights required.

Table 4-5-1. Motorcycles exempted from direction indicator lamp requirements

Gemini MA 50

The Gemini ?? I owned a Gemini 125 back in 1973. Rode it home from the dealer in Putaruru to mums place at Tirau. Seized about 100 yards from home. First time I washed it, part of the decal on the side panel came off with the car brush.

Back then, Taiwan were where where the Chinese are today.

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**danchop** · 8th October 2013, 18:17

Originally Posted by spanner spinner

Yep plenty of road legal dirtbikes but it's still a sale and it's still another bike been ridden every day and it's still another bum on a seat. I bet Honda would be happy to sell as many crf250's today as they sold xr200's back then.

yeah i worked for bill russell honda in whangarei back in the day and our biggest sales month was one when we sold just over two hundred xrtwo hundred rds in the first month they came out

**scumdog** · 8th October 2013, 18:44

Originally Posted by Motu

These are all the bikes still exempt from indicator requirements, still in the VIRM. Trials bikes and enduro bikes. I used to ride a Rickman Metisse on the road - ownership papers and plate, fully legal. At the time there was also a daytime WoF available - no lights required.

Table 4-5-1. Motorcycles exempted from direction indicator lamp requirements

Bajaj Super 150

Bultaco Sherpa T250

etc...etc

Zundapp K 550

My'81 Harley was also exempt due to year of manufacture/year of import loop-hole.

**Motu** · 8th October 2013, 19:07

You had to find a friendly cop to get a daytime WoF, and I wasn't going to wash and comb my hair just to sweet talk a bloody Cop! They stopped the daytime WoF and now we have farm rego - I like those. When it comes up on the computer that the vehicle doesn't require a WoF I show the screen to the customer, tell him it doesn't have to have a WoF and walk off. ''Oh, but I want one anyway''....'Why pay for one when you don't need one?' Round and round in circles and then I put it through. Why don't they admit they are dodgy bastards? We'd have a good laugh then, but they just gotta lie.

**BMWST?** · 8th October 2013, 20:11

Originally Posted by Voltaire

WOW Triumph sold 16, must have been to some old diehards as my recollection of British bikes in the mid 80's was totally outdated bikes that gangs rode.
I had a Z1000j ( $4100, 4 years old) and wanted a Ducati, but they were almost unheard of...a Doo what I?
Used to drool over Two Wheels mags at the range and prices of bike in Oz.
Bought my Ducati in Sydney for $2700 AU compared to the $6000 Auckland Motorcycles wanted for a similar Darmah.
Picked up a BMW there too as I had not seen many in Auckland, I think Jensens in Newmarket were the dealers and you could order them from the catalog.

eh?
In Wellington everyone knew what a Ducati was,I got a 900s2 from bike clinic in Tory Street.I am pretty sure they had at least one in the show room,plus darmahs and Pantahs.Some time later i got a K100rs from Bike clinic (top of taranaki st then) I dont think they had them on the showroom floor because they were new to the Market,but the std model K100(and the touring version) was out.Again i think there were brand new twins and flat fours sitting on the showroom floor as well as Kawasakis.