WOF for new motorcycles

[Ocean1]

Why has the WOF on my 1 year old bike expired?

I thought we got 3 years out of them nowadays.

[jellywrestler]

Why has the WOF on my 1 year old bike expired?

I thought we got 3 years out of them nowadays.

this is kiwibiker you've messaged, not your dealer.

[Haggis2]

Because it was first rego'd before the 3 year WOF bit came in July 1 2014. When you get your new WOF it will be for 2 years so you get the balance as it were.

[Ocean1]

this is kiwibiker you've messaged, not your dealer.

Good point. Although I really don't give a fuck, the dealer is up country some and TSS are fitting new tyres anyway.

I just wondered if I'd missed some arcane legal variable...

[Ocean1]

Because it was first rego'd before the 3 year WOF bit came in July 1 2014. When you get your new WOF it will be for 2 years so you get the balance as it were.

Ah, good man, I knew I wasn't being ripped off for no particular reason, cheers. Jeez they've taken their time implementing it haven't they? I thought the law went through years ago....

[Haggis2]

Twas implemented in two stages - Jan 2014 2004 and newer vehicles moved to yearly WOF's then July 2000 and newer changed and the 3 year new vehicle bit kicked in.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Personally I think it's crazy to give a motorcycle a 3 year wof!

[Ocean1]

Personally I think it's crazy to give a motorcycle a 3 year wof!

I agree. They should get them when the owners want to pay for them.

Come on Pete, half of the two wheeled fleet do a couple of thousand miles a year, if you needed to make a compulsory check by a pro you'd go from miles covered wouldn't you? But WOFs are an outdated piece of bullshit, we're one of the few countries still doing them. They make no statistical difference to anything measurable in terms of accidents or fatalities.

[ducatilover]

Personally I think it's crazy to give a motorcycle a 3 year wof!

I reckon! I can't even make a set of tyres last 3000km let alone 3 years worth of riding

[Jezxa]

"My tyres are down to 0.5mm but don't worry, the WOF isn't due for another 2.5 years so they'll keep until then"

[Crasherfromwayback]

But WOFs are an outdated piece of bullshit, we're one of the few countries still doing them. They make no statistical difference to anything measurable in terms of accidents or fatalities.

I reckon! I can't even make a set of tyres last 3000km let alone 3 years worth of riding

"My tyres are down to 0.5mm but don't worry, the WOF isn't due for another 2.5 years so they'll keep until then"

Yeah. The main prob I see is peeps thinking their bikes are perfectly safe because the current wof says so.

[Jezxa]

Most car drivers probably think like that but I doubt many bikers do. You'd have to be pretty stupid to outsource the responsibity for your own safety to a WOF sticker

[ducatilover]

Most car drivers probably think like that but I doubt many bikers do. You'd have to be pretty stupid to outsource the responsibity for your own safety to a WOF sticker

Most bikers think the same too.

[Ender EnZed]

Even without any outsourcing of responsibility WOFs still create a motivation to keep riding/driving a vehicle in substandard condition until a WOF check is due, even if only for the sake of saving a bit of time.

I.e. When someone's back tyre first reaches the point that it's worn enough that they'd be happy to pay for it to be replaced but the WOF is still a month away. If taking the bike to the shop requires a bit of organisation and they're only going to ride it a couple of times in that month anyway, then it's easy to rationalise turning WOF + tyre into one trip to the shop. You can of course get a WOF early (I often do) but then the next one is sooner.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Most car drivers probably think like that but I doubt many bikers do. You'd have to be pretty stupid to outsource the responsibity for your own safety to a WOF sticker

You'd be surprised.