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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    It is a legal requirement in New Zealand that any aftermarket brake lines you fit to your vehicle have been certified for use in New Zealand.
    With flexible brake lines yes.. the hard lines seem more grey. I talked to an automotive supplier the day and they said they had never had to supply any paperwork with hard lines or fittings, which suprised me..
    I dont fully understand that yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by lozz900 View Post
    I need a rear fender ? The bike itself is the fender I'd have thought..
    I'll try put up a pic
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    Quote Originally Posted by lozz900 View Post
    With flexible brake lines yes.. the hard lines seem more grey. I talked to an automotive supplier the day and they said they had never had to supply any paperwork with hard lines or fittings, which suprised me..
    I dont fully understand that yet
    Do what you like. Fit what you like. Let us know how you got on.

    You asked questions ... we gave the legal as per answers.

    Good luck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lozz900 View Post
    With flexible brake lines yes.. the hard lines seem more grey. I talked to an automotive supplier the day and they said they had never had to supply any paperwork with hard lines or fittings, which suprised me..
    I dont fully understand that yet
    Hard lines are still brake lines to the pedantic vehicle inspector.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Do what you like. Fit what you like. Let us know how you got on.

    You asked questions ... we gave the legal as per answers.

    Good luck.
    Yes and thankyou.. the rules and reality seem to differ..
    I just looked at 4 other out of the box bikes and not one fender covers 1/3 I dont think it's as black and white as some suggest..
    Whatever the " legal as per answers" say

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Hard lines are still brake lines to the pedantic vehicle inspector.
    That's what I figure also..
    Weird that venhill say they're dot rated but their banjos have no markings.. so who knows what's legit and what's not..

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    Quote Originally Posted by lozz900 View Post
    Yes and thankyou.. the rules and reality seem to differ..
    I just looked at 4 other out of the box bikes and not one fender covers 1/3 I dont think it's as black and white as some suggest..
    Whatever the " legal as per answers" say
    This is the rule (Guideline ??) in Aussie ...

    https://motorbikewriter.com/motorcycle-tail-tidy-legal/
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    Quote Originally Posted by lozz900 View Post
    Hi I'm 18 months into a build of a road bike..
    What is the legal status of the bike ... in the system (ie: Rego on hold) or not ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    What is the legal status of the bike ... in the system (ie: Rego on hold) or not ??
    Historically registered in nz, I had a vin plate fitted before I started. So I should be able to reregister it and get the mods signed off in one hit..
    It's the way to go because from a compliance perspective . I dont have to pass things like emissions

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    Quote Originally Posted by lozz900 View Post
    Historically registered in nz, I had a vin plate fitted before I started. So I should be able to reregister it and get the mods signed off in one hit..
    It's the way to go because from a compliance perspective . I dont have to pass things like emissions
    What inspection was done for the new vin plate ???

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    Quote Originally Posted by lozz900 View Post
    Historically registered in nz, I had a vin plate fitted before I started. So I should be able to reregister it and get the mods signed off in one hit..
    It's the way to go because from a compliance perspective . I dont have to pass things like emissions
    so what are the rules on emissions then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    What inspection was done for the new vin plate ???

    Warning ... once a few mod's are noticed ... they may start looking harder at it.
    So I had a chassis and a number plate only, no engine..
    Land transport had my plate and and an engine number only in their system from the 80s
    I had to apply to get the chassis number I had attributed to the plate I had.. VTNZ inspected my chassis to verify it was in fact what I claimed it was. They accepted the match up and put a vin plate on... straightforward but the boxes had to be ticked and no guarantee they would accept it...
    I'm being up front about the modification. My certifier is my connection with the system..Theres 2 roads, major modification and minor modification. Structure vs non roughly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    so what are the rules on emissions then?
    So my understang is... if the chassis originally had an identical engine in it , then its seen as a resurrection with modifications as opposed to a scratch built.. the rules that apply classic rebuild are not crazy loud but no gas analysis
    A scratch build has to comply by today's emission rules which would attract a gas analysis..
    Can anyone else offer insight on this ?

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    That would be scary. My 250 has a different manufacturer's 350 taken to 500 witha 3rds aftermarket parts and is a dirty 2 stroke to boot. Fortunately no one asked for emissions so it must be riding on the 1983 chassis exemption, or at least 10yr ago when I rushed it into the system in case they got stricter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lozz900 View Post
    So I had a chassis and a number plate only, no engine..
    Land transport had my plate and and an engine number only in their system from the 80s
    I had to apply to get the chassis number I had attributed to the plate I had.. VTNZ inspected my chassis to verify it was in fact what I claimed it was. They accepted the match up and put a vin plate on... straightforward but the boxes had to be ticked and no guarantee they would accept it...
    I'm being up front about the modification. My certifier is my connection with the system..Theres 2 roads, major modification and minor modification. Structure vs non roughly.
    Perhaps ... get it legal first. WOF and Reg. THEN make the mods. Only the WOF check guy to argue with. Not NZTA inspectors with a mandate to uphold.
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