cigarette company advertising on my gixxer

[Toast]

i seriously doubt a single person on a bike with cigarette branding is gonna get fined for their paint-job.. maybe the government will say.. "here's the money, now get the paint changed" problem solved

True, but...

The ciggy company would be opening themselves to a breach of the above mentioned law if they paid WINJA to paint his bike in their colours. Unless WINJA was selling the ciggies himself he wouldn't be liable for breach.

[WINJA]

Check the law about cigarette company advertising. If it's just their coulrs it could be ok. The Subaru 555 team used to compete here ok. Maybe it was coz it was once a year or summat?

ITS NOT FOR RACING JUST PERSONAL USE , SO I THINK ITS A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME AS FAR AS ADVERTISING GOES, THE GOV CANT STOP ME DOING A CUSTOM PAINTJOB

[Madness]

Why not approach Ansell and get a Durex sponsorship. Nice and safe, you might even get a full-body rain suit out of it.

[WINJA]

However some bleeding hearts anti-smoking group are likely to preform like trained seals should it happen. I'm sure there are other companies/franchises you could approach, but do not have any great idea. Maybe an anti-smoking group could paint up your bike?

FUCK OFF SMOKING IS COOL SO I WANT A SMOKING PAINT JOB LIKE ROSSI

[WINJA]

I think you will come unstuck here:

SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS ACT 1990
PART 2 - [CONTROL OF SMOKING PRODUCTS]

24.Use of trade marks, etc, on goods other than tobacco products, or in relation to sponsored events —

(1)No person shall use, otherwise than in a private capacity, a tobacco product trade mark—

(a)On any article other than a tobacco product or a package or container in which a tobacco product is sold or shipped; or

(b)For the purpose of advertising or identifying to the public—

(i)Any article other than a tobacco product; or

ID SAY PRIVATE CAPACITY IS THE KEY WORD

[Toast]

Why not approach Ansell and get a Durex sponsorship. Nice and safe, you might even get a full-body rain suit out of it.

I wouldn't mind being sponsored by Durex. Would be quite a laugh actually, and very off-putting to your competitors, at least until it becomes common.

Not so sure if motorcycling is the safe and healthy image they want though.

[WINJA]

Why would they want to sponsor a bike that never gets ridden?

ITS NOT SPONSORSHIP , BUT IF IT MAKES THEM HAPPY ILL PARK IT OUTSIDE A SCHOOL ONCE A WEEK

[WINJA]

What you need mate is an oil company as a sponsor. They've got more money than smoke companies There's a good Spanish oil company called Repsol but you'd have to change your bike first. You'd have to up your skills to handle da POWER

HOW GHEY , WHAT SUCKER WOULD PAY $400 MORE TO CARRY ADVERTISING ON A BRAND NEW UNSCRATCHED BIKE

[inlinefour]

FUCK OFF SMOKING IS COOL SO I WANT A SMOKING PAINT JOB LIKE ROSSI

I see there are a few bikes around paint schemes of tobacco giants. I agree that no one should be able to tell someone else what they cannot ut on their private vehicle. I reckon go for it, although if you think smoking is cool, then your slightly warped WINJA.

[madboy]

You should be able to get whatever big corporate to go for it fairly easily. You can guarantee them national TV coverage on Police Ten-7 and Motorway Patrol, and if you're really good/crazy you might make the national news programs. Just try and do it in the morning so they've got time to edit out the bits that cops do right before the 6 o'clock news.

And regarding the Subbie 555 team, there were two paint schemes that differed slightly if I recall. One was 555 which was british american tobacco, and the other was more of a stylised SSS type look which at 180k sideways down a gravel road could very easily be confused for 555.

[WINJA]

You should be able to get whatever big corporate to go for it fairly easily. You can guarantee them national TV coverage on Police Ten-7 and Motorway Patrol, and if you're really good/crazy you might make the national news programs. Just try and do it in the morning so they've got time to edit out the bits that cops do right before the 6 o'clock news.

And regarding the Subbie 555 team, there were two paint schemes that differed slightly if I recall. One was 555 which was british american tobacco, and the other was more of a stylised SSS type look which at 180k sideways down a gravel road could very easily be confused for 555.

FUCK I DIDNT THINK ABOUT THE STICKING OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB ASPECT , EVERY PIG IN THE COUNTRY WOULD SAY " HOLIDAY 25'S GSXR, I KNOW THE ONE"

THAT 555 THING WAS A BIT DIFFERENT I HEARD THEY OPENED A SEPERATE COMPANY CALLED '555 RACING' TO GET AROUND THE LAW

[madboy]

THAT 555 THING WAS A BIT DIFFERENT I HEARD THEY OPENED A SEPERATE COMPANY CALLED '555 RACING' TO GET AROUND THE LAW

Yeah, like BAR in Formula One did - British American Racing. Wonder where the British American came from since there's bugger all american's anywhere near real motorsport!

[Indiana_Jones]

I want a Joe Camel scheme lol

-Indy

[onearmedbandit]

Wow, I'm sure one of the locals down here would be interested to know that his Rizla paint job on his gixxer thou is illegal!!

Hmm, what about the factory Rothmans Honda (NSR, VFR), I'm sure the govt made it illegal to sell those bikes too.

Go for it WINJA, but go Rizla or Lucky Strike.

[Finn]

HOW GHEY , WHAT SUCKER WOULD PAY $400 MORE TO CARRY ADVERTISING ON A BRAND NEW UNSCRATCHED BIKE

I think I got a raw deal. I even have to pay for gas as well. They said when I learnt how to ride properly they may up the sponsorship.

In the meantime, all my bikes are courier vehicles according to the IRD. Even the dirt bike and it's not even road registered. Thanks Helen.