EU proposes “650cc singles with automatic gears” as future for biking

[Macktheknife]

"Ok, ... GOD I know we havent talked for a while but we have this little problem coming up in the EU, then probably here. Tell you what, you make it go away for ever and I promise not to do wheelies ever again and only speed on sundays. What do you say?"

I can't believe they think this will ever get anywhere. It has to be a con, make us think we are getting something later when we are still losing and just don't notice. Either that or someone slipped something in their drinking water.

[Flatcap]

Don't worry. It'll never happen. It's just a bunch of academics voicing their ideoligy. .

Well, the EU has already started down the track. Many of you won't care of course but the Vespa PX 200 is no longer sold in EU nations due to some nonsense about particulates vs engine size. Why would the Environ-mentalists stop at that.....

[myvice]

The EU bastards are worse than the Nazis!
At least they had the common curtsey to kick your door in and shoot you, these pricks bleed you to death with endless regulations and mindless bureaucracy!
The sad part is we are letting them do it over here too.
Could be worse tho, even less freedoms in the states!
When will it all end?
We already lose our licences for a month if we go over the speed limit by 40k's, and that was just to stop people saying it was all just a money scam!
They don’t give a rats ass about my, or anyone else’s safety/life, its control they want and they are taking it bit by bit.
When I was a kid (I'm 31, so not too long ago) I could rip about on my dirt bike without too much drama.
Now if my son was to do a quick lap round the block we would have 27 concerned residents ringing the cops, court imposed family meetings, a "Safety in your neighbourhood" flyer go around and a wad of fines from no rego through to excessive noise!
Odd when I called the cops last weekend due to the punch-up out side our house (I was the second caller) they didn’t show!
Must have been called away to some reckless hoon doing 55kph!