Nosey people!

**more_fasterer** · 27th April 2007, 09:27

Originally Posted by scumdog

I guess a WOF and a motorbike licnece would help a bit eh???'

Question - would you treat an un-WOF'ed bike that is up to WOF standards differently to an un-WOF'ed bike that is not?

Wana_b, you're gonna encounter conservative people who hate nothing more than having their peace disturbed, and then want nothing more than to complain about it. Tis a common mindset in this country, unfortunately...

**Ixion** · 27th April 2007, 10:24

Originally Posted by Grahameeboy

How do you know the vehicle is roadworthy..it does not have a WOF.

Competent rider riding a bike without a Rego, Wof??

Hey, I don't have a licence either but I am competent...........in my opinion.

Twas a bucket racer. Even buckets have scrutineers. And quite a few very competant race riders don't have road licences. Moreover a vehicle can have a current WoF and NOT be roadworthy.

**Big Dave** · 27th April 2007, 10:31

Originally Posted by Ixion

Twas a bucket racer. Even buckets have scrutineers. And quite a few very competant race riders don't have road licences. Moreover a vehicle can have a current WoF and NOT be roadworthy.

Now is the time to tactfully withdraw and follow my advice foisted earlier.

**glyder** · 27th April 2007, 11:40

I have not been in new zealand for long
been into bikes for a long time
there are a couple of things i can not get
my head round in new zealand
1. Insurance Is Not Compulsary :- Why ??, Do Not say ACC, we have NHS in the uk. Not say UK do it right, but at least if somone hits you, you are covered.
2. Ban Mobile Phones When You Are Driving, unless you are using hands free. The number of times people have nearly hit me and when i have looked they have been using a phone.
3. Getting A NZ Driving Licence, the law states after you have been in new zealand for 12 months you must get a nz drivers licence but no one checks that you have, i know people who have been here years and still driving under there own licence.

and finally WHY DO PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND IGNORE RED LIGHTS WE MUST STOP THEM

**Ixion** · 27th April 2007, 13:28

ACC is so TOTALLY nothing comparable to NHS. You clearly have no idea at all what ACC is or how it works. Or the background to the insurance laws in your own (UK) country. Maybe if you spent some time figuring out how a new country works, before demanding that it change to be exactly like the one you just came from ?

**mstriumph** · 27th April 2007, 13:36

defensive Ixion

irrespective of point one, the rest of his wishlist is sensible .........

it would do a great deal to improve road safety ANYWHERE if mobile phones [and eating, drinking, playing scrabble etc] were banned whilst driving ....

not that it's gonna happen

**KATWYN** · 27th April 2007, 14:38

Originally Posted by mstriumph

defensive Ixion

irrespective of point one, the rest of his wishlist is sensible .........

it would do a great deal to improve road safety ANYWHERE if mobile phones [and eating, drinking, playing scrabble etc] were banned whilst driving ....

not that it's gonna happen

Playing scrabble whilst driving?? I NEVER do that

**Grahameeboy** · 27th April 2007, 14:43

Originally Posted by Ixion

Twas a bucket racer. Even buckets have scrutineers. And quite a few very competant race riders don't have road licences. Moreover a vehicle can have a current WoF and NOT be roadworthy.

Scrutineers on the day like WOF's.........but it didn't have a Wof so breaking the Law......guess the slick tyres were legal?

**Grahameeboy** · 27th April 2007, 14:51

Originally Posted by Ixion

ACC is so TOTALLY nothing comparable to NHS. You clearly have no idea at all what ACC is or how it works. Or the background to the insurance laws in your own (UK) country. Maybe if you spent some time figuring out how a new country works, before demanding that it change to be exactly like the one you just came from ?

They were not demanding things change..he was just making observations which is quite common when you come to a new Country.

ACC is 'non Fault' which has it moral issues whereas in the UK you have the NHS and Insurance but if you are at fault and suffer an injury which affects your job you do not get compensated like you do under ACC (upto 80%), but you get health treatment so not a huge difference.

**Patrick** · 27th April 2007, 15:12

Originally Posted by wana_b_rider

one thing in my life i have learnt that my dad doesn't know everything about anything!

Remember these words... it is probably what your dad said about his own dad when he was that age...

**Patrick** · 27th April 2007, 15:16

Originally Posted by Sanx

Here, ladies and gentlemen, we have police officer advocating that the general public take the law into their own hands,

Huh?????? Where did he say that?????

You trolling?????

Wot E sed is there are people out there who will do this shit...

**Spyke** · 27th April 2007, 16:34

the bike doesn't have slicks it has standard road tyres, the only things (quote if wrong or foprgotten anything) that wouldn't make it woffable for the road is that it doesn't have lights, indicators, horn and that it has been modified abit.

**CM2005** · 27th April 2007, 16:51

wanaBRider, i ride my two stroke(very quiet standard pipe) bucket up and down my road, with numbers on it, and one guy got upset, but no one else cares. you're in the wrong, but if you're being sensible well i dunno. your call. and yeah, whoever said that guys was doing his best or something, i'd agree.

**scumdog** · 2nd May 2007, 01:04

Originally Posted by more_fasterer

Question - would you treat an un-WOF'ed bike that is up to WOF standards differently to an un-WOF'ed bike that is not?

Yes, I MAY give the rider a 'compliance' ticket if it looked O.K.

But I'm not a WOF inspector after all.

**crazyxr250rider** · 2nd January 2008, 21:11

Lol me and our mates roar up and down our road all day (were in rural area of course) and only been complained about once by some crazy goatmilking christians. The husband stood in the midle of the road when I was Full throttle top gear down the straight part of the road and was waving a shovel
around if I didnt swerve onto the grass it could have been very un healthy for both of us.

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