No License

[vgcspares]

man on brand new 800cc+ black bike dressed in black but with dayglo vest for safety ... and no bike license

wonder what the "lock up all the alchos and she'll be right" brigade will think of that ?

[cowpoos]

man on brand new 800cc+ black bike dressed in black but with dayglo vest for safety ... and no bike license

wonder what the "lock up all the alchos and she'll be right" brigade will think of that ?

so...errr....what you talkin bout willis???

[Burtha]

is you talking about "a friend of yours" ?

[TOTO]

vgcspares must be working for the police department and they must have been "destroying" heavy duty drugs all night by the sound of it.

[klingon]

There are a surprising number (well surprising to me anyway) of people riding around on big bikes, without licences.

Back in the day, licences were issued by local authorities (like the Mt Albert Borough Council for example). In the mid-'80s there was a major restructuring, all those small boroughs ceased to exist, and licence records were lost by the hundreds. So now large numbers of people who used to ride in the '80s or earlier decide they will get a bike, but discover they have to go through the whole process again. They say, "bugger it! I'm not going to get a 250cc bike and a learner's permit!" So they don't. They just buy a big bike and ride it.

I know plenty of people like that, and for every one I know of there must be dozens of others. Not unusual at all.

[sinfull]

When i ended up with the two triples i thought bugger it i'll insure them both fully so i can chuck one at a mate or three who might be into a ride on sommit late model, rather than thumpin round on their Nortons and Trumpies ! To date i have found one out of prolly ten who have a licence, but all still ride !

[MIXONE]

When i ended up with the two triples i thought bugger it i'll insure them both fully so i can chuck one at a mate or three who might be into a ride on sommit late model, rather than thumpin round on their Nortons and Trumpies ! To date i have found one out of prolly ten who have a licence, but all still ride !

I've got my licence so any time you need the battery recharged on the spare bike just yell out.

[Duc]

It wont take long before they are found out... one way or the other.

I have had three licence checks at Check Points this year.

[sinfull]

I've got my licence so any time you need the battery recharged on the spare bike just yell out.

That didn't take ya long lol !
After giving up on them all i committed them both to track (changed one back to road now, to try and trade it, but given up on that now too bloody rougues) Was quite surprized to find the 955 battery started the bike last week after sitting for a couple of months !

[vgcspares]

I think I'm right in saying the cops can only impound a bike if teh rider is found not to have a license or to be disqualified ... maybe that's the ultimate sanction

what had me confused was the dayglo jacket - why worry about being seen if your more likely to cause an accident yourself (cos your skillsbase in zero) ?

and no I'm not with the fuzz

[sunhuntin]

their skills dont have to be nil just cos they have no license. heck, theyve probably got more skills than many l platers out there.

a mate of mine had a harley, and i used to spend hours cleaning it [before i got my own bike] i rode with him on a number of occasions, and he didnt have a license either. but, he was a much better rider than others ive pillioned with who had their full licenses.

[jafar]

man on brand new 800cc+ black bike dressed in black but with dayglo vest for safety ... and no bike license

wonder what the "lock up all the alchos and she'll be right" brigade will think of that ?

I think I'm right in saying the cops can only impound a bike if teh rider is found not to have a license or to be disqualified ... maybe that's the ultimate sanction

what had me confused was the dayglo jacket - why worry about being seen if your more likely to cause an accident yourself (cos your skillsbase in zero) ?

and no I'm not with the fuzz

This thread is useless without pictures

There are lots of people out there without any kind of licence driving or riding every day & have done for years. They don't get stopped & never endanger anyone either.

[SMOKEU]

It's easy to get away with it, I used to ride my CG125 around all the time with just a 1F and I never got pulled over.

[vgcspares]

This thread is useless without pictures

There are lots of people out there without any kind of licence driving or riding every day & have done for years. They don't get stopped & never endanger anyone either.

tend to disagree with you on that one - we get more than the odd claim arising from some dork riding without the skillset

and yes, there is definitely a correlation between not bothering to take the training required to pass a basic license test and skills demonstrated by these lazy cynical useless riders

[Taz]

Just a piece of paper mate (well a plastic card thingy now I hear?)