Warrant system, when are they going to change it to be less a pain in the arse?

[jrandom]

You could have a dirty visor on your helmet, and you have neither window wipers or a watersprayer... what do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?

Die, obviously. Of death.

[James Deuce]

Number of people i see riding around with fork seals leaking and balding tyres makes me want to keep it the way it is, alot only fix if they're going to fail a wof because of it

This is true! It has truth in!

[Slyer]

My windscreen never gets that dirty, I clean it all the time manually.
Squirters always do a shit job anyway.

[emaN]

Having six monthly warrants is retarded and huge example of nanny state. I've been living and travelling abroad for the last couple of years, ...

oooo, tread careful bro...travelling can be dangerous. apparently, this is when 'horizons are broadend' & the status quo gets 'challenged'!

i agree, it's mostly another revenue gathering exercise.

i went through a stage when i didn't bother with reg or wofs; then i felt a tad wrong about it, so I started paying reg &, needless to say, kept the bike in road-worthy condition.
then i felt guilty 'bout not paying wofs, so i started paying up again.

then i got all pissed off again, so now the bikes are "on hold" again & mostly un-warranted...and un-ridden, due to financial constraints.

unfortunately, the govt's age-old line is "well, if people kept their vehicles up to standard, we wouldn't have to legislate for every tom, dick & harry etc etc...", and we the populace grimmace & grumble, but we swallow it.

next time I go for a ride, I'm going to work out what it costs per day to reg a bike & put a cheque in the mail to the LTSA.
it's ridiculous having to pay ACC twice over, when you can only ride one at a time - it's ridiculous having to wait 3mths before you can take a vehicle off 'exemption', otherwise you're liable for the previous time lapsed.

no thanks.
cheque's in the mail.

[Lias]

I'd like it to change to every 1-2 years, but also given that it's supposedly a safety issue, I reckon the government should make WOF checks free if you pass, and chargeable if the car fails.

They also REALLY need to get around to requiring WOF's for mopeds/scooters/mini choppers etc.

[sunhuntin]

I'd like it to change to every 1-2 years, but also given that it's supposedly a safety issue, I reckon the government should make WOF checks free if you pass, and chargeable if the car fails.

now that is a jolly good idea, and maybe for vehicles that pass get a slight reduction on rego fees for when they are next due to be paid. [say $5 or $10]

mums car is neat [volvo] cos when the window washer goes, so do two little squirters on the headlights! and the wipers go as well, also on the headlights. lmfao.

[Slyer]

Come on, WOF checks are like $40... nothing compared to the rego.

[JimO]

My windscreen never gets that dirty, I clean it all the time manually.
Squirters always do a shit job anyway.

so your following a truck or bus on a wet road and its stopped raining but the spray from the tyres is all over your screen , your wipers are useless as all they do is smear the dirty spray do you stop and clean the screen, then stop and clean it again in 5 ks and again and again

[Slyer]

It's never happened before.
A) My wipers are awesome
B) Roads are clean the vast majority of the time so it's fresh clean water to wipe off
C) I don't follow that close
D) I tend to pass large vehicles
E) 90% of my driving is in the city or nearby.

I'm not saying squirters are worthless I'm saying they should be OPTIONAL.

[PirateJafa]

so your following a truck or bus on a wet road and its stopped raining but the spray from the tyres is all over your screen , your wipers are useless as all they do is smear the dirty spray do you stop and clean the screen, then stop and clean it again in 5 ks and again and again

Do you stop and clean your visor every five kilometres whilst it is raining?

[JimO]

Do you stop and clean your visor every five kilometres whilst it is raining?

who the fuck rides in the rain

[PirateJafa]

who the fuck rides in the rain

That's what I told the cop too, but he still bitched about me running race slicks on the road bike.