Are scooters to become motorbikes?

**FROSTY:Me** · 19th October 2009, 07:16

Did I read right? Looks to me that 50cc scooters are going to be treated as motorbikes. If thats the case then I say FINALLY. No more shit box dangerous peces of crap from china allowed on the streets.
I don't even care if their rego costs stay the same --Just as long as they actually have to pass a WOF

**Swoop** · 19th October 2009, 07:20

Originally Posted by FROSTY

as long as they actually have to pass a WOF

This is part of the proposals. We will wait and see what happens...

**Ixion** · 19th October 2009, 09:56

ONLY as far as ACC is concerned. Still a separate class as far as LTNZ is concerned. ACC classification doesn't affect WOF.

**sunhuntin** · 19th October 2009, 10:17

if they have to pass WOF, there will be about 50 less scooters on the road in my town alone! some of them are held together with number 8 wire, duct tape and lots of crossed fingers. i dont see why they are exempt from wof anyway.

**FROSTY:Me** · 19th October 2009, 16:54

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

if they have to pass WOF, there will be about 50 less scooters on the road in my town alone! some of them are held together with number 8 wire, duct tape and lots of crossed fingers. i dont see why they are exempt from wof anyway.

Thats been my arguement for years.
Ixion --part of one of the gubiment changes is to change scooters to being small motorcycles as far as the LTSA is concerned. A small difference yes but it would mean they do need a WOF

**Mully** · 19th October 2009, 17:02

I wonder if they're going to make scroter riders actually get some training (including training on how gear stops ouchys.

**dpex** · 19th October 2009, 17:45

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Did I read right? Looks to me that 50cc scooters are going to be treated as motorbikes. If thats the case then I say FINALLY. No more shit box dangerous peces of crap from china allowed on the streets.
I don't even care if their rego costs stay the same --Just as long as they actually have to pass a WOF

Um, Frosty, the last time I looked, you were heavily into selling shit-box Chinese two-wheels until you discovered that shit-box Chinese two-wheels weren't a seller.

Isn't this just a tad hypocritical on your part?

**Squiggles** · 19th October 2009, 18:24

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Thats been my arguement for years.
Ixion --part of one of the gubiment changes is to change scooters to being small motorcycles as far as the LTSA is concerned. A small difference yes but it would mean they do need a WOF

ACC's plan is to have mopeds pay the levy. Submissions on the safer journeys document to the Ministry of Transport included aspects of licensing mopeds similar to how motorcycles currently are.

**FROSTY:Me** · 20th October 2009, 07:05

Originally Posted by dpex

Um, Frosty, the last time I looked, you were heavily into selling shit-box Chinese two-wheels until you discovered that shit-box Chinese two-wheels weren't a seller.

Isn't this just a tad hypocritical on your part?

You clearly are a blind old man. The "shit box" scooters I was selling would and DO pass all requirements to pass a WOF.