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Thread: New ACC motorcycle levies confirmed

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    Quote Originally Posted by glegge View Post
    Do we need a new shirt/slogan? or shill i keep wearing the one i have already got and have been wearing every single day since just before bikoi when it arrived..?
    Naa.... just wash it mate. Unless you want to keep wearing it every day to turn up at the next protest to say; "I stink. Just like your levy increases!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by drummer View Post
    Quote Nick Smith.. coz they are heavier... hes never even seen a Bike let alone ridden one.... his crazy ansers at THAT meeting are still just that... crazy!

    Peter
    Agreed.

    My 650cc - SV - 74 Hp - theoretical top speed approx 190 kph
    A 600cc - R6 - 129 Hp - theoretical top speed approx 240 kph (?)

    Yes - the SV is slightly heavier but surely horsepower commands more rider skill / respect and therefore is more dangerous in underskilled hands.

    Even then, the whole thing is a load of bollocks. As has been said before, they should do the same analysis on car levies and split based on CC ratings of cars. Surely your old school big block V8 chevy is far more dangerous than your twin turbo Subaru legacy. What a load of crap.
    Quote Originally Posted by FlangMaster
    I had a strange dream myself. You know that game some folk play on the streets where they toss coins at the wall and what not? In my dream they were tossing my semi hardened stool at the wall. I shit you not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by James Deuce View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by mcjim View Post
    it's not the size of the bike but rather the mentality that feels it requires a larger more powerful bike that causes the accidents and injuries isn't it?

    is that tongue in cheek?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    But will you still wave?
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    Quote Originally Posted by James Deuce View Post
    Not with a 21 degree rake, I'll die!
    do i hear a rake based ACC levy in the works
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    I reckon more protest is definately called for. My 18 dollar a week tax cut is worthless after paying all the increased taxes. Not that I voted for the sheep shagger party!.. Anyway, I suggest licencing your bikes for as long as possible. I licenced mine till March 2011 by using the changing licence expiry date form (MR27, I think)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bodhi View Post
    Anyway, I suggest licencing your bikes for as long as possible. I licenced mine till March 2011 by using the changing licence expiry date form (MR27, I think)
    How about we all change our license expiry to the same date. Imagine the chaos of over 100,000 overdue registration payments at the same time. Imagine if every biker sent a letter stating why they're not paying. Now that would send a message!
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    Quote Originally Posted by swbarnett View Post
    How about we all change our license expiry to the same date.
    That, I like.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pzkpfw View Post
    That, I like.
    arent we all gonna do that anyway, to the day before the new prices come into effect
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    arent we all gonna do that anyway, to the day before the new prices come into effect
    Yes... but watch that the government don't take that choice away... otherwise... on the final day ALL bikers either log in to change or go to LTSA or PO... they won't be able to handle it and it gives us more time...

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    Quote Originally Posted by swbarnett View Post
    How about we all change our license expiry to the same date. Imagine the chaos of over 100,000 overdue registration payments at the same time. Imagine if every biker sent a letter stating why they're not paying. Now that would send a message!
    Great idea... but to reach those riders... how... thats where an idea I have comes to mind... and have suggeted in a thread ruined by trolls

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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    arent we all gonna do that anyway, to the day before the new prices come into effect
    Again great.. but who? KB'ers or ALL bike riders... to do this we need to be FAR more united and FAR more accepting of ideas... I believe we can do it though... all those regos.. and then don't pay them... wouldn't it be the ultimate protest!

    Peter

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    Quote Originally Posted by davebullet View Post
    Agreed.

    My 650cc - SV - 74 Hp - theoretical top speed approx 190 kph
    A 600cc - R6 - 129 Hp - theoretical top speed approx 240 kph (?)

    Yes - the SV is slightly heavier but surely horsepower commands more rider skill / respect and therefore is more dangerous in underskilled hands.
    Totally agree... we know its crap... we know its unfair... but what we need is to be united... that we are far from.. however we could be... we have to put political belief's aside... attack POLICY and be smart... encompass scoot riders... all who ride... together as ONE UNITED group we can make the difference... factioned like now, even here on KB... no chance!

    Peter

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    I think we may be missing what could REALLY be going on here!

    The guys in parliament and ACC arent stupid, if ACC makes a crazy proposal to jack up levies by 300% and parliament in turn say "no thats too high, we'll be nice and ONLY increase it by 50-60%".. they are using the old attention-diversion trick, where you're firstly hit by something as unthinkable as the 300% price hike, and are then more willing to accept any smaller price increase.

    in short - perhaps the 50-60% increase was always their goal
    good to see you guys arent putting up with this either

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