WOF requirements?

[Bounce001]

Is any one able to tell me whether the requirements for wofs are from year of manufacture or first year of registration in NZ?

I have a 1974 bonnie and it was first reg'd in NZ in 1993. It is running sweet but the indicators aren't working and it needs a re-wire. I thought that in the meantime (so I could get some miles on it) I would just take the indicators off so I could get a wof and rego. Will this work?

[Ixion]

Out of luck I'm afraid. The requirement is first registered in NZ before 1978.

A motorcycle first registered in New Zealand on or after 1 January 1978 must be fitted with one or two pairs of lamps to the front and one or two pairs of lamps to the rear of the vehicle.
3. A retrofitted pair of lamps must be:
a) symmetrically mounted as far towards each side

If it had been NZ new (ie registered in NZ in 1974), what you suggest would have worked fine - I've doine it myself, to avoid pointless arguments.

[Jantar]

I believe it is first year registered in New Zealand. That is why imported vehicles must meet the current standards.

There are some exemptions, but you will need to confirm those with whoever is doing the inspections.

[Bounce001]

Thought so.. Bugger

Was worth a try!

[eelracing]

Thought so.. Bugger

Was worth a try!

I'd still give it a try coz this is all news to me...my 75 Commando was first reg'd in NZ in 1990 (ex USA import).

I've never had a problem getting warrants as i've always explained to the testers that pre 77 bikes (in NZ)never had them (blinkers)as standard.Have got away with it so far.

[MSTRS:Me]

As Eel says...give it a go. What do you have to lose?
Stupid bloody rule, anyway. Hand signals were around longer than indicators. The only part that made sense was - if fitted, indicators must work. So you just remove them...

[Bounce001]

Cheers - will give it a try and let you know how I get on. Have a 'friendly' bike wof person so it might be worth a shot.

[Ixion]

There's a good chance. The rego will say 1974, no mention of year of first rego. That'll show on the computer, but it would need a switched on AVI to pick it up, especially if the bike "looks" old and Briddish. EDIT:It's a very stupid rule anyway. If applied as written it would mean that if you imported a 1904 Spagthorpe (magneto ignition, no headlights, no electrics at all ), you would somehow have to fit indicators.

[NordieBoy]

mc-4-lighting.pdf

Table 4-5-1. Motorcycles exempted from direction indicator lamp requirements
Bajaj Super 150
Bultaco Sherpa T250
Bultaco Sherpa T350
Bultaco Frontera 250
Bultaco Frontera 370
DKW 125 Enduro
Gemini MA 50
Honda NC50 Express
Honda XR185 Enduro
Honda XR200 Enduro
Honda XR250 Enduro
Honda XR500 Enduro
Kawasaki KLX 250 Enduro
Kawasaki KV75
Kawasaki KT250
Mini Buffalo
Montesa 250H6
Montesa 360H6
Montesa 247T
Montesa 247
Montesa 348
Suzuki DS80
Suzuki DR 370
Suzuki DR400
Suzuki PE 175
Suzuki PE 250
Suzuki RL 250
Suzuki TF 100
Suzuki TF 125
Suzuki TF 185
Yamaha IT175
Yamaha IT400
Yamaha Trials TY175
Yamaha Trials TY250
Yamaha TT250
Yamaha TT500 Enduro
Zundapp K 550

[jellywrestler]

EDIT:It's a very stupid rule anyway. If applied as written it would mean that if you imported a 1904 Spagthorpe (magneto ignition, no headlights, no electrics at all ), you would somehow have to fit indicators.

I well remember the first time I took my 1918 Henderson four for a warrant, they wanted indicators and a brake light, I asked the dude what trade he was in and he told me he was a qualified mechanic so asked his advice on where i could get 12000volt indicators and taillight as that was the only power available on the bike, he was a little fucked then!!!

[Voltaire]

They guy at Sylvia Park can tell if steering head bearings need adjustment on a modern Ducati just by leaning it ( briefly) on the side stand while his mate wiggles the wheels......
" next time you have your bike serviced tell the mechanic your steering head bearing need adjusting"
How come I have to use dial guages and the like?????

so no way was I taking my 72' BMW there.....apparently 'they' have changed the rules and the clowns at the testing stations need a bike licence to check over 125 cc.....
" is your bike 125 cc bud bud bud..."
" does it look like it is.....?"

Finally.....Mt Roskill AA has an old boy who is in on Saturdays 10-2 and some Mondays ( " when they want me...")
SWEET......Passed no probs...

[Beeza]

I brought in my personal 250cc BSA (1969 model) from South Africa back in 1998, and got it vinned, woffed and regoed WITHOUT indicators after I pointed out to the vin certification people that it was not fitted to these bikes when new. It sails through every WOF ever since without this absence of indicators ever being questioned, and I've taken it to various WOF test stations.

[SalleeJA]

I have a similar question. I have a Triumph bobber that has a 51 Thunderbird frame and the rest is a 71 Bonneville. The registration is on hold as the 71 Bonneville, which was imported from the U.S., so I would assume it would fall under the same rules mentioned in earlier posts. I think my loop hole might be that the frame is a 51, but I don't know if it was originally registered in NZ before the cutoff date. Would anyone know how to determine when the 51 Thunderbird was originally registered in NZ. I assume it can be done with the VIN on the frame. Thank you!