WOF question: Rear reflector

[SMOKEU]

My CBR failed a WOF today for not having a rear reflector. It previously passed a VTNZ WOF where 2 inspectors did the WOF on my bike, and they didn't say anything about a rear reflector. It also passed a WOF at another place, and again nothing was said about a rear reflector.

I've had a look at a few other CBR250s which have a current WOF, and they don't have a rear reflector, so should I really have one to pass a WOF?

[Banditbandit]

Yeah, you should. It's required.

I believe it depends on the inspectors on the day - some pick up on things like this, some don't always - but it's a legal requirement ...

[Gremlin]

yes, legal requirement. They didn't pick it up, you were lucky. Now they have picked you up.

[SMOKEU]

It's a stupid law then, seeing that I'm legally required to have my lights on at all times while my bike is being operated on a public road.

[DrunkenMistake]

if it is a legal requirment then how do you get on with tail tidys ?

[=cJ=]

Yep, I fell foul of this when I made my DIY tail tidy. The guys at Freedom Suzuki just quietly put a screw-on reflector on my numberplate when I took it in for a WOF and it was all good to go.

[AllanB]

It's a stupid law then, seeing that I'm legally required to have my lights on at all times while my bike is being operated on a public road.

Not really stupid - the reflector is there in case the tail light fails at night. I've seen a bike or two at night with no reflector or running tail light - the bike is basically invisible - very dangerous.

If this happens I highly recommend removing all mufflers so vehicles behind you can at least see the flames from your headers .....

Some tail lights have reflectors built into them, some do not.

As far as a tail tidy goes it should still have a rear reflector to be legal - mount in on the bottom of the number plate. If you are still unhappy with this - find a reflector shaped like a big erect penis and mount that on the rear (so to speak).

[SMOKEU]

Not really stupid - the reflector is there in case the tail light fails at night. I've seen a bike or two at night with no reflector or running tail light - the bike is basically invisible - very dangerous.

Fair enough - I've had a tail light die on me at night so I know the feeling.

[ukusa]

well, ya learn something new everyday. I could have sworn my bike didn't have a rear reflector, a quick look confirms it does. Funny the things you don't even notice.

WOF Inspectors can be erratic though, some I think make up there own shit as they go along.
Bought a car for my son 5 months ago. The previous owner got turned down on a wof for no centre seatbelt/lapbelt in the back. Car used to be her parents, who had purchased it new in 1988. It had NEVER had a seatbelt there before, and had passed 44 previous WOF inspections without it.

[Gremlin]

My 2008 brand new bike doesn't have a rear reflector. Interesting huh?

[marty]

It will be incorporated into the tail light on the Honda. As it is with most (if not all) OEM tail lights.

[skippa1]

Got sprung for the same thing last week. Same WOF place as always, first thing he picked out.

[v8s&2wheels]

My CBR failed a WOF today for not having a rear reflector. It previously passed a VTNZ WOF where 2 inspectors did the WOF on my bike, and they didn't say anything about a rear reflector. It also passed a WOF at another place, and again nothing was said about a rear reflector.

I've had a look at a few other CBR250s which have a current WOF, and they don't have a rear reflector, so should I really have one to pass a WOF?

Just go buy one or two.

I made a tail tidy for my bike about a month ago and looked around for a week for a suitable reflector. Ended up going to a pushbike shop where they had little round ones about the diameter of a 50c piece, they have a bolt on the back of them and have a nut to secure through any hole. $1 a pop pretty damn good.

[sinfull]

Just go buy one or two.

I made a tail tidy for my bike about a month ago and looked around for a week for a suitable reflector. Ended up going to a pushbike shop where they had little round ones about the diameter of a 50c piece, they have a bolt on the back of them and have a nut to secure through any hole. $1 a pop pretty damn good.

Last i heard they had to be of a certain size with a SAE blah blah (standards approved i'm guessin) number on em !

[Morepower]

well, ya learn something new everyday. I could have sworn my bike didn't have a rear reflector, a quick look confirms it does. Funny the things you don't even notice.

WOF Inspectors can be erratic though, some I think make up there own shit as they go along.
Bought a car for my son 5 months ago. The previous owner got turned down on a wof for no centre seatbelt/lapbelt in the back. Car used to be her parents, who had purchased it new in 1988. It had NEVER had a seatbelt there before, and had passed 44 previous WOF inspections without it.

Years ago my ex had a 74 Toyota Corolla with inertia seat belts ( NZ Assembled Car ) . She came home advising it failed its WOF due to the belts. Puzzled somewhat by this I went back to the Testing Station where the inspector spent some time driving around braking etc showing me that they were not dual acting belts. I said fair enough , and then asked him " what sort of belts should it have had when built in 1974??" He did not reply , just quietly went away and came back with a WOF sticker .