Ha! Take that Mr Smith!

[Hitcher]

I can't see why people choose to deregister their bikes as a costs saving measure. While the registration costs have gone up, on a cents per kilometer basis they're bugger all: less than a rounding error in terms of total running costs.

If you can't afford to ride your bike, you can't afford to ride it. But it's probably most unlikely that a couple of hundred dollars for an ACC levy would adversely affect that predicament. People who only ride over summer when it's fine are a completely different issue for a whole bunch of reasons.

And neither ACC nor its Minister will be losing any sleep about people choosing to use cars instead of motorcycles. Indeed for them this is a win and vindication of their levy policy.

[brett7777]

what I can't deal with is having to pay ACC on each of my bikes, even though I'm only riding one at a time.

Yeah Ive found I can only ride one at a time. They need a better system for multiple bike owners.
Im voting Labour. I voted National last time (sorry about that) & they also took 50000 in funding from the daycare centre where my wife works. I hope Winnie or someone like that gets 5% & gets together with Labour & tosses them out.

[5150]

Maybe we should start "Vote Labour" campain on KB

[Spearfish]

Yer what? What the fuck are you talking about man,& who?

I emailed the Greens today & am awaiting a reply

If the dark greens get on the bandwagon over emissions any acc cut will soon be wiped away (just look at the cost increases for cars with the new import restrictions), they tend to be a party that while shaking your hand, with a smile that resembles a burnt out wooden fort, flips you through a plate glass window.

Plus they were going to remove every 2 stroke.

[pzkpfw]

If the dark greens get on the bandwagon over emissions any acc cut will soon be wiped away (just look at the cost increases for cars with the new import restrictions), they tend to be a party that while shaking your hand, with a smile that resembles a burnt out wooden fort, flips you through a plate glass window.

Plus they were going to remove every 2 stroke.

"Green" is where the socialists went when communism died.

There are some people who genuinely care about the Planet, but most Green politicians just seem more interested in the bit where they get to tell everybody what to do.

[oldrider]

Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.

True!

We were just the Judas sheep for others to follow .... my little diesel truck went up to just under $600.00 to register, most of it ACC!

Must have effected thousands of diesel owners ..... never heard a peep out of any of them!

[oldrider]

"Green" is where the socialists went when communism died.

There are some people who genuinely care about the Planet, but most Green politicians just seem more interested in the bit where they get to tell everybody what to do.

True! So real people are still alive and well in this country ... what a relief!

I thought they must have all fucked off to Australia or someplace!

[Winston001]

.... my little diesel truck went up to just under $600.00 to register, most of it ACC!

Must have affected thousands of diesel owners ..... never heard a peep out of any of them!

Actually that's a damned good point John. And explains why my Prado regn was so high.

There must have been tens of thousands of Kiwis hit with this increase but nobody moaned or marched on Parliament or said anything. In fact I only realised when I read this thread.

So? Does that make bikers moaners and whingers? I'd like to think not...??

[SPman]

There are some people who genuinely care about the Planet, but most Green politicians just seem more interested in the bit where they get to tell everybody what to do.

I think politicians is the operative word in that sentence - and it applies to all parties

"Green" is where the socialists went when communism died.

Bring back the "Values" party, I say!
Or the "Progressive Greens"!

[Scuba_Steve]

True!

We were just the Judas sheep for others to follow .... my little diesel truck went up to just under $600.00 to register, most of it ACC!

Must have effected thousands of diesel owners ..... never heard a peep out of any of them!

Actually that's a damned good point John. And explains why my Prado regn was so high.

There must have been tens of thousands of Kiwis hit with this increase but nobody moaned or marched on Parliament or said anything. In fact I only realised when I read this thread.

So? Does that make bikers moaners and whingers? I'd like to think not...??

The truckies did complain... But you do have to consider diesel drivers are scattered, bikers tend to have a "community" & forums like KiwiBiker not sure how many "DieselDriver" forums are out there but I suspect not alot if any & they don't have the diversity or following of the like of KB & the biker "community"

[ukusa]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times...kes-should-pay

sigh.....

what a cock that guy is. Obviously someone with a small dick who hates motorcyclists!
Notice he doesn't mention those other road users that flout the road rules, weave in & out of traffic & take off on the wrong side of the road, and they don't pay any levies .... the cyclist!

[Murray]

what a cock that guy is. Obviously someone with a small dick who hates motorcyclists!
Notice he doesn't mention those other road users that flout the road rules, weave in & out of traffic & take off on the wrong side of the road, and they don't pay any levies .... the cyclist!

have a look at this thread and make your feelings known

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ighlight=times

[swbarnett]

I always said that the only way not paying your rego was ever going to achieve anything is if we all did it 'en masse'. That would have made a statement and created a massive headache for them at the same time.

Why do you think they staggered the renewal date? This would've been very easy before then. Now it is almost impossible - divide and conquer!

[swbarnett]

Perhaps if the protests didn't work,
rego on hold tricks didn't work,
weaving past cars at 50k faster than everything else,
tapping mirrors while filtering didn't work,
then maybe we need to resort to not falling off?

I've tried that. It doesn't work either.

[PrincessBandit]

Regardless of all the dosh now in ACC's coffers (which apparently magically didn't exist until very recently) it won't stop their efforts to get those demonic accidents-just-waiting-to-happen two wheeled inconveniences off the road...