If there was no WOF would you keep your bike up to standard?

[quickbuck]

But given the crappy condition of some cars/bikes when we DO have WOFs imagine the place if there was no requirements to have a roadworthy vehicle.

Ummm,
The way I see it, there will be STILL a requirement to have a road worthy vehicle, it is just that it won't be looked at every 6 months by a man in a white coat.

It is really the same as it is now, is it not, except the man in the white coat gets $40 every 6 months to look at the vehicle, and put a sticker on it.

See, it is the owners responsibility to keep their vehicle up to the Standard to be road worthy (as you know surely scummy), otherwise the man in the white car, with the blue coat can pull out his pink sticker book, and you are walking the rest of your journey.
The WOF inspection is just a snap-shot in time.

Now, as far as the poll goes, of course I would keep my motorcycle up to a WOF Standard (Well, actually above it), but then I do value my life, and my investment. Not that I have a 1960's vintage bike, but the rule applies to all my vehicles.
It is a shame others fail to see the need to, but a chap called Charles Darwin has a theory on those types.... It is a shame they have to share the road with other innocent parties though.....
Might be a generalisation, but those types would never appriciate, or own a classic motorcycle in any case.

[=cJ=]

Yeah, servicing would catch most issues with my bike if there was no WOF. Safety stuff (brakes, tyres etc) is pretty much a no brainer, I get it fixed 'cos I don't like being sore...

To be fair though, I'd rather still have to do a WOF and not have to pay rego

[bsasuper]

Some states is australia do this, can have implications with traffic accidents and insurance, and the popo run very lucrative testing stations.

[FJRider]

I spent a few years in Singapore (NZ Army) ... no WOF there, but vehicles had to be roadworthy ... and VERY heavy fines if they were found not SAFE. Also there was NO registration ... just a "Road Tax" system based on ENGINE SIZE. (ALL VEHICLES) The bigger the motor ... the more you pay.

[bsasuper]

I spent a few years in Singapore (NZ Army) ... no WOF there, but vehicles had to be roadworthy ... and VERY heavy fines if they were found not SAFE. Also there was NO registration ... just a "Road Tax" system based on ENGINE SIZE. (ALL VEHICLES) The bigger the motor ... the more you pay.

This would be great, but we dont have the population to support such a system, one of the reasons why we are a very heavily taxed country.

[FJRider]

This would be great, but we dont have the population to support such a system, one of the reasons why we are a very heavily taxed country.

Bullshit ... Their population at the time was only slightly higher than ours ...

And the "Road Tax" for my 76 CB750F1 was $750 (NZ) for a full year. This was 1979-81 remember ...

Heavily taxed country ...

[Bad Biker]

As I do now I would keep all may vehicle up to a safe road worthy standard.

Like others I wish to stay alive and having a independent check the vehicle over for $40 is fine with me.

Doesn’t stop other idiots from trying to kill you on the road.

The WOF only says the vehicle was safe at time of check not for the following 6 months so most people keep their vehicle up top standard on their own accord.

[bsasuper]

Bullshit ... Their population at the time was only slightly higher than ours ...

And the "Road Tax" for my 76 CB750F1 was $750 (NZ) for a full year. This was 1979-81 remember ...

Heavily taxed country ...

Well you just said it, your living in the past (as the song goes, I'm living in the 70's).Its now 2011

[FJRider]

Well you just said it, your living in the past (as the song goes, I'm living in the 70's).Its now 2011

At that time ... the rego cost for a bike was about $130 ... and people moaned about the cost THEN ...

And I expect Rego costs to go up from what they are now ...

[scumdog]

Well you just said it, your living in the past (as the song goes, I'm living in the 70's).Its now 2011

So why would that sort of idea NOT work just because it's 2011??

[FJRider]

So why would that sort of idea NOT work just because it's 2011??

It WOULD work ... and solve a multitude of issues ... if rego costs on ALL vehicles was based on engine size ...

[gatch]

Most places wouldn't know what to check on a bike. It's a joke.

I went to vtnz once, took all of 3 minutes. Tires have tread, electrics work, nothing obvious made a clunk noise and the rear brake locked up when you stood on it.

That was it. Hand over your $35, here's your sticker, fuck off out of the way, NEXT !

I don't really fuss over how the bike looks, so long as it is mechanically sound I am happy. I don't need some inconsistent douche to tell me my wheel bearings are poked.

[Banditbandit]

We know that if there was no WOF some prics would ride/drive death traps. But the question was to us as individuals, so I will answer it from my point alone:

No I would not care to keep my bike up to WOF standard. I would have straight pipes, I would make modifications without caring re the legality, I would fit additional bits without caring if the regulations allow me to, and I would remove shit that I did not want (frontguard being one).

But my bike would always have brilliant brakes, have good lights and be in a top running shape.

Yeah .. that would be me .... Safety aspects completely up to scratch .. but mods which are probably now illegal . such as pipes ..

Most places wouldn't know what to check on a bike. It's a joke.

I went to vtnz once, took all of 3 minutes. Tires have tread, electrics work, nothing obvious made a clunk noise and the rear brake locked up when you stood on it.

That was it. Hand over your $35, here's your sticker, fuck off out of the way, NEXT !

I don't really fuss over how the bike looks, so long as it is mechanically sound I am happy. I don't need some inconsistent douche to tell me my wheel bearings are poked.

Yeah ... I took the 1250 in for a warrant at VTNZ and this old guy put on an old pudding basin helmet (leather sides and all) and took it around a concrete carpark in the pissing rain to check the brakes .. I was worried ... worried he'd lock it up and drop it .. the next time one of them held the brake levers while his mate tried to turn the wheel with his hands ... it passed ... really good test (yeah right ...)

[The Pastor]

We know that if there was no WOF some prics would ride/drive death traps.
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They already do, they just dont have wofs.

[Paul in NZ]

Its safe to say it wouldnt trouble me either way. I'm pretty sure I keep the bikes up to snuff safety wise and am very fortunate to have a WOF guy that knows old bikes and their owners.