A rule that all race bikes must be road registered!

[jellywrestler]

yep that was in the olden days, anyone remember when that rule was ditched?

[MIXONE]

Fuck what a good idea.Then all them dangerous racers would pay there share of the acc.

[neels]

Probably about the same time people stopped driving their cars to Bathurst for the 500, and racing with the spare wheel and jack in the boot.

[wharfy]

I bought a TM125 in 1975 and it had to be regidtered.

[The Chow]

E class A plates . All bikes that were raced on public roads had to have these. It was dropped In late 70's early 80's, I'm sure. E Class A was for farm bikes normally , less tax paid or something like that.I had a couple of race bikes with plates , but proddie bikes were normally registered anyway. Those old pic are great.

[Grumph]

yep that was in the olden days, anyone remember when that rule was ditched?

In fact it was ALL bikes. Luckily there were licence classes which suited...I can't remember the class but there was one for farm bikes which let you do a nominal road mileage per year and which was quite cheap - as you'd expect for a cockies perk.
All mine and most of my mates ones were on that rego class. Finished mid 70's I think when the farm lobby got their way and farm bikes didn't have to be registered.

That Manx looks bloody familiar - is it Bryan Scobie ? I had a 3 piece fairing just like that on the bike I bought off Bryan and it was the only one I ever saw....

[The Chow]

In fact it was ALL bikes. Luckily there were licence classes which suited...I can't remember the class but there was one for farm bikes which let you do a nominal road mileage per year and which was quite cheap - as you'd expect for a cockies perk.
All mine and most of my mates ones were on that rego class. Finished mid 70's I think when the farm lobby got their way and farm bikes didn't have to be registered.

That Manx looks bloody familiar - is it Bryan Scobie ? I had a 3 piece fairing just like that on the bike I bought off Bryan and it was the only one I ever saw....

E class A was the class Grumph / Still have a number plate with the sticker on , can't remember what it was off. May be my TR2-B Yamaha .

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

FFS Dont tell Billy

[SPman]

Probably about the same time people stopped driving their cars to Bathurst for the 500, and racing with the spare wheel and jack in the boot.

And driving their race cars to Puke......I passed Ivy Stevenson once , on the motorway, going to Puke in her Lotus 23 sports car........

[GD66]

That Manx looks bloody familiar - is it Bryan Scobie ? I had a 3 piece fairing just like that on the bike I bought off Bryan and it was the only one I ever saw....

It's the Whangarei rider Graeme Lacy. Scobe always rode #4, he was a good dude. His brother Bruce (Boof) rode #14.

[Motu]

And driving their race cars to Puke.......

The Lycoming Special was never trailered - Jim Boyd would toss a bag into the Lycoming and drive it to Teratonga, race, and then drive it home again for work on monday.

All bikes were registered new - when I put my Rickman Metisse on the road in 1974 I used it's original plate....all numbers like the one in the OP. When I lost that plate I was told there was no such thing as an all number plate....I produced the original ownership papers to prove it did exist. The bike was never intended for road use....but still had a plate.

[budda]

I bought a TM125 in 1975 and it had to be regidtered.

same for my RM-S and my bros TM - used to put the plates on to run 'em in on the road, much to the old mans chagrin !
Think you can still "E" register, self-propelled farm equipment or somesuch .........

[jellywrestler]

Then all them dangerous racers would pay there share of the acc.

they already pay the same as rugby players, skiers, mountain climbers, cyclists and boaties with or without lifejackets

[MIXONE]

they already pay the same as rugby players, skiers, mountain climbers, cyclists and boaties with or without lifejackets

Don't forget the cricket players.My son has got a nose job in his future courtesy of a cricket bat.

[Billy]

FFS Dont tell Billy

Haha! I already knew mate,When I first started back in 71 my first racebike was an R5 Yamaha that was never registered for the road,Only as Ian has stated "E class A" it was farm registration,I don't remember when exactly it was canned,But I know the TZ250B I raced in 78 wasnt registered at all.So must have been early to mid 70s,Probably something to do with the Marlboro series,Could you imagine Gregg Hansford and Murray Sayles factory KR750s being registered as a tractor
,Or the first TZ700 in the world to be raced LMFAO!!!
Want me to see about reinstating the rule for you ??????