LAMS approved bikes

[tigertim20]

I don't suppose anyone know where you can find "official manufacturer specs" on bikes? Particularly things like Japanese specific imports? Looks like people can apply to have bikes added onto the LAMS list. Simply a matter of finding the official specs, frame numbers, and then sending in an easy as application. There's a few bikes out there like the CB400 superfour and SV400 that should be on the list, but struggling to find "official" specs on them.

try contacting the NZ agent for the brand in question.

[nzspokes]

Get 250 Hornet. Sorted.

[Glowerss]

try contacting the NZ agent for the brand in question.

Will give that a shot. Cheers.

[nzspokes]

Hm, seems like our 650 hyo is lams approved.

[Glowerss]

Hm, seems like our 650 hyo is lams approved.

I believe that's only the restricted Hyo 650. Same with the SV650U or whatever it is and a couple of other ones. I don't think they'd let an 80bhp bike onto the list. I mean I know it's a hyo but still!

[nzspokes]

I believe that's only the restricted Hyo 650. Same with the SV650U or whatever it is and a couple of other ones. I don't think they'd let an 80bhp bike onto the list. I mean I know it's a hyo but still!

If ours is 80hp i will eat its seat.

[Glowerss]

If ours is 80hp i will eat its seat.

HAHAHA Hyosung quotes it at 79 BHP. Nobody said they had to be honest!

Either way its the GT650Ls that are approved, which are restricted to, well fuck knows how much, but its a difference in 0-100 times of 5seconds for the normal 650 and 8 and a bit for the restricted.

[nzspokes]

HAHAHA Hyosung quotes it at 79 BHP. Nobody said they had to be honest!

Either way its the GT650Ls that are approved, which are restricted to, well fuck knows how much, but its a difference in 0-100 times of 5seconds for the normal 650 and 8 and a bit for the restricted.

How do you tell if its restricted? Had wondered that as its slow.

[Glowerss]

How do you tell if its restricted? Had wondered that as its slow.

Rego tag would most likely say GT650L or GT650RL. I don't know that NZ has any of the restricted hyobags yet. Mostly just in OZ at the moment. Only LAMS restricted bikes I've seen around are those gsx650FU faired bandit things going for ridiculous markups.

[Asher]

Does anyone know yet how they are going to identify the LAMS bikes? like different rego colour? or will it be down to the cops to know the list of by heart? If thats true i wonder how many coppers know a 2 stroke when they see one.

[ducatilover]

How do you tell if its restricted? Had wondered that as its slow.

Find a long road, if it goes faster than 180km/h, it's not restricted. The restricted ones (that we didn't get) are fucking slow

[davereid]

Does anyone know yet how they are going to identify the LAMS bikes? like different rego colour? or will it be down to the cops to know the list of by heart? If thats true i wonder how many coppers know a 2 stroke when they see one.

Page 5 of this http://www.nzta.govt.nz/consultation...cs/q-and-a.pdf document says the LAMS status will be on the licence label.

But I doubt the NZTA have any idea which bikes should be LAMs and which should not. They have never done a very good job of tracking vehicles, for example they thought my BMW K100 was 100cc, and they thought my Nissan Pathfinder was a diesel.

I simply don't belive they have any way of determining a motorcycles exact model and working out if it is LAMs compliant or not.

Anyway LAMs starts in a week. We would all have been sent our shiny new LAMs labels if they exist.

The police will have to try and figure that out on the side of the road.

[p.dath]

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Anyway LAMs starts in a week. We would all have been sent our shiny new LAMs labels if they exist.

The police will have to try and figure that out on the side of the road.

I'll guess they'll be using their discretion. It it has a label then they'll probably assume it is LAMs compliant. If it is obviously 250cc or smaller than I imagine it'll probably be ok as well for the moment.

But if it is appears to exceed the LAMs requirements then and you don't have a rego label with LAMs on it you should expect some problems.

[FJRider]

I'll guess they'll be using their discretion. It it has a label then they'll probably assume it is LAMs compliant. If it is obviously 250cc or smaller than I imagine it'll probably be ok as well for the moment.

But if it is appears to exceed the LAMs requirements then and you don't have a rego label with LAMs on it you should expect some problems.

Maybe ... They'll just leave it up to you to prove it IS on the list. They have already stated, that not knowing it isn't on the list ... is no excuse. Have a copy of the list with you may pay dividends... well get you off a ticket anyway.

[rastuscat]

The Popo bosses went to NZTA with a proposal for a notification on the license label, but it didn't get off the ground. Too hard to administer, they said.

The Popos bosses are trying to get a notification on the vehicle database, so they can doa reg check, and it also tells them whether the bike is LAMS approved or not.

Watch this space. I reckon the best that we can do on 1 October is carry a print of the list from the NZTA website. Remember that most cops aren't bike enthusiasts, to potentially don't know the difference between the good, bad and awful bikes on and off the list.