Rear fender eliminator legal?

[AGC73]

I'm looking at getting a rear fender eliminator and have seen mentioned online that in some countries it is a requirement that the rear brake light be behind the rear tyre.

Is this the case in NZ too?

I have looked on the NZTA website and have not seen anything to do with this apart from needing to have a licence plate and lights and don't want to be swapping fenders every time I go to get a warrant if I do install a fender eliminator.

Update:

I went back to the NZTA website and on their in-service certification pages it just says that the licence plate needs to be lit by a white light, visible form 20m away and that the brake light and indicators need to be in the usual working order.

http://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.n...of/motorcycles

[haydes55]

Thread closed. Thank you Google.

[pzkpfw]

... and don't want to be swapping fenders every time I go to get a warrant ...

I'm sure I'm stating the obvious (and I know the question has been resolved so it's obsolete), but feel compelled to mention it anyway: "getting away with it" is different than actually being legal. Getting the little WOF sticker is only "proof" that the vehicle was up to standard at the time of inspection.

A vehicle be outside of WOF condition (and be ticketed for something) at any time, even with a valid sticker. Just think of tyre wear.

Whether a cop or insurance assessor would actually notice any particular fault or modification (or whether it'd affect any claim due to being material or not) is another issue.

[Erelyes]

http://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.n...of/motorcycles

Or, more relevantly (that is, this is the stuff pertaining to whether you'll get a ticket)

Must be upright (no funny angles), visible at all times (i.e. throughout rear wheel travel), etc.

So the ones that tuck the plate right under the seat are probably a no-no (although many get away with them). Your garden variety 'tail tidy' is fine.