Ban all bikes or just those over 600cc

[henry]

Expect to see something like this coming to your town soon...

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...sionzeroforuk/

[vifferman]

Yeah, ban all bikes.
Or, better still - burn them!

[Mr Merde]

..- burn them!

You cant do that. You would cause pollution and then those greenies would really start throwing their dummies.

[Mikkel]

Doesn't matter - we'll be out of petrol soon anyway

I foresee a lot of runners if they passed such legislation...

[Steam]

It'd boost the sales of the GSX-R600, and what's the top speed of that, 250kph?

Cruiser riders would be shit out of luck though, they'd all have to switch from Harleys to Boulevards or some other asian cruiser.

The idea is obviously proposed by someone who doesn't understand the power of a 600.
If they wanted to limit top speeds and limit deaths they'd ban everything over 20hp, which is just capable of doing 100 on the flat open road.

They either have a secret agenda, or they don't understand motorcycles.

[nodrog:Me]

so motorcycles under 600cc dont get hit by vehicles pulling blindly out of intersections?

[Finn]

Cruiser riders would be shit out of luck though, they'd all have to switch from Harleys to Boulevards or some other asian cruiser.

Nah mate, we'd just ride as per usual. Everyone knows not to mess with a Harley rider. We don't even register our bikes.

[TOTO]

You cant do that. You would cause pollution and then those greenies would really start throwing their dummies.

My vision is Bikes in space orbit around the earth

Can you imagine, you go on a romantic date, walking on the beach , look at the beautifull full moon and there are a bunch of bikes floating in the sky , shining in the moonlight - heaven

[Soul.Trader]

Ban 4WD/SUV type vehicles before you ban motorcycles - the thing with motorcycles, is that they're far more likely to kill the rider than anyone else. 4WD/SUV vehicles are quite the opposite. And it's all good to try and reduce road deaths - in fact admirable. But if I choose to ride a motorbike, it's no different to when I choose to go rock climbing, and any other "dangerous" activity. I'm aware of the risks, and I'm willing to take those risks, because otherwise I'd just spend my whole life in a padded room wearing over mits som I'm sure I dont hurt myself.

On the other hand, large SUV vehicles and caravans have a nasty habbit of ploughing into other vehicles and causing the death of innocent third parties. Not cool.

[imdying]

It's nothing to do with the capacity, that's just an abitrary number this wanker has plucked from the air... once he's banned anything over 600cc, he'll be working on the 250-600 range next, and so on and so forth. I will kill any prick that tries to stop me riding my bike, regardless of the law.

[Big Dave]

May the forces of evil have the google map co-ordinates to his garage.

[Tank]

Cruiser riders would be shit out of luck though, they'd all have to switch from Harleys to Boulevards or some other asian cruiser.

And how many of the current range of Boulevards are less than 600cc?

Ill give you a clue.......

[Steam]

And how many of the current range of Boulevards are less than 600cc?

Ill give you a clue.......

Oh, um, none?

Maybe they'll have to get one of those horrible Hyosung Aquilia's.

[MaxB]

What a load of antidemocratic toss. The Swedes are icebound for a lot of the year, hardly a bikers paradise. The only good note is that Sweden has been trying to ban large cars for years and got nowhere. Volvo has just released a V8 and Mercs and BMW sell by the bucket full. So I reckon the idea will not get off the ground here.

Claes Tingvall comes from a society which I bet Uncle Helen lies in bed dreaming about. Heavily socialist, state contolled piss, safety mad and taxed through the nose.

The reality is a substance abusing society with a massive suicide rate that has not produced anyone of note since what? Abba? Nobel must be spinning in his grave.

[madandy]

The Aquilla has a 650cc engine, no? It's still too large & powerful for Mr. Claes Tingvall.
Look at that wankers smile...he's taking the piss, surely.
Vision Zero my arse. Zero Vision more likely.