Power to weight restriction

[fatheroftheaccused]

Ideas sound okay , but what about cars with 200hp driven by a learner , are they going to address that as well ?

[McDuck]

Guys there is a lot more to go go wrong with a bike. And think about it, 150KW per ton is about 200 BHP per ton which no far off a stock non top spec skyline. Sombody who can be fooked doing the maths will come and conferm this.

[McDuck]

The r34 gt-r stock was 1.5 tons worth dry and had about 300 BHP. Add in drivers etc we will not be to farr off with upper limit bikes.

[motorcyclesonline.net]

250's at the right price will still be saleable and I can't believe that all parents are going to let little Johnny & Judie race out & get a 600 - "Over my dead Body" still rings in the ears from 40 years ago All I wanted to buy was a 3TA 350 Bathtub Triumph

[McDuck]

It would have to be a bloddy low powered 600

[marty]

Guess that will plummet the value of my bike come re-sale time then.

Bummer.

cause hyobags had such great resale!

[Blackbird]

250's at the right price will still be saleable and I can't believe that all parents are going to let little Johnny & Judie race out & get a 600 - "Over my dead Body" still rings in the ears from 40 years ago All I wanted to buy was a 3TA 350 Bathtub Triumph

Ha! Exactly the same for me. I ended up with a Suzuki 50 and got a 350 Bathtub when I left homme and went to varsity. You know what? I STILL have the manual in pristine condition!

[Swoop]

I cant beleive it the govt has made a good decision for once

Don't hold your breath.
These are "proposals". Once the idiots in Wellington's round building start tinkering with them, they will bare no resemblance to what we are reading now.

[Mr. Peanut]

WOOOHOOOO MOTORCYCLING IS SANE AGAIN...

Oh i'm all emotional... I'm gonna get me a real bike... DR650 time!!


(sold my 250 at the right time too, saw this one coming a mile away....)

[PrincessBandit]

Having skim read all 16 pages of this (whew) and having printed off (and read) the Q and A's Motorcycle Safety Initiatives I agree with pretty much everyone else here - long overdue! Like Deviant Esq I too think 3rd party insurance should be compulsory. It pees me off no end to think that MY insurance no claims etc. should go out the window because someone else expressing their right to be on the road runs into me but doesn't bear any responsibility for $ by saying they don't have insurance.
Definitely in favour of scrapping the 70kph restriction. I found it freaky the first few times out on the ginny doing 100 but meh, that did not last long! It was then a total pain in the behind and must admit to ignoring it myself.
Hey, can anyone tell me how these changes might affect anyone already "in the system"? Doesn't apply to me as I'm on my full, but hubby and son are still in the early stages and wee while off theirs.

[Dodger]

I wonder if this will have any effect on the price of higher cc bikes? I can see a lot more people sticking with their learner bike (maybe removing a restrictor) instead of upgrading.

Still have to do something with the cage side of things, eg restricting HP for learner/restricted drivers. Would be one way to help remove the boy racer idiots, this as well as making insurance (of some sort) compulsory.

[PrincessBandit]

Still have to do something with the cage side of things, eg restricting HP for learner/restricted drivers. Would be one way to help remove the boy racer idiots, this as well as making insurance (of some sort) compulsory.

Nah, too much dosh to be made out of fining them! LBR's obviously have too much of the folding stuff themselves (most blatantly evidenced by their choice of pass-time heh heh) so those in authority wouldn't want to miss out on lightening their wallets.

[terbang]

Oh cool, I might be able to sell my 400 as it should meet the profile. Its heavy and couldn't pull a sailor off yer sister, but the important thing is that it is comfortable and easy to ride with no real vices.
We all still need to see how this thing pans out, but it certainly looks promising. Though living in hope, I Just cant get my head around the concept of the government and a common sense road safety approach being synonymous. Stranger things have happened I guess and with a bit of luck they might even listen to the industry..!

[CookMySock]

It pees me off no end to think that MY insurance no claims etc. should go out the window because someone else expressing their right to be on the road runs into me but doesn't bear any responsibility for $ by saying they don't have insurance.

Is this in fact the case ? You lose YOUR no claims bonus if the other party is uninsured ?

DB

[McDuck]

Is this in fact the case ? You lose YOUR no claims bonus if the other party is uninsured ?

DB

If the other party dosnt pay up you lose you no claim till they do.