Chain-guard legal requirement for WOF?

**riffer** · 9th April 2008, 21:24

I've taken my chain guard off because I prefer the look without it (showing off the gold DID chain).

A couple of people have commented on how I'll get knocked back on a WOF for it. But I can't find anything that specifically says no chain guard no warrant.

Does anyone have any proof this is true?

**98tls** · 9th April 2008, 21:34

I got one without a chain guard,i had removed the horrible pooper scooper the TLS came out with from new and carbon hugger hadnt turned up,no chain guard wasnt even mentioned.Bit messy though.fwiw

**merv** · 9th April 2008, 21:55

Can't see any mention of one in the VIRM http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/cer...ycles-v3-2.pdf so I'd say no worries.

**Motu** · 9th April 2008, 22:07

The vacuum caused by the motorcycle passing a pedestrian could suck a loose scarf into the chain,dragging the pedestrian to certain death if not severe injury.Don't be an idiot and put your chain guard back on,an innocents death is not worth the price of your vanity.

**Ixion** · 9th April 2008, 22:07

Grey area. Knocked back by some testers under the 'dangerous exposed bits' clause. But not specifically required. I've known bikes knocked back on it. And bikes without chain guards go through tinme after time. One git even tried to claim that the standard SV100 chain guard 'wasn't big enough';. Plonker! Find a comformable WoF tester.

**jagman** · 9th April 2008, 22:14

na mate nothin in the virm su wof guys over do it,if it aint in the virm then its not a prob
cheers bazza

**merv** · 9th April 2008, 22:17

Originally Posted by Motu

The vacuum caused by the motorcycle passing a pedestrian could suck a loose scarf into the chain,dragging the pedestrian to certain death if not severe injury.Don't be an idiot and put your chain guard back on,an innocents death is not worth the price of your vanity.

Yeah, yeah so we should all have fully enclosed chains like my 1970 A100 had - you know a "ladies guard" as they were known when I had more hair and girls didn't wear trousers and didn't want their dresses caught up in the gubbins. Remember the push bikes with the protectors over the front of the back wheel too?

**Squiggles** · 9th April 2008, 23:43

My TL doesnt have one, havent had a problem with wof's without it, Must be a grey area

**xwhatsit** · 9th April 2008, 23:55

Sweet! Well I'll just leave it off all the time, then. Frigging ugly piece of plastic. I want to show off my anal chain maintenance!

**Ixion** · 10th April 2008, 00:10

Just don't come whimpering to us when y' dick gets caught in the chain.

**xwhatsit** · 10th April 2008, 01:30

Originally Posted by Ixion

Just don't come whimpering to us when y' dick gets caught in the chain.

It's not that long, I ride a Honda, remember?

**Henk** · 12th April 2008, 07:23

I had (about 20 years ago) a C15 BSA that didn't have a chain gaurd, Testing station gave me a warrant on the condition that I take the pillion pegs off. Bike barely had enough power to move itself and rider let alone a pillion so it wasn't a big deal. My MZ has a fully enclosed chain, bloody marvellous 30,000 ks and still on the original sprockets.