Riding on the beach?

[Posh Tourer :P]

I thought you have to have a valid WOF before you can apply for a rego?...big pain as I have to get my race bike all WOF'd if I want to keep my rego up to date.

why not just declare it off the road? Get an X years exemption?

[VasalineWarrior]

Beaches are legally state highways guys, so that means licence, rego and wof. I've been nicked for this at Otaki beach. Thing is, if your on a kx 125 with no plates who says you have to stop? If you arent doing wheelies past toddlers and grandmas I reckon the cops should use a bit of discretion, its not exactly a felony to have fun any more is it?

[spudchucka]

i was told by the people at vtnz i will need to get a exempt class B so no wof required. just go in give them money they give u plates. unfortunately can not be ridden on the rode though but that was not the intension (dont want to have to buy new tyre's each ride).

The beach is a road.

[Ixion]

What is the speed limit on a beach ?

[Racey Rider]

And are they also going to 'do' us for 'loss of traction'!

[NordieBoy]

Does the KR have the power for "loss of traction" on a beach?
Or are you talking about locking the brakes up

[sAsLEX]

The beach is a road.

its pretty poorly maintained all that slippery sand! hell one of those sprot bikes could fall on it and go after the council in court!

[Ixion]

Not to mention that it seems to be flooded half the time.

Could they do you for failing to keep left (of what?). Or failing to drive in a lane?
I suppose the next thing will be traffic lights

[Ixion]

..If you arent doing wheelies past toddlers and grandmas I reckon the cops should use a bit of discretion, its not exactly a felony to have fun any more is it?

It most certainly is ! Far more serious offence than such misdemeanours as murder or rape. There'll be a squad of Robbies finest around any moment to take you away. All of them willing to swear that you were doing 180kph on your Raleigh 20

[Cary]

Sure you can reg it - but you can't Wof it,so you can't make it street legal...so no allowd on the beach.

Thankyou Motu , umka You were saying..................

[umka]

the ltnz said i must get the exemption and then i can ride on the beach even though it is a road. with the exemption u pay a yearly reg but no wof coz u are not using it as a sports road going bike like a zxr. u can not ride around town but u can go on the beach

[MSBOND]

Hey guys,
I went for a blat on my... wait for it... horse down Karioitahi beach on Sunday. The were oodles of motorbikes and quads etc. It was great. No police in sight. If its true and you can get a reg for $30/year thats awesome! I have partners, brothers and friends who would love to ride the dunes but fear getting a ticket.
Check out my vid I made, bikes at around 50seconds in, quads a further 20 odd seconds in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUpi...&feature=share

[motor_mayhem]

Good to hear they're focusing on the important stuff and not wasting time on what-seems-to-be-nearly-weekly bikes stolen

[apex]

Been to Kariotahi 100's of times and never had a problem with the cops, have even had them come up while we were unloading in the carpark and say "have fun be careful". There are some dickheads who go flat out past where the surf life saving flags are doing wheelies and shit but if you go slow to the 1km marker then go into the tracks that lead down to port Waikato you should be ok, riding on the flat part of the beach is boring as hell anyway. There is a bit of a bowl that has a jump in it sometimes if the wind has been going the right way and a few tracks in the forest between the fence and the beach down by the port. Watch out for 4wd's and other bikes and don't go flying over blind crests and corners. There is a good hill climb right down the end by the port to when the tide is low.

[FJRider]

The beach is a road.

Aside from THAT simple fact ... is that when in public places ... (A place to which the public have access, whether as of right or not) .... the legal bits are required.

A feature, not seen often overseas, is the specific legal inclusion of a beach as a road. This allows local authorities to set speed limits on beaches, and also allows the New Zealand Police to enforce traffic laws, such as registration requirements, that apply to the on-road use of motor vehicles.