Thread: Motorcycles

Originally Posted by Grazor

Crazy what they come up with these days Roy, but what happens when you get to an area with dodgy reception??


Speaking of motorcycles, our transport agency has decided in their finite wisdom to not allow any bike above 125 cc to be registered if it doesn't have abs from today. I rushed to get my street glide through in the last couple of days.
This has effectively wiped out thousands of bikes here and wasn't common knowledge. I let one bloke with at least 20 bikes in various states of repair know, he is spewing.
Bloody abs doesn't make you a good rider, thousands of miles does.

Grazor, if the 'tuner' is in question, it doesn't work that way. It only is used to fine tune the bike and then it's done.

About the ABS--that just sucks!!

Just pullin ya leg mate, ha.

Originally Posted by Grazor

Just pullin ya leg mate, ha.

hehehe The thing about the ABS still sucks!!

That does suck. I still build em without front brakes, he’ll I ride don’t care about slowing down! Seriously abs on a bike mandatory? Maybe it should be that you don’t let stupid people ride. Does all cars and trucks have to do it too?

It isn't required on cars and trucks as far as I know, but probably gonna happen.
There are exceptions for classic and rare bikes, but I know personally 3 blokes that import bikes as a business. 1 from USA, and 2 from Japan, where most of our imported vehicles come from. They are possibly stuck with hundreds of thousands worth of bikes they won't be able to sell.
I have another 2 that may never make compliance.
Plenty of idiots on the road here too TC, that's where experience comes in. After 40 years of riding, you can spot them from miles away.
Rant over..

Man you said it. I guess after 50 years I can see I’m too a long way off, maybe further if I got me glasses on!

Another interesting Vincent..

https://silodrome.com/21st-century-v...-black-shadow/