Recreational rego in NSW

[dennis da menaceMember]

i have to agree and dissaggree Scotty.

firstly, NSW should get with the times (and the rest of the modern world :laugh: ) and change its medievil registration system. it looks like as mentioned earlier, its set up for insurance purposes…so those bastards make a packet.
it seems your government dont want much to do with it.

down here in melbourne i pay $420 for full rego for my bike.
and that includes traffic accident insurance.
i still pay $400ish for vehicle insurance too.

rec rego is under $200 to get originally (must be inspected) and is then about $65 annually.

there are still a few requirements needed to gain rec rego, including a max noise level of 94dBA.

here are the requirements……(from vicroads website)

Recreation registration allows you to ride a motorcycle in certain areas without obtaining full registration.

Eligibility
Any two-wheeled motorcycle can be registered as a recreation vehicle.

To operate a recreation vehicle you must be at least 18 years of age and you must also hold a motorcycle learner permit or licence to ride on a road.

Minimum construction requirements
All recreation motorcycles must have:
a rear vision mirror fitted to the right hand side
brakes fitted to both wheels, capable of working independently if one brake fails
one head lamp
one rear red tail lamp
one rear red brake lamp
one rear white number plate lamp
a silencing device which restricts the noise level to 94 dBA or less
an appropriate horn or warning device wired into the motorcycle’s electrical system
a chain guard that protects the rider from the front chain sprocket

IMPORTANT

All lighting used must be of a type intended for use on motorcycles.
A ‘total loss system’* power source for the lighting is not acceptable.
If a battery is fitted to the motorcycle, an integrated charging system, such as an alternator, is required.
Magneto driving lights are acceptable if a battery is not fitted.
* A ‘Total loss’ system is one where the lights are powered in such a way that continuous power to the lights is not possible. For example, lights powered by batteries are not continuously rechargeable and can therefore run down. This is a safety measure to ensure that lighting is available to the rider when it is required.

Conditions
There are a number of conditions applying to operating a recreation vehicle. They are:
Recreation motorcycles are only permitted to be operated on roads (except declared freeways and arterial roads, including roads formerly designated as forest roads, under the Road Management Act 2004) that are:
located outside “built up areas” as defined by speed zones of less than 100 km/h, or
those areas that are not a road and are solely for the training and assessment of a holder of a motorcycle learner permit by an organisation approved by VicRoads for that purpose
the vehicle must not carry any load or a person other than the rider
the rider must wear a protective helmet of the type approved under the Road Rules Victoria

i think in Vic, mostly people use rec rego for the cheap price. you are still covered by TAC with rec rego aswell.
as Scotty said, the unregoed wankers are also the unlicensed ones.
i dont see too many people buying motorcrossers and bothering to kit them for rec rego.
ive ridden with a few MXers fully kitted down here and they are all owned by legit bike riders and old racer types like Brucee.

in fact im rebuilding an ’89 YZ250 with a mate at the moment. he has had rec rego on that old weapon since…. well forever. :laugh:
when you look at the cost of buying a headlight, taillight, horn, stator, brake switches etc, it gets a little pricey for the average yobbo who rides in reserves and shit.
my mates YZ has a ballards LED lighting kit which runs off the standard stator but i think that cost him $195 or something… it was a while ago. :laugh:
why bother doing all that and riding unlicensed.

i still see unregoed bikes nearly everytime i ride in the local places around here. it is a $1000 worth of fines for unreg and unlicensed but that doesnt stop them.
nothing will unfortunately and they will always give us a bad name.

reserve riding down here is on the decline as the cops use the “Hoon” laws on those idiots.
first offence is 48 hours confiscation of bike and a fine.
second is a bigger fine and 30 days.
third is a bigger fine again and they will CRUSH your bike :dry:

maybe you could try a bit of that action on them Scotty :laugh: it might scare them enough

i dont believe rec rego in NSW will require a green slip either. from what im reading it will be modelled off the Vicroads system.
there is no green slip or RWC required ever down here.

i say go with it dudes, its cheaper.

if i could ride interstate with rec rego i would have it myself.

unfortunately it isnt recognised by any other state so i have to pay just to ride with you lot :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[StuartMember]

I’ve been waiting for this for ages.. I have an IT400F, now finished and ready for the trails, or a mate’s property at least. If I can get rec rego, it would be easier to get to trails from said mate’s farm.

[GregMember]

I just now re-registered the Tenere

Green slip GIO = $252-45

Rego RTA NSW = $110-00

Total = $362-45

It started me thinking enough to risk dragging this thread up. 362 bucks a year for full rego to ride anywhere legal in the grand scheme of life costs now days isn’t that bad is it

TB

[Adrian LeeMember]

But on the other side of the ledger if had a bike that was strictly for the bush and trailered
into the bush you cant go past $66.00 rego.

[Rod WalkerMember]

aido wrote:

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But on the other side of the ledger if had a bike that was strictly for the bush and trailered
into the bush you cant go past $66.00 rego.

+1

I’ve said it before. I have road bikes for the road, dirt bikes for the bush. I’m all for rec-rego.

[Scott SouthwellMember]

Capt. Furious wrote:

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aido wrote:

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But on the other side of the ledger if had a bike that was strictly for the bush and trailered
into the bush you cant go past $66.00 rego.

+1

I’ve said it before. I have road bikes for the road, dirt bikes for the bush. I’m all for rec-rego.

Hahahaha, as if the NSW government will ever let $66 rego happen. Have a look at how much more we pay for our other rego’s.

On another note, and maybe our resident Mexicans can give more info an this but I hear there is a push in Vic to have their rec rego scheme limited to compliance plated bikes only, no MX or pitbikes. For MX bikes that already have rec rego the rego will not be tranferrable to the new owner if sold. Anyone South of the border who can confirm this.

[GregMember]

Thats so right Scotty

Yeah ok thats the other side Aido I just started thinking about it was all. We wont see rec rego in NSW so it is the only legal alternative isnt it. And 362 bucks is better than the fine for riding your Un regoed bike in the bush

Thinking about some of our best rides we have ever had here at OBT (rides everyone one said were rippers) Nundle, Coffs, Mick Birthday rides, the birthday rides, even the last Murphsberg cant be done legally with rec rego

Oh well was just thinking out loud

TB

[alanMember]

green slips are overpriced for what you get nothing if they where set at a price that reflected there true cover bikes would be real cheap to rego and greenslip (no pillion ) that no one would worry about rec-rego

[alanMember]

Scotty wrote:

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Capt. Furious wrote:

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aido wrote:

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But on the other side of the ledger if had a bike that was strictly for the bush and trailered
into the bush you cant go past $66.00 rego.

+1

I’ve said it before. I have road bikes for the road, dirt bikes for the bush. I’m all for rec-rego.

Hahahaha, as if the NSW government will ever let $66 rego happen. Have a look at how much more we pay for our other rego’s.

On another note, and maybe our resident Mexicans can give more info an this but I hear there is a push in Vic to have their rec rego scheme limited to compliance plated bikes only, no MX or pitbikes. For MX bikes that already have rec rego the rego will not be tranferrable to the new owner if sold. Anyone South of the border who can confirm this.

hay scoty i just regoed my bike it was 108 dollars the rest went to the insurence company the rego was cheap the government missed out and the inserance company got my cash but medicare will have to cover any of my medical expences and what did they get its just a stupid system

[Adrian LeeMember]

Rec reg works well down Here but saying that I have full reg hoping to ride up with you guys one day.

It wouldn’t matter what rego cost you will always have the minority of idiots that ruin it for us doing

The right thing, I see it every time I ride.

[Scott SouthwellMember]

white rocket wrote:

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Scotty wrote:

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Capt. Furious wrote:

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aido wrote:

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But on the other side of the ledger if had a bike that was strictly for the bush and trailered
into the bush you cant go past $66.00 rego.

+1

I’ve said it before. I have road bikes for the road, dirt bikes for the bush. I’m all for rec-rego.

Hahahaha, as if the NSW government will ever let $66 rego happen. Have a look at how much more we pay for our other rego’s.

On another note, and maybe our resident Mexicans can give more info an this but I hear there is a push in Vic to have their rec rego scheme limited to compliance plated bikes only, no MX or pitbikes. For MX bikes that already have rec rego the rego will not be tranferrable to the new owner if sold. Anyone South of the border who can confirm this.

hay scoty i just regoed my bike it was 108 dollars the rest went to the insurence company the rego was cheap the government missed out and the inserance company got my cash but medicare will have to cover any of my medical expences and what did they get its just a stupid system

I agree rocket the system is not perfect but I don’t agree in the use of non ADR bikes in the bush. A rec rego system for ADR bikes or a solo rider ergo like in QLD would be good. And for the record rocket it will be the insurance you will need to pay under a rec rego scheme so you will still be feeding the greedy insurance companies.

On the subject of Qld, do they have a rec rego scheme because according to Insure My Rides petition they do.

[dennis da menaceMember]

Scotty wrote:

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On another note, and maybe our resident Mexicans can give more info an this but I hear there is a push in Vic to have their rec rego scheme limited to compliance plated bikes only, no MX or pitbikes. For MX bikes that already have rec rego the rego will not be tranferrable to the new owner if sold. Anyone South of the border who can confirm this.

im not so sure of that Scotty.
i did hear on the news over xmas that the laws have changed down here regarding ‘Primary Producer’ rego (which is for farmers, so they can ride bikes, quads, tractors, etc, within 25km of their own property)
that they will no longer have to have ADR compliance on their machines.

whether or not this is part of Vicroads changing Rec Regos, i dont know.
i will suss it out though.

to be honest, i’d like to see ADR compliant Rec Rego down here. it might rid us of chinese shitbikes :laugh: :laugh:

it will stir up the applecart if it happens :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Mick DMember]

It appears now that insure my ride have jumped on the band wagon and are throwing a bit of weight behind the scheme, they have organised a petition. here is the link to their site and the link to down load the petition.

Rec rego petition

[GregMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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It appears now that insure my ride have jumped on the band wagon and are throwing a bit of weight behind the scheme, they have organised a petition. here is the link to their site and the link to down load the petition.

Rec rego petition

Mick the insure my ride petition was in the first posts link for THIS thread its old like you :laugh: :laugh:

Good job :laugh:

Knuckle head :cheer:

TB

[Mick DMember]

What ever :laugh:

The petition is due in by Jan 30. If you are inclined to sign it and send it in,you can do it.

As for me, I am happy with the status quo at the moment.

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