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aido wrote:

Yeah mate, I got nothing either!

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Aaron wrote:

I have heard in the past car club people talking about that type of conditional rego. Drovers I think can get it to rego their quads to drive on the road side. Regardless of what anyone sayes about how right it is to do the right thing by the law. This insurance system is a scam. It would be interesting to see the numbers on collected premiums v insurance claim costs.

At the end of the day the insurance companies are a business. It is the aim of all businesses to MAKE money. Can’t do much about that.

Aaron wrote:

Like stated by others I like full rego because of the freedom it allows on trail rides to transport if required on public roads.

Bit of a false statement in NSW. The trails are “public roads” as you call them.

Aaron wrote:

On the no sticker thing I think all Australians need access to an app that will allow us to check if any vehicle is registered. Like for instance if you drive a company vehicle or tow a trailer. It would be nice to be able to see if you are legal??? Not just trust the boss. No info need be available just yes or no.

NSW RMS does have it… CLICK HERE RMS REGO CHECKER

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Too hard core for me or my blokes…

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Jeffro wrote:

Well that escalated quickly

There’s a difference between being “sure” that you can (or can’t) do something as opposed to “knowing” that you can do something… :whistle: I’ll take the “knowing” thanks. Knowledge is power, knowing the rules of the game helps you to win

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Ace wrote:

Sorry to be the party pooper but isn’t there a bigger issue than a traffic fine?

No. LEGISLATION permits it to happen. End of story.

Ace wrote:

What are the legal repercussions if you have an accident with the unregoed trailer in tow and kill someone?

ZERO. An Act of Parliament says that you can do it in the circumstances listed below.

Ace wrote:

I am sure that you are only allowed to take unregoed vehicles/plant to authorized inspection stations or repairers and not to old mates house for a few repairs on the weekend. I have had a bit to do with these things with heavy vehicle fleets.

See G in the legislation quoted below (highlighted in RED), quite clearly you can.

Ace wrote:

This is no different to riding unregoed in the State forests and I know how most of us are against that!

Actually there IS a huge difference. LEGISLATION makes EXEMPTIONS for using an unregistered registerable vehicle on a road or road related area in NSW. “Riding with me mates” is NOT one of the exemptions.

The RELEVANT legislation is reproduced below from HERE

The whole section is quoted so it can be read in context

Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2007
Schedule 1 Application of Chapter 4 of Act and Regulation

17 Vehicles being driven to registration and associated places

(1) The registration provisions do not apply to any registrable vehicle while it is being driven for the purpose of obtaining registration of the vehicle by the most direct or convenient route:

(a) to the nearest convenient motor registry, or

(b) to the nearest convenient vehicle inspection station or authorised inspection station to determine whether the registrable vehicle complies with the applicable vehicle standards for that vehicle, or

(c) in the course of inspection or testing of the motor vehicle for the purpose of making the determination referred to in paragraph (b), or

(d) to the nearest practicable weighbridge to determine the weight of the motor vehicle, or

(e) from a motor registry or from a vehicle inspection station or authorised inspection station where registration of the vehicle has been refused for any purpose to the nearest convenient place at which necessary repairs and adjustments to the vehicle may be effected or at which the vehicle may be garaged (except where the condition of the vehicle is such that a direction has been issued that the vehicle must not be driven on a road or road related area before necessary repairs are effected), or

(f) to the nearest convenient office of a licensed insurer within the meaning of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 for the purpose of obtaining third party insurance for the vehicle in accordance with that Act, or

(g) to the nearest convenient location for any other purpose directly associated with the registration process.

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Ollie wrote:

Thanks for the reply fella’s looks like im in for some fun…….. not! :S

James the guy lives at Marsfield …. thanks for the offer mate.

The thought had crossed my mind to just swap plates, probably be better off hiring a car trailer for 1/2 a day?
be good to get a view from someone like Scotty and how their take on it is?

Ollie

Do the lights work? If yes, just tow it home on your car. NO PROBLEMS at all. 110% legal. I’d have the FRESH receipt in my hot hands to produce to the nice Mr Plod to show that you JUST bought it and were on your way home to fix it up for rego…

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YES you can tow an unregistered vehicle from where it is to effect repairs upon it and /or to prepare it for rego.

Here it is written on the RMS website: RMS WEBSITE LINK

“When you can drive unregistered:
Unregistered light vehicles can be driven in NSW for the purpose of obtaining registration by the most direct or convenient route:
To the nearest convenient location for any other purpose directly associated with the registration process.”

There is legislation that covers this but don’t have time to dig it up right now. I’d be VERY careful about swapping plates out from trailer to trailer. Especially considering the minimal cost of rego on a basic box/bike trailer compared to the $1200 odd worth of fines you can cop for doing it.

My brother and I built one of my trailers and at a pink slip inspection about FIVE years AFTER it was registered the mechanic propped us for no chassis No. stamped on it. He took his metal stamps and a hammer and fixed that for us. Easy.

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I’ve been out riding and doing ride reports… all good excuses. :whistle: And I knew you’d be looking after things for me Eags :woohoo:

But now it’s getting to “poo self” time :dry: as I have just looked at the calendar and my days off to get tyres and sort a few issues are diminishing faster than a fat kids paddle pop in a heat wave!

Where have all those “weeks” gone that I had to do all this stuff I now have to do?

Still 16 days to go… but with work days in there it’s not many days off! :blush:

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Well you certainly had a shakedown, and that is what you were after! Thanks for the report and pics…

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The bitch has been sold! Someone somewhere scored an AS NEW VOR for 10K less than new! I hope their relationship is better!

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Bucky wrote:

However……..after following Mr Moto X around for a day, I’ve come to the following conclusions –

* You are merely an average rider

* I’m shite :laugh: !

Cheers,

Flattery will get you everywhere Bucky… you’ll be invited on the next ride for sure now! You’re NOT shite Bucky… I’ve ridden that lounge chair you call a bike. You have my respect for punting that around some of the places we have been.

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Bucky wrote:

Great ride report JTB.

Watching “Mr MX” sliding the WR around like its a speedway bike was something I’m not used to seeing (unless it’s on the telly). The bloke CAN ride.

Given that you normally follow me around I take it you think I can’t ride :ohmy:

You always were a good judge of riding ability, you told everyone that Chad REED bloke would go places, and no one listened… :silly:

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Scotty wrote:

I’m not sure I agree will this intervention. I have seen first hand the grief the “victim” gets from this Italian super model. As pretty as she is, clearly she is a right super bitch. Maybe the “victim” would be happier with a love from orient descent as I believe was his previous love.

BTW Mr Moto X is back on a blue bike. Last time I saw he was on Yellow.

Mr Moto EX was sponsored this weekend, his Yellow bike is for sale. He wants to become an enduro rider again… he rode my sponsored bike (TE450) and really tore up the single on it too.

The victim used to ride red. He was VERY happy riding red. He has sworn off riding FOR LIFE and that’s a long time.

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EAGLE`02 wrote:

Was just wondering ,,,
Still a similar result ,,, and wet feet

Wet and cold is wet and cold, whether it’s a puddle or the ocean!

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Since he and the bitch have drifted apart the victim now appears to have a love for this old thing. Who puts a veranda on a truck? Puleeeeeese “No thanks I don’t want to ride with my mates, I’d much rather sit in the shade of my truck veranda and feed my stove…”

There’s only so much support a couple of mates can give so we hit the tracks…

Mr Moto EX is trying to talk me out of helping the victim any more… turns out Mr Moto EX was looking for phone reception so he could put in a bid on a bike on ebay……

There was some riding…

After riding for a couple of hours we made our way back to the “pits” as Mr Moto EX called the car park. There as a token of his appreciation the victim fed us VERY well. Apparently he’d much rather slave over a hot stove than be out riding with his mates…

See what is NOT on the back of his rear canopy window as compared to the PIC below???? The memories are obviously too painful…

Bucky showing Mr Moto X his core strength

Bucky was influenced by Mr Moto EX and imitated his every move, right down to the wearing of the sunnies and calling the car park the “pits”!

As you can see Mr Moto EX didn’t like the water…

He wanted to know what would happen if he went into deep water and how he would extricate himself from the said puddle. I’ve always been a fan on bringing new people into the realm of real motor sickle riding so volunteered to enter this thigh deep, freezing cold water where I killed the engine and proceeded to give Mr Moto EX a lesson in how one can get one’s self out of trouble when there are no pit bunnies or flag marshals anywhere to help.

I’m always ready to take a bullet so a team member can learn! I also learnt not to do that again in the middle of winter…

Mr Moto EX was so grateful to me for showing him how NOT to do things that he kicked and kicked the TE until it came to life…

Bucky led the way to the little 300m single track loop we found…

Mr Moto EX followed

We spent about 30mins lapping this little track and having an absolute blast, going around and around in circles. Mr Moto EX was worried that if he dropped the bike Bucky or I might run him down because there were no flag marshals. We assured him he would be fine.

There are no more photo’s of riding because we were having such a great time we forget to take more!
Mr Moto EX adapted very well to the accommodation and it’s requirements. Lighting this fire on our return

They say the bigger the fire the bigger the fool… well all of us were fools for being in Sunny Corner in the middle of winter so it WAS a fire for all of us!

We got back to the fine accommodation and had a debrief… in the wash up it was decided we already hurt enough, my boots were too wet, we had broken no gear, body or bike so why not end on a high? We cancelled a snappy ride in the pines that was planned in preference to a get up when you get up, bacon and eggs (or protein shake) for breakfast and wander home…

What happened to the victim? After he fed us lunch in the “pits” he escaped for home to allegedly take his bride out for dinner while his son wore a skirt and played the bag pipes… I dunno.

SCORES:
Catch up with mates 10/10

Riding 9.5/10 (0.5 deducted because that water was so cold it hurt!)

Intervention 0/10 (bike is still on ebay and sale ends in a couple of hours) :pinch:

But we’ll be back next year to do it all again! :woohoo:

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