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Re: Motorcycle riders - temporary Australians
Reply #15 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 6:56pm

Kat wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 6:07pm:

Rider wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 1:23pm:

Excellent experience is to be gained by riding motorcycles or bicycles on the roads, our motorists would be totally different animals if they were subject to a period of 12 months on either.

You'll get no argument from me on that point.

Some may consider it somewhat Draconian, but I have long believed that one should be
able to get a licence for a small motorcycle (125-175cc) at 16, but must spend at least a
year on the bike (preferably two) and cover a specified number of km and hours before
being eligible for a car licence.

This, in conjunction with raising the minimum age for a car licence to 18, and driver train-
ing for seniors in High School, would, I believe, have a significant impact on both the road
toll and the attitudes of drivers towards each other and other road users.

**Sits back, waits to be howled-down.**

Would be nice if your thoughts were implemented, drivers would certainly have much better road craft especially appreciating space and stopping distance.
Since I put a set of ridiculous after market pipes on my bike, that make my bike so loud it's not funny I haven't had any issues with drivers not being aware of my presence on the road, how ever it is not nice for my neighbours and illegal in all states, go figure.
Rather get a fine than get hit by a car again.

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Re: Motorcycle riders - temporary Australians
Reply #16 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 7:44pm

Rubin wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 6:56pm:

Kat wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 6:07pm:

Rider wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 1:23pm:

Excellent experience is to be gained by riding motorcycles or bicycles on the roads, our motorists would be totally different animals if they were subject to a period of 12 months on either.

You'll get no argument from me on that point.

Some may consider it somewhat Draconian, but I have long believed that one should be
able to get a licence for a small motorcycle (125-175cc) at 16, but must spend at least a
year on the bike (preferably two) and cover a specified number of km and hours before
being eligible for a car licence.

This, in conjunction with raising the minimum age for a car licence to 18, and driver train-
ing for seniors in High School, would, I believe, have a significant impact on both the road
toll and the attitudes of drivers towards each other and other road users.

**Sits back, waits to be howled-down.**

Would be nice if your thoughts were implemented, drivers would certainly have much better road craft especially appreciating space and stopping distance.
Since I put a set of ridiculous after market pipes on my bike, that make my bike so loud it's not funny I haven't had any issues with drivers not being aware of my presence on the road, how ever it is not nice for my neighbours and illegal in all states, go figure.
Rather get a fine than get hit by a car again.

Friend of mine has a '95 Harley with loud pipes.

He's always getting pinged for them but as he says, 'They might claim
they didn't see me, but they won't be able to say they didn't hear me'.

Seems to work, no-one's hit him yet. Wink

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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Motorcycle riders - temporary Australians Reply #17 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 7:47pm Nice Lead-Wing, Blue. Yours?
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Re: Motorcycle riders - temporary Australians
Reply #18 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 8:02pm

Kat wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 7:47pm:

Nice Lead-Wing, Blue.

Yours?

yes... I swore I'd never own one back in the day...

but then the mrs and me wanted to do a trip up through the Red Centre... so we sold the Triumph Rocket III 2300cc Cry

and purchased the Goldwing 1800cc Boxer to do the trip..

I wasn't sold originally about the idea of maybe taking a Goldy on the trip but then we took one for a test drive.. and WOW.. I was so impressed I bought one...

I flew to Sydney to buy this one and then rode it home... I picked it up for 27K and then sold it for 33K

since then the Goldwing Factory has moved from the US to Japan and the pricing has dropped 10K... Shocked

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Re: Motorcycle riders - temporary Australians
Reply #19 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 9:19pm

True Blue... wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 8:02pm:

Kat wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 7:47pm:

Nice Lead-Wing, Blue.

Yours?

yes... I swore I'd never own one back in the day...

but then the mrs and me wanted to do a trip up through the Red Centre... so we sold the Triumph Rocket III 2300cc Cry

and purchased the Goldwing 1800cc Boxer to do the trip..

I wasn't sold originally about the idea of maybe taking a Goldy on the trip but then we took one for a test drive.. and WOW.. I was so impressed I bought one...

I flew to Sydney to buy this one and then rode it home... I picked it up for 27K and then sold it for 33K

since then the Goldwing Factory has moved from the US to Japan and the pricing has dropped 10K... Shocked

I remember when I was young (gotta be a song title in there:P) one of the blokes I
grew up with bought one of the very first Goldies, brand-new.

He loved it, it was a very advanced piece of kit for the time, and with bags of torque.

And, although it was 'only a 'tourer' not much could keep up with it on the road.

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