Please sign!!

[fozzym]

Lets face it riding a motorcycle is a minority pursuit. The population in general don't give a crap about the new laws.

Even the majority of the biking community don't give a toss because they already have a licence.

Basically you have a hand full (in the scheme of things) of pre test folks and a hand full of bikers getting their knickers in a twist but other than that no one gives a shit. Truth.

[Flip]

I've had a full license for years and therefore couldn't care a monkeys about the people who haven't.

[fozzym]

[crazymotorbik...]

Hey,
Don't mean to sound selfish but i passed my full bike test a decade ago so couldn't give a flying crap.

Besides i think its a good idea Although it does step in front of Darwinism. We've all seen the 16/17/18 year olds riding there superpeds thinking there indestructible. Can they really be trusted to ride a 'proper' bike safely? **Hopefully** by the time their in their 20's they'd have grown up a bit and realise what a tw@t they were when younger.

Cheers,
Shaun.

[Rogerborg]

Um, but note that the UK implementation almost ensures that 17 year olds will do a CBT, then ride around on a 125 for 2 years without any further training. How's that helping their safety?
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[RichieZX6R]

[0l0dom0l0]

I love this attitude on the forum, where people seem to think all young people buy big bikes, don't restrict them and crash, which is complete bullshit really.

Shame that once again everyone takes the stereo type.

How about all older bikes ride everywhere at 20mph?

I think everyone needs to wake the fuck up a bit, and see where the EU is actually going with this. How many 17 year olds are going to do the new test? Very few, which means there will be less bikes on the road in the coming years. I doubt very much the new young bikers coming onto the road will replace the older bikers that are giving it up.

What you idiots don't realise is that is EXACTLY what the EU want, they want to decrease the amount of bikes on the road because we as a community are to dangerous. They eventually want to ban biking all together, so all this new test thing does is make that easy for them.

I would also like to point out that the reason for the 'new test' is because they want to encourage people to have more training. However, its so fucking complicated and expensive, that most young people, if they want a bike, will get a 125 and ride around on a CBT.... completely against the whole idea of the system in the first place.

There was nothing wrong with the old system, its just the fact it was never implemented properly which enabled people to get away without restricting their bikes, and putting themselves at risk etc. If the old system was correctly understood by everyone (police officers mainly) and had proper, consistent legislation behind it there would be no issues.

All the old system did anyway for the reason above, was penalise the people that were actually going to be sensible on a bike, because those were the ones that stuck the restriction out.

Bare in mind people, that the officers can't understand a simple, if you past your test before you're 21 and don't take another test you must ride a restricted bike, how the fuck are they going to understand and implement the new laws?

If they insist on changing the old law, then it should be changed to you pass your test, and you're allowed to ride up to a 250, putting out no more than 45bhp for 2 years or similar, and perhaps take another test at the end of the 2 years if they must.
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CBT Passed: 30/08/2009, Theory Passed: 31/08/2010, Mod 1 Passed: 6/9/2010, Mod 2 Passed: 13/09/2010. Restriction ended 13/09/2012.

Bikes: 2007 Derbi GPR 50, 1998 Yamaha Fazer 600 (written off), 2002 Yamaha Fazer 600, 1994 CBR 600F, 2003 Triumph Daytona 600, Kawasaki ZX6R J1.....Current: 2006 Yamaha FZ6, 1998 Suzuki TL1000R and a Honda VFR 400 NC30.

[covent.gardens]

[0l0dom0l0]

[talcumpowderb...]

[The Artist]

Dude, you broke BCF

[Pol Anorl]

Trololol idocy has destroyed bcf.
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[Blackwolf]

BCF is Broken?!
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[Pol Anorl]

[0l0dom0l0]

Fixed
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CBT Passed: 30/08/2009, Theory Passed: 31/08/2010, Mod 1 Passed: 6/9/2010, Mod 2 Passed: 13/09/2010. Restriction ended 13/09/2012.

Bikes: 2007 Derbi GPR 50, 1998 Yamaha Fazer 600 (written off), 2002 Yamaha Fazer 600, 1994 CBR 600F, 2003 Triumph Daytona 600, Kawasaki ZX6R J1.....Current: 2006 Yamaha FZ6, 1998 Suzuki TL1000R and a Honda VFR 400 NC30.

[Pol Anorl]

[_Iain_]

[Rogerborg]

[fozzym]

It's crazy to think the EU want to ban bikes now or in the future. The fact is every government is trying to find an alternative to the car. In many other countries across Europe the motorcycle is accepted as an important part of the motoring culture.

Like it or not I believe the new laws are genuinely trying to improve safety.

[0l0dom0l0]

[DreadHead]

Hmmm

New laws come into force 19 January 2013.

Petition ends 25th March 2013.

FAIL!
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Riding - '87 Kawasaki GPX750R (Rolling Restoration) and '06 YBR125.
Want - Triumph Speed Four or Street Triple

[Alpha-9]

12 signatures? This is really gaining some momentum now!

So close
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[Rogerborg]