NSW GreenSlips news.

Hi folks.

Apparently, as of 1st, July this year, the NSW GreenSlip system for
motorbikes has been changed.


There used to be, and, for the moment, still are, three groups based on
engine capacity, upto 100cc, over 100 to 300cc, and over 300cc.

The new setup has five groups....
<225cc and electric,
226-725cc
726-1125cc
1126-1325cc
over 1325cc

Now, I have no idea what the rates are likely to be, but, they ain't
likely to be any cheaper. :-(


regards,
CrazyCam

 

Not with a crazy shiela at the helm

 

So, how to get me a 1200CC electric bike.


Actually, speaking of buying bikes. Who's the most reputable BMW
dealer in eastern NSW?

 

TimC wrote:

If you are talking about buying a new BM, the dealer that gives you the
best deal is the one to go for.

If it were me, I'd talk to Procycles (Hornsby) and
Worthingtons(Gosford), since they are both handy to me, and they are
also hand for test rides on the Old Road. ;-)

As for best for servicing, once bought, it then is a totally different
discussion.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

That'll be so they can claim green credentials for encouraging smaller
capacity internal combustion engines (which they will assume means
lower emissions - erroneously - it's a weak correlation). Expect the
last two categories to get a serious price hike.


JL

 

Hi John.

THEY may claim it, but it would be bullshit if they do.

The Z50 looks like it will cost twice as much for a GreenSlip as it used
to..... hardly encouraging small, as in under 100ccc.

As for the folk with motorcycles with bigger engines than what I
consider medium sized family cars, **** them.....

Nobody NEEDS a motorcycle with over 1800cc.

They may well want one, but then they can pay, even more, for the privilege.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:35:44 +1000

I am sad that the Noggie will no doubt cost a heap.

But I find that 1325 interesting. Just what is the smallest
non-sportster Harley then?

Zebee

 

Well, don't feel too picked on Zebee, I am sure with in a year, everyone
will be paying more.

To be perfectly honest, I couldn't care less about that split.

The 725cc break point is the one I am interested in.

I know that there isn't actually any real logic about the pricing of
green slips, but, it does seem interesting that the LAMS 650s and 660s
get lumped together with the pocket rocket-ship 600 super sports bikes
(and the 675 triples!;-)).

regards,
CrazyCam

 

In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:26:51 +1000

Yeah, poor old 750 Breva.


Be interesting to do it on power to weight.

Zebee

 

Zebee, you certainly have a fixation with Harleys

 

There used to be 1200cc non sporty Harleys but they were pre-evo, the
evo motor started at 1340. More recently they were 1450 and even more
recently 1584 (I think).

The 1325 is suspiciously close to that 1340 figure and would rope in the
vast majority of non classic Harleys.


G-S

 

I concur.


BTH

 

So Cam, by your logic,
No one really NEEDS a car with a large capacity motor
if you have a 5.4 or a 6 litre car, then you should pay more as against a
1.4 litre motor??

What is good for the goose, should be good for the gander

 

1340 rings a bell, but i didnt bother googling

JL

 

Friend in Nowra bought his BM from ProCycle a few years back & hasn't got
a bad word to say about them. I've had good service dealings in the past.

 

And why is that...because you ride around on a postie bike and your car is a
Lightburn Zeta??

 

Sounds fine to me.

G-S

 

Abso-bloody-lutely!

Although I can see that some people could have a genuine requirement for
very large powerful engines, I, were I commissar for road transport,
would happily make them pay a large premium for those big motors.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Why is that Cam?
They all have four wheels and take up around the same road space, so why the
contrast in price of registration?
Which brings me to the question
If a motorcycle takes up only one tenth of the road space and is more road
friendly, such as weight on the road,
why does the motorcyclist have to pay as much, or even more, than a car
owner?

 

Well, it's a contrast in G/S insurance, we were talking about.

I admit I am in favour of the NSW "weight tax" element creeping into the
registration cost of cars.

If some one is stupid enough to pay $130,000 for a tricked up, and very
fast Commodore, they might as well pay triple or quadruple Green Slip
rates, and registration, too.

The powers that be, see motorcyclists as a minority that can easily be
picked on.

They also know that the vast majority drive cars, and quite a few of
that majority are total wankers that need, for the sake of their egos,
to drive very powerful fast cars with very large engines.

Help make me commissar for road transport and I'll bloody soon fix that!


regards,
CrazyCam