Potential EU Restrictions

[pietenpol2002]

This was posted over on Bubblevisor. Is it for real? And if so, would it not spell the end of diesel builds as we currently know them within the EU? Hard to know what the political realities of the EU are from over here in the colonies.


Reject EU (Motorcycle) 'Anti-tampering' legislation, this included Art 18 & 52, that will prevent owners customising their bikes and/or using after market parts.
Responsible department: Department for Transport
This will automatically become UK law soon and it means that bikers will not be able to customise their bikes in anyway or use cheaper (still safe & approved) 'after market' parts making it too expensive for the average rider – None of these directions make any sense at all and will not improve safety in anyway; just line the pockets of the large foreign bike manufactures.
Bikers wil be singled out by the police and stopped and emissions checked; this is discriminatory.
They also propose to ban filtering through traffic, which would be dangerous for air-cooled machines that could blow up in traffic and is the extreme of nanny state interference.
Banning of motorcycles over 7yrs old in Urban areas.
Clearly the EU intent to eradicate ALL motorcycles in the future and this is the thin end of the wedge...nanny state at its worst and it must be stopped right now!
This EU legislation must be rejected by the UK government ."
(You must be a British citizen or normally live in the UK to create or sign this e-petition)

[Stuart]

We've been on Demo rides against these kind of laws, Ron.
They are always pushing - we've just got to push back harder. Who could say we here are not modifying bikes for the better?

[alexanderfoti]

I also went on the ride out for this (MAG), Ill be damned if this actually gets implemented.