Ozzy Rules Motorcycling

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It's time for them Aussies to leave the 9hp (or worse) Yanmars alone and build something beefier

[andrewaust]

It's time for them Aussies to leave the 9hp (or worse) Yanmars alone and build something beefier

Is that some very cheeky sarcasm I sense .................. loll.

Only problem ! Our Zionist Police state has some of the stupidest rules and regulations. If I was to put a blower or turbo on the 9hp Enfield I would need to take it to Sydney (400K round trip) for "pollution Testing " only thing is they don't have a device to hold the motorcycle on there dyno contraption.

Building anything else other then a Diesel Enfield and getting it legally registered would cost thousands, even then I doubt if you could get the thing legally registered.

More stupid rulings! The Enfield needed a fuel shutoff device "which the structural engineer didn't have a clue about" to stop the vehicle inadvertently starting if it was to roll down a hill - you can guess my thoughts on that one = WTF . So a electronic solenoid was fitted close to the fuel pump.

I had all the motivation in the world to convert a larger bike, but when faced with the lunacy which prevails here I just simply said screw it. Greenslip insurance is also an absolute joke for large capacity motorcycles here too, it can cost nearly 900 bucks for rego and compulsory insurance, so you could look at paying well over a grand if you want some kind of basic theft cover.

So I feel until these things are addressed you won't see much motivation coming out of this country !! I'm probably still the only person cruising around on a diesel bike here that is legally registered.

Just brilliant hey


PS: It's lonely down here on prison island and no diesel biker buddies to ride with !! Couldn't help myself with that one.




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I'm flattered that you think I am capable of cheeky sarcasm

Unfortunately, I was just referring to the University of Adelaide building small diesel bikes. The Aussie climate doesn't seem very friendly for diesel conversions On a side note, I actually have some pics of your conversion to base my subframe on. Just wish they'd be a bit clearer

[andrewaust]

Hey Sphere !


Actually I was probably being cheeky writing that little punch line ! But I know what you mean, nothing is really happening here and as you can probably see it is irritating me "actually really making me very annoyed and really pissed off (could say more)" at the absolute craziness that overrules us here, and it is continuing to get worst. Did you hear that South Australia and New South Wales has banned "Outlaw Biker Gangs", we are sooner or later going to see a showdown .

Interesting note! I was talking to one of the guy's in charge of the Bio-bike project some time back. The Bio-bike "as far as I know" isn't legally registered , so if a university cannot do it who can = BUGGA

Photo's of the cradle! Problem solved Sphere, email coming your way




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[Crazymanneil]

Hey those Aus rules are a bit crazy. Is it the same story for cars? I remember being in Aus a couple of years back and seem to recall a couple of nice modified cars running about. That was mostly in the NT though.

Any way you could get the bike built and registered to standards elsewhere and then import it? Whats NZ rules like? I do already know that importing the thing would cost a fortune in taxes though :(

N (screwing cylinder head back on today)

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I have received an elaborate email from Andrew with pics of the subframe. Thanks a lot!

[Stuart]

Guys,
hope you don't mind but I thought I'd split this line from the US Tiger Build thread as I wanted to see how that developed. Never played with this part before

[Diesel Dave]

Let's put aside all the Mad Max assumptions with Aussie rules biking for a moment.

I spend a wonderful few weeks rolling around the vinyards in a Cobra copy/replica complete with small block Ford power and no roof, and this was only 3 years ago.

There seems to be an amazing set of double standards being applied here (not something I'd expect from a plain speaking country), So Holden can introduce a new Supercharged V6 'UTE' that every teenager can get insurance for on account of it being able to carry a single sheep in the miniscule pick up bed; but try and modify a Postie bike and you fall foul of the custodians of law and order???????

Someone's getting a kick back!

I think corruption is the only thing that China has good laws about - starts with hanging and goes on from there!

Dave

[andrewaust]

Hey Guy's


Thank you for your input, I'll answer the posts in order, they are all great posts and deserve a seperate reply.

Neil!
Yes I think the car scene is going the same way, we are bombarded with the CO2 Scam, that old cars are inherently a death trap and should be scraped, even if you have low K's "We can thank the media there". Big manufacturers have the dollars, so they can get there vehicles through the required ADR's "Australian Design Rules", although I have been told we miss out on some really nice cars and bikes due to the amount of time it takes to get a particular model approved.

Modifying a vehicle "especially a bike" is a time consuming and expensive exercise. One personal account was with my Enfield build! I approached 5 RTA "NSW Roads & Traffic Authority" accredited engineers regarding the conversion, they all had different "Theories" on how to go about it and what needed to be done, one rat bag wanted the bike pollution tested (that's how I know about the dyno problem), but that was not to be unless the bike was to use forced air induction "Turbo or blower" or was past 1998 "if memory serves me well".

Two months was wasted just to get through the legal B.S, so I'd hate to ever start a project where you have a motorcycle that has never had a diesel engine put into it. Every system of the bike would most likely need testing just like a new bike would.

Something else of interest! You get some of the guy's here in OZ who are all keen and ready to go until they find out you cannot supply "them" with a converted bike, that they have to do some of the work "Whatever happened to the Aussie spirit" ? So they just give up.

Sphere!

Hope them piccies help mate! If you get stuck feel free to email. Be sure to keep us posted how your build goes hey !!

Stuart!

No probs mate, you do a great job along with the other guy's with the forum. I've emailed Stuart on many occasions and I think he knows my frustrations down here in oz.

Dave!

Couldn't have said it better myself, Australia is a great country that has been totally stuffed up by political idiots who cannot think for themselves, never alone run a country and support it's people, they are off sucking up to the globalists grueling over how they can tax the life out of each and every one of us down here. Beware other countries are following suit.

Your spot on regarding motor vehicles, a P plater was able to get his hands on some good turbo charged weaponry and go for it, laws are just now being introduced to stop it. Motorcycles go on a KW rating for learner riders, having been in for some years.

Modifying any motorcycle is hard here as you suggest Dave, actually there has been some rivalry about the good old Honda Postie bike here

Taken from http://www.postiebikes.com/faq.htm

2. Where can I buy a Postie Bike?

NEW? Honda Motor Cycles Australia still sells the CT110, however this model cannot be road registered as they do not have an ADR Compliance Plate. The model made for Australia Post is not available to the general public as new but can be obtained second hand (see used below).



Funny you mention China mate, apparently they want to Chinatise Australia starting with the internet - No joke, search the media http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 62,00.html

AUSTRALIA will join China in implementing mandatory censoring of the internet under plans put forward by the Federal Government.

Just to think it was once classed as the "Lucky Country", then globalisation took over and screwed the lot of us down here !!

Sorry to be sounding so political guy's, now you might know why it's so god damn quiet down here, and why I'm so pissed off.




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[Crazymanneil]

Interesting stuff. Sad to see large quantities of complex laws closing in on the little guy with an idea. We need people to be able to try things to move society forward IMHO. Its not just happening in Australia although bikes still have a little bit of leeway left here in UK. I am sure there are those in society that would like to see bikes banned altogether. We could start a whole new (very long) thread there probably.

Can you imagine if bikes had never been invented and someone came up with the idea today? Imagine trying to sell that one. "erm theres no seatbelts or airbags"...

Keep at it!

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