New Licensing Laws

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

so long as the mate isn't riding like a knob

Therein lies the problem. It isn't the bike, it is the attitude of the person riding it.

Originally Posted by Ward8124

So in short im all in favour of the new laws as it may save some of our beretherans lives.

It wont. At least not to any appreciable degree. Newly qualified riders killing themselves on outrageously powerful bikes dont make up a (or the most, anyway) significant portion of the casualty figures.

Make no mistake, this yet another ugly result of the eurocrats interfering just for the sake of it.

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

It wont. At least not to any appreciable degree. Newly qualified riders killing themselves on outrageously powerful bikes dont make up a (or the most, anyway) significant portion of the casualty figures.

Make no mistake, this yet another ugly result of the eurocrats interfering just for the sake of it.

Ok agreed up till a point fella but if it saves even one life its worth it surely? Mind you saying that most bikes go up to 70mph so it easy to get killed on a moped as a high powered bike so i can live with this either way.

Originally Posted by Ward8124

Ok agreed up till a point fella but if it saves even one life its worth it surely?

Absolutely not. It's not the governments responsibility to save you from yourself. Anyway, with that thinking they could ban bikes all together and save 1,000 lives, would it be worth it? Hell no.

I've one life to live and be it long or short, I want to live it not exist it. The tossers who come up with this kind of over the top safety legislation have probably never lived a day in their life.

I posted my opinion here:

http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=35705

:P

Jordan as much as you like a good rant against our government, this one you cant levy against them. Tis the Germans and Austrian government imposing a consensus law forcing all EU governments to adopt it if passed.

Edit: oh just got to reading your post above.

isnt the majority of biker casualties the born again bikers ?

while the new laws don't bother me anymore, i remember when they would have, changing the rules only benefits cage drivers more

NO FAIR

give us a fair cop

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

I've one life to live and be it long or short, I want to live it not exist it. The tossers who come up with this kind of over the top safety legislation have probably never lived a day in their life.

Yep. Whilst I certainly don't think "life is cheap", the notion that it's some sort of holy grail that must be preserved whatever the cost is ludicrous. We all die anyway; I'd rather have a short fun one, than a long turgid one and one person alone has the right to make that decision: me.

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

Yep. Whilst I certainly don't think "life is cheap", the notion that it's some sort of holy grail that must be preserved whatever the cost is ludicrous. We all die anyway; I'd rather have a short fun one, than a long turgid one and one person alone has the right to make that decision: me.

agreed.

franklin put it best

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.