new UK motorcycle legislation.... scary stuff.....

[Vlad]

-introduce massively big license plates

Yeah, the ones they have in UK now are positively tiny

[The Road Warrior]

With so many laws and restrictions in the UK, that place is surely heading straight into a revolution/collapse. People there are literally being legislated into slaves, their liberties are eroding at an alarming rate, if they have any left that is.

[topendz]

It wont happen.

[Shaman]

I couldn't live in the UK. Seriously, all those cameras and all those laws make me want to blow a gasket and I don't even live there.

[mongol777]

Is it France which limits all the bikes to 100H hp limit? I hope it will not happen here

[joed66]

I would vote for whatever government party opposes this if this was ever proposed in Ontario

[Brian P]

Is it France which limits all the bikes to 100H hp limit? I hope it will not happen here

France (and Switzerland) have had that limit for decades. France has recently passed a law requiring high-visibility gear.

It is my understanding that as part of the process of harmonizing technical regulations across the EU, that other members of the EU (i.e. Germany) are trying to persuade France to remove their 100hp limit on the grounds that there is no evidence of any safety benefit associated with it.

Proposed requirements for ABS and anti-tampering are on the table but it is the EU doing it, not the UK. Latest I've heard is that the ABS requirement would be for all motorcycles 51cc and above (previously it was anything over 125cc and the 125's wouldn't require it).

I do not know how you make it "impossible" for someone to increase engine power above stock.

Germany already has very tough periodic inspections of all vehicles by the TuV but it doesn't prohibit modifications - it only requires that anything on the vehicle that was not type-approved with it (i.e. non-OEM) has to have a declaration of conformity stating that it meets the applicable standards. There is something to be said for *some element* of this - it keeps a lot of poor quality useless aftermarket garbage off the market (as it should be) and it means vehicles have to be maintained to a certain level. You can get exhausts, brake lines, suspension, windshields etc - but the manufacturer has to declare that the parts meet the relevant standards.

[dr_sarcasm]

It wont happen.

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Good luck with passing all that crap.

This.

The UK is already a Nanny State, let them legislate into economic oblivion for all I care.

[NeilMcDuck]

With so many laws and restrictions in the UK, that place is surely heading straight into a revolution/collapse. People there are literally being legislated into slaves, their liberties are eroding at an alarming rate, if they have any left that is.

The UK media does a great job of instilling a perpetual state of fear into people, keeping everyone in their place. After a constant barrage of news stories targeting the issue of the day (terrorists, economic collapse, motorcycle-devils, etc.), it's easy & comforting for the average person to just accept whatever BS comes along in the interests of protecting their safety.