You've just gotta love the way the French respond to a new law

Made me smile:

http://ukfrancebikers.com/2010/03/14/french-motorcyclists-more-angry-tha
n-ever/

If such a law were to be introduced to the UK I expect we'd be be jolly
batey about the whole thing.

 

Superrb.

And since when did the Frogs decide filtering was a bad thing? They've
always filtered. Has it been illegal all along?

 

And reading the follow up article it's unclear what they were protesting
about...

"Having said that, another reason why 40,000 bikers invaded the French
roads and public transport in quite a few cities and towns last Saturday
is because they remain opposed to bikes being obliged to go through a
safety and mechanical test on an annual basis (such as the UK MOT test),
again like cars do"

Which seems to be an enviable position to be in. Wish I didn't have to
worry about MOTs for my 'fleet'...

 

Not sure, but I wouldn't be surprised. It is in Switzerland.

 

Ain't that the expensive truth. Sort of.

 

Too fucking right.
I see that the Transport Bod is as much a wanker as his Pres.

Turn over and take it, you mean? Probably.

 

Probably the situation applies in France as used to do here, for years.
You didn't need an MOT (there wasn't one for private vehicles), but
every insurance co insisted on an independent Engineer's Report before
issuing cover and they usually asked for one every couple of years.
That in no way absolved the owner from ensuring the vehicle was
roadworthy and safe all the time, though.

 

<waves>

Though it seems to be near impossible to get anything other than third
party insurance for a bike in Belgium, so swings and roundabouts I guess.

 

There's no bike MOT in Belgium and I've never been asked for any sort of
evidence of roadworthiness, even for the XL500, which is approaching 30
years old.

 

They took actions instead of going on strike. Are you sure they were Frogs,
or are there that many expats?

 

So how do you think Simon would react?

 

The comment from SPman showed a distinct lack of historical
knowledge -- we *DID* organise bikers like that in Oz, when some Govt (so
long ago that the details are misty, probably in the 70s) decided to fine
motorcyclists for sharing parking spaces -- one per meter, lads! So early
one Saturday morning, hordes of motorcyclists descended on the CBD and
parked up -- one per parking space. Come the Saturday shopping crush and
there was nowhere for cars to park. The law was quickly abandoned...

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Excellent.

 

Not so jolly batey

 

Heh, I was going to go on the demo run, but got caught up with other plans
at the last minute.

 

I think it always has, but it's been tolerated, IYSWIM.

 

Where's the burning sheep ?

 

Don't you find the attempt to mess you around, or rather the fact that they
can, deeply depressing.

 

Hog wibbled forthrightly:

Not really, it's a day out and can be lots of fun.