Motorbike knocked over

[PeckhamRose]

Yeah mine too.

When people ask if I have a Harley I say "Do you have a Rolls?"

Harleys break down. All the time. Well known fact.

Been to a Harley Rally in Nevada and all the way back to LA were broken down Harleys.

And I have ridden one in Arizona so Foxtrot Oscar!

[Clare11]

Harleys are like Scooters to me, TOTALLY off my 'bike-dar'.

[PeckhamRose]

Not true.

Sorry.

They did change the rules to allow traffic warden scum to lift up the cover so they can see your licence plate.

Not exactly sure what the wording is of the law and can't be arsed to check.

ortmann80 Wrote:

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> It is illegal to have your bike on the path but if

> you do, put a cover over it as traffic wardens are

> not allowed to remove it in any way or form. So

> for this reason can not issue a ticket due to no

> reg number. lol

[ianr]

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> to lift up the cover so they can see your licence plate.

> Not exactly sure what the wording is of the law

London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2008

Section quoted at section 9 here.

Was amused to read of the barrister who took his argument, that a m/c wasn't parked if its wheels weren't touching the ground, all the way to the Court of Appeal in 1997, and ended up having to pay off a hundred tickets.

>> and can't be arsed to check.

No worry. First post of the day: pro bono. :)

[Clare11]

That is just crazy!

Well mine's now parked back on the road, I don't plan to test the wardens in my area.

[PeckhamRose]

ianr you are a gem, and the EDF researcher as well!

Thanks for enlightening us!

[ianr]

You want more info? Just heard a piece in the World Service Science in Action prog, about an all-electric m/c; 11kWh battery capacity, 184 bhp, from memory (might be wrong) -- it's said to have the power/weight ratio of a petrol-driven 600cc bike -- that got third place in a time trial or summat at a California track.

[Clare11]

electric motorbike....hmmmm...not sure how I feel about that!

[PeckhamRose]

Some people still can't get over the fact there are 850cc scooters on the road but Piaggio built such weirdnesses years ago. It's sooooo wrong!

[Clare11]

scooters???

OH those really annoying things that zip in and out of traffic?

850cc? Well I wouldn't like to see someone in their work clothes come off on of those!

Mind you, the scooters in Rome were virtually family size.