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Having signed up eventually it was looked into by the powers that be, but guess what they have no plans to multi band bikes like they do with cars. Here is the response :-
Read the Government’s response
Unfortunately there has been a misperception that has developed about the Vehicle Excise Duty rate for the very smallest motorbikes.The Chancellor’s Budget 2009 was delivered on 22 April this year, and in line with the announcement made in the November 2008 Pre-Budget Report all rates for all motorbikes have been frozen in 2009-10. They remain unchanged from the rates implemented from 13 March 2008 onwards, as announced in Budget 2008.
For the smallest engine motorbikes, such as typical 125cc commuter examples, the rate remains £15. This is a level that it has remained at since 1991 – it is therefore the eighteenth year for which Vehicle Excise Duty on these small motorbikes has been frozen.
It is quite correct that an exemption is in effect for the very best performing, low emissions cars. The Government believes it to be important that the tax signal on cars be structured this way. It exists within a system of 13 bands for cars, which are intended to highlight the possibility of choosing a lower-carbon version of car, within every vehicle class – including family cars, people carriers and 4×4s.
Rates of Vehicle Excise Duty for motorbikes are based on a reform implemented in 2002. This retained the engine size banding system, but introduced further segregation of bands between engine sizes. The reform followed a consultation that took in the views of some 12,500 respondents.
Unlike for cars, the European Union (EU) has not established a type certification regime for motorbikes that requires carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions data to be produced. The Government is therefore not in a position to treat VED for motorbikes on a CO2 emissions basis, and the current engine capacity based rates therefore offer the best practical, and easy to understand way to reflect the respective environmental impact of different motorbikes.
Thanks Radar, I dont expect they will have much trouble finding the right one, I have sent an email offering mine if they should need it. Thanks for the tip-off
[
]When Virgils Fiancee gave the ultimatum “It’s either me or that damn bike” he gave the response any REAL man would have…..And as the wedding was all bought and paid for he went on to marry the TRUE love in his life[]OK Bud,must have plenty of bottle to ride that.Looks a bit to ‘boxey’ to me, do they do other colours?
I finally got round to lowering the front forks by adding an extra 2mm of fork tube showing above the top yoke, blimey what a difference its made as previously shes felt top heavy and had to be forced into every corner, now she doesnt have to forced and nips round like a 600! I don’t know why I didnt do that mod when I first heard got the bike!
Photo of 1976 RD250 added. Its a poor shot as its been scanned from a slide, but its the only photo I’ve got!
Wondered, has anyone reading this post actually had the experience of fitting one? or know of someone who has and could add there thoughts. If your new to this forum or have yet to post anything nows your chance.
Yes Kat go for it, I’ve often wondered what the quality of the far eastern suppliers would be like and considered doing the same with the 99 Gixer 6 likewise keeping all the original spec parts too. With that in mind I followed the link from your post and checked out their selection
and WOW I can purchase an exact clone of my actual bike!, as you can see from their photo:-
as against my own bike in my bikepics.com members page:-
spooky isn’t it!!!!!!!! [
]I sure laughed when I saw that one[][
]I still am[], so here’s a couple of my favourite YouTube clips…….Non bike stuff though, 1st is a Dyno run of a Mazda Rotary engine putting out 1664 HP, the best bits from 1:09 :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BGGBU2Lpyo
and the second is possibly a Buick putting out 2500 HP :-
Tried my Brothers low mileage ’05 Blackbird out, had forgotten what a decent riding position felt like, its a very very nice long legged tourer. Then got back on the K7 1000 and remembered how stonkingly quick it really is!
]When Virgils Fiancee gave the ultimatum “It’s either me or that damn bike” he gave the response any REAL man would have…..And as the wedding was all bought and paid for he went on to marry the TRUE love in his life[
]I still am[