The "Off Topic" thread...

[appollo]

well according to the doc i linked they should it only mentions having a guard to stop stuff being flicked up which the "hugger" will do fine the rear fendor wouldnt offer any greater protection i dont think as the hugger would of deflected any stones etc already.

is there like a consise clear document on this stuff anywhere? as that was all I was able to gleam from transport SA's website and sort of makes it hard to play by the rules when there isnt a clear set that we can access. just going on peoples interpretations is full of fail

 

[OZXJR]

I think for the hugger to come close to passing you would have to extend it so that it reaches the 45 degree point at least .

 

[appollo]

just on that im going to print that doc out and stick it under the seat in case i get pulled over and see what happens.

queue dog box hauling me away in handcuffs kicking and screaming lol

 

[OZXJR]

Have you put an F.E on your Appollo ?

 

[appollo]

shouldnt need 45 degrees as the momontum once its past its TDC is just going to throw it staight out

 

[appollo]

Yes I made my own FE

 

[OZXJR]

cool,got a pic.
You went past to fast the other day ,lol

 

[appollo]

heres a cpl shots i just took pretty rough but u get the gist above the plate i have a tube that has 6 ultrabright LED's in it lighting up the plate. looks pretty cool at night if i do say so myself

 

[OZXJR]

Nice work mate.

Cops havn't stopped you for no reflector at all ?

 

[appollo]

not yet i guess ive been lucky with that im going to fit one to the traingular hole above the plate.

a better pick of the FE

 

[Stumbles06]

The hugger would only stop stuff flying out the back if the wheel was spinning in reverse though!
Not that the fender offers any better protection.

Just on that, surely I'm not the only rider that tries to AVOID stones and crap on the road???

It's just the cops doing their little blitz thing, becasue the do-gooders have had a cry to the pollies, and they need to be seen doing something about it.

Hopefully some stupid teenager in a cage will get caught doing burn-outs or something and then the cops will divert their attention that way

 

[appollo]

lol omg had a real blonde moment there

 

[ozzieboy]

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 42/01 – General Safety Requirements) 2006
I, JAMES ERIC LLOYD, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, determine this vehicle standard under subsection 7 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.



Dated 23 September 2006




42.12.3.2.1. Rear ‘Axle’ and Side-car
The wheel guard provided for the rear wheel and for the wheel of any side-car must extend not less than from a point vertically above the foremost part of the wheel rearward to a point not higher than the intersection of the arc of the wheel guard with a line through the centre of the wheel at 45 degrees to a horizontal plane through the centre of the wheel when a mass of 45 kg is distributed in the saddle of the vehicle at its ‘Unladen Mass’.



This mess of garbage is straight out of the ADR's and is the relevant section.


Cheers
Mike

 

[OZXJR]

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 42/01 – General Safety Requirements) 2006
I, JAMES ERIC LLOYD, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, determine this vehicle standard under subsection 7 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.



Dated 23 September 2006




42.12.3.2.1. Rear ‘Axle’ and Side-car
The wheel guard provided for the rear wheel and for the wheel of any side-car must extend not less than from a point vertically above the foremost part of the wheel rearward to a point not higher than the intersection of the arc of the wheel guard with a line through the centre of the wheel at 45 degrees to a horizontal plane through the centre of the wheel when a mass of 45 kg is distributed in the saddle of the vehicle at its ‘Unladen Mass’.



This mess of garbage is straight out of the ADR's and is the relevant section.


Cheers
Mike

I had to read that about 5 times for it to remotely make sense,then I gave up,what a load of crap.Plain English please !
Edit:Not you Mike...........Them,lol

 

[Stumbles06]

Excuse my crude editing skillz, but what it means (I saw this type of diagram on a site, but do you think I can find the bloody thing???), is if you draw a line horizontal from the top of the tyre out, and a vertical line from the back of the tyre up, then the intersecting points is where the fender must reach, and that will be at 45 degrees from the axle.

Just remember, you are allowed 45 Kgs of weight on the bike to make that 45 degrees.

 

[Stumbles06]

Ahh, I found the other one...

 

[Stumbles06]

Just wondering, is any of the SA fella's out there interested in doing a "MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE" course.

It's done at the WEA Centre (Workers' Educational Association of South Australia )
WEA South Australia - Adult Education for Lifelong Learning
(in the search subject at the top, click on "sails and wheels")

Run over 5 weeks, 2 hours on a Tuesday evening, and then a 3 hour practical on a Saturday morning.

I'm thinking about it.

 

[appollo]

not i my greasemonkey days are over

 

[Nelly]

Just thought I'd start our own Aussie "Off Topic" thread, just for general banter, and the odd hard luck story.

I'll kick off with an update on my dear Mother-In-Law.

Ok, she went into surgery last night, they removed about 15 ml of "goo" from a "tooth gone bad"... Abcess. They also removed her 2 back teeth and some of the jaw.
[insert message I just sent to Mike]...

She's still in ICU. They've got all these tubes and stuff going into her, I think food, anti-biotics and fluids. My wife got a bit upset there this morning, she has a tube down her throat as well, so she can't talk.

Writing messages while flat on your back doesn't work too well, ink was running out, Kerry couldn't read what Pam was writing.

I am going to ring later and see if I can get a date for release from ICU, thinking it will be wednesday.
[end insert].

And now, I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes.

I love this forum, I have met some of the best "Blokes" around.
Thank you for the flowers for "Mum", I feel like such a wuss, crying here, but this is just brilliant. Stoked... god, I dunno what else to say.

You guys :rockon:

Many many thanks.

How is your mum-in-law mate?

Nelly

 

[Stumbles06]

How is your mum-in-law mate?

Nelly

She's much better now, thanks Neil.

Only problem is, she needs a knee re-construction, and after that stint in hospital, she swears she'll never set foot in a hospital again, unless they drag her in there on an ambulance gerni

Maybe I should just belt her over the head and drag her in there myself... :rof: