Special Permits To Help Off-roaders
Sydney Morning Herald
Friday October 26, 1990
Off-road riding is great fun and as long as you don't go silly, you can learn a lot about how to handle a motorcycle effectively and safely.
But registration charges and other hassles of a similar nature have caused the pastime and sport to decline sharply in recent years.
Enduro (reliability trials) riders have been particularly hard hit as the specialised machines they use have been difficult to pass for registration.
They have rudimentary lighting and electrics because these are not needed in an event.
Also, lights and horns tend to fall off or be broken after hard riding.
But until recently, enduro bikes attracted the full registration fee even though they are not usually ridden on public roads, nor very often for that matter.
No "enduro cycle" registration is planned by NSW but there are other means by which these motorcycles can be used legally without paying the usual annual rego charges.
The office of the Minister for Roads says special unregistered vehicle permits may be issued authorising the "on road" use of normally unregistered motorcycles in enduro events sanctioned by the NSW Auto Cycle Union.
The special permits will be available for a period of one or three months and will be issued subject to certain conditions.
The permit costs $10 and third party insurance is also needed - it is based on the fee applicable to a registered motorcycle and will be a pro-rata rate dependent on the period of the permit.
© 1990 Sydney Morning Herald
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