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Originally Posted by Hagar
I don't know what the law says about mud flaps in QLD but many years ago (30+) I went to get a motorbike licence in Victoria on a brand new bike only to be told I couldn't go for my licence because the rear mud flap didn't extend below the center line of the rear wheel. The testing center in Carlton maintained my new bike was unroadworthy. I had to re-book for the test and fit a piece of rubber to the end of the standard mud flap and then remove it later. I argued the point that the bike was new but the police Sargent just shut the door on the argument and told me to come back when it was fixed.
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That type of thing can't happen now Doug. The manufacturers must adhear to the Australian vehicle regulations. So any vehicle that is unchanged from manufacturers spec, must comply by default. Otherwise the manufacturer would not be allowed to sell the bike in Australia.
The coppers handing out defect notices SHOULD know the regulations before they start such an operation.
That's why I noted in the first post that whoever looked at the regulations obviously misread or misunderstood them.