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To tax a bike over 600cc from 1st April 2022.
Surely tax based on capacity is outdated. Even shopping bikes these days are well over 600cc.
A 690 Duke paying the same as a GSXR1000 seems wrong to me. Shouldn't it be on emissions like cars?
Surely tax based on capacity is outdated. Even shopping bikes these days are well over 600cc.
A 690 Duke paying the same as a GSXR1000 seems wrong to me. Shouldn't it be on emissions like cars?
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Re: £101
No, KTM 690s, MT-07s and XTZ660s should pay more to subsidise the roads for those of us with real men's bikes.
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Re: £101
What they said, although I'm not keen on the 1000cc girly men thinking they've got a mans bikeLe_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 1:27 pm No, KTM 690s, MT-07s and XTZ660s should pay more to subsidise the roads for those of us with real men's bikes.
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Re: £101
I've got an 1170cc air cooled bike with 2 valves per cylinder if that helps, it's about as simple as 4 stroke 4 cylinder bike gets.MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 1:52 pmWhat they said, although I'm not keen on the 1000cc girly men thinking they've got a mans bikeLe_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 1:27 pm No, KTM 690s, MT-07s and XTZ660s should pay more to subsidise the roads for those of us with real men's bikes.
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Re: £101
Isn't your GSXR 1127 ?KungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 2:35 pmI've got an 1171cc bike, which is obviously one better than yours.
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Re: £101
The GSXR is an 1127.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 2:58 pmIsn't your GSXR 1127 ?KungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 2:35 pmI've got an 1171cc bike, which is obviously one better than yours.
My BMW is 1171
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Re: £101
Everyone knows MT-07s and 690s hold higher corner speeds than litre bikes. All your bikes are good for is tantrum throwing overtaking speeds when you finally exit the corners!MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 1:52 pmWhat they said, although I'm not keen on the 1000cc girly men thinking they've got a mans bikeLe_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 1:27 pm No, KTM 690s, MT-07s and XTZ660s should pay more to subsidise the roads for those of us with real men's bikes.
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Re: £101
Just worked mine out using a calculator and I came up with 1166cc, 75 x 66, 4 cylinders, ((3.142 x (37.5 x 37.5)) x 66) x 4KungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 2:35 pmI've got an 1171cc bike, which is obviously one better than yours.
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The problem is that emissions data on bikes has only appeared for the most recent models. I'm not even sure it's on my 59 plate Yamaha's log book.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 1:23 pm To tax a bike over 600cc from 1st April 2022.
Surely tax based on capacity is outdated. Even shopping bikes these days are well over 600cc.
A 690 Duke paying the same as a GSXR1000 seems wrong to me. Shouldn't it be on emissions like cars?
Not really sure why a 690 should pay less than a GSXR - they still occupy the same space on the road, they need the same kind of parking provisions. And as owners are fond of saying, they save pots of cash on fuel!
It's road pricing that really bothers me - the ULEZ charge is set at the same as a car here in London.
So time to get down the post office and get the taxation class changed on my 1980 Honda.
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Re: £101
You're my hero 《swoon》Taipan wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 3:28 pmEveryone knows MT-07s and 690s hold higher corner speeds than litre bikes. All your bikes are good for is tantrum throwing overtaking speeds when you finally exit the corners!MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 1:52 pmWhat they said, although I'm not keen on the 1000cc girly men thinking they've got a mans bikeLe_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 1:27 pm No, KTM 690s, MT-07s and XTZ660s should pay more to subsidise the roads for those of us with real men's bikes.
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Re: £101
WTF, my 3.5 is only £250. It must be very manly indeed.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:39 pm My 1.8 car is something like £320 a year, no poofs cars here.
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Re: £101
Just checcked, £275 not £350, the wife's dirty diesel is less and makes the same power and weighs about the same.
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