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From: stephen.packer on 21 Mar 2010 06:52
Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:11:05 +0000, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk
> (The Older Gentleman) wrote:

> >And since when did the Frogs decide filtering was a bad thing? They've
> >always filtered. Has it been illegal all along?
>
> Not sure, but I wouldn't be surprised. It is in Switzerland.

Ain't that the expensive truth. Sort of.
From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 21 Mar 2010 07:35
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember stephen.packer(a)gonemail.com saying
something like:

>"Having said that, another reason why 40,000 bikers invaded the French
>roads and public transport in quite a few cities and towns last Saturday
>is because they remain opposed to bikes being obliged to go through a
>safety and mechanical test on an annual basis (such as the UK MOT test),
>again like cars do"
>
>Which seems to be an enviable position to be in. Wish I didn't have to
>worry about MOTs for my 'fleet'...

Probably the situation applies in France as used to do here, for years.
You didn't need an MOT (there wasn't one for private vehicles), but
every insurance co insisted on an independent Engineer's Report before
issuing cover and they usually asked for one every couple of years.
That in no way absolved the owner from ensuring the vehicle was
roadworthy and safe all the time, though.
From: Higgins on 21 Mar 2010 07:42
stephen.packer(a)gonemail.com wrote:

> "...is because they remain opposed to bikes being obliged to go through a
> safety and mechanical test on an annual basis (such as the UK MOT test),
> again like cars do"
>
> Which seems to be an enviable position to be in. Wish I didn't have to
> worry about MOTs for my 'fleet'...

<waves>

Though it seems to be near impossible to get anything other than third
party insurance for a bike in Belgium, so swings and roundabouts I guess.
From: Higgins on 21 Mar 2010 07:45
Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember stephen.packer(a)gonemail.com saying
> something like:
>
>>
>> Which seems to be an enviable position to be in. Wish I didn't have to
>> worry about MOTs for my 'fleet'...
>
> Probably the situation applies in France as used to do here, for years.
> You didn't need an MOT (there wasn't one for private vehicles), but
> every insurance co insisted on an independent Engineer's Report

There's no bike MOT in Belgium and I've never been asked for any sort of
evidence of roadworthiness, even for the XL500, which is approaching 30
years old.
From: Domènec on 21 Mar 2010 08:53
"Dan L" <dan.yodanet(a)gmail.com> escribi� en el mensaje de noticias
news:80m0sjFhi7U1(a)mid.individual.net...

> http://ukfrancebikers.com/2010/03/14/french-motorcyclists-more-angry-tha
> n-ever/

They took actions instead of going on strike. Are you sure they were Frogs,
or are there that many expats?

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