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I thought the answer was pull over, go for help whilst some thieving Gypo steals your bike!

Kev

pedrosis wrote:Tis a new EU rule thing that from 03 all bikes made have to have the lights on all the time so they put a switch for hazards there to make up for it

Not true, my ZRX is an 05 reg and it doesn't have hazards.

I don't think the lights on thing is actually law. Its just that in some countries it is the law so the manufacturers decided to make all new bikes the same with them permanently on, it saves them money.

Only girls bikes have the hazard option fitted, ie pointy SVs, fazers, etc,etc

clunk wrote:

pedrosis wrote:Tis a new EU rule thing that from 03 all bikes made have to have the lights on all the time so they put a switch for hazards there to make up for it

Not true, my ZRX is an 05 reg and it doesn't have hazards.

I don't think the lights on thing is actually law. Its just that in some countries it is the law so the manufacturers decided to make all new bikes the same with them permanently on, it saves them money.

Only girls bikes have the hazard option fitted, ie pointy SVs, fazers, etc,etc

New rules apply from the first production date of a model, So you can still drive an old Mini on the road even if its not up to modern safety standards. Once a car/bike is in legal production it can still be made for its normal model life.

So CLUNK can have his new but out of date ZRX. But one day he will have to have a modern bike like a Fazer or SV.

1blue wrote: New rules apply from the first production date of a model, So you can still drive an old Mini on the road even if its not up to modern safety standards. Once a car/bike is in legal production it can still be made for its normal model life.

Mine is a 04 model and if it was legal to remove the light switch and fit hazards, they would have done it.

1blue wrote:
So CLUNK can have his new but out of date ZRX.

I prefer the term "modern classic"