Ciao !
It is really fine on the moon that we are not as a lonely people living in the country where the restrictions have no correct sense but they must be drawn up in order to make everyones easy and rational life as bureaucratic and difficult as possible.
In Finland a vehicle tax has been tailored to be in accordance with the EU legislation from there from here and always according to situation. The result could be downright comic but because of inconsistent tax policy the comicalness is very far from biker real life.
There are too many examples of senseless rules to print them all down on this colum and it is not worthwhile because it will create bad mind only. Generaly, it looks that usually there are no other reasons behind all stubid orders but a grasping tax authorities only - of course, this grasping tax goal has been hidden and covered by such a spurious and hypocrite cover as a traffic safety is, even if there are no connections to the safety factors at all.
Nobody can for example understand the fact that a new model engine installed on a hard tail chassis causes more risks in the traffic than the older model engine if installed on the same frame
........of course and once again, the unfair taxation is the real reason.
Anyhow, instead of some self-pity weep, it could be more effective that all motor cyclists' interest groups in Europe would have more co-operation in order to kill lockal despotism. Perhaps to get a more jointly harmonised, appropriated and EU dirctive based laws on bike construction and taxing would restrain these mindless dictators power in each individual countries.
On the other hand, I don't know how many biking MEPs we have European Parliament, but because there are no common and reasonable guidelines at the EU level, I feel that there can not be too many of them
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In spite of the fact that we have all those brainless autocrats, I use my chance to wish you and every bikers a Merry Christmas and happy New Year
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, extrasize rear weel end so on...