Whilst this forum tries to stay true to its roots as a home to discuss true Pedelecs and Russell seems keen for that to happen,it is obvious to all that illegals are becoming an increasingly element in all sectors,not just the private land bit.
It just seems that the inactivity of trading standards and the police has made illegals seem ok to use.
I am sure none of us would contemplating driving our cars without tax,insurance,registration,number plates etc but because the motor vehicle is bike shaped it seems ok but the offences are the same, added on riding without helmet.
The number of times on this forum you read 'oh don't worry about it the police will never catch you' But this misses the point that the biggest compensation settlements in courts are often medical claims resulting from road accidents,run into a pedestrian with an illegal bike and no insurance ,the quantum could be ruinous.
There is a member asking about how to buy a 750 watt BBS,the UK sellers site says off road use only. It would be easy to produce a Chinese manufactured S-class bike selling for less than £1500.00 and I must say that I am tempted to do so. 50 cycles seem to be getting bolder selling their S-class bikes into the UK,even though we all know that there is no way of legally using these bikes on our roads,it does seem that it's ok to sell them and I am out of step on this forum,I should be selling S-class to compete with Kalkhoff.
But,I am not convinced that the retailer is insulated from legal action and it does not seem good business practice to put bike owners into a possible legal nightmare,especially without making it very clear of the implications of using these illegals on roads and cycle tracks in the UK.
I applaud KTM attitude to refusing to sell these S-class into the UK,even though we have a lot of demand from customers.
The recent hoverboard fatality and the police aftermath reaction could be an indicator of what could happen if we had a similar accident with an S-class involved.
KudosDave