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Is BD roll bar street legal ?

Postby the roadster » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:07 pm

Finally had the nerve to drill and bolt the dam thing down permanently after many hours of pondering,one hand I want to keep the stock look but safety (so tuff,no hairdresser joke here thanks)and stiff up the back end won the day lets face it I love topless but don't want to go out like James
Dean :lol: :shock: .
Has anyone have problem with register or harass by the boys (or girls) in blue ?

Thanks in advance.
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Postby Bevan » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:02 pm

Been pulled over three times by the Boys in Blue since having the roll bar and not once have they even flinched at the thing. Depends on the cop though. :)
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Postby JBT » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:26 pm

To answer the thread question: I think it has to have an engineer's certificate/plate to be strictly legal.
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Postby Bevan » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:46 pm

Mine was an answer to the second part of the text. :roll:
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Postby RaYmO » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:38 pm

Bevan,

Was your BD Roll Bar powder coated or alloy coated?
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Postby Bevan » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:49 pm

Polished alloy. Wanted the bling factor too! :D
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Postby RaYmO » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:51 pm

Yeah... Im thinking about getting a polished alloy BD Roll Bar, but they are so pricey from Mania :(
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Postby Li7hium » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:52 pm

Polished alloy = CAMS not happy..... right?

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Postby Bevan » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:04 pm

Li7hium wrote:Polished alloy = CAMS not happy..... right?
Yeah, that's right. CAMs only approve the steel version. Not only does it need to be steel but it also has to sit at least 2 inches above your head.

None of this is applicable if you're not competing. A bit off topic though. :)
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Postby bigdog » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:22 pm

Apparently BD make a taller bar for CAMS approval, but you can't put the roof up unless you serioisly modify it (there was a pic of a racing 5 at wakefield on here the other day with a wedge shaped soft top that covered the bar, so it can be done, but it is butt ugly!). If you are going for road use talk to Red Baron - he was wanting to sell his alloy bar for the cost of a steel one a while back.
I haven't had any hassles with the police over my alloy BD, but then I don't attract the attention that Bevan does :roll: :roll: :roll:
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Postby Bevan » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:47 pm

bigdog wrote:I haven't had any hassles with the police over my alloy BD, but then I don't attract the attention that Bevan does :roll: :roll: :roll:
Apparently they don't like spirited driving, even though i'm not technically breaking any road rules. :mrgreen:
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Postby bigdog » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:21 pm

Bevan wrote:Apparently they don't like spirited driving, even though i'm not technically breaking any road rules. :mrgreen:


So, do you have ANY points left?? :lol: :roll: :lol:
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Postby Bevan » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:49 am

bigdog wrote:
Bevan wrote:Apparently they don't like spirited driving, even though i'm not technically breaking any road rules. :mrgreen:


So, do you have ANY points left?? :lol: :roll: :lol:
None of the pull overs resulted in fines, I wasn't breaking any rules! Just accelerating hard and cornering, well, you know. :mrgreen:

Two were unmarked cars, a Magna... :roll: and an XR6. The knob in the Magna was complaining how I was getting away from him. Didn't even know he was behind me trying to keep up! :lol:

And about the points thing... :oops: Lost 10 in one year a few years ago so i've been driving withing street limits but still trying to have a bit of fun. Bring on May 9 2007! :mrgreen:
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Postby irwin83r » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:20 pm

some people have been made to pad their bars with foam and cable ties or tape.


i'd hang out on that group buy till CAMS sort them selves out
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