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26-04-2009, 11:33pm
Ok, Im sad, lonely and have far too much time on my hands.
This is what I found (thanks to Perthstreetbike forum) for motorcycles t etc
ref AUSTRALIAN DESIGN RULE 42/04 - GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
14.3.3.1 Rear 'Axle' and Side-car
The wheel guard provided for the rear wheel and for the wheel of any side-car must extend not less than from a point vertically above the foremost part of the wheel rearward to a point not higher than the intersection of the arc of the wheel guard with a line through the centre of the wheel at 45 degrees to a horizontal plane through the centre of the wheel when a mass of 45 kg is distributed in the saddle of the vehicle at its 'Unladen Mass'. parts.
--so back of the rear gaurd (includes mudflaps) to be no higher than a line drawn 45deg from the horizontal from the centre of the rear wheel.
14.3.3.2 Front 'Axle'
Where a wheel guard(s) is provided for the front 'Axle', it must extend not less than from a point vertically above the centre of the wheel rearward to a point not higher than the centre of the wheel or to the point where suitable protection is afforded by the frame or other construction of the vehicle when a mass of 45 kg is distributed in the saddle of the vehicle at its 'Unladen Mass'.
14.4 Visibility of Wheel Guards (Certain Vehicles)
Except when 'Rear Marking Plates' are fitted, for every rear wheel guard affixed to a motor vehicle, or trailer which is 2.2 m or more in 'Overall Width' and which has a body of the tray type, that portion of the external surface of such wheel guard which is visible to the rear of such vehicle must be white or silver in colour and clearly visible.
Cheers
Steven
This is what I found (thanks to Perthstreetbike forum) for motorcycles t etc
ref AUSTRALIAN DESIGN RULE 42/04 - GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
14.3.3.1 Rear 'Axle' and Side-car
The wheel guard provided for the rear wheel and for the wheel of any side-car must extend not less than from a point vertically above the foremost part of the wheel rearward to a point not higher than the intersection of the arc of the wheel guard with a line through the centre of the wheel at 45 degrees to a horizontal plane through the centre of the wheel when a mass of 45 kg is distributed in the saddle of the vehicle at its 'Unladen Mass'. parts.
--so back of the rear gaurd (includes mudflaps) to be no higher than a line drawn 45deg from the horizontal from the centre of the rear wheel.
14.3.3.2 Front 'Axle'
Where a wheel guard(s) is provided for the front 'Axle', it must extend not less than from a point vertically above the centre of the wheel rearward to a point not higher than the centre of the wheel or to the point where suitable protection is afforded by the frame or other construction of the vehicle when a mass of 45 kg is distributed in the saddle of the vehicle at its 'Unladen Mass'.
14.4 Visibility of Wheel Guards (Certain Vehicles)
Except when 'Rear Marking Plates' are fitted, for every rear wheel guard affixed to a motor vehicle, or trailer which is 2.2 m or more in 'Overall Width' and which has a body of the tray type, that portion of the external surface of such wheel guard which is visible to the rear of such vehicle must be white or silver in colour and clearly visible.
Cheers
Steven