Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
sch.1-sec.55Chain guards
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sch.1-sec.55 Chain guards
If the engine power of a motorbike is transmitted to the rear wheel by a chain, the driver and any passenger must be protected from the front sprocket and at least the upper part of the chain by— the frame or equipment of the motorbike; or a chain guard. A chain guard must cover the chain to a point— at least 300mm to the rear of the rearmost foot rest of the motorbike; or above the centre of the rear drive sprocket of the motorbike. (sch.1-sec.55-ssec.1) If the engine power of a motorbike is transmitted to the rear wheel by a chain, the driver and any passenger must be protected from the front sprocket and at least the upper part of the chain by— the frame or equipment of the motorbike; or a chain guard. (sch.1-sec.55-ssec.2) A chain guard must cover the chain to a point— at least 300mm to the rear of the rearmost foot rest of the motorbike; or above the centre of the rear drive sprocket of the motorbike.
- (a) the frame or equipment of the motorbike; or
- (b) a chain guard.
- (a) at least 300mm to the rear of the rearmost foot rest of the motorbike; or
- (b) above the centre of the rear drive sprocket of the motorbike.