I am not a biker. And I am not going to pretend that I am one. However, if you would like to read a perspective from one that has a vested interest, and is articulated, yet have a quantitative slant to things, you ought to read Ian Tan’s piece on this issue. I always enjoyed his writings. It has a lot of sensibilities about life, as well as the society we lived in. (add his blog to Feedly if you like!) Some of his good points:

1. In the grand scheme of things, based on the data he collated, this tax hike will increase 0.18% of the total tax collected. It is not going to matter much
2. The policy makers are only concern about your opinion when the election time comes
3. The concept of big bikes is an area that those making the policy, or for the matter most ...

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