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ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveonstandsfortwo-wheelmotorvehicles
(92/C293/04)
COM(92)333FINAL—SYN431
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon28September1992)
andexpeditetheprocedure;whereasitisadvisable,
whenevertheCouncilgrantspowerstotheCommissionfor
theimplementation oftheruleslaiddowninrespectoftwoor
three-wheelmotorvehicles,toprovideforanadvance
consultationprocedurebetweentheCommissionandthe
MemberStateswithinanAdvisoryCommittee,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1
ThisDirectiveanditsAnnexshallapplytostandsforalltypes
oftwo-wheelvehicleasdefinedinArticle1ofCouncil
Directive92/.../EECof...onthetype-approvaloftwoor
three-wheelmotorvehicles.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle100a
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
IncooperationwiththeEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocial
Committee,
Whereasitisnecessarytoadoptmeasuresintendedgradually
tointroducetheinternalmarketoveraperiodexpiringon31
December1992;whereastheinternalmarketcomprisesan
entitywithoutinternalfrontierswithinwhichthefree
movementofgoods,persons,servicesandcapitalis
guaranteed;
WhereasineachMemberStatetwo-wheelvehiclesmust,in
respectoftheirstands,displaycertainmandatorytechnical
characteristics whichdifferfromoneMemberStateto
another;whereasthisdisparityconstitutesabarriertotrade
withintheCommunity ;
Whereastheseobstaclestotheestablishmentandoperation
oftheinternalmarketcanberemovedifthesame
requirementsareadoptedbyallMemberStatesinplaceof
theirnationalregulations;
Whereasthedrawingupofharmonizedrequirements
relatingtostandsfortwo-wheelmotorvehiclesisnecessary
inordertoenablethetype-approval andcomponent
type-approval proceduresprovidedforinDirective
92/.../EECtobeimplementedinrespectofeachtypeof
saidvehicle;
Whereas,giventhescaleandimpactoftheactionproposedin
thesectorinquestion,theCommunitymeasureswhichare
thesubjectofthisDirectivearenecessary,oreven
indispensable ,toattaintheobjectiveset,namelyCommunity
vehicletype-approval;whereasthisobjectivecannotbe
adequatelyachievedbytheMemberStatesindividually;
Whereasthereisaneedfortherapidadjustmentofthe
technicalrequirementssetoutintheAnnextothisDirective
totakeaccountoftechnicalprogress;whereasthistask
shouldbeentrustedtotheCommissioninordertosimplifyArticle2
Theproceduregoverningthegrantingofcomponent
type-approval inrespectofthestand(S)foratypeof
two-wheelmotorvehicleandtheconditionsapplyingtothe
freemovementofsaidvehiclesshallbethosesetoutin
Directive92/.../EECof...,intheChaptersIIandIII
respectively .
Article3
Anyamendmentsnecessarytoadapttherequirementsofthe
Annexestotechnicalprogressshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle4ofthis
Directive.
Article4
Inallcaseswherereferenceismadetotheproceduresetoutin
thisArticle,therepresentative oftheCommissionshall
submittotheCommitteesetupbyArticle12ofDirective
70/156/EEC(2)adraftofthemeasurestobetaken.The
{2)OJNoL42,23.2.1970,p.1,aslastamendedbyDirective
92/53/EEC(OJNoL225,10.8.1992,p.1). (»)OJNoL

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complywiththisDirectivenotlaterthan1August1994.
TheyshallforthwithinformtheCommissionthereof.
Theyshallimplementtheseprovisionswitheffectfrom
1October1994.
2.WhentheMemberStatesadopttheseprovisions,the
provisionsshallcontainareferencetothisDirectiveorshall
beaccompaniedbysuchareferencewhentheyarepublished
inofficialform.Theproceduresformakingsuchreference
shallbelaiddownbytheMemberStates.Committeeshalldeliveritsopiniononthedraftwithinatime
limitwhichthechairmanmaylaydownaccordingtothe
urgencyofthematter,ifnecessarybytakingavote.
Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes;inaddition,
eachMemberStateshallhavetherighttoasktohaveits
positionrecordedintheminutes.TheCommissionshalltake
theutmostaccountoftheopiniondeliveredbythe
Committee .ItshallinformtheCommitteeofthemannerin
whichitsopinionhasbeentakenintoaccount.
Article5
1.MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,
regulationsandadministrative provisionsnecessarytoArticle6
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.

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ANNEX
1.DEFINITIONS
ForthepurposesofthisDirective:
1.1.'stand'meansadevicethatisfirmlyattachedtothevehicleandisabletomaintainthevehicleinits
vertical(oralmostvertical)parkingpositionwhenleftunattendedbyitsdriver;
1.2.'propstand'meansastandwhich,whenextendedorswungintotheopenposition,supportsthe
vehicleononesideonly,whileleavingbothwheelsincontactwiththesupportingsurface;
1.3.'centrestand'meansastandwhich,whenswungintotheopenpositionsupportsthevehicleby
providingoneorseveralareasofcontactbetweenthevehicleandthesupportingsurfaceeithersideof
themedianlongitudinalplaneofthevehicle;
1.4.'transversetilt(tt)'meansthegradient,expressedasapercentage,oftheactualsupportingsurface,the
intersectionofthemedianlongitudinalplaneofthevehicleandthesupportingsurfacebeing
perpendiculartothelineofmaximumgradient(figure1);
1.5.'longitudinaltilt(It)'meansthegradient,expressedasapercentage,oftheactualsupportingsurface,
themedianlongitudinalplaneofthevehiclebeingparalleltothelineofmaximumgradient
(figure2);
1.6.'medianlongitudinalplaneofthevehicle'meansthelongitudinalplaneofsymmetryoftherearwheel
ofthevehicle.
GENERAL
Alltwo-wheelvehiclesshallbefittedwithatleastonestandinordertokeepthemsteadywhen
stationary(e.g.whenparked)butnotheldinastaticpositionbyapersonorexternalmeans.
Twin-wheelvehiclesneednotbefittedwithstandsbutmustmeettherequirementssetoutinItem
6.2.2wheninaparkingposition(parkingbrakeapplied).
Saidstandshallbeofeitheraproporacentretype,orboth.
Wherethestandswivelsaboutthelowerpartoforbelowthevehicletheouteredge(s)ofthatstand
shallswingtotherearofthevehicleinordertoattaintheclosedortravellingposition.2.
2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
3.
3.1.
3.1.1.
3.1.1.1.
3.1.1.2.
3.1.1.3.
3.1.1.3.1 .
3.1.1.3.2.
3.1.1.4.
3.1.1.4.1.GENERALSPECIFICATIONS
Propstands
Propstandsshall:
beabletosupportthevehicleinsuchawayastoprovideitslateralstabilitywhetherthevehicleisona
horizontalsupportingsurfaceoronaslopeinordertopreventitsleaningfurthertooeasily(andinso
doingdoesnotrotateaboutthepointofsupportprovidedbythepropstand)orismovedtooeasily
intoaverticalpositionandbeyond(andinsodoingdoesnotswingovertothesideoppositetheprop
stand);
beabletosupportthevehicleinsuchawayastomaintainstabilitywhenthevehicleisparkedona
slope;
beabletoswingbackautomaticallyintoitsretractedortravellingposition;
whenthevehiclereturnstoitsnormal(vertical)drivingposition,or
whenthevehiclemovesforwardasaresultofdeliberateactionbyitsdriver;
notwithstanding therequirementssetoutinItem3.1.1.3above,bedesignedandconstructedinsucha
waythattheydonotcloseautomaticallyiftheangleofleanisalteredunexpectedly (forexample,ifthe
vehicleispushedlightlybyathirdpartyorbyagustofwindarisingfromthepassageofa
vehicle);
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3.1.1.4.2.thevehiclebeingleanedinordertobringtheouterextremityofthepropstandintocontactwiththe
ground;
3.1.1.4.3.thevehiclebeingleftunattendedinitsparkingposition.
3.1.2.TherequirementssetoutinItem3.1.1.3aboveshallnotapplyifthevehicleisdesignedinsuchaway
thatitcannotbepropelledbyitsenginewhenthepropstandisextended.
3.2.Centrestands
3.2.1.Centrestandsshall:
3.2.1.1.beabletosupportthevehiclewitheitheroneorbothwheelsincontactwiththesupportingsurfaceor
withoutanyofthewheelsbeingincontactwiththatsurfaceinsuchawayastoconferstabilityonthat
vehicle;
3.2.1.1.1 .onahorizontalsupportingsurface;
3.2.1.1.2.inaleaningposition;
3.2.1.1.3.onaslope;
3.2.1.2.beabletofoldbackwardsautomaticallyintoitsretractedortravellingposition;
3.2.1.2.1.whenthevehiclemovesforwardinsuchawayastoraisethecentrestandfromthesupporting
surface.
3.2.2.TherequirementssetoutinItem3.2.1.2aboveshallnotapplyifthevehicleisdesignedinsuchaway
thatitcannotbepropelledbyitsenginewhenthecentrestandisextended.
4.OTHERREQUIREMENTS
4.1.Moreover,vehiclesmaybefittedwithawarninglightthatisclearlyvisibletotheriderwhenseatedin
thedrivingpositionandwhich,whentheignitionisswitchedon,lightsupandremainssountilthe
standisinitsretractedortravellingposition.
4.2.Allstandsshallbeprovidedwitharetentionsystemwhichholdsthemintheretractedortravelling
position.Thatsystemmayconsistofeither:
—twoindependentdevicessuchastwoseparatespringsoronespringandoneretainingdevicesuch
asaclip,
or
—asingledevicewhichmustbeabletooperatewithoutfailingforatleast
—10000normal-usecyclesifthevehiclehasbeenfittedwithtwostands,
or
—15000normal-usecyclesifthevehicleisfittedwithonlyonestand.
5.STABILITY TESTS
5.1.Thefollowingtestsshallbecarriedoutinordertodeterminethecapacityforholdingthevehicleina
stableconditionasspecifiedinItems3and4:
5.2.Stateofthevehicle
5.2.1.Thevehicleshallbesubmittedatitskerbmass.
5.2.2.Thetyresshallbeinflatedtoapressurerecommended bytheirmanufacturerforthatstate.
5.2.3.Thetransmissionshallbeinneutralor,inthecaseofanautomatictransmission,inthe'parking'
positionwheresuchexists.
5.2.4.Ifthevehicleisfittedwithaparkingbrakethatshallbeapplied.
5.2.5.Thesteeringshallbelockedinposition.Ifthesteeringisabletobelockedwhenitisturnedtoeitherthe
leftortherightthetestsmustbecarriedoutinbothpositions.
5.3.Testpad
5.3.1.Aflat,horizontalpadhavingahardsurfacethatisdryandfreefromgrainsofsandmaybeusedforthe
testsreferredtoinItem6.1below.

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5.4.Testequipment
5.4.1.AparkingplatformmustbeusedforthetestsreferredtoinItem6.2below.
5.4.2.Theparkingplatformshallhavearigid,flat,rectangularsurfacewhichisabletosupportthevehicle
withoutperceptibleflexing.
5.4.3.Thesurfaceoftheparkingplatformshallpossesssufficientanti-skidpropertiestopreventthevehicle
fromslidingacrossthesupportingsurfaceduringthetiltorleantests.
5.4.4.Theparkingplatformshallbedesignedinsuchawayastobeabletoassumeatleastthetransversetilt
(TT)andthelongitudinaltilt(LT)requiredbyItem6.2.2.
6.TESTPROCEDURES
6.1.Stabilityonahorizontalsupportingsurface(testforItem3.1.1.4above).
6.1.1.Withthevehicleonthetestpadthepropstandisextendedormovedintotheparkingpositionandthe
vehicleisbroughttorestuponit.
6.1.2.Thevehicleismovedinordertoincreaseby3degreestheangleformedbythemedianlongitudinal
planeandthesupportingsurface(bymovingthevehicletowardsthevertical).
6.1.3.Thismovementshallnotcausethepropstandtoreturnautomaticallytoitsretractedortravelling
position.
6.2.Stabilityonaninclinedsurface(testsassociatedwithItems3.1.1,3.1.2,3.1.1.2,3.2.1.1.3
above).
6.2.1.Thevehicleisplacedontheparkingplatformwiththepropstandand,separately,thecentrestandin
theextendedorparkingpositionandthevehicleisallowedtorestonthestand.
6.2.2.Theparkingplatformisshiftedtoitsminimumtransversetilt(TT)andthentoitsminimum
longitudinaltilt(LT)inaccordancewiththefollowingtable:
TiltPropStand CentreStand
\Moped Motorcycle Moped Motorcycle
tt 5% 6% 6% 8%
Downstream It 5% 6% 6% 8%
UpstreamIt 6% 8% 12% 14%
Seefiguresla,lband2below.
6.2.3.Whereavehicleonantiltedparkingplatformrestsonthecentrestandandjustonewheelandmaybe
maintainedinthatpositionwiththecentrestandandeitherthefrontortherearwheelincontactwith
thesupportingsurface,thetestsdescribedabovemustbeconductedsolelywiththevehiclerestingon
thecentrestandandrearwheelprovidedthattheotherrequirementssetoutinthisItemaremet.
6.2.4.Thevehiclemustremainstablewhentheparkingplatformistiltedbyeachoftherequiredamounts
andtheaboverequirementshavedulybeenmet.
6.2.5.Alternativelytheparkingplatformmaybetiltedbytherequiredamountsbeforethevehiclebeforethe
vehicleismovedintoposition.

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Figurela
Transversetilt

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Figurelb
Transversetilt

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Longitudinaltiltupstream
Figure2
Longitudinaltiltdownstream

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Appendix1
Informationdocumentinrespectofstandsforatypeoftwo-wheelmotorvehicle
(tobeattachedtotheapplicationforcomponenttype-approvalwherethisissubmittedindependentlyofthe
applicationforvehicletype-approval )
OrderNo(assignedbytheapplicant):
Theapplicationforcomponenttype-approvalinrespectofstandsforatypeoftwo-wheelmotorvehicleshall
containtheinformationsetoutunderthefollowingpointsinAnnexIItoCouncilDirective92/.../EEC:
—UnderA:
—0.1
—0.2
—0.4to0.6
—2.1
—2.1.1:
—underB:
—1.3.1.
Appendix2
Certificateofcomponenttype-approval inrespectofstandsforatypeoftwo-wheelmotorvehicle
MODEL
Nameofadministration
ReportNo bytecnicalbody date
Componenttype-approvalNo: ExtensionNo:
1.Makeortradenameofvehicle:
2.Typeofvehicle:
3.Nameandaddressofmanufacturer :
4.Ifapplicable,nameandaddressofmanufacturer'srepresentative :
5.Vehiclesubmittedfortestingon:
6.Componenttype-approvalgranted/refused(l):
7.Place:
8.Date:
9.Signature:
(')Deleteasappropriate .