A 44-year-old motorcyclist who crashed his unregistered and unwarranted Aprilia motorcycle into the rear of a car on SH2 east of Cambridge Road, was also unlicensed, say police.

The accident happened on Tamatea Arikinui Drive under the route K overbridge at about 11.30am this morning.

The scene after the crashon on SH2 east of Cambridge Road.

Acting traffic senior sergeant Mike Owen says shortly before the collision, the Tauranga rider was speeding and involved in a series of passing incidents, overtaking and undertaking.

Reports suggest he didn't see the car in front slow down and ran into the back of it.

'He was walking at the scene, checked out by ambulance and taken to Tauranga hospital for observation,” says Mike.

There will be charges, but police have still to speak with witnesses, many of whom left their contact details before continuing their journey.

As well as the lack of warrant and registration, the Aprilia RSV Mille, a 998cc V twin, had numerous other defects says Mike.

'And he wasn't appropriately licenced for that vehicle either,” he adds.