I got an MOT advisory today

Hardly surprising, there's no lights on the bike, and the tester has to
issue a VT32 for every light that's missing.

It passed though, so my record is still at 100%

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Lozzo
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike (Now with daytime MOT)
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

Do you have to have -any- lights at all? Brake light? Anything else you
need to do before you turn up for a daytime test?

 

No position or head lights - they can be either removed, painted or
masked over to make them invisible, so duct tape will do and remove the
bulbs or disconnect to be sure. I went as far as removing my headlight
and tail light altogether and even removed the left switchgear. I sold
them all on ebay.

No brake light - The police may have different ideas, but the MOT
testers manual is quite specific about this.

No reflector - this comes under lights

Horn must work, squeeky bulb type only on vehicles regd prior to 1973.
I have a Bike-It negative switched horn button that cost £3-99 on the
left bar. it took 10 minutes to wire into the original horn

Mirrors are not needed.

According to my tame MOT tester and contrary to common belief, if you
have a rear seat you do not need rear footrests.

Everything else is as per a normal MOT.

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Lozzo
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

The MoT test and C&U regs may differ on that.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House

 

There's a disparity regarding the requirement for a brake light too.

--
Lozzo
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

I doubt it. The RTA does specify that a brake light must conform to
various standards "where fitted", so it's clearly not illegal to to
ride without one fitted.

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[snip lights stuff for daytime MOT]

I must say, only the lack of a requirement for a brake light surprised
me.

Not at all surprising. The only thing MOT-wise that I thought related
to pillion provision was that if you /do/ have rear footrests then you
must also have a chain-guard.

My mind could be messing me around again, of course.

 

I thought there was something about if you've got a pillion seat & rear
footrests, you should grow a backbone & tell the bitch to stay at home
& do the ironing.

Likewise.

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Krusty
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now, that reminds me of the hilarious/totally-bastardous incident at
L'Abbaye a few years back that Simes pulled on Trevor Dennis.

 

Which was?

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Krusty
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Trev brought his missus along to a ukrm/Ixion drinks evening at
L'Abbaye in Farrington.

Simes produced a printout of a post that Trev had made earlier in the
day, where he explained that his choice of bike was made specifically
so he *didn't* have to take his wife on the back of it.

Simes passed the printout to Trev, explaining it was something funny
he'd read on the newsgroup. Of course, Trev didn't have his glasses
with him, so passed the printout to his wife to read out for him.

They left the pub soon afterwards.

 

It is, you always need a chainguard, it's not just there for a
pillion's protection.

--
Lozzo
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

Quite funny by all accounts.

--
Lozzo
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

Heh - what a complete ****.

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Krusty
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so my CCM R30, which came from the factory with no chainguard, would
never have passed an MOT?

Later ones did have a plastic guard, so maybe the omission from the
2001 R30s was an oversite on CCM's part.

 

Trevor was the bigger one.

 

ain't that the truth.

 

There's one on the 2002 version. Since they will need to be type
approved by DoT, if they are allowed to be sold like that, then they
will be able to pass the MOT.

I suppose it's similar to Yank import cars in the UK, flashing red
indicators will be ok, as they left the factory like that.

P.

 

I just checked the manual. Technically, every bike needs a
chain/beltguard of some description to comply with C+U regs, but it's
not an MOT test requirement - if it's fitted it has to be secure and
clear of any moving component. I was partially wrong.

--
Lozzo
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

Sadly not - at least not if they were made after 1980ish. Which is why
my 'vette has got amber bulbs fitted in the reversing lights.


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Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250