Will it pass the MOT?

Bike - J reg ZXR 400 an import with the headlights that Pidcocks tried
to get me to swap claiming they were illegal.

Owner - has deficient attitude to maintenance.

Work undertaken in the last year - Lozzo told me off, lubed the chain
and added a cable tie to keep the fairing together.

Condition - bought predisastered by C.Grainger, has had a number [1]
of stationary or sub 5mph drops since. Looks awful, sounds awful but I
love it.

MOT station - known to be harsh, failed the CG125 for having the front
indicators ever so slightly bent after the wheelie incident.

So pass, fail and if so what on? Beverage of your choice to the
nearest guess.

[1] I started to list them then got depressed at my feebleness and
lack of balance, though tbf it's been over a year since the last time,
which was a low speed U turn in the service station on the way to the
French run last year.

 

Try using Alan's Test Centre, on the industrial estate behind the
baseball ground. They only do MOT's and will follow the rules, rather
than make them up. Plus they don't keep you waiting forever as they've
quite a number of testers..

 

Bring it down here for a weekend and I'll get a years ticket on it.

 

Ouch!

 

Oh that's it. Ruin my chance of a pleasant bedtime beverage why don't
you!

 

Oh, you have that trouble too? Nevermind, get your doctor to presrcribe
Cialis - works for me.

<tate>
You DIRTY bastard
</tate>

 

Do you want to come up for the weekend as well?

 

Do you think T will let you take her toys out of the house?

 

i don't think Alan's in Derby do bikes, i take mine Alan's in Burton
never had a problem.
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Why? if it is a Jap grey import, as most are, then the Japs drive on the
same side of the road as we do.

 

I *know* that they do, because they did the ZRX a month or so ago.

 

Why? if it is a Jap grey import, as most are, then the Japs drive on the
same side of the road as we do.[/QUOTE]

Here's the 2004 book on 'what will it fail on?'

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk...hread/49a20d96cc5f996/211feac25203e618?hl=en&

Somewhere in there is the headlight woes, 2 testers being idiots.

How the MOT has got from November to May given it's never been SORNed
and it's ridden all year round, I'm not sure. Guess I forgot at some
point. Much like this time but it's only a fortnight out of date.

 

then i stand corrected


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What? That's sheer arseholeishness, that is - as long as they're in the
right place (roughly symmetrical) and working, that's all it needs.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the
river cleaned out in a day.

 

Ginseng!
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the
river cleaned out in a day.

 

And rules out a problem with the camber shims too.
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Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the
river cleaned out in a day.

 

I thought those could be compensated for by padding out yer knee sliders
on one side or t'other?

 

Only dynamically, but proper static setup requires the shimming to be
right.
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Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the
river cleaned out in a day.