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PostPosted: 21:58 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: yellow indicators, legal in the UK? Reply with quote

Dunno if this is a really stupid question....
before fitting my undertray shizzle i decided to plug it into the PC first so i could work out what coloured wire does what.

led stop/tail lights are spot on,. BUT the indicators are Yellow.

I imported it from Florida, do they all have yellow indicators?

are they legal in the UK?

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PostPosted: 22:02 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

? Explain the difference between yellow and amber/orange...
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PostPosted: 22:04 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yellow
Orange
Laughing

AFAIK as long as the indies aren't red and flash at a normal rate, they are ok.
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PostPosted: 22:07 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

doggone wrote:
? Explain the difference between yellow and amber/orange...


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PostPosted: 22:10 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

not sure if its legal or not, I can see that they are quite yellow and not orange.
One thing i have noticed is when cars have these its often quite difficult to notice the indy's are on
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PostPosted: 22:18 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looking at the mot manual for bikes i'd say they are not road legal.
https://www.motuk.co.uk/mcmanual_150.htm
But it says see the information column which inturn says it just an advise...stupid typical mot manual. Laughing
I think you would have to be unlucky to get pulled for them. Amber, orange. not exactly worlds apart, not as if its flashing white. Laughing
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PostPosted: 22:24 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

they look like US lights, where the tail light IS the indicator light too, then they aren't legal in the UK afaik.

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PostPosted: 22:25 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nb wrote:
Looking at the mot manual for bikes i'd say they are not road legal.
https://www.motuk.co.uk/mcmanual_150.htm
But it says see the information column which inturn says it just an advise...stupid typical mot manual. Laughing
I think you would have to be unlucky to get pulled for them. Amber, orange. not exactly worlds apart, not as if its flashing white. Laughing


i had a quick read and it doesn't say anything about the indicators being too close to each other.

so is that illegal or not?

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PostPosted: 22:28 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol, some funny posts here!

They do these type of tail lights for the VTR too and sadly they wont get through on an mot, we've had a couple of the forums not pass or have to be changed if i remmber correctly!
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PostPosted: 22:30 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

don't worry about the MOT, i've got another 11 months left before that.

PLUS, my MOT'er is cool, he said my can was too quiet, and my 2 x 5 plate was too large Laughing
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PostPosted: 22:32 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

The integrated lights as a whole are illegal from what I gather mate. They wouldn't pass an MOT according to this e-bay listing where I was going to get them for the Zee.

It describes them as being for show use only.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KAWASAKI-ZX6R-Z1000-Z750-Integrated-Tail-Light_W0QQitemZ330078305307QQihZ014QQcategoryZ10464QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They do look fucking sweet though so I'm getting them Laughing
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PostPosted: 22:43 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

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i had a quick read and it doesn't say anything about the indicators being too close to each other.

so is that illegal or not?

cheers

I think you'd be fine on the distance apart, its just the colour issue.
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PostPosted: 23:22 - 22 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

A lot more words rhyme with yellow than orange.
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PostPosted: 00:27 - 23 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

afaik if they would not pass an MOT, they are kind of illegal, and don't tell your insurance company Shocked
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PostPosted: 12:44 - 23 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've got the integrated light on my ZX6R. It had no problems with the MOT, the only thing the tester was worried about was the flash rate.

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PostPosted: 12:51 - 23 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr.Everready wrote:
I've got the integrated light on my ZX6R. It had no problems with the MOT, the only thing the tester was worried about was the flash rate.

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See what you mean I have been staring at it for ages and it hasn't flashed once. Confused
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