MOT Rules

[Kickstart]

Hi

Just took a bike in for an MOT today.

Examiner says they have just received new instructions on motorcycle exhaust (received yesterday), and they are now to be check on the examiners opinion of how loud they are. Doesn't matter if they have a BS stamp or an E mark, if they are louder than a standard exhaust in reasonable condition then it is meant to fail.

Also numberplates are now to be checked as part of the MOT.

All the best

Keith
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[mrchips]

In Northern Ireland anyway, illegal number plates will get you failed if you get the wrong inspector. How are they to carry out this loudness check?

[M1ke]

They are getting stricter all the time. I can't believe all the rules we have and then you go to places like spain and see scooters been ridden around with no bodywork on at all and no lights! Most countries haven't even heard of an MOT.

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[JonB]

[Ste]

At least it is down to thier own judgement, as it is possible to get some exhausts which are classed as a race can, but do not have the marking on them and so would fail an MOT at the current time even though they're not loud or whatever. Will mean some places become known for being more slack and will let race cans through as long as the shop is not busy at the time or whatever.

It's good to see that number plate are now being taken into it, as the MOT is meant to test road worthyness and they don't class mini plates as road worthy do they for some strange reason .

Well it's stuff making progress and the situation being updated as lots of people are just getting those stick on BS or E marks to put on thier race cans to MOT the thing.

Will be interesting to see how this actually starts to work, and you can bet they'll be doing spot check on places to check that bikes which should be failed are actually being failed.

Ste

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[primalcarl]

It makes me laugh, last night I was riding my bike home via country lanes and they've been resurfaced. Most people in the town I live wouldn't even know these roads existed. And wewonder where all the money goes
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[WildGoose]

its still a farce, and they wont clamp down on noisy cans by doing this

bolt a legal one on outside the garage, walk it in MOT it, pass, come out bolt your blueflame back on, legal one in a backpack and off you go

complete joke really
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So in other words, he stopped you for being flagrantly in posession of a motorcycle in direct contravention of the Hippies, Darkies and People Whose Face I Don't Like The Look of (Police Powers) Act. 1976

[kev]

You beat me to it Keith, we received the new pages at work today so I photo copyed them and I will be posting them on here later.

The rule with the pipes is they can be anything you like as long as they are not stamped "not for road use" or "race use only".

These rules have actually been in since december 2003 but it has taken them this long to update the pages for the MOT books.
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20:02:36 Jammy-R6: any holes a goal
20:02:48 kev: even if its a hairy mans arse
20:02:56 Jammy-R6: hell yes

[Flip]

My Yoshimura Cyclone can is not e marked, nor does it say 'not for road use' but every one knows there illegal. Where do I stand now? Is it legal or not? Also there is no baffle in mine

[kev]

It is down the discretion on the individual MOT tester.
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20:02:36 Jammy-R6: any holes a goal
20:02:48 kev: even if its a hairy mans arse
20:02:56 Jammy-R6: hell yes

[Flip]

OK. thanks Kev

[Ian (GPX)]

Is there anything else in these new MOT rules, like grab rails ?

[skyline]

i don't think putting it down to mot'ers discretion is very fair at all, i think there needs to be some sort of db sound tester to make sure that it is fair to be honest.

[kev]