lookin for a not so strict mot place near harrow for my bike

dna50 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Karma :

anyone know any mot stations in or near harrow area that arent too strict with bikes??????
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Maybe you could just sort out the bike?

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UKRedwing · Trackday Trickster Joined: 16 Apr 2009 Karma :

Maybe he's just on about the exhaust as atm it's up the the examiners discretion whats too loud. Bloke at my local garage told me to grind the 'Competition use only' off it and he'd pass it.

If the Op is on about the bike not being up to scratch then I agree.. sort it out..

dna50 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Karma :

my exhaust is standard i might just put it through a mot and see what it needs. iv spent 200 on it so far im just not sure if it will fail on something minor. is a water leak a failure?
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Livefast123 · Nearly there... Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Karma :

Not too strict on brakes, tyres, lights, chassis and steering, you know all those little things that keep you from meeting the tarmac or your maker Rolling Eyes

If your bike can't pass the MOT it shouldn't be on the road......simple Thumbs Up

Maybe you should spend the time looking for a dodgy MOT station buying a Haynes manual.
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dna50 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Karma :

thanks i think the only main problem is iv got a water leak is this a mot failure?
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Livefast123 · Nearly there... Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Karma :

Water leak won't be a failure as long as the tester can test the vehicle without it overheating so he abandons the test.

Water leak on those is usually the water pump and you can get a cheap kit on ebay to fix it. Riding a water cooled ped with a leak is not a good idea.
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N cee thirty · Banned Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Karma :

lol theres a guy in crewe that does um and if he can sit on them and they stop it passes (he's about 40 stone)

he burst someones shock once,it failed
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dna50 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Karma :

what if the tester sees some drops of coolent leaking down will they fail it?
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Livefast123 · Nearly there... Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Karma :

A water leak is not an MOT failure......it's not even tested on the MOT.
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dna50 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Karma :

cheers thanks a lot iv even put a new cylinder head on it coz i thought it was cracked but the leaks still there when its cold i know its not a good idea riding it but i wont ride it i just need to get the mot done then ill sort the leak out after the bike hasnt been moted for the last 3years iv done so much work to get it on the road
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Livefast123 · Nearly there... Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Karma :

Are you sure it's the cylinder head and not the water pump.........common prob with those engines.
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dna50 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Karma :

yep its dripping from where it seals onto the bore
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N cee thirty · Banned Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Karma :

derp

head gasket ?
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dna50 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Karma :

changed that iv spent 30pounds buying gaskets iv had enough of it i just wna get it mot'd then ill sort it out
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N cee thirty · Banned Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Karma :

hmm,you tighten it down to the correct torque ?

take a pic of where the leak is Thumbs Up

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dna50 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Karma :

ill take pic and upload it tomorrow. im not sure it even has a torque setting there just 10mm nuts that screw down the studs and hold the bore and cylinder head down. there done up tight
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Livefast123 · Nearly there... Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Karma :

Head bolts always have torque settings Thumbs Up

It should say in the owners / workshop manual
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ollieholt · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Apr 2010 Karma :

'done up tight' isn't the grade you are aiming for with heads. A quick download of a workshop manual will tell you the correct torque to apply to each bolt and in which order sometimes.

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dna50 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Karma :

yes they where tightened in a cross pattern, does anyone know where i can download the tightening torques from iv looked on google but theres nothing there?
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clancy · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Karma :

got a haynes manual ?
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