Pulled over by plod

[MC]

So coming home today there was a police check point. I was following a few cars (I was about to overtake), & thought oh $hit they're going to pull me aren't they... sure enough they did. The copper starts looking over my bike, & says the fork seals are leaking, and that he could declare my bike unsafe (or something) which would result in having to obtain a new mot & points on my license. Instead he gave me a talking to.

Tbh I've never heard of people being given points for this offence(?). I'm a bit nervous of being pulled again, although obviously I'm going to take a different way home tomorrow
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Honda XR-125L '04

[_mjs_]

He was being a cunt. As long as it has MOT you can have seals that leak worse than the Iraqi Navy
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Copper's full of shit, just say they were fine on your pre-ride check.
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[ws4936]

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[MC]

He said the front tyre was quite worn (which it's), although its legal. Still he seemed more concerned about the forks, saying about it dripping onto the front brake. I didn't tell him that literally a few minutes earlier I had to do an emergency stop when a kid walked out infront of me
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Yamaha MT-03 '08 (crashed)
Honda XR-125L '04

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

The could probably do you as part of the Road Traffic Act if they really wanted to, however if you can prove that the vehicle was in a roadworthy condition when you did your pre-ride check (which you always do ) then I think it would be nigh on impossible to make it stick.

Obviously stuff like tyres it won't be a defence for, but blown bulbs, fork seals, number plate getting smashed to pieces, that would be a reasonable defence IMO.

ANy legal bods feel free to make me look stupid, but that's how I'd interpret it.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[ws4936]

When he was concerned about the fluids leaking on to the pads, the correct response was to admit that you'r leaking fluids, but this will enable your bike to be lighter, thus increasing braking power.

Out of curiosity, are they USD forks?
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[smegballs]

Just fit a set of oil retainers to each fork (also known as MOT-passing skirts) and you'll be good to go.

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[Rogerborg]

Was he a short angry slaphead with a stupid 'tash and a stoop shoulder from the massive chip on it, by any chance? Because that would be a complete first...

He can't "declare" anything, he can make an accusation and let a court decide. Unless you're daft enough to admit to it and just hand your license over and pay a bribe to avoid a day in court.

For future reference: Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 67 (6): "I elect to defer this test, now either detain me or I'm riding off."

The law is available for you to read. He won't have, but that doesn't mean that you can't.

tl;dr - he was just being a dick, you'll get used to it.
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[multijoy]

Although s67(8) is pretty much all the get-out a constable needs to do the examination there and then. It's simply 'in the opinion' rather than requiring any reasonable grounds to suspect or believe, which means you're waiting there till they can get traffic plod down.
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silky666: He rode amazingly well considering his bike is the weight of a small van and had slicks on.

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[Rogerborg]

So, let's see these forks then...
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[The Disapproving Brit]

[Rogerborg]

[LordShaftesbu...]

I was searching for the wrong thing, 'mila kunis naked' was getting me nowhere.

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[Enaver]

My Yamaha 125 YBR has had a leaking front right fork for 2 years, so much so that it is stripping off the chrome. Both years I've had a MOT on it they have just given me an advisory, it leaks quite a lot as well I have to wipe it every damn time I get off.

Should really get it fixed, however I don't have enough money to fork out for it!

[P.]

[MC]

Obviously I didn't argue with the copper (it's all about power with them). Taken a pic of my fork seals. Don't think the van crashing into me today helped. Taking a different route home today took 10 mins longer tho', so I want to fix it just incase I get pulled again.
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Honda XR-125L '04

[MarJay]

It is covered in oil. Clean it off and see how long it takes to come back.
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