MOT fail bent bar? *update passed *

[dransy]

Bike failed mot on a bent right bar as it was closer to the tank than the left one when on full lock.

Ive come home changed the right bar and it was still the same! I changed the left bar also but thats also the same!

So with two new bars on ,the right one which is ( bent ) is still closer to the tank! Both the bars are the same distance from the floor i measured the gap between the end of both and it was 27inch the middle was 13,5 and it was also slap bang in the middle of yoke!

Where is it bent? i cant fix something bent thats not bent!?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Bars or clip ons?

Why can you not just rotate the clip on around the fork slightly?
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[dransy]

Its the standard gs500 ones 2 bolts on front of the top yoke
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Provided it doesn't foul the tank at full lock I don't see why you'd fail on that?

Why not just bend it a bit a piece of tube.
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[Ariel Badger]

Take it to a MOT station that is not staffed by chimps.
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[dransy]

it doesnt foul the tank its about 2inch away and the left one is about 3inch away.

i havent got a bar long enough to bend it , could i just boot the fuck out of it? or pack some washes behind it maybe?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

No fouling no fail.
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[P.addy]

What does it say specifically on the fail sheet.

If it hits the tank, its a fail, if it does not, I cannot see an issue.

[Ariel Badger]

You could file a tad off the stop on the frame or forks to even them up.
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[iMark]

Pictures......
I don't see how it's closer on one side than the other if they are both in the correct position, Even more so if it's a bar, how the fuck did you change one side??

Anyways, MOT station is run by a fucking prick if it's being failed for a slight bend in the bar, as for it being too close, the Renthal Ultra-Lows on my ER-5 are just over an inch away on full lock either side.

MOT station is run by a cunt.
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[dransy]

Fail sheet says

nearside handlebar deformed 2.1.1b

thats the bar https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUZUKI-GS500-GS500E-GS-500-E-LEFT-CLIP-ON-HANDLE-BAR-CLUTCH-LEVER-/111112202757?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item19decdaa05

standard gs ones
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[evoboy]

Is there enough of a gap so that your thumb isnt wedged against the tank?

Ive known bikes to fail for this as apparently its deemed dangerous and it could crush your thumb....

Take it to a different test centre.
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[weasley]

Is the only evidence of a bent bar that it is closer to the tank one way than the other? If so, it might not be bent, it could be a deformed steering stop. Or the fork could be twisted in the yoke (unlikely).
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Suspect the most likely cause is a damaged lock stop on the yoke or on the frame.

All the best

Keith
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[dransy]

So would i be best to file some away to make each side even like ariel badger said?

I cantbe arsed fucking about if its not an actual fail
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Possibly, although surprised it fails on that reason for what sounds like very minor damage.

All the best

Keith
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[Ariel Badger]

You will not need to take much off, far less than 1 mm IMHO.
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[stinkwheel]

Maybe the tank isn't in the middle of the bike? Try loosening the fittings and seeing if you can move it.

Also square up the front end in the yokes.

To do this, loosen the pinch bolts on the top and bottom yokes (not so much that they drop through but enough to allow the fork legs to twist in the clamps if forced). Dunt the front wheel quite firmly, square into a wall (wheel straight and at 90 degrees to the wall) three or four times. Tighten the bolts and re-check.

If this doesn't do it and the MOT guy is only judging the "straightness" of the bars by the distance from the tank. You could also loosen the pinch bolts on the yoke, stand in front of the bike with the wheel between your knees and push the handlebars round so they sit square. Take it to the MOT, get pass certificate then repeat the bumping into wall procedure when you get home to square it all up again.
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