Loose footpeg - MOT failure?

craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Hi all

Got a bit of a boggle with my trusty CG. I found a bolt where I park the bike on Friday - wondered whether it had come off the bike at first, but further inspection has revealled that it, and another bolt just like it, has rattled out from under the engine.

It seems that in a previous spill, the rhs footpeg had taken a knock and cracked both footpeg mounts on the underside of the crankcase. The side of the threads had since rattled out, along with the bolts.

So now my footpeg assembly (the left and right hand sides are connected on a bar that runs under the engine) is only fixed by the two bolts on the left hand side. The rhs isn't loose, but you can move it up and down a few millimetres.

I've got the MOT due soon, is this likely to result in a failure?

There aren't any places where I can re-bolt the rhs footpeg, short of possibly connecting it to the exhaust pipe using a DIY bracket. Short of a new engine block (£150 or so), is this something I should seek to fix before the test?

Thanks.

Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

If the footpeg can move then odds-on it's gonna fail the MOT. Tighten the bolts you have left to stop it moving.
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tutton · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Karma :

or if possible,
spend a couple of quid going to a engineering workshop, ask them to tack the mounts back on, so will be sturdy enough for mot, or for a bit more ask em to weld the mounts back on properly?
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MaybeGuy · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Karma :

ive never had any MOT tester check my footpegs integrity. leave it and see what happens, then sort it out there and then if it fails.
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Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

Unsecured foot pegs will be picked up on and if not a fail an advisory for sure. For the sake of a nut and bolt just replace or tighten them up prior to going.

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