Speedo reading for MOT

[Irezumi]

Looking at a bike which has a speedo in Kmh (Japanese import). Is this allowed for an MOT or must it be in Mph?

Thanks for any help.

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

I've had bikes MOT'd that had km/hr speedos and not received any failed tests, nor advisories.
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[redeem ouzzer]

Supposed to have MPH calibrations (hence the plethora of horrible stickers on a lot of grey imports), in practice most testers don't give a fuck.
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[xX-Alex-Xx]

Speedo isn't checked on a motorcycle MOT...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/motorcycle-parts-checked-at-an-mot/motorcycle-parts-checked-at-an-mot

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-motorcycles
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[weasley]

I passed a MOT with a speedo that was smashed to bits and clearly not working - as said above, the speedo is not tested. However, this doesn't mean you are road legal because the vehicle still has to meet C&U Regs.
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[stinkwheel]

Just put stickers on it. Somethng as stupidy simple as this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304546824778
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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

I recall applying stickers which came from a magazine onto the speedo on my grey-import Yamaha XJR400 back in the late 90s but even now no one checks accuracy. The on-line MOT regs suggest the speedometer simply has to work, and be lit if necessary.

[WD Forte]

Err yeah, but I see that one puts 30 over 30 and 70 over 70
OP probly needs 30 over 50 kph 70 over 112kph sorta thing
like this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284063166114?
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[Capt Sisko]

[Easy-X]

If you have a decent inkjet printer you could probably go down the "print your own labels" route and print a large, transparent label and do a really nice job. Some inkjets even let you print metallic ink e.g. silver on clear would look great.
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[blurredman]

I'd be tempted to disasemble the unit and repaint the face of the dial and paint/label my own numbers.
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[stinkwheel]

When I had a bike with a km/h speedo, it was cable operated so I fitted one of those little 1.6:1 reduction gearbox thingies on the back of the speedo which makes the km/h reading into mph. Then stuck a mph sticker over where it said km/h.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Courier265]

I bought a Suzuki Inazuma last year, I noticed the mileage on the MOT was higher than the mileage on the bike.

After some thought I realised that the battery must have been disconnected at some point.

It seems if you disconnect the battery on this bike the speedo defaults to Kilometres.

When I put it in for an MOT I made sure the clock was set to MPH, nothing was mentioned
on the day and the DVLA haven't been in touch so I assume all is okay. AT least I have a logical explanation.
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[stinkwheel]

[slowasyoulike]

[Pete.]

I put tape over the odometer reading on my turbo bike so the MOT tester had to record 'unknown' The reason was when I first insured it after building the turbo I was limited to 1500 miles a year in the first year, 3000 in the second and third.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good