riding to mots question? any moters here?

[gimpy limp]

I'm sure i've read somewhere providing you have insurance you can ride the bike to go get parts aswell as ride to the test centre and back? is that only on the day of the test you can do that? I've booked mine in for next wednesday. Be nice to ride it before then sort out any niggles that might be their after stretching it out on the motorway.

If not could you ride it to the test centre legally the day before the test to leave it with them overnight? I used to do that with my cars but the car moters isnt far unlike the bike test centre.
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[Hex]

No idea on the parts front, but riding it to the test place the day before to leave it should be fine.
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[instigator]

You can ride to the place to get your stuff done, yes. Not get your parts for it and go back home, no. (not to my knowledge you can't)

Yes to the second bit I'm sure, you're still taking it to an MOT appointment aren't you.

[sickpup]

[Shaun]

It is still legal as long as you call ahead in advance so they know your registration and know you're coming etc.

[strag]

Echo whats been said really. You can ride to a testing station without MOT or Tax but must have insurance. The vehicle must be booked in and you should take the shortest route to get there: i.e. not go to get parts on your way!
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[gimpy limp]

cool cheers

i'm sure if you were to get pulled deviating from the quickest route to the test centre you could just say that your lost lost or your not confident enough to use motorways yet and you got lost on the B roads trying to find the place "but office the nice lady walking her dog when i stopped to ask for directions told me the quickest way is through all these nice twisty country lanes "
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[Shaun]

They will check with the garage whether you're booked in for an MOT or not so I wouldn't consider going for a ride without one.

[gimpy limp]

yeh i wouldnt think about doing it without booking it in for an mot thats just asking for trouble with the new rules (well their not exactly new anymore 4/5 years old aint they?)
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[Jack_Cheese]

The only journey you're allowed to make is to a pre-booked MOT. If you were riding to the test centre a few days early to leave it there, i doubt they'd do anything.

If you risk it, you'll get pulled, if you don't risk it you won't get pulled. It's just awful luck.

If you need MOT advice, talk to stinkwheel, the resident bovine proctologist, he does MOTs.

Jack
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[Knowlsey]

[kawakid]

Glad you've posted this, my MOT is up soon, but I don't intend starting riding again (daily) till March.

Plus i'm going to need a new exhaust and don't fancy the cost near xmas.
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[cathawhitt]

How much is an MOT for a 125 normally? Mine is well past due and has needed work ie back brakes (including hosing and master cylinder replacement) also rear damper. All sorted now - I think it would be good to know some of the common fauklts they find too if anyone could enlighten me.
Thanks

[Knowlsey]

all bikes are 25 quid now, due to the new computer system

as for mot, depends where you take it, the main points are straight frame and forks, oil leaks on forks, brakes, suspension, steering, everything else is minor, if indicators dont work and you cant get them working just take them off, its not a legal requirement on a bike, neither are mirrors, well not at the minute anyway, they chanced to change that before long, if the lights out of alignment they normally just do it, if thats all it fails on then just ask them to align it

[gimpy limp]

anyone any idea how to roughly align the headlight yourself out of interest? May aswell get it sorted if it can be done yourself. You can do it with a car by shining it on a wall at a certain but i'm not sure what the distance should be on a bike and where it should be pointing.
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[gimpy limp]

[Knowlsey]

[stinkwheel]

[Nb]

Taken from some site i found with google.

[cathawhitt]

Thanks for the website - excellent information!!! No rust on the frame - will get that sprayed b4 it goes in. Didn't realise that could be a failure.

[Jack_Cheese]

[stinkwheel]

Maybe a bad turn of phrase on my part?

I might have said something like "I MOT'ed my GPZ." meaning something similar to "I taxed my car" ie. I went to get tax for my car, not that I issue tax discs.
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