Anyone know about Bike MOT's

Cyanide · 25 Apr 2008 at 19:08

As my project's almost done now (just got to wait until the weather clears up to give it a wash and polish) I'll be booking it in for it's MOT next week.

I've got absolutely no idea what's involved in a car MOT, let alone a bike one (never owned anything long enough to put anything in for an MOT before)

I've heard that I don't need to worry about emissions on it and that noise levels are discretionary but that's about it.

Can anyone tell me the things to check before I book it? I've spent weeks fixing it and I'd be devastated if it failed

ste_bla · 25 Apr 2008 at 19:09

http://www.ukmot.com/bike/index.asp

helpimcrap · 25 Apr 2008 at 19:28

noise levels are testers discression.

indicators and mirrors have to work if fitted.

needs a horn.

if going for a full mot it needs a rear reflector, rear lights and a headlight.

just your usual stuff really... it's straight, brakes work etc...

depending on who you take it too they will fail race cans.

Cyanide · 25 Apr 2008 at 19:34

It's an E marked Laser can, stupendously loud for a 400 but it's passed with it on before so I'm hoping it'll pass again

Lights etc are all there and working, I just need to sort out the timing on the indicators as I replaced them for LED's and can't seem to get it quite right

Cheers for the link ste, 'tis a good read

helpimcrap · 25 Apr 2008 at 19:39

i had a bike with diddy led brake lights, a rear reflector and a foglight in the front. no indicators, mirrors, legal exhaust, or legal plate. also brake lights only worked on the front brake as it had rearsets.

passed fine....

Dunks · 25 Apr 2008 at 20:24

helpimcrap said:
i had a bike with diddy led brake lights, a rear reflector and a foglight in the front. no indicators, mirrors, legal exhaust, or legal plate. also brake lights only worked on the front brake as it had rearsets.

passed fine....

What the hell. :\

jon.bda · 25 Apr 2008 at 21:17

DunK1 said:
What the hell. :\

You never heard of a daylight MOT for bikes?.

Dunks · 25 Apr 2008 at 21:22

jon.bda said:
You never heard of a daylight MOT for bikes?.

Makes sense

But even so..

Edit: Surely you'd still need indicators, mirrors etc?

pinkaardvark · 26 Apr 2008 at 04:00

Just make sure you have a sticker over the engraved bit that says not for road use on the race can and they can't fail it, never had a problem that way myself.

Also I just had a traffic cop come up to me the other day when i was parking up the bike and told me that in future I should put a cariier bag over my naughty rear plate as by law they can't remove it to inspect what's underneath(of course only applies to parked vehicles) interesting info I thought.

helpimcrap · 28 Apr 2008 at 21:49

jon.bda said:
You never heard of a daylight MOT for bikes?.

passed a full MOT.

apparently there's no set amount of light that needs to be emitted. as long as you can see it's working then it's ok.

same went for the foglight... was crap at night but it was pointing the right way and lit the wall up sufficiently to see it was working.

helpimcrap · 28 Apr 2008 at 21:51

pinkaardvark said:
Just make sure you have a sticker over the engraved bit that says not for road use on the race can and they can't fail it, never had a problem that way myself.

Also I just had a traffic cop come up to me the other day when i was parking up the bike and told me that in future I should put a cariier bag over my naughty rear plate as by law they can't remove it to inspect what's underneath(of course only applies to parked vehicles) interesting info I thought.

very true about the parked bikes.

i have a race can on my bike but the mfr very kindly put a carbon fibre bit over the race use only bit!

you dont need mirrors/indicators etc but if they are present they must work. so if it dont work - just take it off and it cant fail.