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Post by JonnyHonda on Nov 4, 2017 20:00:14 GMT
MOT of me K100 the other day, nearly failed on.....
Da-da_daaaaaa....
No rear footpegs fitted.
Fortunately the chap knows me well and let it slide, something like "is that a pair of rear foot rests in you pocket or are you just please to see me....."
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Post by terryc on Nov 4, 2017 22:40:20 GMT
Mines had no rear pegs since i bought it ,never been mentioned at the MOT its only got them now because I've fitted rear crashbars
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Post by BritPete on Nov 4, 2017 23:39:48 GMT
The book says if it has a pillion seat then it should have foot pegs to go with it
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Post by JonnyHonda on Nov 5, 2017 6:35:52 GMT
The book says if it has a pillion seat then it should have foot pegs to go with it Exactly what the chap said, in fact it is so daft the Racer types who have that silly removable pillion seat generally remove it to pass the MOT, as apparently the rear pegs spoil the line of the bike??? |
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Nov 5, 2017 9:06:04 GMT
I suppose it the same for a car with rear seat belts even if you never take passengers in the back it would still have to have seat belts fitted to pass mot
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Post by terryc on Nov 5, 2017 12:47:53 GMT
When I first took my 250 in I told him it was'nt insured for passengers (that did'nt have pegs either ) which it was'nt at the time when I took in the 400 he never asked me .still no probs its got back pegs now  |
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Post by JonnyHonda on Nov 5, 2017 13:05:24 GMT
The MOT for modern vehicles is not fit for purpose really. You can pass a car MOT if no windscreen is fitted, but not if is and it's cracked.
Crazy..
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Post by terryc on Nov 5, 2017 14:48:03 GMT
I was allways told if its not fitted it can't be failed for it |
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Post by BritPete on Nov 5, 2017 16:30:43 GMT
But I thought there was now a minimum standard
My old Brits dont need Indicators but I was inder the impression fitting them on new bikes became mandatory in the 80's or 90's so they must have them from a certain date to pass an MOT
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Post by terryc on Nov 5, 2017 21:10:05 GMT
True but headlights are mandatory too but you can still get a daylight mot ,thats the problem with MOTs what passes at one station fails at the next theres an awfull lot of grey areas
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Post by bikermike on Nov 6, 2017 14:07:37 GMT
The MOT for modern vehicles is not fit for purpose really. You can pass a car MOT if no windscreen is fitted, but not if is and it's cracked. Crazy.. A windscreen that's not there can't fall into a million pieces when you are driving along
I think the MoT is OK. There is a lot of detail on the website, so you shouldn't ever have a fail (and yes, I have for various daft reasons). It's not perfect, but as a simple universally-applied test with enough loopholes if you know what you are doing, it's OK.
Imagine if we had the TuV?
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