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Post by stevegbr on Sept 15, 2017 14:45:05 GMT
mot will cease on 40 year old vehicles on may 2018. what do we think of this?
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Post by wazzbo on Sept 15, 2017 14:50:55 GMT
No tax no mot, can only be good news
I'll be a poor old retired geezer. When my 250 is 40,in 2019,every penny saved helps.
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Post by BritPete on Sept 15, 2017 15:02:16 GMT
For most of us on the forum who look after bikes that's fine
There will be some who abuse it
My Triumph and BSA are already exempt and I am conscious of keeping them road worthy
Some won't do this but hopefully the few
My concern would be in 30 years when modern electronic bikes come into it
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Post by wazzbo on Sept 15, 2017 15:16:07 GMT
Will they last that long Pete?
There probably won't be many old geezers that are able to restore them and get them running with all the high Tec stuff they have fitted these days,😊
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Post by fourfourtwo on Sept 15, 2017 17:03:56 GMT
Will they last that long Pete? There probably won't be many old geezers that are able to restore them and get them running with all the high Tec stuff they have fitted these days,😊 Think about it. We can restore these old bikes because we were brought up playing with them. The kids of today are born with an electronic device in their hands. All they will have to do is buy an old Dell laptop, some Automotive software and some new batteries. The wrinklies of tomorrow will be techies, not petrolheads....  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2017 17:43:22 GMT
i know what i would sooner be
brian
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Post by BritPete on Sept 15, 2017 18:08:38 GMT
Will they last that long Pete? There probably won't be many old geezers that are able to restore them and get them running with all the high Tec stuff they have fitted these days,😊 Think about it. We can restore these old bikes because we were brought up playing with them. The kids of today are born with an electronic device in their hands. All they will have to do is buy an old Dell laptop, some Automotive software and some new batteries. The wrinklies of tomorrow will be techies, not petrolheads.... But they will still need to know how to use a spanner and valve spring compressors and most won't want dirty hands i remember after school getting the go carts out. Oily rags cans of petrols get them going and driving them round the school yard - can't do that now health and safety |
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Sept 15, 2017 18:38:04 GMT
Great idea, I should imagine some will abuse it but they are the ones who drive or ride illegally anyway, most of us would want our bikes safe if we are riding them on today's roads
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Post by kickstart on Sept 15, 2017 18:49:23 GMT
I reckon most people that are likely to have 40 year old vehicles have pride in their up keep of them so this is good news 😀 , I think ....
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Post by terryc on Sept 15, 2017 19:07:12 GMT
The down side for me will be the craic ,I'm at the MOT place for getting on an hour and a half just chatting with Stuart (my tester ) and his other customers just chatting about bikes in general mostly old stuff though cos they're Stuarts speciality that side of it I'll miss a lot .
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Post by BritPete on Sept 15, 2017 20:43:23 GMT
The down side for me will be the craic ,I'm at the MOT place for getting on an hour and a half just chatting with Stuart (my tester ) and his other customers just chatting about bikes in general mostly old stuff though cos they're Stuarts speciality that side of it I'll miss a lot . 100% agree - but I take my car to my mot for service tyres and not as well so not all would be lost |
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Post by wazzbo on Sept 15, 2017 22:48:30 GMT
The down side for me will be the craic ,I'm at the MOT place for getting on an hour and a half just chatting with Stuart (my tester ) and his other customers just chatting about bikes in general mostly old stuff though cos they're Stuarts speciality that side of it I'll miss a lot . i'm with you on that Tel, I spent an hour at my testers last night, took the Suzuki for test and had a right good natter with him and one of his customers.😁 Thankfully I still have a couple of bikes that need will testing for another 20 Years yet so the craic lives on |
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Post by grahamb on Sept 16, 2017 9:34:29 GMT
Hi
Someone on another forum has just posted this, not sure if true or with brexit it still applies.
This may not apply to MOTORCYCLES until JAN 2022
I have just phoned someone I know at the Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs (FHVC) and he confirms that the original EU directive did not included motor cycles till Jan 2022. So looks like a cock up has been made in this latest statement.
The Government small print in original document says: (Page 10 paragraph 1.6)
"Although motorcycles and 3-wheeled vehicles do not come into the scope of the Directive until 1 January 2022 we are including these categories of vehicles in this consultation. (Any changes affecting these vehicles will not come into force until 1 January 2022.)"
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