Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
Anyone in the UK have a motorcycle or car 40yrs old or more If you have you could be in for no more mot's:-
https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/n ... _old_bikes
Chris.
https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/n ... _old_bikes
Chris.
Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
Nice to know Chris
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Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
It's a shame they don'/t do something simular for Hoomans...
I'm well over 40 & deff woudn't pass an MOT...
Fail on the emisions test for sure...
I'm well over 40 & deff woudn't pass an MOT...
Fail on the emisions test for sure...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
My 1973 SL125 is in that category, I keep saying I'll do another full rebuild and get it back on the road, but both kids keep dropping hints that they will want to ride it, so it's safest left gently decomposing until they buy their own bikes...
I say mine, it is actually registered to the wife. 7K from new, though so worth hanging on to.
I say mine, it is actually registered to the wife. 7K from new, though so worth hanging on to.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
so based on that I don't need to MOT or tax my little KH125 as its 1976.
anybody know how to confirm this is valid?
anybody know how to confirm this is valid?
AMcQ
Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
I have to say if I had a bike old enough to be exempt from an mot I'd still get one for it. The reason being to avoid possible issues in the invent of a claim from your insurance company, I can see no mot being a nice loop hole for some of them,
Chris.
Chris.
Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
Thanks mac
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Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
But does the MOT PROVE the vehicle is roadworthy?
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Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
Only on the day its done & the ride home from the test...Then the baffels come back out & the small plate goes back on...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
Re: Anyone in the UK have a 40yr old bike?
At the time of the test yes.
At least with an mot owners who are not bothered how the bike is have to have it road legal to pass the test.
So my way of thinking is, for example it will have had those new brake pads/shoes, steering head bearings, swingarm/linkage bearings, wheel bearings, fork bushes, tyres, lights, chain and sprockets and indicators either replaced or got working at least once a year.
I can see insurance companies thinking this way with no mot, but of course I could be entirely wrong,
Chris.