Exhaust markings

[richwill68]

OK, I know I'm a bit thick, so bear with me on this one?

I'm thinking of getting a Viper slip-on. It comes eith an E marked baffle. Can has no markings other than VIPER. Does this mean it's street legal? :?

Sorry for being dim
:stupid:
Rich

[Bikerz]

As long as it DOESNT say "Not for road use on it" then it will pass an MOT :D

[richwill68]

Cooooollllll....have to go buy one RIGHT now!

Cheers

Rich

[jon]

As long as it DOESNT say "Not for road use on it" then it will pass an MOT :D

I'm probably totally wrong but my understanding is if it's NOT emarked then it's up to the tester to judge whether the can is legal or not from the DB legals.

This viper should pass with the baffle in.

[Mervin]

I'd check out the sticky thread in Biking Issues if I were you. MOT regs have changed. It's now up to the testers discretion whether they are too loud ot not regardless of markings.

A tester failed my twin Rene's a couple of months back and they have no markings whatsoever.

[richwill68]

Bought it now, so fingers crossed at MOT time!

Thanks all

Rich :D

[Richie]

:D you could always but a DB killer from ebay about £15, and a E number decall......


hope this help's around MOT time...

[northwind]

Personally I'd say if you're going to use an aftermarket baffle it's better not to fake the e-marking. The reason being, e-marks don't guarantee a pass, but taking the **** pretty much guarantees a fail.

[timwilky]

My tester says, "You got the original?" , "yes" says I. "OK, I tested it with that on".

Well he did last time. and I am going back this afternoon for a new ticket, so I will let you know if he has got mean in his old age.

Update, Passed. He said "I prefer a loud exhaust, sometimes I loose bikes in my blindspot on the van, at least this way I know they are there". Top Man

Whilst I was there, he failed an Aprilla before me, saying "You can't use the tank as a lock stop". You would have thought people would know the basics before taking their bikes for a test.

[Dan_SV]

I had the MOT on the SV last weekend, and after some enthusiastic blipping, smiling and beard scratching, it passed.

Don't think they even spotted the e-mark stamped on the end-plate of the can. They were more intrested in the wavy discs.

Dan.

[SpankyHam]

Spoke to a MOT tester today.

He said that there are new regulations.

The can doesn't have to have an E mark or BSAU numbers on it.

As long as there is no "Not for rode use" in BIG letters on it it will pass no problem.

[Well Oiled]

Funnily enough I'm thinking of buying a Viper can and asked the bloke at biker-bitz about this just today. He said that technically the exhaust itself should be emarked (which Viper's aren't) but if the tester sees the emark on the baffle he's very, very unlikely to be so anal as to fail ya.