Re: Exhaust and Number Plates - Police view
 

last years MOT - the pipes were Cautionary as slightly too loud - this year's MOT same exhaust same garage - not a peep - but i do need a new tyre

Re: Exhaust and Number Plates - Police view
 

After reading the majority of posts on this thread regarding exhausts, i've decided that im going to remove and keep* my baffle out:smt077. As said already, the noise can be kept low(ish) in residential areas and it only increases the likelyhood of other motorists noticing that im there.

*took it out once before to see what it was like for the day, but put it back in after pressure from my dad and the g/f.

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im surprised you openly admitted that sir lol

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I fitted a tail tidy last year and it came with a small reflective sticker. The standard hunk of plastic I took off had a red reflective rectangle on it.

So is it a legal requirement to have an extra reflective piece on the number plate?

I don't think having a loud exhaust would make too much of a difference..you'll still get someone who hasn't heard you, or seen you.
I had a near miss yesterday..the guy looked, pulled out on me and crapped it when i screeched to a halt beside him..being told he hadn't seen me was worrying..(I was in discovery4 workvan with lights on.)
I'm pretty sure high mileage car/ van drivers will say the same...there is always someone not paying attention.
When I had a curvie years ago, I found the best attention grabber was keeping throttle open, hitting the kill switch then back on..that monstrous backfire was awesome! Didn't care if it damaged the bike back then! (Still don't know if it would have damaged anything) :)


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Re: Exhaust and Number Plates - Police view
 

No confusion here! It's funny how these things start!

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Im confused. ;)

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MOT coming up soon - is is still a requirement to have some form of reflector on the rear end?

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Yes, a red one. You can see mine mounted on the number plate light
http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t...0821-00097.jpg

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Anyone on here been done for having no baffle in? If yes then whats the punishment, fine, points or both?