MOT in North Wales / Deeside
 

Hi Folks

where do you guys take your bikes for an MOT?

The obvious one for me is A&D in Denbigh, but I never get a good feeling in that place.... (probs just me). The viffer would make sense to go to Colwyn Bay Motorcycles but I have two Suzooks needing a ticket also.

One of the bikes is a green laner, so would be happy if they were not to finicky about mirrors / indicators etc.

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I haven't had to MOT the SV yet, but if you want them to not be picky, maybe Road & Trail (Menai Bridge) - though that could be a bit of a trek for you.

I did have the CG MOT'd at Road & Trail, and remember them saying that it passed the MOT but needed mirrors to go on the road. Maybe give them a bell first?

The other obvious one for me is Bill Smiths, but I'm not that fond of them either.

I'm not sure if Buckley would do a bike MOT on a quiet day, I know they do cars.

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yeah the Viffer sort of surprises me cos I bought it in June 2007 with 200 miles on it, but it was registered in Jan 2006.

I think going to Menai Bridge might be taking the mickey a bit with riding with no TAX on way to MOT station, but Road and Trail sound like the sort of place to MOT the DRZ :D

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Yeah. Don't do that. You'll pass at least 4 static ANPR cameras just to get there (if you use the A55).

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Small family run garage by me Mike, Kendricks, they race off road stuff too, always have mine done there no probs with exhausts etc..

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i had 2 mots at a&d in the last few months and it all seemed to go OK....

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A & D are fine. had quite a few tests done there, a couple had, erm, not quiet pipes on them. Never had one fail yet!

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Eddie on the Conwy Morfa , you can take a set of scabby rusty wheels and no bike in there and get an MOT ;)

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Can ANPR get a bike? My tax disk is in the default place on the rear swing arm, I'd think it's well and truly obscured by the heel plate and my boot.

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Rearward facing ANPR can. (ANPR = Automatic Number Plate Recognition) It reads your plate and then checks DVLA database if you have tax / insurance etc. Where you place your tax disc on the vehicle has no bearing.