rear tyre on front - mot issues

hey folks,

anyone in the MOT trade know that if i run a rear tyre on the front with the directional arrow going the wrong way (but right if you know what i mean) will it fail an MOT?

according to the MOT site and I quote, you will fail if...

e. A tyre not fitted in accordance with the direction of rotation marked on the sidewall (see information column).

now this is true for the tyre if it is mounted wrong BUT when using a rear tyre on the front you need to reverse the direction for safety when braking... (if you don't know why and want to know why look it up).

i am looking at putting metzeler karoo on front but they only do the right size as a rear tyre, and really don't want to have to change the tyre just to pass the MOT...

anyone?

[Sir Trev]

Why risk it? Even if you get through an MoT your biggest worry would be insurance in the event of a incident. They may invalidate your policy and leave you screwed.

Originally Posted by Sir Trev

Why risk it? Even if you get through an MoT your biggest worry would be insurance in the event of a incident. They may invalidate your policy and leave you screwed.

It’s allowed tho so not invalid


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[Talking Heads]

Tyres are marked either front<, rear>, or both <F R>
Rear only tyre on the front or front only tyre on the rear is an MoT fail.

http://www.motuk.com/bike/4-1.asp

Yeah I looked there too, that’s why I put rear put on front but reverse direction as the notes at the bottom states:

Metzeler tyre is suitable for fitment to the rear wheel of an Aprilia AF 50 motorcycle provided it is fitted in the reverse to the direction of rotation indicated on the tyre wall.

So I wanted to know if it’s accepted practice and will pass an mot




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[NTECUK]

Reasons for rejection only states that the tyre must be fitted with the information re the rotation markings.
Other than that you can't fit a front tyre to the rear.
So unless you can pass the information to the tester that the manufacturer says yes it is ok for that trye your likely to fail.

[NTECUK]

See the real MoT manual.
https://www.mot-testing.service.gov....1s04000101.htm

[Bibio]

why are you even thinking of taking the risk? its not just about getting an MOT

if you crash who pays the bills?

if you crash bad enough your life as you know it is over...

so how much do you think your life is worth.. a cheep not fit for use tyre or a proper tyre...

even a cheep maxis tyre is better than what you are preposing to do. if you already have the tyre on the bike then ''fool you''.

[Talking Heads]

Originally Posted by nikon70

Yeah I looked there too, that’s why I put rear put on front but reverse direction as the notes at the bottom states:

Metzeler tyre is suitable for fitment to the rear wheel of an Aprilia AF 50 motorcycle provided it is fitted in the reverse to the direction of rotation indicated on the tyre wall.

So I wanted to know if it’s accepted practice and will pass an mot

Accepted practice is rear tyre on the back, front tyre on the front, or universal tyre on either front or back.

n.b. "must"
"Directional tyres these tyres must be fitted in accordance with the instructions on the sidewall. The direction of forward rotation is indicated by an arrow, words or both."

https://www.mot-testing.service.gov....1s04000101.htm

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by nikon70

It’s allowed tho so not invalid


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If tyres are in any way an issue in an incident and the insurance assessor spots a directional arrow pointing the wrong way they are very likely to invalidate your policy. It is not worth the risk, no matter what a page on a manufacturer's website says.