Silver Dream

Hi Everyone

Looking for your advice

Over the weekend I was stopped by the police (as were all bikes) on the A228 near Paddock Wood, Kent. They were looking for excessive noise exhausts and any other defects etc.

Unfortunatly for me a small number plate was noted and a £30 fine issued. In terms of my exhaust (remus GP, no baffles) the police stated that it was illegal due to not having a BS or EU stamp. Given a producer and a rectification slip.

This morning went to a garage to have the slip stamped as recitified to be told it is not a requirement of the vehicle inspetorate to have a BS/EU stamp and that the level of acceptable exhaust noise is one of personal conclusion or can be tested for DB emmissions, simply not having a BS/EU stamp should not be an offence.

Question, Who do you believe? any other experience of this or is it simply a great way to make some cash by pulling everyone to look for any minor infringments?

P.s they took a dim view of my iridium visor but felt I had had enough of a ticking off by now.

As you may have seen in another post the exhaust is for sale as seeing as I had to remove for the rectification slip I would see if there was any interest