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Craig380 · 12-10-21, 12:56 PM

There are fewer and fewer testers as a result of the rules getting more stringent.

I'm lucky that my little town (Bollington) has a specialist bike shop run by Malc Jackson, a former European sidecar champion and a proper enthusiast. He can do everything but always gives honest advice and never tries to blag people. At the same time he won't pass a bike that is shonky.

Last week when I was having him put a new rear tyre on, he had a Vyrus he'd just MoT'd and some new OZ magnesium wheels for it. The wheels were utterly gorgeous, around £2,500 a pair apparently. Having had a good look at them and felt their weight (literally half of an SV wheel) you can understand why. Like most good mechanical things, they're works of art too.

12-10-21, 12:56 PM	#2
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,238	Re: MoT There are fewer and fewer testers as a result of the rules getting more stringent. I'm lucky that my little town (Bollington) has a specialist bike shop run by Malc Jackson, a former European sidecar champion and a proper enthusiast. He can do everything but always gives honest advice and never tries to blag people. At the same time he won't pass a bike that is shonky. Last week when I was having him put a new rear tyre on, he had a Vyrus he'd just MoT'd and some new OZ magnesium wheels for it. The wheels were utterly gorgeous, around £2,500 a pair apparently. Having had a good look at them and felt their weight (literally half of an SV wheel) you can understand why. Like most good mechanical things, they're works of art too.