Exhaust and Number Plates - Police view

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Stu

but agreed it is obviously not carte blanche that your bike will remain legal for 12 mths.

It actually states in the VOSA book they sometimes give out with MOT cert. something along the lines of "an MOT is not a guarantee your vehicle will remain safe for the year and is no substitute for proper servicing"

Originally Posted by Beenz

You stated that the certificate becomes invalid. The MOT certificate remains valid for a period of one year, it proved the road worthiness of the machine at the time of inspection. It is your duty to make sure that it is safe during that year.

The bike may fall to bits during that year but the MOT certificate is still valid.

Still valid yes.
But once you've ridden out of the test centre it means not a lot.


When people say they need to put baffles in etc. for MOT's then I keep telling them ... just find a proper MOT station

The trouble is those 9 x7 plates look so damn goofy on a bike , they are up there with top boxes, there should be a law against them. shall we orgers organise a number plate campaign. we can ride on whitehall and demand action, I'm in.

ps, heard honda have applied for a patent concerning front number plates for bikes(REf: visordown.com), now can you imagine the embarrassment of a front number plate attached to your mudguard. doh!!

Originally Posted by evertheoptimist

The trouble is those 9 x7 plates look so damn goofy on a bike , they are up there with top boxes, there should be a law against them. shall we orgers organise a number plate campaign. we can ride on whitehall and demand action, I'm in.

Now your alias mkes sense!

Originally Posted by evertheoptimist

ps, heard honda have applied for a patent concerning front number plates for bikes, now can you imagine the embarrassment of a front number plate attached to your mudguard. doh!!

What? Looks lovely... EVERYONE STOP BUYING HONDAS!

Ralph it cannot be denied that the number plate on that bike looks so fitting like a salt pot next to pepper , but I still have reservations about its suitability on a ZX 10 , the bike is a credit to you M8 great pic.

Originally Posted by evertheoptimist

Ralph it cannot be denied that the number plate on that bike looks so fitting like a salt pot next to pepper , but I still have reservations about its suitability on a ZX 10 , the bike is a credit to you M8 great pic.

I was kidding , hence the comment about stop buying Hondas. I wanted you to form a mental image of a modern bike with the same style front number plate.

The bikes very nice, but alas not mine, found the picture on Google! But if I stick up a picture of a Desmosedici d'ya think everyone will believe it's mine?

[Stu]

Front number plates are required by law in Barbados on bikes.* It can be done with stickers so while not asthetically pleasing, it's not quite as bad as you might imagine.

*I mean motorbikes, bicycles only require a rear numberplate. Seriously!

[Scoobs]

Originally Posted by evertheoptimist

ps, heard honda have applied for a patent concerning front number plates for bikes(REf: visordown.com), now can you imagine the embarrassment of a front number plate attached to your mudguard. doh!!

Nothing to worry about. It is a number board for offroad competition bikes.

See patent "United States Patent D563855".

ok back to cans If you where to remove all identifying marks could you not clame that is is a home made exhaust and therefore does not have to have a BS or E stamp. There are NO laws against making up your own exhaust

i wa thinking of getting a reg with 5 digits on it, could that sit as a single line, such as S6SOS could taht be legal?