SV650.org - SV650 & Gladius 650 Forum



Idle Banter For non SV and non bike related chat (and the odd bit of humour - but if any post isn't suitable it'll get deleted real quick).
There's also a "U" rating so please respect this. Newbies can also say "hello" here too.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 09-05-06, 02:42 PM   #1
timwilky
Member
Mega Poster
 
timwilky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God)
Posts: 4,116
Default Senior moments et al

Well my bike should have failed its MOT today, the horn whilst working on my pre mot check and again on its way to the test had to be persuaded to function by a sharp rap with a spanner, and then the extra loud Fiamm emitted something resembing a fart crossed witha belch. Subsequent attempts were a total failure.

So I was that suprised when my friendly inspector who considers loud cans a safety feature and is strong on safety presented me with a pass certificate with a "Now we are going to replace that horn" "Of course" that I pocketed the paperwork and chatted.

On the way out pressed the button and the damm thing worked first time.


It was half an hour after I had left that I realised, that not only had I not paid him, but he hadn't asked for payment. You will all be glad to know that I did the honest thing and rode all the way back to give him his £23.80.

Am I an honest gentleman or a overpaid fool?
__________________
Not Grumpy, opinionated.
timwilky is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-06, 02:45 PM   #2
sharriso74
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

An honest gentlman, and a sensible one. Any MOT inspector who likes loud cans is worth keeping onside
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-06, 02:57 PM   #3
Grinch
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by sharriso74
An honest gentlman, and a sensible one. Any MOT inspector who likes loud cans is worth keeping onside
Lets just hope that one day there is not a VOSA inspector walking past and takes his permit to MOT away cus he's to much of a nice guy. The horn I can understand, but the loud can could loose him is work.
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-06, 03:05 PM   #4
Carsick
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Grinch
Quote:
Originally Posted by sharriso74
An honest gentlman, and a sensible one. Any MOT inspector who likes loud cans is worth keeping onside
Lets just hope that one day there is not a VOSA inspector walking past and takes his permit to MOT away cus he's to much of a nice guy. The horn I can understand, but the loud can could loose him is work.
Not necessarily. It's very easy for a stupidly loud can to be legal under MOT regs. Construction and use, however, is another matter.
  Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
BBC Sport: Plater takes fifth in Senior TT NewsBot News 0 06-06-08 04:30 PM
Senior Moment I'm_a_Newbie Bikes - Talk & Issues 1 19-07-07 08:43 PM
Tragedy in the Senior TT the_lone_wolf Bikes - Talk & Issues 6 08-06-07 05:35 PM


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:34 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® - Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.