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A MOT certificate only states that it was roadworthy when presented for test. If you are unfortunate enough to have an incident and the police/VOSA state that your vehicle is unroadworthy, THAT is what an insurance company will take note of. You can present them with a current valid MOT ticket and it won't make one iota of difference. I would like to think that judging by the amount of correspondence on this and other historic vehicle forums, there's an incredible amount of knowledge, skill, and care in the upkeep of these vehicles.
I have not had an MOT on my 550 since Feb 18, I keep it in tip top condition.When they introduced the MOT exemption, it crossed my mind that what happens in an accident?Suppose you have an accident and your insurance company asks the questions, was your bike roadworthy at the time of the accident and if so can you prove it?We all know the lengths insurance companies will go to to avoid paying out.
To be honest when i was running old bangers i would not even change a bulb, just take it in and either fix what failed or scrap the car if too much cost, never let anything serious go but also mot'd every 6 months as at that time the failure did not overide the pass so i had time to fix it