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UK Motorcycle regulations - Basics

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MrDavo:
I bought my first bike without permission from anyone in my family, as I knew they'd say no.

My Grandfather and I had arguments where he conflated the unfortunate fact that, yes, some people have had fatal accidents on motorcycles, to 'all motorcycles are death traps'.

Surely this argument about unlit bikes is the same thing - because one person rides one like a knob doesn't mean they all are.

Woodside:
I've had a few bikes on daylight mot's...
I only used them in good visibility. ..easy to do if it's just a bomb around the country side not so great if your touring or doing a few long hauls...
Sold them now as to be honest they were a pain in the arse as I work fairly normal hours only evenings and weekend are riding times....and our evenings are not long enough most of the year and I got fed up going home early....usually in a panic that the light would dissappear

andy120t:
6) You will need a rear brake light as well as a front if the bike was built after 1986 (tricky one, seeing you are building it this year)

I like the little quirks of the MOT regs. My GSXR750 from 1986 only ever had a brake light switch on the rear pedal (not sure if the front had been removed by the owner who crashed/streetfighter'd it or if Suzuki knew they didn't need to fit one). It was ages before I realised this (think young; stupid; first fast bike)  and I was a little surprised  :) that a bike that quick wouldn't have one on the front brake....always fun to be able to 'train' the MOT tester on the regulations though. It's a nice loophole now though as it's one less bit of wiring to worry about.

totty:
You don't need brakelights at all if it's not capable of over 25mph. You probably don't need a back wheel either if you try to achieve that through gearing.

kevski:
As i am not a psychic and unable to predict when that complete knob comes out of the dark and mows someone down or gets wiped out themselves (shame) i will stay with my first opinion because believe it or not it offers everyone the best protection that can be had where motorcycles are concerned, unfortunately those responsible enough to have daylight MOT's and abide by the rules are yet again penalized by the actions of those that would follow another vehicle home in the dark while only having a daylight MOT.

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