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MrDavo:
The guy that does my MOTs has done every bike I've owned or built for many years, and knows I won't ride it if it isn't safe - I don't think he has ever failed anything, but I don't think I ever took him a bike that wasn't right. He obviously still tests them, I got an advisory for a loose spoke I didn't know about, for example.
My 1985 911 is another story, as a high performance car it is tested to a high standard, and each year it surprises me by failing its MOT for something unexpected. However without the MOT tester going over it with a fine toothcomb, I don't see how, for example I would ever have known that my brakes were becoming under par because the 30 year old flexible rubber parts of the rear brake pipes were bulging under pressure.
For this reason I would volunteer it for testing even if it wasn't mandatory.
matthewmosse:
Tractors are indeed not mot tested, not are their trailers, my last regular job involved shot blasting amongst other things and the bosses trailer rated at 28 ton payload, I was asked to avoid blasting anywhere near the brakes so the most rusted bit was being ignored. Wasn't happy with that, seemed a wasted effort and pretty daft to spend days blasting and painting a trailer but do a rubbish job with the wheels still on so nothing that needed it got blasted. End of the blasting I noticed blast media flowing out of the drums as the back plates were so rotten I could put my hands through them. Went straight to the supervisor to advise him of what I had found, and was told, he knows it's had it so we are to paint it up to look smart and then put a bit of wear on it before selling it for the best possible price. Downright cowboy way to do things when doing a tidy job would not have cost a great deal more in a fully equipped workshop like they had. And that thing is still motoring around, another 'fix' applied to it was a rusted through and cracking gusset plate on the A frame. It was trimmed to remove the worst of the crack and rot, that was it, no remedy for the fact it was 25% of it's intended mass and pitted to death. I made a bit of a fuss about that, made sure the whole staff knew I had flagged it up, in case one of them was asked to tow that contraption or it went wrong and they put it at my door, they eventually said they would fix the brake plates but none of the other rust and I was given my p45 soon after, glad to go after seeing that. The company used that thing behind a Job fastrack for a fair bit of haulage over quite a large distance, the poor maintenance was once excused by the supervisor on the basis it never carries a great deal of weight, never mind that I saw it loaded with 10 palletising robots at 2 ton a piece a few times
Alex jb:
Was the big load a tank? Maybe rear tracked APC?
I also worry about poor maintenance by some people, but it just means buying an old bike, we will need to take more time scrutinising.
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Trigger:
--- Quote from: Spitfire on September 16, 2017, 10:42:18 AM ---Could it be tractors that you are talking about, recently I was very surprised that my 16 year old grandson is allowed to drive a tractor and trailer on public roads after a very short test, scary.
As to MOT's I think that they are a good thing even though I hate taking my bikes in for one, my 76 F1 passes every year no problem but my 2000 Deauville failed yesterday due to a perished valve on the back tyre, something that I did not spot that could have turned out to be nasty. Not used to these modern tubeless tyres.
Cheers
Dennis
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Yes, it was a tractor that I was on about but, there are many vehicle's on the road that do not need a MOT.
speedibee:
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on September 15, 2017, 09:11:01 PM ---About time too but.....i personally think its a bad move from the safety aspect. The DfT are assuming we are all experts in maintaining our old bikes to a high standard of safety. Well, I could never admit to having enough knowledge to ensure my bikes are 100% safe, I want an expert to look at it for me and advise me. I have seen bikes recently out on the road and I dare to say on this forum also that are death traps and should fail an MOT. Just my thoughts on it.
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doesnt apply to Bikes until 2022 ,
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