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Title: MOT Questions for 1976 cb550 cafe project.
Post by: Jimbo550 on December 30, 2012, 03:02:49 PM

Hello all.  I'm currently messing about with a cb550 f1 in the depth of the garage and thinking of making a cafe racer.  I've been looking at pictures online of other projects and getting some great ideas for my project but I,m not sure how the MOT process will limit my build.  I would like to remove all the indicators front and rear just leaving headlight and rear light with brake light. Would this pass an MOT and is it road legal?

Title: Re: MOT Questions for 1976 cb550 cafe project.
Post by: Mitchv60 on December 30, 2012, 06:12:19 PM

Yes.I'm doing exactly the same.
I've spoken to a mot station and you do not require indicators but you do require the other lights unless it's on a day mot.

Title: Re: MOT Questions for 1976 cb550 cafe project.
Post by: Jimbo550 on December 30, 2012, 06:44:22 PM

Excellent news, thanks for the help.

Title: Re: MOT Questions for 1976 cb550 cafe project.
Post by: cb750stu on December 30, 2012, 06:50:07 PM

You will have to remove your indicator switches from your bars aswell if yo have switches you have to have working indys !!!!

I've gone down the route of doing away with my original switches and going for a simple small switch with just horn kill switch hi lo lights that's it no switches on the left at all !!!!

This really tidys up the bars if you want the minimal look

Cheers

Title: Re: MOT Questions for 1976 cb550 cafe project.
Post by: Bryanj on December 31, 2012, 08:54:42 AM

Switch can stay if you are using the dip/horn part of it but indicator stems must go

Title: Re: MOT Questions for 1976 cb550 cafe project.
Post by: stokey on December 31, 2012, 09:41:00 AM

my  brother in law is an mot  tester and he says as long as there are no indicator fittings present ( lights & stems )it will pass the switch can stay as bryanj says

Title: Re: MOT Questions for 1976 cb550 cafe project.
Post by: Jimbo550 on December 31, 2012, 10:58:50 AM

That will make it a little easier and cheaper on the wallet.    Thanks

Title: Re: MOT Questions for 1976 cb550 cafe project.
Post by: florence on January 09, 2013, 08:34:41 AM

I still have the switch but with a bit of black insulation tape over the L/R to show it is not in use.  It has passed the last 20 MOTs like that.

Title: Re: MOT Questions for 1976 cb550 cafe project.
Post by: Bryanj on January 10, 2013, 07:51:09 AM

Go to:-

http://www.transportoffice.gov.uk/crt/doitonline/bl/mottestingmanualsandguides/mottestingmanualsandguides.htm

And you can read the testers manual and what MUST fail

Title: Re: MOT Questions for 1976 cb550 cafe project.
Post by: cb750stu on January 10, 2013, 09:26:45 AM

Cheers Bryan that's a very helpful link !!!!