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Offline JonnyHonda

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MOT today, fingers crossed
« on: May 30, 2006, 11:24:43 PM »
The F goes in for it's MOT today 13:30 GMT,

I'm as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs (Carpy quote I think).

Anywho, I'll let you know, if it passes, or what it fails on.
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Re: MOT today, fingers crossed
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2006, 01:23:44 AM »
Good luck mate.. Hopefully we will be meeting up for a ride soon??
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Re: MOT today, fingers crossed
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2006, 02:59:02 AM »
John, do you ever get to Brands?

We have an invite from Jim to meet on 15th July to laugh at watch him racing his Jag.
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Re: MOT today, fingers crossed
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2006, 11:35:28 AM »
It passed, Right now to organise some insurance then off to the Post Office and get it taxed,

Steve, Brands is a bit too South from me, I'm in North Lincolnshire, Jim do you ever do Donnington?

I suppose it's only 4 hours, Im interested.

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Re: MOT today, fingers crossed
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2006, 01:28:07 PM »
It'll be a great day out. Goin in the car though (taking SWMBO)

Donnington = 4th June!

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Re: MOT today, fingers crossed
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2006, 01:24:33 AM »
John,
Well done on the MOT pass, you must be thrilled...
We are racing at Donington this weekend, Sun 4th June. Give me a call if you want a ticket??
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Re: MOT today, fingers crossed
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2006, 01:32:39 AM »
Been there, done that, as they say..I wound up chatting to a WOF guy on a forum, he said bring it down to see me, I did, he rode it around the shop and passed it pronto..This was after a whole lot of crap about new handlebars, it's been down, frame geometry check, blah blah, dollars, dollars..... ;D
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Re: MOT today, fingers crossed
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2006, 01:49:33 AM »
I've always taken my 500 to the same guy in Reading who runs a very small pedal-bike and motorbike shop.  He sells 50cc and 125cc machines but MOTs anything.

He'd spend 15 minutes chatting about how great these old bikes are and then run a few perfunctory checks.  Brake test by sitting on the machine, applying brakes and rocking back and forth. Lights (work/don't work) - none of this height checking.  Horn.  Indicators ("of course these old bikes need to have the engine running don't they" - "Yes")

Unfortunately, the new computerised MOT means he won't be able to do them any more - too much investment.  This means we will be forced to use "MOT Supermarkets" with the inevitable loss of small independants and I'll bet the price goes up as these guys discover that they can't make any money after investing in all the kit...

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