Wednesday 1 April 2015

MOT Panic


I took my Honda CBF250 for its MOT test today. This is the UK annual vehicle inspection test. Cars & bikes require to take this test after three years then yearly thereafter. The test costs £29.65 (US$44). So I set of for my test and at the first corner I applied the rear brake and the adjusting nut stripped its thread and fell off. What's the chance of this happening on the very day of the test on a bike I ride all year? I rushed back to the house and fitted a nut to hold the adjuster on.

 The bodge

For non-UK readers - an MOT test certificate. MOT = Ministry of Transport. This has not existed since 1970 but the name remains.    

4 comments:

  1. Yikes.

    Luckily we live in an area of Oregon that does not require any inspections. Some of the larger areas require exhaust emissions testing yearly though.

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    1. I've no problem with the test if it helps keep dangerous vehicles off the road. It would be a pain if you run a lot of bikes or don’t do many miles per year.

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  2. You certainly put the miles in on that 250!

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    1. Yeah, 11,000 miles in 2012! and I was using the FJ as well.

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