AJS & Matchless Owners Club

MOT day for the Model 8 not needed by law but its got to be a good thing to do now and again ? she will 60 year old in October 2020 hope all goes well after being laid up and fettled a little since last September.
shifter.

If it fails the MoT does that mean it is illegal to ride it on the road even though it does not need an MoT?

dodger wrote:If it fails the MoT does that mean it is illegal to ride it on the road even though it does not need an MoT?

Yep - Can't even ride it home

That's a thought but I feel quietly confident that I have checked everything over on the motorcycle but if that happens I suppose all that can be done is take it away and get it sorted
shifter.

I think you can ride home if a fail is given unless they put a government ruling on it like they used to do on HGV I think it used to be called a g7 but if I am wrong no doubt someone will reply with the correct answer

Mick D wrote:

dodger wrote:If it fails the MoT does that mean it is illegal to ride it on the road even though it does not need an MoT?

Yep - Can't even ride it home

BTW - Whilst riding without an MOT (if applicable) is illegal it doesn't necessarily invalidate your insurance. However, in the event of an accident, (whether or not an MOT is needed or even if a current MOT is held), an insurance company could inspect a vehicle and if there was a fault that contributed to the accident (an offence in itself) they could wriggle over a settlement.
(After a big crash on my Matchless, MOT'd only 2 weeks before the crash, my ins. co. sent an examiner who told me that his job was to find contributory faults to save the ins. co. some money. He didn't )

Surely you know if your bike is safe? You can download the MOT requirements and test it yourself.

spookefoote1956 wrote:Surely you know if your bike is safe? You can download the MOT requirements and test it yourself.

Especially if you have a rolling road brake tester at the back of the shed!

dodger wrote:If it fails the MoT does that mean it is illegal to ride it on the road even though it does not need an MoT?

From the DVLA website:
https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test


Driving a vehicle that's failed
You can take your vehicle away if:

your current MOT certificate is still valid
no ‘dangerous' problems were listed in the MOT
Otherwise, you'll need to get it repaired before you can drive.

If you can take your vehicle away, it must still meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times.

You can be fined up to £2,500, be banned from driving and get 3 penalty points for driving a vehicle that has failed its MOT because of a ‘dangerous' problem.

Well it passed with no bother at all yippie, so as said in a prior message it must point out to me being a honorary Tester lol.
shifter.

clive wrote:

spookefoote1956 wrote:Surely you know if your bike is safe? You can download the MOT requirements and test it yourself.

Especially if you have a rolling road brake tester at the back of the shed!

Seriously Clive. You don't know by riding that your brakes do or don't work?