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From: Andy Bonwick on 22 Nov 2009 07:28 On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:07:29 -0800 (PST), Steve <steveloukes(a)hotmail.com> wrote: snip> >However you do not have to notify the DVLA that you have fitted a >sidecar and the MOT >is tested as seen , so you can remove it , get the MOT and refit >it.Totally legal. I've still not registered my BMW as an outfit but I'd MOT it as one because of the problems involved in changing it back for solo use. Could you MOT a bike that was registered as a solo but had a chair fitted? I don't think you could but I'd like to be proved wrong. I've got to fit a new battery in the outfit then MOT it and it's ready for use on the next winter trip if I decide that's the way to go.
From: sweller on 22 Nov 2009 07:28 Oily wrote: > > > The old Jag autos were on the right too. > > > > Conversely, the two I had were on the left, so there's no > > standardisation. > > I had a Mk2 jag and a Daimler 250 V8 which were both on the left IIRC, > the others were floor change manual. I think you may be misremembering but I've never driven a Mk2 - the auto S types have them on the right and they use the same gearboxes, steering and (for all intents and purposes) dashboards/steering columns. Mk2s and S types share the same overdrive switch (mounted on the right). -- Simon
From: Catman on 22 Nov 2009 07:29 Sean_Q_ wrote: > doetnietcomputeren wrote: > >>> 1. Do they have the throttle on the left and clutch on the right hand >>> side of the bike? (ie, mirror images of the North American arrangement?) >> >> Good lord no. Just the same as in the pedal position doesn't change in >> their cars. > > Thanks for the info. Re cars, I suppose that a floor-mounted gear shift > would still be in the middle, operated by the left hand. (*That* would > seem very strange at first. On a standard I'd likely grind off all > the gear cogs getting the hang of it.) I doubt it. SWMBO has a LHD Alfa Sprint. Gearbox is still fine. <snip> -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: sweller on 22 Nov 2009 07:29 Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: > >> Column shifts are rare here. I haven't seen one in years. > > > > Column shifts tend to be on the right - the last one I had was on a > > 1975 SAAB 96 (manual). > > > > The old Jag autos were on the right too. > > Conversely, the two I had were on the left, so there's no > standardisation. Jags or column change? I'm trying to remember but the old Hillmans I've driven had them on the right too but I could be wrong. -- Simon
From: sweller on 22 Nov 2009 07:30
Cab wrote: > > They're mostly there, yes. Some French cars still have them sticking > > out of the dash, I think. > > Yes, the humble 2CV has it sticking out of the dash. As does the R4. Great cars. -- Simon |