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From: Adrian on 23 Jul 2010 10:08 totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> >More than that. It's also a legal requirement that they have kph >> >markings as well as mph, and my Ducati just has mph. >> >There was a bit of a stink in the press a few years ago, because some >> >over-zealous MOT testers were refusing to issue MOT certificates to >> >Ducatis so equipped. >> Did it fail on that's what it left the factory with test? > Well, mine has never been failed, but apparently the fact that "it came > like that" is immaterial. Under EU rules, all mph speedos made since > (whatever date, but quite a few years back) should also have kph > graduations, and Ducati sort of forgot :-)) Probably more to do with the subtle detail that the speedo isn't included in the MOT at all...
From: Krusty on 23 Jul 2010 10:31 Adrian wrote: > totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying: > > >> >More than that. It's also a legal requirement that they have kph > >> >markings as well as mph, and my Ducati just has mph. > > >> >There was a bit of a stink in the press a few years ago, because > some >> >over-zealous MOT testers were refusing to issue MOT > certificates to >> >Ducatis so equipped. > > >> Did it fail on that's what it left the factory with test? > > > Well, mine has never been failed, but apparently the fact that "it > > came like that" is immaterial. Under EU rules, all mph speedos made > > since (whatever date, but quite a few years back) should also have > > kph graduations, and Ducati sort of forgot :-)) > > Probably more to do with the subtle detail that the speedo isn't > included in the MOT at all... Indeed. It's not even covered under the 'if it's fitted it has to work' catch all. -- Krusty Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 955i Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250
From: The Older Gentleman on 23 Jul 2010 10:33 Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying: > > >> >More than that. It's also a legal requirement that they have kph > >> >markings as well as mph, and my Ducati just has mph. > > >> >There was a bit of a stink in the press a few years ago, because some > >> >over-zealous MOT testers were refusing to issue MOT certificates to > >> >Ducatis so equipped. > > >> Did it fail on that's what it left the factory with test? > > > Well, mine has never been failed, but apparently the fact that "it came > > like that" is immaterial. Under EU rules, all mph speedos made since > > (whatever date, but quite a few years back) should also have kph > > graduations, and Ducati sort of forgot :-)) > > Probably more to do with the subtle detail that the speedo isn't included > in the MOT at all... C&U then. You're right. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: Lozzo on 23 Jul 2010 15:48 The Older Gentleman wrote: > There was a bit of a stink in the press a few years ago, because some > over-zealous MOT testers were refusing to issue MOT certificates to > Ducatis so equipped. I know of one young lady who was refused her bike test because the examiner noticed she only had MPH on the speedo - this was in Chiswick a few years back. The bike was an import and the speedo face had been replaced by a company in Southend. The examiner claimed that as the bike didn't conform to British road traffic law he couldn't allow the test to take place. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite they churn out)
From: Salad Dodger on 24 Jul 2010 20:16
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:07:40 +0100, Salad Dodger <salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: ><CBX upgrade fantasy> > >Metmachex are somewhat "pricey", though they will make a swinger to >take any rear wheel you specify. Like 700 quid for a polished one. Ouch. What I'm now thinking is, rather than try to assemble all the bits necessary in a piecemeal fashion, my best bet would be to buy a scabby old B12 or XJR1300, ransack it for the bits I need(want), and Ebay the remainder. I've seen a big Yam for just over a grand, and forks, yokes, wheels, tyres, calipers and discs would come to that easily, bit by bit. |