These guys do MOTs and are pretty good about exhausts. Ask them if it’s quiet enough before they actaully test it. They are a good bunch and don’t rip you off.
Drei, yes ive seen the tags for £5, i think I might just buy one anyway, lol, I let you know what happens, going to go to every garage on Saturday, lol
Yes anything over 3 years old needs an MOT, when you go to the post office with your renewal form or V5, they will be able to see the bike is 2 years old for example and know it does not need an MOT
If the bike’s less than 3 years old, the section on the renewal form where it states documents required should have a nice blank space instead of the words ‘a current test certificate’. The post office counter people don’t know or care, they just go by what the form says you need.
If the can is unmarked…It is legal…Only illegal if it says not for road use.
For the noise, pack the exhaust with some material…Think its wire wool you use…The bike may run a bit rough, but they’re not testing for that and the sound should be deadened enough
Hope that helps…
I’ll try and find what material is normally used to pack an exhaust from some V Twin bike guys like RSV 1000 owners…Watch dis space seeeeeeen!
Don’t get an ebay tag…They’re well known by the feds and a simple “Is that a standard can sir” becomes, you’re nicked for fraud…Leave it alone…The MOTs were changed recently to state that as long as the can does not have ‘Not for road use’ then it us fine…Doesn’t need a BSAU stamp
Ok, found some links
This is recommended by the V Twin guys, but the site is in German unfortunately
dude that stuff is for repacking the exhaust - i.e. take the unit apart, and replace the padding around the baffle. if you have a race bore in the middle, you can stick as much as you like in there and you wont get close to official limits. most of the reduction on a stock unit is due to the airflow going through baffle chambers which aren’t there on a race exhaust
(i turned my stock exhaust into a race one with jonesy by doing this).
there are enough places that dont give a monkeys (per my pm). there isn’t a great deal of difference to you turning up with a stocker, and flipping them over the moment you leave the door anyway.
you can prob wedge a db killer in there for the purposes of the Mot if you really get stuck.
I will PM you GSXR rocker, as I dont want them to track me down, lol, plus they are my local garage, albeit not one of the best, but necessary in an emergency as its walking/pushing distance from my house, lol
Killer, thanks ive got loads of places to go to now, if I need another one I will give you a shout, cheers for the advice Johnny
