Beware out there

Can't tell you the legal definition but when I took the Mille in to book an Mot the first thing I was asked was '' it will have a standard can on,won't it ? ''

They are anal about loud exhausts,even though my Scorpion has all the e marks etc and at the time had the Db killer in as well they still didn't want it on there. :dunno

Just as well I'd got the standard can with the bike :jack

deano said:

:dunno :dunnosort of proves my original point not many officers know this legislation very well lol including me hence why i never use it lol

but i like to learn so this has been a helpfull thread and will check pnld and refresh my knowledge for the people who fail the attitude test :thumbup

re your comments about the unmarked rider i agree they cant ride in the mannor you have stated and maybe you should have complianed... ?

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Sorry Deano, I wasn't digging at you, I was just trying to point out that the officers that pull you over are more likely to be traffic officers and so more likely to know the in's and out's of section 59.

As for my friendly unmarked man in Sussex. I didn't complain about his riding as shown on his video. There was no need, I was guilty of what I was charged with and admitted so at the roadblock and then in court. I'm not against being prosecuted when i've broken the law, so no sour grapes for me :thumbup

In my view his riding should be brought up internally, but if he carries on riding like that, chances are he'll prove the point to himself anyway.

Why didn't your inspector have a hope of seizing the car under section 59? :dunno

my inpspector was just trying to look for anyway to sieze a car from some drug dealer to ruin his day as he initialy went down the 165 route but the guy was legal....

no hard feelings lol

hstephen5 said:

I don't get it at all. What do they class as a noisey exhaust? Do they do a noise test? If an exhaust is stamped but the baffles removed is this still legal as mine only knocks out 99db with them out anyway, yet some gsxr's with standard cans can't pass noise tests at track days? Is there a noise limit for road bikes as its at the MOT testers descretion???????????

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I guess that if it says "not for road use", like mine does, then you are in trouble.