quick steering and lighting MOT questions

[jarl]

My bike's MOT runs out tomorrow (oops) so I need to get it MOT'd- the only possible problems that I'm not sure about are:

Sidelight doesn't work (isn't present)
At full lock hand guards foul on tank

I can see nothing in the MOT list that states that there must be a working sidelight (it has been removed completely). It states the bars must not foul on the tank, but nothing 'hard' hits the tank- it's only the edge of the soft plastic hence why I haven't bothered changing it. Will this matter?

[AIRWOLF]

Why not just take the hand gaurd's off for the test.

[Jasext]

Take the handguards off ,any lights fitted must work ,take a roll of gaffer tape with you and if there is a problem with the lights just tape them up and get a daytime m.o.t ,no difference from the normal m.o.t slip

[Paul-S]

Or just slacken the handle bar braces and move the bars up until they clear the tank (tighten them up) - get the MOT and then put the bars back to where you have them afterwards

[AIRWOLF]

Originally Posted by Jasext

Take the handguards off ,any lights fitted must work ,take a roll of gaffer tape with you and if there is a problem with the lights just tape them up and get a daytime m.o.t ,no difference from the normal m.o.t slip

Carefull with daytime mot, I believe the regs changed recently and its all recorded now that its computerised.

[StumpyFingers]

I do not think the sidelight ( parking light has to work ) I have removed mine.
The steering on the other hand must not foul on any part of the bodywork.

[jarl]

Removed hand guards just in case, but they didn't like my bent bars so went home and swapped them for my straight set. Got told off for not having a side light (it's got a switch for it) so promised him I'd put it back in and he passed the bike