Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > What, if anything has your bike failed the MOT on?

[GsxrAge]

I have never in 15 years or so had a bike fail


(even with loud cans etc )

[Iconic944ss]

Steering head bearings - hard to check properly without cranking it up onto the side-stand (which is the method most MOT testers seem to prefer )

I thought mine were ok - but they were indeed notched right in the straight ahead position.

Shock mounts and swingarms could be worth a check as well.

Good luck - Frank

[rcgbob44]

Age996
Ditto!

[GsxrAge]

Originally posted by rcgbob44
Age996
Ditto!

Well apart from the race cans and small plate mine should go through But would any of us ride if they wernt upto and above Mot standard ?

The Mot is a good thing but Most peeps on bikes love em and slave all day to keep em looking like new, Unlike cage drivers

[moto748]

Thanks guys.

The steering head bearig s are new, and I had a good go at bleeding the back brake last week. Should be OK.

[Edited on 4-12-2005 by moto748]

[Nigel C]

Faulty rear stop light cured with wd40

[YMFB]

over the years I have had bikes fail on most things but the worst was brakes, when I left for the MOT they were fine but most have been on the way out as the guys walked back in and failed it for having brake fluid all over the front discs.

Good luck

[BDG]

Mine failed because when i got the MOT over the phone he posted it to the wrong address




Only joking.

[Monty]

Checked my old (1952) Gilera Saturno out before it's MOT in September-rear light not working. Bloody bulb thinks I taking the lens off-not the bulb, the whole dam light unit, bulb holder the lot was missing-must have vibrated off. Put a modern LED type inside the old housing-looks standard still but that 'bulb' will never blow.

John

[uncle porry]

Originally posted by nelly
The number plate light is checked.
Usual failures I see are front wheel bearings, head bearings, loose engine mount bolts (ST's most popular for this for some reason) and the rear brake on 748-996's.
If they're really tight, then headlight beam alignment.

no number plate light on mine, was told by mot bloke that its ok. if it had a light, and it was faulty, then it would fail the mot