Now that the spring may finally be on the way I thought I'd get the 848 booked in for a service and MOT. i spoke the the dealer who asked if I had Termi's and if so I need to make sure the 'not for road use' stamps are visible. Has anyone got any tips on how to cover them up? I was thinking about some heat reflective tape but not sure if the adhesive will mark the stainless finish when I take the tape back off?
A simple sticker placed over it will do, testers are not allowed to remove them but you could remove them easily if you wish, and use a bit of wd40 and a rag to clean off the residue. You could always polish it out with a dremel or such like, or even pop rivet on a 'E' mark plate to confirm its legality...
Certain MOT stations have a 'kinder' ear than others towards this. The guy who mot'd my ZZR told me loud pipes save lives, and I've not heard of him failing a bike for noisy pipes, even my mate's Aprillia RSV with the most p./s takes of 'silencers' ive heard. He was almost apologetic he had to put the exhaust as an advisory, but said that was now the rules for a non standard can. I'd be a bit reluctant to rivet on a plate stating it's legal though. Doesn't that then become a fraud offence rather than a motoring one if you get caught?
I was told when I booked it in that as long as the wording wasn't visible then it'd just be put down as an advisory which is fine by me if it saves me having to swap the cans over. i've ordered some heat reflective tape to put over the markings temporarily.
I bought a roll of reflective tape from halfords and stuck it in 'random places' for safety on my exhaust. Worked fine.
I went for this, based on the fact that it'll only be on while in for service and mot and that it was 99p.
Nothing works better than striking up a good relationship with your local MOT guy. I've been taking my bikes to the same place for years and he's never failed me for loud exhausts. On the odd occasion a bike needs something doing, he'll just tell me to get it done without failing me (I always do what's required). Obviously this works 2 ways and I never take the mick. He knows this so gives me some leeway.
Take the bike down to the testing station and ask the tester his views on the pipes and would he want you to change them before presenting the bike for test because he might think they are too loud. I did this after being told that a certain test station was agreeable to open pipes and the courtesy of not just assuming that all would be ok got me off on the right foot with the tester telling me the the baffles were working just fine and to get it booked in for a test whenever I wanted. If you try this and get knocked back it's cost you nothing and just move on to the next test station and ask again.
