Booked it in another county 😁
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, Mar 24 2021 10:01 am
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Posted 24 March 2021 - 10:01 am
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Posted 24 March 2021 - 05:49 pm
Good move 
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Posted 24 March 2021 - 06:40 pm
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Posted 24 March 2021 - 06:59 pm
How many miles did you do last year Al ?
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Posted 24 March 2021 - 07:53 pm
Not many - 43235-37134 = 6101 in 18 months - oh dear must try harder. Took 90 mins to travel 5 miles from MOT to Sunderland ind. unit --- must have taken a wrong turn somewhere 
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Posted 24 March 2021 - 10:17 pm
Not many - 43235-37134 = 6101 in 18 months - oh dear must try harder. Took 90 mins to travel 5 miles from MOT to Sunderland ind. unit --- must have taken a wrong turn somewhere
That’s not bad considering. I did a paltry 950 miles on my TDM between MOTs last year and just over 1000 on the Buell 
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Posted 25 March 2021 - 08:49 am
Booked it in another county
I once booked an XJ600 located in Newcastle, for on MOT at my local garage here in Scotland, and rode straight from one to the other !
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Posted 25 March 2021 - 09:06 am
I once booked a peugeot 309 in for local mot in cambs. but I'd just bought off ebay in kinston upon thames, I put a days insurance on it.
By the end of the day the engine sat on the floor beside it and It never went for the mot, I onlt wanted the engine but needed the booking to drive it back legally.(the garage knew this so they could double book)
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Posted 25 March 2021 - 12:56 pm
I once booked a peugeot 309 in for local mot in cambs. but I'd just bought off ebay in kinston upon thames, I put a days insurance on it.
By the end of the day the engine sat on the floor beside it and It never went for the mot, I onlt wanted the engine but needed the booking to drive it back legally.(the garage knew this so they could double book)
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Posted 25 March 2021 - 01:24 pm
Not many - 43235-37134 = 6101 in 18 months - oh dear must try harder. Took 90 mins to travel 5 miles from MOT to Sunderland ind. unit --- must have taken a wrong turn somewhere
Not bad going, all things considered. Think I was at around 600 miles for 12 months !
Mk2a 2000 in Silver. Top end Refurb @ 41100 miles, Scottoiler, Renthal Road High Bars, Up & Back Bar Risers, Bellypan, DL650 Handguards, Capt. Picard Bar Ends, House of Henty SS Wheel spacers, New Seat Cover Fitted. 58 MPG !! Now owned by chrisbee ! Studley's mk2a Bloggerydoodaah ! Photos of my first MK1 Photos of my MK2a TPLQHCSRSFC No. 1 Fan
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Posted 25 March 2021 - 05:55 pm
Gixer lad at MOT station did 36 miles in the same period..........
Need a beer and some nights under canvas soon.........
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Posted 26 March 2021 - 04:26 pm
When you hoping to do that Al ?
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Posted 26 March 2021 - 07:06 pm
April, if the Govt. lets us out of prison. 
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Posted 30 March 2021 - 03:16 pm
Might be May before they let us free. 17th according to my bro.
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Posted 30 March 2021 - 05:36 pm
Will be away ASAPermitted. Ian too, is straining at the leash.
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Posted 08 April 2021 - 04:20 am
What's an MOT? Is it a Brexit thing? We don't seem to have that here in evil-EU infested Belgium. 
Sorry lads, couldn't resist it. 
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Posted 08 April 2021 - 05:45 am
It's an annual pilgrimage to ride our bikes and cars to a garage of our choice to check our vehicles are safe to go on the roads so carefully cared for by the Ministry Of Transport. For a small fee of course.
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Posted 08 April 2021 - 07:09 am
What's an MOT? Is it a Brexit thing? We don't seem to have that here in evil-EU infested Belgium.
MOT = Ministry of Transport, UK equivalent to GOCA. The test is the annual roadworthiness check, equivalent to 'Contrôle technique/Autokeuring'
Our rules insist an annual inspection be carried out, but yours allow it to be extended to 2 years under certain circumstances.
Our vehicles are designed to drive on the proper side of the road, yours are all wrong
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Posted 08 April 2021 - 09:43 am
Whoops! I must have forgotten to hit the irony/sarcasm button when I posted, but I'm familiar with the MOT routine, what with being an ex-brit & long time bike rider & all that. . I wasn't expecting the Spanish inquisition . By the way, FYI, there is momentarily, nor has there ever been any mandatory or even voluntary technical control for motorcycles first registered here in Belgium .
Something something sovereignty, or perhaps they simply 'forgot' to send me an invitation every year as punishment for being a dang furriner the last 30 years or so! Anyhoo, ride safe lads, & good luck with the bre... you know what. ( I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it! ) 
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Posted 08 April 2021 - 09:55 am
Whoops! I must have forgotten to hit the irony/sarcasm button when I posted, but I'm familiar with the MOT routine, what with being an ex-brit & long time bike rider & all that.
Something something sovereignty, or perhaps they simply 'forgot' to send me an invitation every year as punishment for being a dang furriner the last 30 years or so! Anyhoo, ride safe lads, & good luck with the bre... you know what. ( I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it! )
As the failed Belgium politician-cum-Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt said recently, the future is a future of empires. !
Because as we all know, the way to break down empires, is to make some more empires..... !
Or as that Welsh philosopher, Shirley Bassey famously once said "It's all just a little bit of history repeating" !
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