So before spending all the money, do as Gnasher suggested and give Yamaha a call to check the emission figure for your bike, if its under 0.15 then all it will cost you is £60 for a Certificate of conformity which you then upload along with a copy of the first page of your V5 on the TFL website -
I totally agree about the charges though, i actually talked about this yesterday to a few friends about how they were abusing the situation and must be making an absolute mint out of it at the same time. Why they are currently the only bike shop in London officially listed to do this work is very puzzling too? I'm now going to look into contacting Yamaha on your advice and see what details they can offer me, before i take the plunge in a couple of weeks?
QuoteSo before spending all the money, do as Gnasher suggested and give Yamaha a call to check the emission figure for your bike, if its under 0.15 then all it will cost you is £60 for a Certificate of conformity which you then upload along with a copy of the first page of your V5 on the TFL website -But (as I said) Yamaha will give you a figure which is over the limit. Been there, done that.NOX figures were only entered onto V5s later, so only the manufacturer can provide an official figure.Of course individual bikes might give a lower NOX figure, especially if the mixture has been adjusted, such as with a non OE air filter. But then you need it individually tested, and for that you are at the mercy of the only approved testing workshop..... who have you by the short and curlies
My 2000 FZS 600 level read 0.43, which he said was unusually high.But after speaking to one of the staff I mentioned I cleaned my K&N air filter last week and he said that would not have helped at all and more than likely raised the level, although in the same breath he also said it wouldn't have been significant enough to make it pass.So something to note, a dirty paper filter could actually lower your test results. I had the Cat. fitted anyway, as i never really had much choice.I was there about 70mins in total, which included the initial Dyno test, then having the Cat. fitted, then a retest again. Whole lot cost £435 No power loss whatsoever, but it has changed the sound of the bike a little bit, but to be honest I like the new sound so no worries there.I asked about how I will know when it's all well and good and was to told to download an app tomorrow called TFL DRIVE, and when I enter my Reg. Number it will state that my bike is exempt.And finally it was pointed out to me that no bike is the same, so one bike may pass whereas another might fail, even if they are the same year and model of bike. This is due to many factors so there is no way of knowing what your bike will show up.
Quote from: mtread on 08 August 2021, 12:47:17 pmQuoteSo before spending all the money, do as Gnasher suggested and give Yamaha a call to check the emission figure for your bike, if its under 0.15 then all it will cost you is £60 for a Certificate of conformity which you then upload along with a copy of the first page of your V5 on the TFL website -But (as I said) Yamaha will give you a figure which is over the limit. Been there, done that.NOX figures were only entered onto V5s later, so only the manufacturer can provide an official figure.Of course individual bikes might give a lower NOX figure, especially if the mixture has been adjusted, such as with a non OE air filter. But then you need it individually tested, and for that you are at the mercy of the only approved testing workshop..... who have you by the short and curlies When I contacted Yamaha about my 600 they said they couldn't give any figures as the bike was manufactured before testing began which at first I thought it strange since it's the same year as my thou But I figure tests would be carried out on the first batch of a new models which the 600 was 1998? and the thou 2001?Quote from: darrsi on 23 August 2021, 03:17:10 pmMy 2000 FZS 600 level read 0.43, which he said was unusually high.But after speaking to one of the staff I mentioned I cleaned my K&N air filter last week and he said that would not have helped at all and more than likely raised the level, although in the same breath he also said it wouldn't have been significant enough to make it pass.So something to note, a dirty paper filter could actually lower your test results. I had the Cat. fitted anyway, as i never really had much choice.I was there about 70mins in total, which included the initial Dyno test, then having the Cat. fitted, then a retest again. Whole lot cost £435 No power loss whatsoever, but it has changed the sound of the bike a little bit, but to be honest I like the new sound so no worries there.I asked about how I will know when it's all well and good and was to told to download an app tomorrow called TFL DRIVE, and when I enter my Reg. Number it will state that my bike is exempt.And finally it was pointed out to me that no bike is the same, so one bike may pass whereas another might fail, even if they are the same year and model of bike. This is due to many factors so there is no way of knowing what your bike will show up. So clean high grade fuel and dirty filter is key?I'm thinking of having mine tested but don't fancy a £300+ bill
Thank you for your enquiry.We do however regret to advise that only models constructed to comply with European Whole Vehicle Type Approval, regulations that were not fully introduced until 2003, will qualify for a CoC.Due to the age of your machine it was not subject to European Whole Type Approval testing, in this instance we can only advise the NOx output for the Model code, therefore a machine of that model of a similar age, which was 0.185]We apologise we are not able to be of assistance.
Yamaha didn't bother responding to my email after asking me for the chassis/VIN number.
QuoteYamaha didn't bother responding to my email after asking me for the chassis/VIN number.They must have got bored answering. Or thought 'go to foc-u'
This was rather neatly done.I'm going to try some black wrap around the link pipe to keep the thieving eyes away from it.
Im not a welding expert by any stretch and someone please correct me if Im wrong but I have several issue with that cut-n-shut job - Imho that link pipe looks like Stainless steel, so whats with the cheap-ass paint job covering the even worse quality welds? (they bead is all over the place and they didnt even bother to clean off the weld spatter, which is the least I would have expect for the amount of money they charged!)[/l][[/l][/l]
Why did they have to cut into the link pipe at all, why didnt that just shove it into the end[/l][/l]
Regarding covering it up, just replace the link pipe. Now that your bike is on tfl's bull$hit system there is absolutely no way tfl can prove oitherwise.
when the government introduce nationwide emissions testing which will put Riverbank ripoff merchants out of business.
What many UK bikes can and do benefit from is advancing the ignition by around 4* this makes starting, better and gives a cleaner/smoother burn, bike feels more responsive. Some bikes actually produce a few hp lower down and in the emission holes manufactures create to get through type approval. Why can you do this in the UK, because the engine is designed to run of fuel as low as 80 certainly low 90's, here in the UK all fuel is above 95.