23-05-12, 09:58 AM
Usually don't have any trouble getting the bike through the test. As Dave48 says, they're easier to check and, since things going wrong are a bit more serious when you only have two wheels, there's a good incentive for keeping an eye out for problems.
The car often fails... usually on rust or brakes. I could see the sill was going to be a problem last month and got it welded up before the MOT, the ungrateful thing then failed on the back brakes. The handbrake was working fine and the car was stopping OK, so I'd no idea it was only the front making any braking effort. Kind of illustrates why the government ditching the requirement for pre-1960s cars to have an MOT certificate is a dumb idea... some faults are hard to spot no matter how much you polish the thing.
The car often fails... usually on rust or brakes. I could see the sill was going to be a problem last month and got it welded up before the MOT, the ungrateful thing then failed on the back brakes. The handbrake was working fine and the car was stopping OK, so I'd no idea it was only the front making any braking effort. Kind of illustrates why the government ditching the requirement for pre-1960s cars to have an MOT certificate is a dumb idea... some faults are hard to spot no matter how much you polish the thing.