Oh shite....

[darrsi]

[quote author=darrsi link=topic=7077.msg67629#msg67629 date=1365188398]
"..... You still need to make sure your bike is in some way in order, anyway....."


Like the above you mean?  :rolleyes 


Having parts falling off your bike is the kind of thing you expect to see on Laurel & Hardy! 

Think again about what you are saying, dude.....


There are lots of threads on this forum in which exhausts went kaput. So they were not anticipated nor prevented by the prior MOT before the failure.


Your subframe could collapse without any outer visible signs tomorrow and no MOT or regular inspection on your behalf might detect or prevent it. Your wheel could collapse without any outer visible signs too. Your linkages to your suspension could collapse without any warning signs just like it did on Cop Bikes (FJR1300s) over here which I heard that they stopped using now.


If you had the same exhaust as on Padraig's cousins bike, your exhaust could collapse too like Padraigs without any visible outward signs or warning. It could just rot from the inside out and get so wafer-like thin (but still not showing any holes or wear signs from the outside), that it just snaps off at a certain breaking point from vibration. So MOTs nor your vigilance can always prevent Laurel & Hardy shit from just happening.
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"....exhaust was rotten and with the loose end can it just shook it until it snapped...."


Kind of speaks volumes doesn't it!
And judging by the way you, me, and others on here for that matter, actually pamper our bikes a bit, you can't tell me that you wouldn't have had a quick look around the bike and probably condemned it and not ridden it? Or just have an urge to immediately point out what you thought needed improving.
Even Padraig has stated he kindly fixed loads of things while he had it.
What i'm saying is if Padraig thought things needed sorting then the bike would've failed an MOT with flying colours.
Add to the fact that if you were riding/driving or walking near the bike and an exhaust suddenly came your way i'd imagine you'd be just a little bit pissed off too, 'cos i know that i would!
I understand your point about not giving the government more money, that's natural, but i personally reckon having MOT's is a good thing for every road user.
As for bad roads, well you're not alone there i'm afraid, the road that leads to my work for instance looks like a patchwork quilt, which has different potholes appearing every day that still catch me out, even though they seem to make bad repairs on a regular basis.