31-07-15, 11:14 AM
Sorry Stormin, maybe I was the one not being clear. Those are the UK MOT documents I linked to, not the Irish ones, and they clearly state that self-levelling systems are optional, and even if fitted they may not be possible to test. If you have any information the contradicts that , please post it. I cant think of any bikes with HID lights as standard but you will also notice that the self-levelling mechanism requirements apply to LED as well as HID, so they apply to the new Yamaha Tracer, which does not have any special mechanism. And I don't see plod queueing up to ticket them?
The sargeant in question is in the London Metropolitan Police, and has had a number of different roles in traffic. He is currently involved in the commercial stuff as one of the evil bastards that check trucks and lorries are compliant. I am inclined to believe him especially when he gives the reasons that link to the evidence from the MOT documents and offers other ways that he could ticket you. If you did get a fixed point ticket, what was it for? He suggested that it was probably a CU20 "Causing or likely to cause danger by reason of use of unsuitable vehicle or using a vehicle with parts or accessories (excluding brakes, steering or tyres) in a dangerous condition" in which case the particulars should have detailed the offence that needed correcting so his buddy could give you a bollocking if you were stopped for it again. I would guess your bulbs were "inappropriatly coloured potentially causing confusion with an emergency vehicle" (ie the bulbs were blue) or they were just badly adjusted. It was not because you didn't have a self-levelling mechanism, but again, prove me wrong.
The sargeant in question is in the London Metropolitan Police, and has had a number of different roles in traffic. He is currently involved in the commercial stuff as one of the evil bastards that check trucks and lorries are compliant. I am inclined to believe him especially when he gives the reasons that link to the evidence from the MOT documents and offers other ways that he could ticket you. If you did get a fixed point ticket, what was it for? He suggested that it was probably a CU20 "Causing or likely to cause danger by reason of use of unsuitable vehicle or using a vehicle with parts or accessories (excluding brakes, steering or tyres) in a dangerous condition" in which case the particulars should have detailed the offence that needed correcting so his buddy could give you a bollocking if you were stopped for it again. I would guess your bulbs were "inappropriatly coloured potentially causing confusion with an emergency vehicle" (ie the bulbs were blue) or they were just badly adjusted. It was not because you didn't have a self-levelling mechanism, but again, prove me wrong.