[grahampaul]

hi everyone,my 2004 is allmost ready for its mot. the exhaust seems a bit rorty.has anyone had a problem with the mot on these?.uk based.

[Paul W]

The only time I have to run the engine for mine is to power the AC headlight.

Bearing in mind that motorcycles aren’t emissions tested, you’d be very unlucky to have one fail on excessive exhaust noise. Just keep the revs down on arrival and avoid wheelies on the way out 

[stinkwheel]

Never had a problem, even on my 612 which has a wide open reverse cone mega. If it does fail, just get a cheapy baffle off ebay and take it back for a re-test.

[grahampaul]

thanks guys didnt know they wernt tested,only been ridin sixty years...doh!thought everythin was nowadays.

[stinkwheel]

You can fail on a loud exhaust but it's down to the testers oppinion if it is any louder than a standard exhaust on a bike of a similar type rather than an actual measurement. Most MOT testers aren't very oppinionated when it comes to Bullets.

I do play the game when I take my sportsbike in, I fit a baffle for MOT day and stick a bit of tape over the "not for road use" bit on the end can. If you can give them plausible deniability and it didn't rattle the windows and set off car alarms when you pulled up on it, most testers are ok. If asked later, they can say didn't see a not for road use and it had a baffle in when they tested it.