Hello Rodger, Welcome to the forum You might also want to introduce yourself in the new members section also Anyway To qualify for a daytime MOT your bike must “have neither front nor rear position lamps, or have such lamps permanently disconnected, painted over or masked.” This applies to headlamps, position lamps and indicators. The situation with stop lamps is significantly more complicated. Machines do not need to have a stop lamp fitted if they cannot exceed 25mph, were first used before 1st January 1936 or were first used before 1st April 1986 and do not exceed 50cc. Those first used before 1st April 1986 must have a stop lamp that operates from at least one brake control and those used on or after that date must have a stop lamp operated from both brakes. There is an added if not widespread complication for bikes first used from 1st April 1986 which were approved with a stop lamp activated by one control. There were very few of these and test inspectors are instructed to fail a bike only if they are certain the stop lamp was designed to be operated by both brake controls and isn’t. Your bike must be fitted with a rear reflector and an “audible warning device”, typically an electrical horn, which must be loud enough to be heard by another road user.
Hi RogerDodge, as said welcome to the forum mate. Pop in and say hi, we won't eat you, will we? We had quite a run on a question similar to yours last year, I think the phrase daytime/daylight MOT is quite misleading. From what I gather, it's more an MOT with advisories? Have a look and a read through here, could find something useful? http://1000rr.co.uk/trackdays/11828.htm
just need a horn, number plate and reflector I think. but if you have a daylight MOT then you must not have lights. All been posted already but remember my mate having this on his R1 a year or 2 back.
You need horn and number plate that's all no reflector as it should not be on road at night so no need for a reflector buddy
Well that sounds simple enough. Think i might still fit a brake light. Think its a bit safer than being rearended by an unaware driver.
If you do fit a brake light you need to cover it up so it cant be moted . Or mot without then fit afterwards i have rode my track bikes on the road since 07 . Never had a problem and my dads good friend has a bike mot station
if i do fit a rear brake light and it is fully functioning why do i have to cover it up ? is it because it will have no other lights ?
Yeah it's not actually a day time mot it's a advisory "no lights fitted at time of test " if there's one light they have to check the rest
I wouldn't even risk covering it up matey, just wire up using quick fit connectors then remove totally at MOT time so as to avoid any misunderstanding then refit straight after.
