Swiss Motorcycles Rules

[J B L]

Hi all. A move to Switzerland could be on the cards end of next year. I know it's still far away and hypothetical but I'd just like to put my mind at ease.

Both my boss and I would be up for the move, and both riders, he is certain that bikes in Switzerland are restricted to 100hp. I, on the other hand, say that they are not (after looking at a few manufacturers' swiss websites) but Swiss authorities might be quite strict about aftermarkets exhausts, even if they aren't indecently loud.

So, what's the truth?

Thanks.

[Carmo99]

J B L said:

Hi all. A move to Switzerland could be on the cards end of next year. I know it's still far away and hypothetical but I'd just like to put my mind at ease.

Both my boss and I would be up for the move, and both riders, he is certain that bikes in Switzerland are restricted to 100hp. I, on the other hand, say that they are not (after looking at a few manufacturers' swiss websites) but Swiss authorities might be quite strict about aftermarkets exhausts, even if they aren't indecently loud.

So, what's the truth?

Thanks.

No true, here's the spec of the Kawa Z1000 I'm looking at with 138PS :
Spezifikationen
Auszug aus den technischen Daten. Änderungen vorbehalten.
Motortyp Flüssigkeitsgekühlter Viertakt-Reihenvierzylinder
Hubraum 1,043 cm³
Bohrung x Hub 77.0 x 56.0 mm
Verdichtungsverhältnis 11.8:1
Ventil-/Einlasssystem DOHC, 16 valves
Maximale Leistung 101,5 kW (138 PS) bei 9.600/min

[WelshBoyo]

I have never heard of this either. With all the Harley Davidson, BMW and Ducati bikes around I very much doubt they are only limited to 100hp.

[J B L]

OK fair enough.

Thanks.

[Hugo a Gogo]

if it's the same as germany you have to have all mods approved (by the TÜV here) and written in the 'log book' - so your aftermarket can has to have previous TÜV approval

[J B L]

Hugo a Gogo said:

if it's the same as germany you have to have all mods approved (by the TÜV here) and written in the 'log book' - so your aftermarket can has to have previous TÜV approval

Ha thanks. so you can have mods and aftermarket exhausts then!? Do you know of an online resource where we can find these rules (ie.: in EU, aftermarket parts have the be E marked)? Or is it a case by case approval at the MFK (if it's the same as cars)?

[smilerbaker]

Not sure about things like cans, but my bike had new front brakes, ebc stuff was fitted as it was higher spec and cheaper the oem the garage gave me a certificate confirming they where approved etc that I had to put with the logbook incase I'm pulled over and for the mfk (swiss mot), we also got a certificate with the new wheels for the car.

As I understand it, if you buy upgrages here you should get these certificates, which is there justification for charging waaaaay more then just about everywhere else for the same thing.

So buy your can's for a proper outlet, get your cert and you should be ok, failing that keep your old can's and just swap em over come mfk time

Edited by smilerbaker on Thursday 19th November 09:00

[Hugo a Gogo]

that sounds similar

the garage I used used to keep a bit of a stock of standard end cans to swap onto bikes for the TÜV, they had one for my blade and just swapped it over, no fuss

[UltimaCH]

J B L said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

if it's the same as germany you have to have all mods approved (by the TÜV here) and written in the 'log book' - so your aftermarket can has to have previous TÜV approval

Ha thanks. so you can have mods and aftermarket exhausts then!? Do you know of an online resource where we can find these rules (ie.: in EU, aftermarket parts have the be E marked)? Or is it a case by case approval at the MFK (if it's the same as cars)?

Basically, if you buy aftermarket products and upgrades which have a TüV approval (certificate), then its OK. You can have them checked over at a "inspection" (MOT) and registered in the vehicle 'log book'. Fine and dandy after that and if the men in blue pull you over, no hassle proving the modifications. I've done it for one of my cars (suspension and wheels) no problems. Racing exhaust on my Porsche had to be changed to the original for "inspection" as was non road homologated
Good luck

[marcusjames]

Sometimes the Swiss MOT centre (don't ask me to spell the German version) will reject exhausts even with certification. A friend's KTM had factory Akropovics on with all Certs. They said that they are road legal, under the noise regs but not "standard".