Steering stop missing
Discussion
I've realised after seeing an older CZ125 that mine seems to have the flange (1/2" square piece of metal) missing from the bottom of the headstock on the frame.
Oddly, the two tabs either side on the lower fork clamps/triple tree are still there. The bars do turn very far but the tabs contact the frame before they can get any further.
Is this going to cause me arseache at MOT time? If it is is it a case of having someone weld a bit of metal on? Whats strange is that there is absolutely zero evidence of it ever being there in the first place. I'm only going off of other older models.
The frame is in the process of being painted with two part epoxy hence the incredibly rough finish at the moment!
Oddly, the two tabs either side on the lower fork clamps/triple tree are still there. The bars do turn very far but the tabs contact the frame before they can get any further.
Is this going to cause me arseache at MOT time? If it is is it a case of having someone weld a bit of metal on? Whats strange is that there is absolutely zero evidence of it ever being there in the first place. I'm only going off of other older models.
The frame is in the process of being painted with two part epoxy hence the incredibly rough finish at the moment!
On yours it looks like its been smoothed down somewhat and repainted. Technically an MOT failure I believe but if nothing bashes and the steering moves lock to lock clearly then you'll probably get away with it.
Had similiar on an old Harley - didn't ever have issues and flew through MOTs with ease until I replaced the 3inch riser with stock handlebars and then it clashed with the tank on full lock - was remedied by tapping and welding a bolt head into place.
Had similiar on an old Harley - didn't ever have issues and flew through MOTs with ease until I replaced the 3inch riser with stock handlebars and then it clashed with the tank on full lock - was remedied by tapping and welding a bolt head into place.
DirtyHarley said:
On yours it looks like its been smoothed down somewhat and repainted. Technically an MOT failure I believe but if nothing bashes and the steering moves lock to lock clearly then you'll probably get away with it.
Had similiar on an old Harley - didn't ever have issues and flew through MOTs with ease until I replaced the 3inch riser with stock handlebars and then it clashed with the tank on full lock - was remedied by tapping and welding a bolt head into place.
The paint that's in that area matches the rest of it though. The other colour is the new coat I was roughly putting on as a trial. Just looks like it was never there to begin with! Had similiar on an old Harley - didn't ever have issues and flew through MOTs with ease until I replaced the 3inch riser with stock handlebars and then it clashed with the tank on full lock - was remedied by tapping and welding a bolt head into place.
DirtyHarley said:
On yours it looks like its been smoothed down somewhat and repainted. Technically an MOT failure I believe but if nothing bashes and the steering moves lock to lock clearly then you'll probably get away with it.
Had similar on an old Harley - didn't ever have issues and flew through MOTs with ease until I replaced the 3inch riser with stock handlebars and then it clashed with the tank on full lock - was remedied by tapping and welding a bolt head into place.
I can find nothing specific in the MOT manual >> www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-moto...Had similar on an old Harley - didn't ever have issues and flew through MOTs with ease until I replaced the 3inch riser with stock handlebars and then it clashed with the tank on full lock - was remedied by tapping and welding a bolt head into place.
In the Steering section, "Handlebar fouling on the fuel tank or bodywork on full lock" is a "major" defect in Steering Operation.
As is "Steering linkage fouling any part of the motorcycle", but there is a separate section for Steering linkage condition which is obviously aimed at, for example, hub-centre steering, so I don't think conventional forks would count as a steering linkage.
Nothing about steering stops anywhere, as far as I can see.
Hey OP: sorry to intrude on this thread, but have a question.
What if the defect is there from the day it was built?
My MV will trap and hurt your thumbs, on the body work, when on full lock. But it is built "correctly", and everything is bolted together properly as it left the factory.
I had an issue with an MOT, was given an spanner and had to move them so they could be retested. But this involved removing the clip-on retaining pins (on the top yoke) from their securing slot,
Do I just have to find a friendly MOT station, or is there something akin to an argument "that they all do that?"
What if the defect is there from the day it was built?
My MV will trap and hurt your thumbs, on the body work, when on full lock. But it is built "correctly", and everything is bolted together properly as it left the factory.
I had an issue with an MOT, was given an spanner and had to move them so they could be retested. But this involved removing the clip-on retaining pins (on the top yoke) from their securing slot,
Do I just have to find a friendly MOT station, or is there something akin to an argument "that they all do that?"
gareth_r said:
I can find nothing specific in the MOT manual >> www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-moto...
In the Steering section, "Handlebar fouling on the fuel tank or bodywork on full lock" is a "major" defect in Steering Operation.
As is "Steering linkage fouling any part of the motorcycle", but there is a separate section for Steering linkage condition which is obviously aimed at, for example, hub-centre steering, so I don't think conventional forks would count as a steering linkage.
Nothing about steering stops anywhere, as far as I can see.
In the Steering section, "Handlebar fouling on the fuel tank or bodywork on full lock" is a "major" defect in Steering Operation.
As is "Steering linkage fouling any part of the motorcycle", but there is a separate section for Steering linkage condition which is obviously aimed at, for example, hub-centre steering, so I don't think conventional forks would count as a steering linkage.
Nothing about steering stops anywhere, as far as I can see.
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