cgksheff   44 #37 Posted September 1, 2017 All aftermarket exhausts will have a BS or E stamp to show its road legal, or will be stamped 'not for road use'. My Delkevic stubby can has an E mark, as did the Fuel exhaust on my last bike, and the Akrapovic on the one before that. They all change the sound the bike makes, but with the baffles left in dont make it any louder. I suggest staying out of the conversation if you dont know what youre talking about ---------- Post added 01-09-2017 at 16:03 ----------   And if its passed an MOT with it on, its not making too much noise, or it would fail, therefore its not illegal.  You do realise that an MOT is only a snapshot of a moment in time and that an MOT does not test noise levels?  The noise law suoercedes the MOT. Even with an MOT, if a subsequent police test shows a noise level above legal. You're nicked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
The Joker   10 #38 Posted September 1, 2017 There's Google street view but I wouldn't advertise where you live to be honest.  No, he should.  We can all fit after-market exhausts to our vehicles and rev them outside his house when he's trying to sleep.  See how he likes that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Itrytoplease   10 #39 Posted September 1, 2017 You could post pic on Flickr or similar and post a link on here. I don't think your doing anything wrong, so don't go through any expense trying to please the un-pleasable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carboy42   10 #40 Posted September 1, 2017 yes the scooter is a high rev to start then i will settle after 30 sec or so. ive been told thats DNA for you but in my opinion compared to a vespa my bike is quite. i will book it in at my local scooter garage and get them to inspect. ill start pushing it to the road side and have to start it up no over place bang beside their house instead two doors down and only passing end of there garden. ---------- Post added 31-08-2017 at 18:12 ----------  i wish i could post a pic were i live to show more better how little im really doing it my way but hay ��  Does your after market exhaust have a stamp on it saying NOT FOR ROAD USE? If so swap it back to factory standard and tell them to **** off.  I have a 1690CC Harley Davidson that sounds like god is angry with you. If I ever ride it early or late I roll down the hill with it off and wake people up a few streets away instead of my immediate neighbours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dardandec   32 #41 Posted September 1, 2017 Just keep riding it as you are until some sort of official* gives you a warning in writing about the noise.  *Not just some random scrubber who lives 3 streets away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   214 #42 Posted September 4, 2017 Aftermarket exhaust or not, if its passed an MOT, then its legal and youre not doing anything wrong.  Depends if it was MOTed with that exhaust on. I know people who put the stock one on for MOT then go back to the aftermarket loud one afterwards. Same with CATs on cars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   305 #43 Posted September 4, 2017 Noise is often down to the discretion of the tester as well, usually because the wording in the MOT manual is quite woolly.  Some testers might not care, some might just be old lads that can't hear very well anymore :hihi: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest   #44 Posted September 4, 2017 Depends if it was MOTed with that exhaust on. I know people who put the stock one on for MOT then go back to the aftermarket loud one afterwards. Same with CATs on cars.  I think there's a fair bit of discretion given to the tester. Not just on this either. I'm trying to remember what it is that I've known people go through an MOT fine with and then been ticketed by the Police...but it's slipped my mind for now. I seem to remember it may have been to do with number plates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
El Cid   216 #45 Posted September 4, 2017 I think there's a fair bit of discretion given to the tester. Not just on this either. I'm trying to remember what it is that I've known people go through an MOT fine with and then been ticketed by the Police...but it's slipped my mind for now. I seem to remember it may have been to do with number plates.  They will just say it was ok when it was tested. I had my car tested a few weeks back, I am still trying to sort out my headlights. If they think you want a cheap pass, that is what they do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
banjodeano   31 #46 Posted September 4, 2017 I think there's a fair bit of discretion given to the tester. Not just on this either. I'm trying to remember what it is that I've known people go through an MOT fine with and then been ticketed by the Police...but it's slipped my mind for now. I seem to remember it may have been to do with number plates.  The number plate has nothing to do with the mot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #47 Posted September 4, 2017 The number plate has nothing to do with the mot  Number plate lights do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dardandec   32 #48 Posted September 4, 2017 The number plate has nothing to do with the mot  Really? http://www.mot-testing.service.gov.uk/documents/manuals/m4s06000301.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...