StevieB
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| posted on 18/9/10 at 08:16 PM |
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Anyone ever done MSVA?
As above really, has anyone ever put a bike through MSVA?
I've got my eye on a few field bikes (classic machines) that I would like to patch up and then get registered for the road - just wondering if
anyone's got any experience of this.
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tony-devon
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| posted on 18/9/10 at 08:27 PM |
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MSVA is simple compared to your car ones
the full manual is online for free download
only ever put trikes through, not bikes, but its easy
heavy is good, heavy is reliable, and if it breaks, hit them with it
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StevieB
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| posted on 18/9/10 at 08:39 PM |
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I'm just wondering whether I'd even need to bother - the bike I'm looking at was available as a road bike at some point anyway (and
the one I'm looking at probably was registered itself at some point).
If I'm lucky it could just be a question of apply for log book and get MOT - so clean up and slip on some lights and a chain guard.
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minitici
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| posted on 18/9/10 at 10:17 PM |
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MSVA Manual 2010 download (.pdf)
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StevieB
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| posted on 19/9/10 at 08:06 AM |
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Certainly looks a lot easier - as long as the emissions are applicable from the year of manufacture rather than the year of presentation.
I've been informed that once of the bikes I'm looking at (a TL 125) has the engine and frame numbers intact, so might stand a good chance
of just getting the V5 re-issued (maybe).
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Peteff
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| posted on 19/9/10 at 09:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by StevieBI've been informed that once of the bikes I'm looking at (a TL 125) has the engine and frame
numbers intact, so might stand a good chance of just getting the V5 re-issued (maybe).
It's not so easy if you don't know the original registration number and the history of the bike. It can take a long time as well.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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fesycresy
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| posted on 19/9/10 at 02:06 PM |
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I registered a Honda CR500 m/x bike to race enduros (seemed a good ideas at the time  ) which Honda never sold registered.
You need to prove the age, possibly from a manual or the manufacturer and get an MOT. I have no idea what form to fill in these days, but the DVLA
will want to see it to check the engine and frame numbers.
I would apply for a log book just in case it has been registered.
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StevieB
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| posted on 19/9/10 at 06:00 PM |
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My major concern is whether it had been nicked in the past or not, as that's something you can never really tell with field bikes.
The bike in question is from late 70's/early 80's so even if the current owner is legit, it may still have taken a midnight wander over
the last 30 years.
Would I end up losing the bike if that's the case?
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