WAYNE999
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« on: August 07, 2011, 02:30:39 PM » |
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O.K. this may be a bit of a daft question but here goes.  Yesterday the old boy bought himself a Z550 trike with a volvo back axle and no mot.The handbrake only operates on one of the back wheels as there is no cable or anything else running to the other wheel.Now for the daft question would this be O.K.for the test or are we going to have to find the bits to make the other side work. |
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zakboy
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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2011, 03:13:05 PM » |
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The hand brake will have to lock up on both wheels for the mot Wayne.
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WAYNE999
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« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2011, 03:28:23 PM » |
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Thought as much best start looking for parts.
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« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2011, 03:37:20 PM » |
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If it,s got the drum brakes easiest way is to make a single cable ruining across from one brake drum to the other and have the cable running though a pulley on the threaded adjusting bar on the hand brake leaver.
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zakboy
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« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2011, 05:04:58 PM » |
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it would not pass at my test station
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terry t
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« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2011, 05:09:22 PM » |
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it would not pass at my test station
your tester wants to read the manual then |
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zakboy
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« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2011, 05:12:51 PM » |
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yeh my mistake it as to lock all wheels it is connected to unless over a certain weight then it as to lock both so my apologies Wayne you should be OK with the gt 550
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« Last Edit: August 07, 2011, 05:26:49 PM by zakboy »
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« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2011, 05:31:22 PM » |
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Terry is right, for the MOT, one wheel is fine, for an MSVA it must operate all wheels on the same axle, weight is irrelevant.
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« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2011, 08:14:09 PM » |
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I've been told that the reason my trike can have a handbrake that operates on one wheel only is because it's a bike trike that still uses the bike front brake for the front wheel, and the bike rear brake pedal works the rear brakes, ie alternative braking systems ie if one fails the other will still stop me - and it works! (didn't mean to test it but....)
If you use a linked braking system the handbrake must operate on both wheels.
Of course mine didnt go through MSVA as it's a bolt-on.
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WAYNE999
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« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2011, 08:16:41 PM » |
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I'm beginning to like the sound of this Kevsky's going to give the tester a bell in the morning to ask the man himself.Hopefully this will save me a bit of work.He can't wait to get out on it.He's like a 10 year old on the 23rd of December. Bless him  |
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« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2011, 08:21:38 PM » |
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I'm beginning to like the sound of this Kevsky's going to give the tester a bell in the morning to ask the man himself.Hopefully this will save me a bit of work.He can't wait to get out on it.He's like a 10 year old on the 23rd of December. Bless him tell him to say that it in the MOTs testers manua.it states one wheel. if they say two check out the link in post 5 of this thread |
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« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2011, 08:32:44 PM » |
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as already stated, its 1 wheel for MOT section 3.1  |
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« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2011, 03:21:18 PM » |
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woowoo the man from del m o t he say yes
one wheel only
booked in for saturday morning
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« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2011, 06:17:03 AM » |
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SHE PASSED MOT
now heres a bit of info for riders of Q plate trikes or bikes man from del mot said Qs had to be tested to 1973 standard and compared to a similar vehicle of that year but as its a one off how can you compare to anything else so no indicaters or hazards needed and very little or no restriction on exhaust noise level which is a good thing cos mine is rather loud to say the least
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