Reliant Rialto Trike - Near Completion - Advise Required

[bitzman5]

Hi Poolmandan Im based Middlesbrough So local to you i hang about with 10 other trikers im sure between us we can help you with anything

[poolmandan]

Heres a pic as promised....I know you guys like pics haha!!
Also, checked the timing and it was a 'little' out, running abit better and is now even rideable!!
But still not quite right, going to check for the dreaded air leak i think....just to rule it out (hopefully!!)

[spanners]

an ebay purchase a few months back ??

[poolmandan]

Yes Spanners it was, did you take a peek at the time?

[steven brock]

ah yes i saw that one two ..

[spanners]

Yes Spanners it was, did you take a peek at the time?

yep ,, i looked at buying it , but,,,, it needs an msva test to make it legal so i left it alone,

[poolmandan]

It's got msva now,it had it when we bought it,all dvla docs up to date etc,just need to put it through MOT and tax.
Just ordereded compression switch for front brake to link up to brake lights at the back
Think that's it,apart from re painting the mudguards that is

[one arm bandit]

Yeah it's on the original plates. Thanks forthe advise on the MOT I'll check valves and for any air leaks but I'm pretty sure it's tight :s

It's got msva now,it had it when we bought it,all dvla docs up to date etc,just need to put it through MOT and tax.
Just ordereded compression switch for front brake to link up to brake lights at the back
Think that's it,apart from re painting the mudguards that is

might be worth making sure its been msva tested as surly it would have a q plate not the original 

[one arm bandit]

looks smart by the way

[spanners]

Yeah it's on the original plates. Thanks forthe advise on the MOT I'll check valves and for any air leaks but I'm pretty sure it's tight :s

It's got msva now,it had it when we bought it,all dvla docs up to date etc,just need to put it through MOT and tax.
Just ordereded compression switch for front brake to link up to brake lights at the back
Think that's it,apart from re painting the mudguards that is

might be worth making sure its been msva tested as surly it would have a q plate not the original 

if its on the reliant  reg number then it  hasn,t been through an  msva test and reg proccess,, i seem to remember the ,ebay,, seller,, trying to ,,con,, me 

[poolmandan]

I'm confused then as on all docs it states it's a tricycle and it's even had MOT since :s

[tbone]

Almost every reliant is a tricycle, not every trike is a reliant

[one arm bandit]

as mike said im guessing the bloke you had it off told you it doest need sva as it says body type=tricycle and taxation class=tricycle on the log book. i always enquire to ebay adds and always get the same answer, if the chassis has been altered since it left the  factory it needs msva testing.    i hate it when people get knobed off via sellers on ebay, if you buy knowing its not right 'then mot anyway and run risk its your own fault when you get caught up with. but telling buyers its leagle when it clearly isnt just to get rid is a c***s trick

[Manky Monkey]

Hi Dan. Welcome to our World. 
Sorry mate, this all sounds a bit negative doesn't it.
As Mr Bandit says, if the Reliant engine, gearbox & back axle have been taken out of their original chassis & re-homed in a new frame, it ain't the same vehicle. Stamping the old chassis number on your new frame is illegal, but still common.
When a Reliant car, (or any other vehicle), is triked, it needs to be re-registered, using the MSVA registration process.
However
don't panic! Looks like a nicely put together trike. Shouldn't be a problem re-registering it & the test ain't nearly as bad as some might tell you. There's several guys here who've already done it & can advise you. Like I said, welcome to our World! 

[spanners]

might be worth seeing what comes up on the computer at the mot station  

as i must admit i have a trike on an old tax free reg number that i was very,,,very,,, worried about ,, it turns out that it was triked many , many,, years ago (around 15 to 20) when the law was differant , and well before the msva test when they used something like a points totting up system .
god only knows how many mods it has had since it was first triked