KPH Speedometer

Rugged Path · Apr 17, 2016

I have a foreign speedo on my 2010 FLHTCU (black not titanium).
There are many for sale in the US but, different ID numbers.
Is there a UK company who can open them up and scribe the MPH divisions onto the clock face?

If I kept the KPH LCD odometer distance/trip readings, is that allowed under the MOT.

Need to get it registered next month when it arrives in the UK as it is an international model

Doris · Apr 17, 2016

Don't know if it's legit or not... But I have a KPH speedo on my UK MOT'd Camper..

Mutley · Apr 17, 2016

The link below shows everything that is tested during an MOT. There are some surprising things that are not required, and it does appear that a speedo is one of them :O

http://www.motuk.com/Motorcycle%20MOT.asp#information8

Deleted account 190117001 · Apr 17, 2016

Mutley said:
The link below shows everything that is tested during an MOT. There are some surprising things that are not required, and it does appear that a speedo is one of them :O

http://www.motuk.com/Motorcycle%20MOT.asp#information8

I just had a quick read of that, fuck me that MOT malarkey sounds ever so complicated.

twizzle · Apr 17, 2016

Best not to bother......

Mutley · Apr 17, 2016

There's some interesting stuff in there if you are building a chop. For example you can take off the indicators if you 'prepare the bike for off road' and to do that all you have to do is fit TKCs

Deleted account 190117001 · Apr 17, 2016

twizzle said:
Best not to bother......

Isn't it just.
Sounds like a right ball ache.
I once had a motorsickle that was capable of passing an MOT, many many fucking years ago.

Thats the only good thing about new bikes, you can proper let them go to shit, coz you don't need to MOT em for three years.
One of the BMW's I had brand new, it was fucking wrecked after three years of neglect and 78 thousand miles.

It's just a tool bought to do a job, they have a finite lifespan, tools get worn out and replaced.
MOT's are a proper inconvenience when your trying to wreck stuff.

Nice 'n' Fat · Apr 17, 2016

Mutley said:
There's some interesting stuff in there if you are building a chop. For example you can take off the indicators if you 'prepare the bike for off road' and to do that all you have to do is fit TKCs

That's what I did to my Bonnie

TKC80's fitted and indicators sold on e-bay. The seat was shortened by 40mm and the pillion footrest hangers gas axed off so it can never carry a pillion passenger and I can run an open chain

Bike MOT'd and noted on the certificate as being prepared for off road use

Rugged Path · Apr 21, 2016

I have those lovely Kuryakyn panacea LED indicators on the bike. Looks like I will have to go back to standard for the MOT. And maybe for the life of the bike :blast

twizzle · Apr 21, 2016

Just find the right MOT station and you will be ok, my local one would pass a donkey in a straw hat if I told him it was a motorcycle...

Rugged Path · Apr 21, 2016

The initial question Twizzle is it is an international model (rest of the world).
I suppose the MOT requirements are for vehicles made for the UK market so the speedo would not require checking.
Once I get the COC of Harley Davidson, I may have to take it to VOSA albeit, changes for motorcycles should just be related to headlamp (which I have bought), speedo clock, lighting and maybe exhaust system.

Bike at the shippers now ready for air freighting back to UK.
If anybody needs a steel pallet to export from UK, let me know (gratis).

Rugged Path · Jun 20, 2016

And finally; bought a fairly new mph speedo on ebay from the US for $150 to fit.
So all ends well ad good.

ianboydsnr · Jun 20, 2016

Nice 'n' Fat said:
That's what I did to my Bonnie

TKC80's fitted and indicators sold on e-bay. The seat was shortened by 40mm and the pillion footrest hangers gas axed off so it can never carry a pillion passenger and I can run an open chain

Bike MOT'd and noted on the certificate as being prepared for off road use

if it was registered before 1st August 1986, then you don't need indicators, I have a few bikes without them, and that never had them.

Rugged Path · Jun 23, 2016

Fitted the mph US speedometer and the UK spec. headlight to the bike's batwing fairing.
Not bad, the speedo has only 19 miles on it (must be a good story in that).

bowser · Jun 23, 2016

just fit a uk speedo and be done with it, have you been through SVA yet?

Oh boy are you in for fun.

Doris · Jun 23, 2016

bowser said:
just fit a uk speedo and be done with it, have you been through SVA yet?

Oh boy are you in for fun.

Err...surely he just needs a C of C ( it's a Harley and should be easy enough to obtain), then only a "partial " required. Mirrors, speedo and headlight..... :confused:

Rugged Path · Jun 24, 2016

I assume a partial VOSA inspection is all that is required. Speaking with Chester Harley, they have some bikes going through the process and no end of problems with paperwork.

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Mutley · Jun 24, 2016

Rugged Path said:
I assume a partial VOSA inspection is all that is required. Speaking with Chester Harley, they have some bikes going through the process and no end of problems with paperwork.

There's a big difference between a personal import for own use and a business importing for commercial gain

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