TFS import

[shelly]

Nice looking bike

Looks like a good job your doing there. Where did you get the exhaust pipe from I have got a silencer like yours but need the front pipe ?

[John Wakefield]

Looks like a good job your doing there. Where did you get the exhaust pipe from I have got a silencer like yours but need the front pipe ?

There was one on eBay with a silencer http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Greeves-TE...p2047675.l2557
Finished today but looks like it was unsold at £75. Worth contacting seller through eBay to see if he will take an offer.

[tony]

The exhaust was made by Den at Tube Engineers
http://www.tubeengineers.co.uk

I took the bike to the workshop and he made it in situ from drawings. I had two made one mild steel for originality and one in stainless for another TFS I have.
If you do use them he should know exactly what is required now so should be quite straight forward. I have a few photos of the stages involved if required.

[tony]

Rear alloy mudguard

There seems to be a shortage of rear alloy mudguards, most suppliers seem to be out of stock - anyone know who might have them in stock them?

[tony]

From this to .....

I had a ride around the block, about 3 miles today after picking up the TFS Trail from Dave. I sure as Dave politely put it - it might have made his life easier if he had the bits before me I am sure there are some bits I got right. Anyway it has been a good project, particularly finding some of the more difficult parts. I sure that this bike will give a lot of pleasure, even if it does not get polished much

[tony]

Mot

Just had an MOT done on the TFS Trail
The tester did mention it should have secondary locking on the wheel nuts which I have never heard of before, apparently nyloc nuts would suffice
Ready to send off for registration

[scott151]

Looks great Tony..

Pretty machine

Scott

[tony]

You should have bought the other one I took to the AGM, then you could have a pretty one as well

[Colin Sparrow]

Just had an MOT done on the TFS Trail
The tester did mention it should have secondary locking on the wheel nuts which I have never heard of before, apparently nyloc nuts would suffice

Sounds like an MoT tester with a bee in his bonnet. Modern bikes don't have secondary locking on the wheel nuts, do they?

[John Wakefield]

Wheel nuts

Sounds like an MoT tester with a bee in his bonnet. Modern bikes don't have secondary locking on the wheel nuts, do they?

Modern bikes & jap bikes of the 70s onwards usually have a split pin & castellated nut.
I got told about it by my MoT tester a couple of years back when I had replaced a rear wheel nut on my 1991 Yamaha T80 with a standard nut & no split pin. He did not fail it but as with Tony, pointed it out. The same tester has never queried my Greeves which of cause was manufactured with standard nuts. I assume if you look through the testers manual there is a date after which wheel nuts must be locking or secured in some way usually with a split pin or P clip

[Brian Catt]

Can anyone research this date and further details?

[IanCordes]

I have a 2003 900 Benelli Tornado, and a 1995 Ducati 900ss, and neither of those have other than plain wheel spindle nuts. Sounds like a load of old toffee to me....

[John Wakefield]

Tester manual

This is the relevant page in the testers manual.

http://www.ukmot.com/bike-2-3.asp#Text_top

Reason for rejection
3.
a. a loose wheel spindle or securing nut(s) or locking device missing or insecure

[Brian Thompson]

Modern Axle/Wheel Nuts....

My Yamaha FZS1000S rear spindle has what appears to be a 'plain' nut, but on closer inspection it also has a metal locking insert, like this one.....http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/...82X/s-l225.jpg

A lot of modern bikes use these.....

(They are designed to be 're-useable' but always tighten them with a torque wrench to the correct factory spec.)

Brian.

[Phil Hyde]

Tighten those nuts

Road or Competition the important thing is doing the nuts up tight. The thread forms will stand being tightened properly.

The MoT tester is being a bit over zealous. A call to VOSA will deliver an answer.