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Dear Anyone, Apologies if this has been covered before but I've searched the forum and been all over the MOT, DOT and DVLA web sites and can't get anything that gives a clear answer. I want to ride my 1983 Sherpa T on the road. its never ever been registered so I will have to get a V5. I only want to use it during daylight hours. I opnly want to use it for short "hops" between off road sections/lanes etc Registering the bike; As far as I can make out it is clearly a trials bike and thus its exempt from the ECWTA and SVA so I can register it with DVLA as exempt. Road Tax I will have to tax it as a motorcycle - no exemption. MOT it will have to have an MOT. The question is what does it need to be fitted with to pass the M.O.T? As far as I can determine it will need ; a continuos tone horn. a chain guard Do I need to fit lights and if so which ones? My reading is that for sunrise to sunset use I can get by with no lights. Reflectors? Other legal stuff, I know I need a speedo fitted (but not necessarily working). Many thanks and appologies again as I'm sure its been done before but I couldn't find teh answers. Paul Cundy

Hallo everyone, I'm a new recruit but an old biker. Probably common to many I used to trial a T250 when I was 18. That was 1972. I now have what I beleive to be very original matching chassis and engine numbers 340. The number is 1994774B. I bought here a couple of years ago and she won't run at the moment but I am sure I'll get her going with a quick clean of the Bing carb and a fettle of the points. My reason for posting is to say hallo and to learn from somone who's clearly few days work ahead of me. I intend to get her going, fit electronic ignition, fit mikuni carb, get some new shocks and then have some fun. So can somone give me a quick one two on; ignition timing, 1) degrees or distance before TDC, what should it be and 2) there seems to be quite a choice of shocks available, which are generaly regarded as the best? Many thanks and apologies for the thread hijack. Paul Cundy Bultaco 340 1983 JCB 3CX 1984 Range Rover P38 1995 XKR 2004 Noble M12 racecar 2001