Hi all

I am new to trials riding and i am probably asking a silly question what has been answered hundreds of time before but, i have just bought a 2007 beta 250 road registered so i can drive from my home 2 miles up the road to some local trials area's. I thought if my bike was insured,taxed,and a daytime mot this would be fine. I also have been told that trials tyres are not road legal and i could be issued with 6 points and a further 3 for the wrong sized number plate. I am slightly confused to how you can be issued a mot with none legal road tyres or a correct size number plate, and also dont fancy getting points. Hope someone can shed some light on the topic and sorry if its been asked before. Thanks in advance

Adam

Despite great warmongering, you cannot get 3 points for the wrong size number plate. No insurance is a deffo 6 pointer, what you'd get for non road legal tyres I don't know I'm afraid.

trials tyres are road leagal in the uk unless specifically stated on the tyrewall ( some state not road legal in the us or canada but they are not in the uk!) of course your number plate should be of the required legal minimum size (http://www.theplatemarket.com/display_of_registration_numbers.php) and dont confuse having a brand new MOT certificate as making your bike road legal ( eg no speedo req. for mot but illegal to use a vehicle without one!)

minefield so prepare sensibly..and ride sensibly on the road, ( technically standing on the footpegs rather than sitting on the machine could be dangerous driving)

ps as for non std number plates been ok.. tell that to the 154 people prosecuted here.. http://www.southyorks.police.uk/foi/disclosurelog/20100341

Edited December 22, 201015 yr by totalshell

Cheers for the quick replies, Someone said a tyre had to be e marked? to be road legal and trials tyres are not stamped? i dont know. So if i want to ride some green lanes and more than likely some roads to get there what do i need or should i say what will i get away with/risk

cheers Adam

michelin at least are sold as e marked

The simplest way to make your bike look a lot better is to bolt on a fully road legal number plate. Take it off when you get to the venue if you like, but a big plate will impress the Police and might just stop you getting a pull in the firt place.

Pete

to see what is needed for mot check out the vosa web site.

Both Michelin and Dunlop trials tyres are road legal in Europe. A previous bike of mine failed an MOT on the tyre due to the 'not road legal USA and Canada' on them. I spoke to Michelin and they faxed a letter to the garage with the type approval documentation. It then passed.

I was once stopped by plod and when I demontrated that the rear mudguard wouldn't support a full size number plate and that even the police team at events such as the SSDT ride with these smaller ones they took a note and said they'd tell the other local traffic cops not to pull me just for the plate in future. Now that's why I call sensible policing.

That sounds like a nice police man!