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New Reg but not Q plated?
rumplitter - 31/1/08 at 03:43 PM

I've been reading several threads on here and wanted to think out loud.

Am i right in thinking that if I do an SVA test and i use all new parts and new fibre-glass shell and a totally rebuilt engine that if i were to pass the SVA I could get a new registration number and not a Q plate?

red-westie - 31/1/08 at 03:48 PM

I think you are right I'll wait for others to confirm, but there's an advantage to a Q in that come MOT time emissions is a visual check only which is good for modified motors and may be worth considering.

nitram38 - 31/1/08 at 03:48 PM

Yes

You are allowed one reconditioned part such as an engine.

[Edited on 31/1/2008 by nitram38]

onzarob - 31/1/08 at 04:26 PM

but the gearbox is considered a separate part, Read some post where a reconditioned bike engine was used, but everything else new...he lost the argument that it was combined!!

Doesn't the part need to be professionally reconditioned and warranted?

RazMan - 31/1/08 at 04:37 PM

You need to have a 'piece of paper' that states the component has been rebuilt to 'as new' condition. Then you will not have a problem with getting a new registration number.

My engine was rebuilt but my gearbox was brand new.

[Edited on 31-1-08 by RazMan]

nitram38 - 31/1/08 at 04:37 PM

Although technically, a gearbox is a seperate componant of a car, this is not so with a bike.
I would argue that it is one unit, otherwise you could start saying that a spark plug is not part of the engine.
You can't buy the engine without one so I would have taken it further.

smart51 - 31/1/08 at 05:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by red-westie
there's an advantage to a Q in that come MOT time emissions is a visual check only which is good for modified motors and may be worth considering.


But if your engine is a new type with cat and Euro 4 emissions, you may be confident enough to go for an 57 or 08 plate

stuart_g - 31/1/08 at 05:57 PM

bec's need a new reverse gearbox to get over the one major component being reconditioned rule.

smart51 - 31/1/08 at 05:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by stuart_g
bec's need a new reverse gearbox to get over the one major component being reconditioned rule.


BECs don't need a reverse box at all.

rumplitter - 31/1/08 at 07:51 PM

Mine's not a Bec!

I've got a brand new diff in the box, I'm sure the company that rebuilt my engine and box would give me a letter to say that it's reconditioned.

Hellfire - 31/1/08 at 08:40 PM

In that case, keep all of your receipts, get your certificate of newness and go for it.....

Phil