sicarumba
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 11:03 PM |
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Hello! And IVA testing for trikes?
Hi everyone.
I'm currently planning on building a trike. It will have a Rover V8 and an automatic box, but apart from that I have no definite plans for it. I
have a couple of questions for which my searches have failed to provide answers.
1. Is there a specific IVA manual for trikes? I managed to find one for passenger vehicles, but it specifically says for vehicles with 4 or more
wheels. I'm sure a lot of it will be relevant, but when it comes to things like seat belts etc I won't know what to do. I don't want
to start making plans without having some kind of direction...
2. Theoretically once the IVA is done and the vehicle is registered, what is to stop further alterations being made to the frame? I mean, do VOSA
photograph the chassis when it's tested? My thought process is if I were to buy a project which has been registered and on a Q plate, could I
modify the frame to take a different engine and then notify the DVLA of the engine change without the need for an IVA test?
Don't get me wrong, I have no plans to try and dodge the IVA test. I just don't know which route to take.
Thanks in advance,
Simon
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designer
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 11:08 PM |
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Bike IVA like on here:
http://www.shedworks.eu/links.html
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iank
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| posted on 10/9/11 at 08:29 AM |
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'IVA' for Bikes, trikes and light quadricycles is called the MSVA.
It didn't change over when IVA did and is very cheap and easy to pass compared.
Manual as on designers site, or I think I saw a copy hidden away on VOSA's site.
In theory if the chassis is modified then a new test is required, but there are no chassis photo's taken at MSVA or IVA afaik and it would be
exceptionally unlikely to get caught unless you blog/post on forums about the mods.
[Edited on 10/9/11 by iank]
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Anonymous
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sicarumba
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| posted on 10/9/11 at 04:17 PM |
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Thanks, designer. Lots of useful stuff on that page and the manual is gratefully received.
And thanks iank, that sounds ok. Having looked at the manual it seems I may have problems with seating. If I were to build a trike in the style
I'm planning, it would need to weigh less than 250kg unladen to avoid having to fit seatbelts, and therefore car seats rather than a bike seat.
And a Rover V8 weighs around 180kg on its own so I'm told.
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