scootz
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 04:56 PM |
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Cycle Wings... MOT!
I appreciate that open-wheels must have cycle-wings, but what are the 'rules' for the design and positioning of the wings themselves?
Is there a min / max distance they must be to the tyre? Must they follow the curvature of the tyre (width and radius)? How much of the radius must
they cover?
Any help much appreciated!
It's Evolution Baby!
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blakep82
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 05:07 PM |
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i don't think MOT is that in depth.
have a look on this
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/contents.htm
i suspect its just a sharp edge thing (due to rust, which is unlikely) and fouling
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IVA manual link http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1081997083
don't write OT on a new thread title, you're creating the topic, everything you write is very much ON topic!
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 05:21 PM |
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MOT doesn't really cover the wheelguarding aspect. You are still obliged at all times to meet Construction & Use Regs though, so you would
do well to design to the IVA requirements.
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02GF74
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 06:54 PM |
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^^^^ tjhat is what I heard - so by no measn gospel.
you can fit year carlo fandagos to your mini and as log as they have tread, tey pass mOT .... but police can do you under contruction wotsit
thingy.
a bit inconsistent.
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joemotion
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 08:18 PM |
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On the SVA they need to be at least level with the rim at the front (not the tyre) - mine were not however got through by sticking some rubber to the
front to make it look bigger ! 
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scootz
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| posted on 24/3/10 at 08:27 PM |
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Cheers joe!
It's Evolution Baby!
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 12:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
Cheers joe!
There is a lot more to it than that! Have a look at the manual as there are multiple requirements for both front and rear edges.
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Brommers
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 10:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_claydon
MOT doesn't really cover the wheelguarding aspect. You are still obliged at all times to meet Construction & Use Regs though, so you would
do well to design to the IVA requirements.
Although the Construction and Use Regulations and the IVA Regulations are, in fact, completely different...
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 says, at regulation 63(2) that 'every vehicle to which this regulation applies shall
be equipped with wings or other similar fittings to catch, so far as practicable, mud or water thrown up by the rotation of its wheels or
tracks.'
That's what you have to comply with. So no, there are no rules under the C&R regs - just has to be 'so far as practicable'.
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