rumplitter
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 03:43 PM |
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New Reg but not Q plated?
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?
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/MiniMojoProject.JPG
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red-westie
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 03:48 PM |
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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.
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nitram38
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 03:48 PM |
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Yes
You are allowed one reconditioned part such as an engine.
[Edited on 31/1/2008 by nitram38]
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onzarob
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 04:26 PM |
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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?
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RazMan
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 04:37 PM |
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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]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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nitram38
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 04:37 PM |
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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.
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smart51
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 05:45 PM |
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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
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stuart_g
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 05:57 PM |
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bec's need a new reverse gearbox to get over the one major component being reconditioned rule.
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smart51
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 05:58 PM |
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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.
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rumplitter
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 07:51 PM |
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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.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/MiniMojoProject.JPG
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Hellfire
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 08:40 PM |
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In that case, keep all of your receipts, get your certificate of newness and go for it.....
Phil
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