Taking a BSA Sloper for a Warrant of Fitness in N.Z. (similar to an MOT)

[BEVANC]

Hi folks,
Because I've had a beer or two, I thought I'd share my first experience of taking my Sloper to get a WOF in a small village in N.Z.

Me to the Tester: "the bike has an indicator and brake light exemption, so you can't test that; also, due to its age, the Czech tyres do not need to have the DOT standard marknigs required by the regulations".
Tester: "oh, o.k., Really ? I guess "ll take your word for that"
Tester: "Lets check the lights; can you put it on high beam please ?"
Me: "It is so old it is not required to have high and low beam"
Tester: "Jesus"; what the f**** am I supposed to test ?
Me: "Well, here's the headlight - its a 6 Volt system."
Tester: "You're not planning on riding anywhere at night are you ?"
Me: "no way; not with that crap light"
Tester: "Thank God for that".
Tester: "can I check the wheel bearings ?"
Me: "sure...it only has a rear stand, so I'll try to lift the front wheel up so you can spin it.
Tester: "I'll jack it up"
Me: "No you wont, the crankcase is lower than the frame rails'.
Tester: "what about the rear wheel, can i check that ?"
Me: "go for your life"
Tester: "o.k. seems fine"
Me: "So I'll need to show you how the gears work"
Tester: "Why ?"
Me: "well, I assume you will want to take it for a ride to test the brakes".
Tester: "shit no; I've never ridden a hand gear change bike and i'm not starting now". You rode here o.k., so I'm assuming the brakes work ?
Me: yeah, all good.
Tester: " Right oh; come on in and we'll do the paperwork"


Bevan
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[Spaceman]

I like the way they do things in NZ! In the UK (and Europe), the Sloper would be completely exempt from either an MOT or Road Tax being more than 40 years old - it would just need insurance

[David Samways]

Brilliant - first chuckle of the day!