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Old 23-12-2018, 11:10 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Mr Gazza View Post
I thought that pillion footrests were an MOT requirement?
Obviously if there is no pillion seat they're not needed... Can you argue that there is no pillion seat if the cover is on?
You're spot on, Mr Gazza. I had this discussion with Nick and Chris at Doubletake one year, or rather they pointed out to me that, if I brought the bike in without the pillion pegs, I must remember to fit the seat cover if I wanted it to pass.

It's actually specifically covered in the MOT manual, which says:

"Single seat motorcycles don't need pillion footrests. If there's an optional cowl replacing or covering the pillion seat at the time of test, you should consider it to be a single seat motorcycle."
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