HOW TO GET A MOTORBIKE TO PASS MOT - HONDA CUB COSTS 2023

An MOT is an annual test of roadworthiness that all UK vehicles older than 3 years and younger than 40 years must pass.

My motorbike, a Honda C90 from 1988 needed an MOT. The headlight didn't work, the indicators didn't work, the bike wasn't starting, it needed brake shoes replacing. In this video I do the requisite jobs to get the motorbike to pass an MOT.

The MOT is not a thorough check of every aspect of the vehicle, merely a test of the devices and systems that guarantee safe operation. The specific criteria are to be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspe...

Once the MOT is compete, I investigate just how much the Honda Cub has cost to run for a year (1000mi) and am pleasantly surprised to see that despite EVERY cost, it was still very cheap.

I also eat a Bahlsen Pretzl puff or two.

0:00 Intro
0:19 The bike and its faults
1:18 Broken Starter Motor
1:40 removing legshield
2:45 Starter Motor removal
3:30 Cables don't match
4:00 American man and his wife...
4:25 What is an MOT test?
5:11 Bahlsen Pretzl Puff review
7:40 Starter motor off
8:38 Cleaning contacts and swapping cables
9:30 Still broken...
10:30 Sheared fixing
10:50 How bad is it? List.
12:00 Success - sort of
12:37 IT WORKS!
13:53 Thumb damaged
14:10 IT PASSED
16:26 How much?
20:27 Full spreadsheet