MOT Requirements

Not only are damaged and underperforming forks dangerous on the road, they are also an MOT failure. The conditions of the MOT test require that:

• There should be no oil visible on the fork tube or leaking down the slider around the fork oil seal areas
• The forks must be adequately dampened
• Fork assembly component must not be loose, cracked, or excessively bent, misaligned or corroded
• Seals must not be compromised
• Forks must not demonstrate excessive stiffness in their movement

This means that if any of the above symptons prevail your motorbike could well fail its MOT as well as proving unsafe to ride on the streets.