Honda dylan ses 125 stuff needed for mot??

I've just brought a Honda dylan ses 125 2003 moped and getting it ready for mot as been sat since October what should I be looking/checking? I've just ordered new brake pads for the front. Is it worth doing the drum too ? How do you check the shocks ?

 

pre - mot checks :

wheel bearings front and rear, hold the wheel at top and bottom and try to wiggle it , pull in top push out bottom, if the wheel wiggles the brearings may be failing.

brake pads check they are not close to the limit wear mark, the rear shoes are a little harder as you may need to remove the wheel to check them, BUT you should find a wear indicator on the rear hub puller bar the cable connects to make sure its not at the max limit (usuall a couple marks min and max )

lights. check brake leavers engage the rear brake light front and rear, check low beam - high beam - side lights. check horn - check indicators, check idiot lights for indicators on the handle bar console works to .

steering head : sit on the bike so front wheel comes off the floor, turn the bars left to right slowly, it should feel smooth , bike off stand push the bike forwards and stab the front brake a little they should not clunk or have play in forward pushing when the brake is jabbed , you can pop left hand if possible above the steering head tube if when you stab the brake you feel a knock in your finger its a clear sign the bearings are worn / the headstock is loose, when truning the bars if you feel like a little diviot ie the handle bars kinda want to click into a rut then pop out, that means the ball races are warn and need replacing.

exhaust : make sure its nice and tight and is not very loud, when running run hand around ipe without touching to feel for blowing areas.

Tires : check they have good tread and not at minimum 1mm mark : check for cuts / splits : check and make sure they have correct air pressure in them. both front and rear

Forks check the silver fork stantions for pitting/rust , check the forks for leaking fork seals, if they have a rubber boot over them ( stantions) leave them alone ( mot stations are not menat to lift the rubber boots to check the fork seals, if there are no boots they will check them for leaks )

check engine coolant : engine oil make sure its topped up, if water cooled check water level and top up if need be.

check rear shock for leaking : rust on the inner piston rod between the spring. pop bike of stand and push down on rear to check shock rebound lift the rear to check shock bushings are nice and tight ( if loose check the nust holding them are tight or replace the rubber bushings/shock ).

body work check its all nice and secure a little tug will do, check for any loose parts or anything that may fall of at some point.


Thats about it and your pre - mot check is done

 

thank you so much that really helpful the rear shock springs are rusty is that a problem ?

 

Shouldnt be if its not really rusty...
You would be surprised at what will pass an mot...

 

your very welcome, its best to do these checks yourself to say every month or so, more you keep ontop of things the more you understand the running state of the scooter/bike.

shock springs will get rusty over time , if they are realy bad you may possible get an advisory to have them replaced before the next mot nothing a second hand shock will not solve , just make sure its in good condition.

 

Thank you again