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new to this forum. can anyone tell me if removing the ai system effects the emissions check on the mot here in the uk.
pilgrim
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Re: AI emissions
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Loquacious
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Hi, and Welcome.
Just for your info really... there is no emissions check on a bike MOT, and so therefore it will have no repecussions on whether or not you bike will pass the MOT if you remove it. My 03 passed an MOT without it on...
Get it ripped off!!!!
Gina
03 America - Pretty stock - except the TBS wheel... 
06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel... 
09 America - It's very blue....
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Adjunct
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Yo Glen.Mine runs just fine with the AI still attached.Well it did in the summer anyway.
"You just kinda wasted my precious time..."
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3/4 Throttle
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3/4 Throttle
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Hi Glen, welcome to the site..
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Re: AI emissions
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Loquacious
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Well it did in the summer anyway.
And they do over the winter too!! 
The only reason to pull it off is that it causes the header pipes to get really hot and that is what causes them to go gold and then blue. Unless you have a ludicrous amount of time to sit and polish them after every time you've been out, or don't mind them looking blue, then leave it on. I use my bike every day, and haven't cleaned him for around 3 weeks (and yeah, he's filthy) and really don't have time to spend hours cleaning every week.
It's personal choice. I choose to keep the pipes chrome looking.
Last edited by GinaS; 01/08/2007 5:41 PM.
Gina
03 America - Pretty stock - except the TBS wheel...
06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel...
09 America - It's very blue....
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Monkey Butt
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Ahhh, but our your pipes turning that funny colour of blue Welcome to the site Glen, feel free to ask as many questions as you can about your pride and joy, i'm sure someone on here will be able to answer you. for the record my AI is out 
Ray(UK)
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3/4 Throttle
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Gina's right that there is no MOT emissions check on bikes in the UK at present. The EU have been pushing for leaner emissions on bikes for some time now but we've escaped it being MOT enforced for now.
I suppose it's up to you and your 'green conscience' whether to remove it or not and there's a lot of debate whether it makes much difference in the big scale of things anyway. One thing's for certain though, you'll not be able to make any carb adjustments, combined with free flow air filter/ exhausts without serious popping and pipe blueing with it left in place. 
PS And welcome mate!
Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of fuel before you think straight
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Ahhh, but our your pipes turning that funny colour of blue
No and he's now at 700 miles!!!
Gina
03 America - Pretty stock - except the TBS wheel...
06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel...
09 America - It's very blue....
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Monkey Butt
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Monkey Butt
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Touchy, touchy
Ray(UK)
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Greenhorn
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Thanks for the welcome,thanks for the information very useful.
pilgrim
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Freelance Jedi Knight
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Freelance Jedi Knight
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AI off and changing sparplugs is easy to do with tank on the bike .....next argument to remove that evil
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