State inspection
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State inspection
So I decided to break down and have a Harley dealership give my RK the once over.Oil,primary,etc....660$..ok...not bad,but guy tells me my bike will NOT pass inspection (Live Free or Die State)..because I have single caliper on front?.WTF... good thing is I had local shop give me sticker good thru 2020, bad is hes closing up soon..Anyone up here in NH area had same issues?..
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Jun 9, 2019, 10:34 AM
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All about personal freedom and unobtrusive state government out there isn't it?
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following this because it's beyond belief.......I don't doubt that you were told that, but I don't see how any state could dictate the number of brake rotors you have.........
sounds like a dealership trying to pull a ripoff
sounds like a dealership trying to pull a ripoff
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Same thing in Virginia. Any state inspection facility has to be able to inspect all vehicles that cross their door if that facility has the ability to repair any defective part that causes the vehicle being inspected to fail the inspection. I can take my bike to a car dealer/maintenance shop to get inspected but, I can't take my car to a bike shop because they don't have a lift to repair or replace defective brakes, exhaust, etc.. My understanding is if the vehicle has a safety related item it has to be functional and in good working order. If I added additional driving lights to my truck they have to be operational even though they weren't on the vehicle when it was produced. I'm not sure if the reverse is true though ie I removed one of my two mirrors that came stock on the bike like the OP's brake system missing one rotor and caliper. It'll be interesting to see how this pans out.Check with your State Police to see if this is the case.
Last edited by monkeyboy22; Jun 9, 2019 at 09:49 AM.
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I have a friend that inspects my bikes sight unseen. I give him the current mileage and my state renewal form and he punches it in the computer and I'm done. Sounds like BS to me on the brake rotors especially if it's OEM.
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Same thing in Virginia. Any state inspection facility has to be able to inspect all vehicles that cross their door if that facility has the ability to repair any defective part that causes the vehicle being inspected to fail the inspection. I can take my bike to a car dealer/maintenance shop to get inspected but, I can't take my car to a bike shop because they don't have a lift to repair or replace defective brakes, exhaust, etc.. My understanding is if the vehicle has a safety related item it has to be functional and in good working order. If I added additional driving lights to my truck they have to be operational even though they weren't on the vehicle when it was produced. I'm not sure if the reverse is true though ie I removed one of my two mirrors that came stock on the bike like the OP's brake system missing one rotor and caliper. It'll be interesting to see how this pans out.Check with your State Police to see if this is the case.
That's why I said "The guy's full of ****".
There is no requirement to add brakes that were never intended to be on the bike in the first place!
I would'a laughed in the ******** face and told him he was an imbecile.
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I wouldn't pass it either, after all it is a safety inspection.
As monkeyboy22 pointed out in a previous post it's missing a rotor and caliper. Op says it's a Road King. All Road Kings came from the factory with dual discs. Someone along the way removed one of them.
As monkeyboy22 pointed out in a previous post it's missing a rotor and caliper. Op says it's a Road King. All Road Kings came from the factory with dual discs. Someone along the way removed one of them.
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The guy is right.
It is an FLHR. It left the factory with 2 front brakes. Unless I am missing something.
I wouldn't have bought a bike from someone who would remove safety equipment. I would not have spent $660 for fluid change either.
It is an FLHR. It left the factory with 2 front brakes. Unless I am missing something.
I wouldn't have bought a bike from someone who would remove safety equipment. I would not have spent $660 for fluid change either.
Last edited by Zerk; Jun 9, 2019 at 10:11 AM.