john749

I completed the inspection today. All went well. Thanks crazy_red for taking the time to call me and answer some questions. The process was pretty straight forward and easy.

Things I was worried about:

1. I had a full Akropovic race exhaust (loud) that did away with the cat.

The inspector never even gave it a second glance or asked any questions about the cat. I didn't even start the bike during the inspection. Not even to check turn signals/safety equipment. I only turned the key so he could verify the mileage.

2. I had shagged race tires (not slick) with taped on wheel weights. I tried to buy some stick on wheel weights but couldn't find them last minute.

Not a word.

3. The bike was made into a track bike shortly after purchase and all the stock bodywork, cases and other misc items were removed/placed in storage. I didn't have receipts for these items or for any upgrades for obvious reasons.

This was the only problem I encountered. I explained the situation at least three times and the inspector just wasn't getting it and was getting a little agitated. He kept pointing to things that I "had to have replaced". I'm not sure what I said but he finally relented with "hmph...thats different".

Primarily, they were checking serial numbers and comparing receipts against what should have been damaged. They asked specific questions about what repairs I made and what parts were purchased.

After the inspection, I waited while the inspector checked all the serial numbers. I had receipts for everything that I purchased but I'm not sure if he ever looked at them.

Thanks for the info. I really was not looking forward to switching the exhaust just to turn around and do it again after the inspection. I would be especially bummed if I did the work and they never even gave it a second glance.

I'll let everyone know how it turns out.

I crashed my track bike a couple of years ago and bought it back from the insurance company. I put it back to stock but don't have the original exhaust. Right now, it is running a full Akropovic system which doesn't have a cat and is rated at 105db.

Is this something I should worry about? All my friends say they're just looking for stolen parts and want to see reciepts. Of course none of them have actually gone through the process.

I have a couple of weeks before the inspection but I really don't want to have to source a stock exhaust if I don't have to.

Thanks