frontroomautos Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Hello all, i am nearing the point of being set up to join my local club, i have the transport, kit and soon the bike,. My question is do i need to register/tax & insure my bike to enter events. I understand that some events that cross public roads will require this but what about the majority of events. Do most trials riders register & tax, insure their bikes or do most trials take place on private land. Tomorrow i sell my BMW GS Adventure as riding around the roads is no entertainment to me anymore & i cant wait to get involved in trials. I am also selling an XR650 and am looking forward to being relieved of the tax & insurance on both bikes as they dont get used enough due to the road being boring and well there is nowhere localish to enjoy an XR650 (Xmas in Spain was the last time i used it and got real enjoyment from it) so to focus on one thing and only one thing ie. trials is going to be much cheaper i hope, and i know for a fact i will be riding at least twice a month with my club. Anyway do i need to register, tax and insure or can i avoid this rip off. Cheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalshell Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 keep your cash in your wallet, why do you think trials are so popular in Yorkshire? for any trial that is entirely off road all you need is the bike; no tax, insurance registration number or MOT required if your trials bike is registered ( you have a V5 or the new V5C registration document) and your only goimg to use it off road then you need to declare it SORN with the DVLA (form at the Post office) even thats FREE! any trial that will use the public road will say so in the reg's/ entry form and for that the bike will need a registration number tax MOT and insurance. For the MOT the bike will need a horn ( electric single tone) a registration number and thats it. if it has lights they must work (headlight, rear light and brake light) so if it has lights get em off.. you only need a speedo when you ride on the road ironicallly you dont need one for the MOT test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontroomautos Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Thanks for that, do you think it will be best to insure & tax, mot the bike? Are most trials held entirely off road, perhaps i should buy a registered bike just incase i need to insure, tax, mot it in the future. I would prefer to SORN the bike and just insure it 3rd party only as it gets near to the end of the 2 year time frame that it must be renewed in to maintain a continuous no claims insurance record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpa3 Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 If you buy a bike which is already registered, then it would probably be worth getting it insured third party fire and theft just incase it gets stolen or you want to ride in the odd road trial. This would also keep your no claims going as you point out. Registering the bike for use on the road takes a little more effort and expense, only you will know if this is going to be worth it depending on how many road trials you are going to enter. As a begginer, probably not that many at first, most road trials are a bit tough for a newcommer to the sport. It would probably be worth riding for a while in purely off road events and getting the feel of things, then at a later date deciding if its worth the trouble of mot, tax, insurance etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontroomautos Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Thanks Scorpa3 that sounds about the best approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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