Astro_Al Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Well, are they? That's about it really... Ta, Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Wightman Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No, simple as that! You may get away with second-air as the only mod to the rim is another hole but then the rim is still modified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No, simple as that!You may get away with second-air as the only mod to the rim is another hole but then the rim is still modified. So is it illegal to modify the rims? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Can anyone quote construction and use regulations ? Or even MOT rules and regs Lets have some facts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Wightman Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 So is it illegal to modify the rims?Chris It's illegal to breathe without a license! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 It's illegal to breathe without a license! What's the deal - is it the modification that's illegal, or is it the running beadlocks that's illegal? If I bought beadlocked wheels from the 'manufacturer' - is that still illegal? Ta, Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Mechanical beadlocks are illegal as are fiddle brakes etc 'construction & Use regulations' etc. Get caught on the road with them and I belive its something like 12 points ....as its a tyre offence 2nd air - who would know and possibily you can argue not "mechanical" etc Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Sorry but my old trail bike had mechanical bead locks fitted courtesy of Mr Suzuki and I don't think they were ever considered illegal (damn awkward but not illegal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Sorry but my old trail bike had mechanical bead locks fitted courtesy of Mr Suzuki and I don't think they were ever considered illegal (damn awkward but not illegal). There is also a whole section I found on run-flat tyres using clamps. TBH I don't see the difference. Its one of those chesnuts with a lot of hearsay and very few facts alas. Not that I care, my Ibex ones are fake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJL Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Sorry but my old trail bike had mechanical bead locks fitted courtesy of Mr Suzuki and I don't think they were ever considered illegal (damn awkward but not illegal). My honda has beadlocks too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritch1 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 i aint sure myself although i do rember reading somewhere on the net, about a police man doing some reseach for a bloke and finding nothing to state they were ilegal, sorry hear say i know cant rember where i red it though will try and find out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 i aint sure myself although i do rember reading somewhere on the net, about a police man doing some reseach for a bloke and finding nothing to state they were ilegal, sorry hear say i know cant rember where i red it though will try and find out Hi Pritch1 you may be thinking of this thread http://www.devon4x4.com/forum/viewtopic.ph...light=beadlocks Regards, gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 beadlocks are illegal, because the bolts that hold on the rings have a habbit to gradually get undone. You have to spanner check the bolts occasionally to be sure. The possible scenario is that jo blok drives the car with beadlocks untill something goes wrong, in this case the tyre coming of the wheel. The staun beadlock or secondair is indeed street legal. I am back in the UK by the way! Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 beadlocks are illegal, because the bolts that hold on the rings have a habbit to gradually get undone. So if you use that argument 3-piece split rims are illegal too. I'm sure I've seen loads of them on factory fast cars. Still haven't seen any proof...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 beadlocks are illegal, because the bolts that hold on the rings have a habbit to gradually get undone. You have to spanner check the bolts occasionally to be sure. The possible scenario is that jo blok drives the car with beadlocks untill something goes wrong, in this case the tyre coming of the wheel.The staun beadlock or secondair is indeed street legal. Daan So nothing like the wheel nuts that could gradually come undone too. They might be illegal but I don't think it's for that reason. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 My honda has beadlocks too! Every British bike upto the 50's that had the torque to move the tyre on the rim had them fitted from manufacture, I know of race bikes that left the factory with two fitted on a rim to prevent slipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 Is there anywhere 'official' we can actually ask for a definitive answer? Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Matt Lee make them and to someone does not know LR alloys you would think they were standard. Ryan Cooks racer used disco 2 16" alloys and they do look the nuts. They even look like the disco 17" with the fake chrome bolts that the Dealers were trying to shift last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Is there anywhere 'official' we can actually ask for a definitive answer?Al. If I'm unlucky enough to find myself facing 12 points for tyre offences I'd fight it pretty hard This looks like quite an official site Police Law Stumbled across this whilst I was there For those running TDI's with no silencers My take is, there is no LAW saying beadlocks are illegal Nothing in construction and use covers it, because it is so obscure There is a lot of hearsay, which I suspect stems from people selling such things as "Off-road use only" Which doesn't mean they are illegal, it implies the manufacturer is not willing to risk a law-suit if there is a road traffic accident - which is fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 What about all the tractors and Lorries that run them on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Stumbled across this whilst I was there For those running TDI's with no silencers so does that mean an exhaust has to have a silencer, or the exhaust must silence the noise? or both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 What about all the tractors and Lorries that run them on the road Could there be some kind of agricultural exceptions? Like red diseasel? It does seem that there are enough examples of 'things with bolts on wheels' to question whether it is illegal at all??? I don't want to find out the hard way! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 so does that mean an exhaust has to have a silencer, or the exhaust must silence the noise? or both? I read it as must have a silencer. Having a turbo that breaks up the worst of the noise isn't enough. I might have beadlocks, but I also run a silencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 well i have a small silencer on mine, guess i'll be keeping it then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 100db at 3000 revs I thought was the MOT regs but they never test it as if its that loud there is something wrong even my 90 with its 1 straight though box is not that loud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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