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MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI GPZ550s year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:84.53%
(The average a petrol KAWASAKI GPZ550 year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:181 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|2
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|2
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|2
Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Front Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.5a|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Offside Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Nearside Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Offside Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear suspension component excessively corroded. Swinging arm, underside |2.4.A.1a|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Offside Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2|1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Horn control defective |1.7.2a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Front Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e|1
Nearside Steering operation restricted in free movement from lock to lock impeded by incorrectly routed cables and wiring loom |2.1.4 |c||1
Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c||1
Nearside Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering close to trammel on left side |2.4 |a||1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Offside Front Brake disc|s| has excessive run out |3.2.A1m|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Nearside Rear Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Front Position lamp missing |4.2.1 |a||1
Front Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Lower Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i))1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

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