MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI SR650s year 1979

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Pass percent:77.42%

(The average a petrol KAWASAKI SR650 year 1979 passes without issue)

Based on:93 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Registration plate issues	3
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	2
Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| missing \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Rear wheel has a loose wheel nut\|s\| \|4.2.3a\|	1
Rear wheel insecure \|4.2.3b\|	1
Rear wheel spindle loose \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut\|s\| loose \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Front Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a))	1
Riders seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii))	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Rear Brake locking device insecure \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure (3.2.A1j)	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Rear Brake disc\|s\| cracked \|3.2.A1g\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	1
Front Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Registration plate issues	3
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	2
Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| missing \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Rear wheel has a loose wheel nut\|s\| \|4.2.3a\|	1
Rear wheel insecure \|4.2.3b\|	1
Rear wheel spindle loose \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut\|s\| loose \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Front Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a))	1
Riders seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii))	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Rear Brake locking device insecure \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure (3.2.A1j)	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Rear Brake disc\|s\| cracked \|3.2.A1g\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	1
Front Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI SR650s year 1979

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