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MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI Z650s year 1982

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mot history
Pass percent:83.43%
(The average a petrol KAWASAKI Z650 year 1982 passes without issue)
Based on:344 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|7
Horn not working |1.7.3a|5
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|4
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|4
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|3
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|2
Front position lamp incorrect colour |1.1.2a|2
Offside Rear Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|2
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|2
Fuel system component insecure tank |7.2.1b|2
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|2
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Handlebar deformed |2.1.1b|1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Rear Brake linkage has abnormal movement due to excessive wear |3.2.A1i|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively tight |2.3.5b|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front position lamp insecure |1.1.1c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear wheel bearings are excessively tight |2.4.A.2c|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Offside Front Brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e|1
Brake pedal is positioned so that the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component |2.3.4|1
Rear Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.5a|1
Registration plate issues1
Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |5.3.2 |b||1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Offside Brake pedal pivots excessively worn |3.1.3a|1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.2|1
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording |7.1.4|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear swinging arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working (1.5.1c)1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Front Brake fluid reservoir fluid not visible (1.1.10 (d) (iii))1
Rear Brake master cylinder fluid level dangerously low |3.2.B1d|1
Rear Wheel fixing missing (multiple fixings) (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Fuel system component leaking Carburettor (6.1.3 (b) (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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