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MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA XS500s year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:68.66%
(The average a petrol YAMAHA XS500 year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:67 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
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|3
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|2
Registration plate issues1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Nearside Upper Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Offside Upper Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Front An item not tested |Manual|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Fuel cap does not fasten securely by a positive means |7.2.2b|1
Offside Front Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Front Brake reaction bracket insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Headlamp damaged and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Drive chain fouling another component |6.2.1d|1
Front Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Offside Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Centre Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Horn control defective |1.7.2a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Brake pedal cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Fuel system component leaking Both fuel tap`s leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear Brake hose leaking fluid |3.2.B4|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
All position lamps not working (4.2.1 (a))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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