Legal ins and outs of de-catting

[freeridenick]

https://www.whitedalton.co.uk/motorbike ... -cat-chat/

I read this and it made me wonder about the VFR800 I've just bought. For newer bikes the article suggests the chances of being caught are next to nil but de-catting is illegal.

The stock exhaust on the 5th Gen VFR is no longer available so the only option when they rot is an after market one without a cat. So it appears that my aftermarket SS system is illegal and yet I can't do anything to change that, even if I wanted to. How does that work?

[tony.mon]

Marty's ranchero has also been decatted.

[MacV2]

Marty's ranchero has also been decatted.

[Pete.L]

Marty's ranchero has also been decatted.

Ouch!


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[agentpineapple]

Marty's ranchero has also been decatted.

we are catted, not de-catted.....

[sirch345]

Good to see the cat Marty

It looks pretty scary with what I take to be smoke in the 3rd and 4th photo's.
Thanks for posting the pic's,

Chris.

[agentpineapple]

Good to see the cat Marty

It looks pretty scary with what I take to be smoke in the 3rd and 4th photo's.
Thanks for posting the pic's,

Chris.

the pictures with the smoke was about 10 mins before we evacuated, 6 days later and the fire has only just been extinguished
not sure the exact amount of acres burnt, iirc 7000 acres.
I got a loving 30 minute cuddle from our cat today. which means a lot, as he's not that sort of cat.
we still have to be wary of spot fires, vigilance is the key.
we now have go bags packed. just in case.

[Pete.L]

Phew!
So glad you’ve managed to get through it Marty. Let’s hope it settles down and that’s it for the summer


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[sirch345]

Good to see the cat Marty

It looks pretty scary with what I take to be smoke in the 3rd and 4th photo's.
Thanks for posting the pic's,

Chris.

the pictures with the smoke was about 10 mins before we evacuated, 6 days later and the fire has only just been extinguished
not sure the exact amount of acres burnt, iirc 7000 acres.
I got a loving 30 minute cuddle from our cat today. which means a lot, as he's not that sort of cat.
we still have to be wary of spot fires, vigilance is the key.
we now have go bags packed. just in case.

That is amazing to see actual photo's of what you were facing just before you evacuated, scary stuff without a doubt, I can't imagine how you must have been feeling on that day.

I think your cat must appreciate you being back together

As Pete said, I hope you have no more to deal with.

Really glad you're still with us,

Chris.

PS. Sorry Nick, I think we've gone off topic again

[AMCQ46]

late to the subject ........ and not even the original subject! ... looks like Tonys cat joke has derailed the whole thread

1) thank feck the cat survived, otherwise Tonys Joke, all be it very funny, would have been in bad taste

2) marty, that must have been scary times for you and your family ... I hope you are all OK

[alanfjones1411]

Hope everything works out fine for you Marty.Scary photos.

[freeridenick]

Happy to have this hijacked in the circumstances.

[VTRDark]

Fires coming to the UK very shortly. It's going to be a Storm

[tony.mon]

Sorry, Marty, couldn't help myself...
It's good that you're all safe, now the repairs and rebuilding starts, I guess?