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Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:45 pm
by 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?

Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:19 pm
by tony.mon
Marty's ranchero has also been decatted.

Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:22 pm
by MacV2
tony.mon wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:19 pm Marty's ranchero has also been decatted.
:lol: :lol:

Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:12 pm
by Pete.L
tony.mon wrote:Marty's ranchero has also been decatted.
Ouch!


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Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:05 pm
by agentpineapple
tony.mon wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:19 pm Marty's ranchero has also been decatted.
we are catted, not de-catted..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:47 pm
by sirch345
Good to see the cat Marty :thumbup:

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.

Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:08 pm
by agentpineapple
sirch345 wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:47 pm Good to see the cat Marty :thumbup:

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.

Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:36 pm
by 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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Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:59 pm
by sirch345
agentpineapple wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:08 pm
sirch345 wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:47 pm Good to see the cat Marty :thumbup:

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 :D

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 :wink:

Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:39 am
by AMCQ46
late to the subject ........ and not even the original subject! ... looks like Tonys cat joke has derailed the whole thread 8O

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

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

Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 1:01 pm
by alanfjones1411
Hope everything works out fine for you Marty.Scary photos.

Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 2:39 pm
by freeridenick
Happy to have this hijacked in the circumstances.

Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:05 pm
by VTRDark
Fires coming to the UK very shortly. It's going to be a Storm :think:

Re: Legal ins and outs of de-catting

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 11:56 am
by tony.mon
Sorry, Marty, couldn't help myself...
It's good that you're all safe, now the repairs and rebuilding starts, I guess?