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Originally Posted by Threewheelbonnie
The potential problem is legislation.
Step 1 the Europrats make TPMS mandatory and part of road worthiness inspections. Not a problem in itself and probably a step forward if we stop a few trucks and cars having blowouts next to us. Will they mandate it on bikes? Probably yes because one exception drives yeah-but arguments.
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All new cars in the UK have had to have a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) for some years so that boat has already sailed. As far as I am aware there has not been any move to extend this to bikes - certainly it isn't fitted to my Moto Guzzi which is just a few months old.
Whether the functionality of the TPMS is part of the MOT, I have no idea but I suppose if it has to be fitted then it should be working.
As regards old tyres - the UK government has had regulations since 2018 that mean that it is an offence to have tyres older than ten years on certain commercial vehicles - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/commercial-vehicle-operators-using-old-tyres-to-face-investigations
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