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MoT Day 2018

This month Pepé turns three years old and in UK that means must undergo the first of what becomes annual road worthiness tests known as the MoT. Short for Ministry of Transport. At this stage there are no worries. As vehicles get older than things can be more worrisome. Although that birthday is January 25th it has to be done in the same month. And today was the only Saturday free. It was freezing. Okay. An air temp of 5°C when I set off. I had to boot Pepé with the dbpower unit again. On the move it must have been closer to zero at 70mph on the motorway. I was early. Checked in at Laguna in Ashford.  The new Triumph showroom is open but not the workshop and so the MoT needs to be done at the Powersports shop across town. This is where they have the Ducati,  KTM and Kawasaki dealerships. Once I handed the keys over I had a look around. Lots of really nice bikes. But now out of my wallet range. Most. The latest Multistr