Are all D.O.T marked tyres road legal?

[vmxrider]

I'm taking my IT in for a blue slip on Saturday, both tyres are knobby style but have DOT branding on the sidewall, I'm assuming that means they are road legal. Correct?

[gt96]

Yes
Department of Transport (USA) legal, but Oz is generally a bit more relaxed. Competition Only marked tyres might get you knocked back, depending on who is doing the blue slip.

[SON]

NSW Yes

[the stig]

     D O T tyres are supposed to have F.I.M approved on them just show
     them that stamp mark and you should be right.

    The Stig

[vmxrider]

Thanks, hopefully no dramas on the day.

[John Orchard]

When I was doing ADR homolgation for some motorcycle importers, our DOTARS inspectors from Canberra were only concerned with three points, the first two are as defined in the regulation guidelines....

* Load rating written/moulded onto the sidewall.
* More than 3mm minimum tread depth.
* That it dosen't have "NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE" written on it.

[Davey Crocket]

What John said......the one they look for is the "not for highway use" written on the side.

[Canam370]

What John said......the one they look for is the "not for highway use" written on the side.

'Not for highway use'  can also be found abbreviated on the tyre with 'N.H.S' (Not Highway Suitable).

[Andrew L]

A careful massage with an angle grinder with one of those multi segmented sanding disc's gets rid of the problem (NHS)and you can't see where it was ever imprinted if your gentle.

[Mike52]

A careful massage with an angle grinder with one of those multi segmented sanding disc's gets rid of the problem (NHS)and you can't see where it was ever imprinted if your gentle.

When I was younger I had a copper let me go because he could not find the " Not for Highway use " bit.
Very confused he was as all knobbies had it on.
Snicker

[vmxrider]

No problem with the tyres at inspection but got knocked back as I need to fit a chain guard extending 300mm back from the foot peg. An old number plate and some cable ties should do the trick.

[Zakk]

when i took my IT/J for it's inspection the orificer was going to knock it back due to not having a chain guard over the rear sproket. the bike has the original chain guards fitted, but i had an idea that this may cause problems so i brought the original IT manual along. when he said he wouldn't pass the bike due to the guard i showed him a picture of the standard bike in the manual... he passed the bike.


also concerning the DOT tyres, 6 years ago i imported a Toyota Chaser from Japan and the ID inspector made a point of looking for the DOT stamp on the tyres as Japanese car tyres are not stamped DOT, he said he would not have passed the car if it had the original Japanese tyres... and this was not a roadworthy inspection, just an ID check... what an arseclown 

[John Orchard]

Ha! DOT is the American Department Of Transport.