Scrutineering
in the 
BASIC HILLCLIMB SCRUTINEERING & SAFETY RULES
(Don't worry too much about these, your bike will almost certainly
be OK if it's road legal.
e-mail me if you
are worried)
- All sump drain plugs should be lock wired as well as all feed pipes & fuel
lines.
- If the machine is fitted with an oil breather, a catch tank/bottle should
be used & secured firmly.
- All throttles should be self closing.
- Any machine fitted with stands, full or side must have them wired up.
- A handlebar/steering stop must be fitted.
- On full lock the riders hands must not become trapped.
- Each machine should be fitted with two separate means of braking & each
brake should be able to stop the machine on it's own.
- Tyres must have a clearly definable tread pattern covering the full width
& circumference & must not be slicks.
- All bearings should be in good condition with no excessive play.
- All primary drive trains should be covered giving good external protection.
- Covers must prevent accidental access to both the front drive sprocket and
to the point of entry of the chain to the rear sprocket.
- Machines must have the engines stroke clearly marked on them.(For noise
testing).
- Clutch & brake levers must be ball-ended.
- Road legal machines should have any lights, indicators and clocks taped
over.
- All machines must display 3 number boards, sizes and colours as per standing
ACU regulations.
- Clothing should be leather and in good condition. Two piece leathers which
zip together all the way round and not just at the back are just acceptable,
but one piece leathers are strongly recommended.
- Helmets should be in good condition with an A.C.U gold sticker with two
thin bands around the logo, not one thick one. It must have sturdy well fixed
straps.
- Boots & gloves should be leather & overlap or go under the riding leathers
leaving no bare flesh.
- No machine is eligible to race unless it has passed scrutineering .
- The scrutineers decision is final.
- Scrutineering will end at 9 30am prompt unless otherwise stated in the
regs.
For a definitive list of rules please refer to the A.C.U handbook
- but be aware that not all the road race rules necessarily apply.
The links given on this page
are all Tigger's fault and have sod all to do with the NHCA - officially