Another plate query
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Now I've decided to become an upstanding member of society by renouncing my mis-spaced plate ( here), I thought I should check the plate on my bike as it's always looked a bit odd to me. The size is 190mm wide by 180mm tall, letter stroke width is 10mm.
I don't want to be pulled over for having a hooky plate on the bike as well - are there any problems with this plate? I'm thinking about the lack of a gap between the N and 46, and the lack of BS stamp and maker's name. Obviously I know it's stupid that it says "RF900" across the bottom because that's bloody obvious. There aren't many bikes that look like an RF, and probably for good reason.
NB this plate was on the bike when I bought it. so any deficiencies reflect the antisocial tendencies of a previous owner, not me
I'll replace it anyway, I'm just curious as to the ways in which it might fall short.
Edited to add the picture, without which, as we all know, this thread is worthless.
I don't want to be pulled over for having a hooky plate on the bike as well - are there any problems with this plate? I'm thinking about the lack of a gap between the N and 46, and the lack of BS stamp and maker's name. Obviously I know it's stupid that it says "RF900" across the bottom because that's bloody obvious. There aren't many bikes that look like an RF, and probably for good reason.
NB this plate was on the bike when I bought it. so any deficiencies reflect the antisocial tendencies of a previous owner, not me
I'll replace it anyway, I'm just curious as to the ways in which it might fall short.Edited to add the picture, without which, as we all know, this thread is worthless.
Edited by underwhelmist on Wednesday 21st August 00:07
underwhelmist said:
Now I've decided to become an upstanding member of society by renouncing my mis-spaced plate ( here), I thought I should check the plate on my bike as it's always looked a bit odd to me. The size is 190mm wide by 180mm tall, letter stroke width is 10mm.
I don't want to be pulled over for having a hooky plate on the bike as well - are there any problems with this plate? I'm thinking about the lack of a gap between the N and 46, and the lack of BS stamp and maker's name. Obviously I know it's stupid that it says "RF900" across the bottom because that's bloody obvious. There aren't many bikes that look like an RF, and probably for good reason.
NB this plate was on the bike when I bought it. so any deficiencies reflect the antisocial tendencies of a previous owner, not me I'll replace it anyway, I'm just curious as to the ways in which it might fall short.
Edited to add the picture, without which, as we all know, this thread is worthless.
To know if the plate complies with the regs you will need more measurements than the plate size and the stroke width. I don't want to be pulled over for having a hooky plate on the bike as well - are there any problems with this plate? I'm thinking about the lack of a gap between the N and 46, and the lack of BS stamp and maker's name. Obviously I know it's stupid that it says "RF900" across the bottom because that's bloody obvious. There aren't many bikes that look like an RF, and probably for good reason.
NB this plate was on the bike when I bought it. so any deficiencies reflect the antisocial tendencies of a previous owner, not me
I'll replace it anyway, I'm just curious as to the ways in which it might fall short.Edited to add the picture, without which, as we all know, this thread is worthless.
Edited by underwhelmist on Wednesday 21st August 00:07
The regs specify; the character height, character width, stroke width, gap between characters, margin between characters and the edge of the plate and vertical distance between characters.
You'll need measure each of those and make sure they comply with regs for a motorcycle first registered in 1996 (unless the plate was fitted after 01/09/2001, in which case it needs to comply with the regs at the time of fitting).
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