Attaching L- plates?

[Matariki]

Hi,

I recently got my learners licene for my motorcycle :yes:
and I want to start driving around town, but I have no idea how to put an L-plate on the back of my motorcycle, are there speical ones that you can get for your motorcycle or do you have to make your own?

[rustyrobot]

Mine was a D-I-Y job. Drilled a hole through the L-plate and attached it to the back of the aluminium thing that holds my rego with a flat-headed bolt (there's probably a technical term for them). Since it is newly redundant, I would be more than happy to send it to you :)

[SMOKEU]

Don't bother with L plates.

[Maha]

Some yellow insulation tape on the rear of your helmet in the shape of an 'L' works best, its in the eye line (visually) of other road users.

[neels]

They sell the plastics ones at the AA for an exorbitant amount of money for a piece of plastic.

[Thaeos]

I just drilled a couple of holes in each top corner and used cable ties...

[miloking]

Don't bother with L plates.

+1, fine for no L plate is now lower as well...i used to pay $400 in my day :D

[miloking]

Some yellow insulation tape on the rear of your helmet in the shape of an 'L' works best, its in the eye line (visually) of other road users.

ummm...great idea, you also need to put same "L" on your forehead then :D

No seriously OP, just go to two dollar shop and buy the nasty "2 dollar" plates they have, cut some of that yellow area away to make it bit smaller (so you dont have to look like utter retard)...and if you loose one you still have a spare.

[crazyhorse]

Careful, cause the plastic does become brittle. It broke on my sons bike and he put it under the seat. One day, he got pulled over right outside our house, and they nearly gave him a $400 fine for not displaying it.

[vindy500]

if you ever go into wellington, motorrad have roadsafe ones on the counter for free

[Stickchick]

I just got my restricted so no need for the L plate. You are more than welcome to have it if you want. It's a good sturdy plastic. Just PM your address to me.

[neels]

This is from the NZTA website, all I did was print one on the colour printer and stick it through the laminator at work.

205320

According to the associated blurb, if you display your L plate then other road users will be more considerate of you. :shit:

[skinman]

I got one of those $2 flexibile ones & sellotaped it to the sissy bar, and then to the pack rack when i took the bar off. then when work moved & I had to use M/way just took it off ( thought doing 100km with L plate looked a bit like looking for trouble) untill I did R test when sellotaped it back on till just after test :)

[Toaster]

Hi,

I recently got my learners licene for my motorcycle :yes:
and I want to start driving around town, but I have no idea how to put an L-plate on the back of my motorcycle, are there speical ones that you can get for your motorcycle or do you have to make your own?

Here you go...........
207016

[scooute]

:scooter::scooter::scooter:
This is from the NZTA website, all I did was print one on the colour printer and stick it through the laminator at work.

205320

According to the associated blurb, if you display your L plate then other road users will be more considerate of you. :shit:

If only that were true!!! haha no-none had one when I needed it so did the $2 shop job taped it to a bit of card and laminated (ok wrapped it in tape:laugh:) and then stuck on with cable ties never had any problem with it, never been pulled over either (touch wood) so dont know why I bother (other than being a responsible rider not wanting to make the Bike enthusiast look bad)
Ride safe!:scooter:

[Toaster]

This is from the NZTA website, all I did was print one on the colour printer and stick it through the laminator at work.

205320

According to the associated blurb, if you display your L plate then other road users will be more considerate of you. :shit:


Here you go...........
207016

I still think "stand out, make a statement". Yellow and square is so last decade.

[davereid]

You should use your L plate, otherwise you are technically unlicensed, and your insurance may dodge a claim if you have an accident.

Some riders say that an L plate makes drivers more aggressive, and I have some sympathy for this view - I cop much more abusive driving from car drivers on my scooter than on my K100.

I suggest mounting the L-plate on the INSIDE of you number plate, facing FORWARD on the left hand side. It therefore meets the requirements of law, being clearly visible, and mounted as close as practical to the number plate. But it cant be seen by drivers behind you, or in front of you, particularly if the back of it is painted black, it will go un-noticed by others, but you remain legal.

[scooute]

You should use your L plate, otherwise you are technically unlicensed, and your insurance may dodge a claim if you have an accident.

Some riders say that an L plate makes drivers more aggressive, and I have some sympathy for this view - I cop much more abusive driving from car drivers on my scooter than on my K100.

I suggest mounting the L-plate on the INSIDE of you number plate, facing FORWARD on the left hand side. It therefore meets the requirements of law, being clearly visible, and mounted as close as practical to the number plate. But it cant be seen by drivers behind you, or in front of you, particularly if the back of it is painted black, it will go un-noticed by others, but you remain legal.

I like this idea, will rethink my positioning :yes: had the same trouble on the scooter! w ent two years with abuse and fingers left and right until some lovely lady in a merc pulled out infront of me without looking and screwed my ankle (how are we supposed to stop in half a metre space???) and then drove off none the wiser, I go up and chased her down... police ordered her to pay damages and I fixed the scooter myself, nature took care of my ankle! :scooter: Ride safe!

[Cayman911]

Mounting a L plate on my bike was a pain. it nothing worked. so i tied a string to the hole on the L plate, then hung it around the screws at the top of my number plate.
so it hung itself just below the number plate. and it wont come off. unless you got your restricted and attacked it with scissors.
damn cop caught me with no L plate 4 days before my restricted test..... thats what hurt..... if it was 4 weeks then id be like yeah i deserve it. but 4 bloody days.....its just bad luck
so i agree with davereid . Definitely use it. and dont care about what comments others make. i also had stupid comments as everyone does, such as "you got the Loser plate on?" and etc.
but you feel safe, and dont have to avoid cops. so its all worth it :)

[sunhuntin]

i attached mine to the number plate bolts. never got pulled over, even when riding at about 110k down south and a cop passed me. in my defense, the wind was stronger than anything id experienced previously, and a slower speed would have put me in the ditch. i think the cop realised that.

[Karitane pete]

My son has his L on a small back pack which makes in transferable between bike

[rustyrobot]

My son has his L on a small back pack which makes in transferable between bike

That's an interesting idea. I wonder if it is legal? I was thinking about putting an L on my hi-vis, but the bike I got ended up already having one. I would agree with davereid though, I think that not displaying an L-plate leaves you open to your insurance company being able to weasle their way out of paying if you do have an accident.

[DrunkenMistake]

Probly a bit late for this post but nevermind haha,
i have one of those sh!thouse reflectors that sit under my numberplate attached to the plastic houseing, I just drilled a hole through the L plate and used the same bolt and nut thats on the reflector and put the L plate behind it, I had to give it a bit of muscle and bend the plate to face away from the wheel, as i found the back wheel likes to eat little plastic L's.. but it works pretty well, works like an extended mud guard haha, When I used to have my scooter i done the same thing, most scooters have an extended plastic peice at the bottom of the back mudguard, just pop it off, drill a wee hole and one in the L and bolt it on, acts like the extended guard.
No Hassle :yes: