Old black plate - anyone got a spare?

[kiwifruit]

I'm trying to find a couple of old silver on black plates to use on my older bikes. Would be great to find a couple that were available as a personilsed plate (ie not already a letter / number combo currently in use).

Ideally 2 plates both with 2 letters and 1,2 or 3 numbers as both bikes would have come with this format. That's what i've been able to find out online anyway.... Happy to stand corrected. AFAIK 2 letters were used between 1967 and 1986. Changed to 3 letters from 1986 onwards.

Super duper ideally one plate would have the number 71 and one the number 86 in it!

Are you someone with a shed full of these plates? :-D

[Katman]

My 1982 plate is two numbers followed by three letters.

[Pussy]

It was about 1973 when the bike rego plates went to two digits/three letters.
From memory, my (early)1974 Yamaha TX650's rego was 80ARP

[Mully]

You can have this one....

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[kiwifruit]

It was about 1973 when the bike rego plates went to two digits/three letters.
From memory, my (early)1974 Yamaha TX650's rego was 80ARP

What were they before that? 2 and 2?

[Pussy]

What were they before that? 2 and 2?

Not sure, Fruity. I bought the TX in early 1977.
Chooky might know... I'll ping him a text.

[Pussy]

What were they before that? 2 and 2?

Just got tex back from Chooky.
He is going to check some old photos... I get back to you when I have the info :)

[Motu]

And previously they were all numbers,no letters.

[kiwifruit]

And previously they were all numbers,no letters.

All numbers pre 67?

Was there no period when one letter was used?

[neels]

Were mopeds different to motorbikes? I've got an old plate sitting in my shed from a long dead 1956 moped that's 909RI if it's any use to you. My old CB360 (1974?) was 26CLW so they were 2 numbers/3 letters then.

The 5 digit number thing makes some sense, my old scooter had one painted on the front guard.
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[yachtie10]

have plate 986IR if it is any usee
no idea what it is from

[Woodman]

FYI I have a 1973 vintage plate and its 75NDO.

Sorry but I wanna keep it cos in some parallel universe I may just get on to getting my benelli going.:shit:

[tigertim20]

I'm trying to find a couple of old silver on black plates to use on my older bikes. Would be great to find a couple that were available as a personilsed plate (ie not already a letter / number combo currently in use).

Ideally 2 plates both with 2 letters and 1,2 or 3 numbers as both bikes would have come with this format. That's what i've been able to find out online anyway.... Happy to stand corrected. AFAIK 2 letters were used between 1967 and 1986. Changed to 3 letters from 1986 onwards.

Super duper ideally one plate would have the number 71 and one the number 86 in it!

Are you someone with a shed full of these plates? :-D

Ive a feeling that its illegal to revin/re-reg and use an old plate. Having said that, the chances of someone pulling you over, and noticing it is pretty bloody slim.

Are you going to buy the personalised equivalent, then use the old one so it look original?
Pricey, theyre about 800 fucking dollars now arent they?

[Pussy]

All numbers pre 67?

Was there no period when one letter was used?

Seems like it was 3 digits and 2 letters, Allan.
Chooky just got back to me.

[kiwifruit]

909RI if it's any use to you.


have plate 986IR if it is any use

Thanks guys! If no one comes out of the wood work with one featuring 71 i'll take you up on that :-)
Edit: Just been looking if those plates are available on the Personalised plates site... it says they're taken. Carjam says they're not in the system. Maybe one can't do it!?



Are you going to buy the personalised equivalent, then use the old one so it look original?
Pricey, theyre about 800 fucking dollars now arent they?

That was the plan (katman's brilliant idea :msn-wink: ) but it looks like that may not be possible D-:
Still, i'd be keen on a black plate just for display purposes. The new one just looks wrong.

[BEAMER89]

Hay KiwiFuit
There is a guy here in Chch who has a "old look new triumph" and he painted the white plate mat black and sanded the numbers back to silver and he said he has never been pulled up on them.
Just a thought:innocent:

[kiwifruit]

Hay KiwiFuit
There is a guy here in Chch who has a "old look new triumph" and he painted the white plate mat black and sanded the numbers back to silver and he said he has never been pulled up on them.
Just a thought:innocent:

That's a great idea! I'll do that :sunny: Cheers

[geoffm]

Just reading in the Beaded Wheels mag - the VIntage Car Club mag - today that there is a procedure where the old B&W plates THAT BELONG TO THE BIKE can be kept and made current, so you don't have your old classic with the new rego plates. You need proof that the plates belonged to this vehicle.
Geoff

[scumdog]

Hay KiwiFuit
There is a guy here in Chch who has a "old look new triumph" and he painted the white plate mat black and sanded the numbers back to silver and he said he has never been pulled up on them.
Just a thought:innocent:

HEAPS of classic car types have done it, no issues from what I hear..:shutup:

[far queue]

Hay KiwiFuit
There is a guy here in Chch who has a "old look new triumph" and he painted the white plate mat black and sanded the numbers back to silver and he said he has never been pulled up on them.
Just a thought:innocent:That guy wouldn't be me would it? :whistle: I stripped my white plate back to bare metal, painted it black, then polished the paint back off the numbers/letters so I have a nice shiny black and alloy plate. The white stuff is a bastard to get off - it's a self adhesive plastic coating, not paint, and is a gooey mess to get off.

Or if you're not as fussy about the finish, my mate did his by just painting straight over the white plate and then hitting it with a belt sander :facepalm:

I've got some pics somewhere of how I did mine, if you want me to hunt them out?

[kiwifruit]

That guy wouldn't be me would it? :whistle: I stripped my white plate back to bare metal, painted it black, then polished the paint back off the numbers/letters so I have a nice shiny black and alloy plate. The white stuff is a bastard to get off - it's a self adhesive plastic coating, not paint, and is a gooey mess to get off.

Or if you're not as fussy about the finish, my mate did his by just painting straight over the white plate and then hitting it with a belt sander :facepalm:

I've got some pics somewhere of how I did mine, if you want me to hunt them out?

That would be helpful, thank you :-)

What a rich seam of information there is to mine here!

[far queue]

Found them ...

1. As New
2. Polished
3. Painted Black
4. Finished
5. Mine on the left and the Belt Sander version on the right

[scumdog]

Or if you're not as fussy about the finish, my mate did his by just painting straight over the white plate and then hitting it with a belt sander :facepalm:



DON'T use an electric wire brush, dont ask...

[kiwifruit]

Thanks man :)

[Laava]

I also have a plate with 666 and a couple of letters. Prob with most of these plates is that they have never been deregistered so that is prob why they are un available.