L Plate

**SPman** · 18th February 2006, 11:21

Originally Posted by madboy

Welcome to the site. I chose to ignore the learner rules. All of them. But then if you hang around here long enough you'll see I'm not likely to advise you to follow the law.
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...and he's such a respectable looking person.........

**madboy** · 19th February 2006, 05:34

Originally Posted by SPman

...and he's such a respectable looking person.........

I work on the theory that others advocate - don't draw attention to yourself. If I don't look dodgy, they won't hassle me. That theory got me through 28 months of disqualifications (cumulative) without getting busted

**speights_bud** · 21st February 2006, 09:41

Over ythe weekend i made a little tiki-tour across the north island and back ( http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=24868 ) And only saw one cop car. This guy in woodville pulled me over and did a full check of everything, warrent rego, licence and L-PLATE. BEst to be leaving it on on a learners, although they don't seem to mind us travelling at 100k's with it on.

**duckaddict** · 21st February 2006, 19:25

Originally Posted by speights_bud

Over ythe weekend i made a little tiki-tour across the north island and back ( http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=24868 ) And only saw one cop car. This guy in woodville pulled me over and did a full check of everything, warrent rego, licence and L-PLATE. BEst to be leaving it on on a learners, although they don't seem to mind us travelling at 100k's with it on.

How fast were you going when the cop stop you?

I lost mine on the way to Paeroa and didn't know it till someone told me when we reached Paeroa.

**thealmightytaco** · 22nd February 2006, 23:31

I use my L plate and had no probs at all, passed motorway patrol doin' 100 out ont he north western even, not a problem. I don't get alot of trouble with folks tryin' to overtake me in stupid places though, possible 'cause I'm a reasonably big dude. Or just a cocky muthaf***a.

**speights_bud** · 25th February 2006, 11:34

Originally Posted by duckaddict

How fast were you going when the cop stop you?

I lost mine on the way to Paeroa and didn't know it till someone told me when we reached Paeroa.

was just entering a 50k zone at about 60 and he waqs just standing by his car flagging down vehicles at random.

**wildpudding** · 27th February 2006, 18:53

I haven't bothered with the L plate, found it to be counter productive, so after a week I ripped it off, leaving a convinent piece of yellow in case I ever get queried about it (honestly it was there last time I checked officer).
Drive at 100 too, man I'm bad ass....haha

Stefan

**ZeroIndex** · 6th March 2006, 08:08

I got me one of those static 'L' plates from Repco (material not plastic), just got that blu-tacked to my rear mudguard under the number plate. Keep it on around town, but if you're doing a trip, chuck it under the seat (I think the whole "it fell off" is more plausable if it can't be secured with a bolt)

**andrea** · 20th May 2006, 21:14

Ive never riden with L-plates since i started riding, the best thing you can do is go with the flow of traffic as what the other bikers say, stuff riding 70ks when there is heaps of traffic, ive noticed that alot of them don't check their blindspots etc with changing lanes. as for the cops they don't give a stuff about you because they are usually busy with something else, as long as you don't draw their attention. You know what the funniest thing was I was following my instructor I was on my gsx250 and he had to ride the fx150 to colemans to get serviced. Since he is a well seasoned rider and more used to riding big harleys etc he was going 140 on the motorway and i was following at between 120 to 130 lol. but the crazy thing was his helmet had no visor there was quite abit of traffic and big trucks we were overtaking lol.

but i usually dont go over 100 when on the motorway ahem.

**MattRSK** · 20th May 2006, 21:23

Nope I dont use an L Plate for all the above reasons.

**ZeroIndex** · 20th May 2006, 23:12

I've taken mine off and it just stays under my seat now.. If a cop asks me where it is, I will tell him the truth.. more than once, I've had stupid wankers in cars trying to run me off the road, and then when they go past (if i turn off to another road), they scream out of their window "get the f**k off the road you f**king learner"

**duckaddict** · 21st May 2006, 20:43

I have come to the conclusion that I will have the L plate on, but bugger the 70k speed limit. I can think of many ways to spend my $400.00.

**BarBender** · 21st May 2006, 22:04

Originally Posted by duckaddict

I have come to the conclusion that I will have the L plate on, but bugger the 70k speed limit.

I can testify to that.

Funiest thing I ever witnessed was on the 250 ride up North that Swanny organised earlier on in the year. Me doing 130 down on a piece of 16 out of Wellsford and L rider going past me like I was standing still...

Quack Quack

**Gremlin** · 21st May 2006, 23:46

Originally Posted by BarBender

Me doing 130 down on a piece of 16 out of Wellsford and L rider going past me like I was standing still...

But are you sure it was a learner?? I know of a certain someone who had fun with an L plate on his 600... and we were all amazed that the tape was holding it on at... well.... speeds around 2.5 times the limit.

Was hilarious to watch tho