WTB: Old black-style number plate.

**toycollector10** · 31st December 2007, 14:26

Christchurch: Do you have an expired plate suitable
for a 1973 bike? It will probably be two figures and
three letters, i.e. 35ABF or is it the other way around, i.e. AFB35.
Preferably in good condition or at least restorable. I want my
1973 bike to look right and the white number plate doesn't cut it
for me.

**skidMark** · 31st December 2007, 14:31

Originally Posted by toycollector10

Christchurch: Do you have an expired plate suitable
for a 1973 bike? It will probably be two figures and
three letters, i.e. 35ABF or is it the other way around, i.e. AFB35.
Preferably in good condition or at least restorable. I want my
1973 bike to look right and the white number plate doesn't cut it
for me.

you realise you can't rego it to that though right?

there is a person somewhere who does all the boy racers show cars etc...and she does chrome plates..black ones...whatever you want with whatever u want on them....

so maybe get your existing plate done but in black and white...it's only 80 bucks.

can get details if you like.

**kb_SF1** · 31st December 2007, 14:37

The format in ChCh in March 73 was 611YY, an actual plate. You could get a personalised plate in that format, colour, you would have to talk to them.
Have a good one.

KB

**skidMark** · 31st December 2007, 14:41

Originally Posted by kb_SF1

The format in ChCh in March 73 was 611YY, an actual plate. You could get a personalised plate in that format, colour, you would have to talk to them.
Have a good one.

KB

how the heck do ya know that...you scare me lol

**sAsLEX** · 31st December 2007, 14:43

Originally Posted by skidMark

how the heck do ya know that...you scare me lol

Bike: 1973 Laverda SF1

That might give you a hint Skid

**skidMark** · 31st December 2007, 14:48

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Bike: 1973 Laverda SF1

That might give you a hint Skid

oh true true cheers ow!

**don rocard** · 31st December 2007, 16:17

A mate of mine did an old Bath Tub Triumph a few years ago and the white plate looked dumb.He got a piece of alloy the same size as the no.plate and also cut some alloy letters and numbers,these he Araldited to the plate and then sprayed it all black.When it had all hardened up he put a sanding block over it taking the black paint off the raised letter/numbers.This bike flew through warrants,dont think they even knew.Obviously the numbers/letters were the same as the white plate which was legal anyway.

**scumdog** · 31st December 2007, 16:40

Originally Posted by don rocard

A mate of mine did an old Bath Tub Triumph a few years ago and the white plate looked dumb.He got a piece of alloy the same size as the no.plate and also cut some alloy letters and numbers,these he Araldited to the plate and then sprayed it all black.When it had all hardened up he put a sanding block over it taking the black paint off the raised letter/numbers.This bike flew through warrants,dont think they even knew.Obviously the numbers/letters were the same as the white plate which was legal anyway.

Waaaay too much work.

Just get a white one, paint it black then use a sanding block to sand off the raised surface of the letter/numbers.
Simple.

**Hitcher** · 31st December 2007, 18:07

Originally Posted by scumdog

Just get a white one, paint it black then use a sanding block to sand off the raised surface of the letter/numbers.
Simple.

Simple, but legal?

**merv** · 31st December 2007, 20:51

By late 73 the 2 digit 3 letter plates came in. My 1973 XL175 was 55AFZ when I bought it new. Later in life when I was busy racing around on XRs and neglected the old XL and let its rego lapse I then thought better get it on the road again and yep sure enough - the answer was no sirree its now a dormant vehicle and the plate is not allowed to be used again. The only way they would re-register it was if I handed the old plate in - bastards I would have liked to have kept it as a memento. So those that still have the plates of that vintage I guess just let their bikes die and never tried to re-register.

**scumdog** · 1st January 2008, 03:40

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Simple, but legal?

A bit of a grey area - but more legal than the 'completely-made-by-hand' method mentioned in my quote.

**toycollector10** · 1st January 2008, 07:27

I had a Honda from new in 1973 and it's plate was 35ABF (thanks for the memory cue there merv) I will source a similar plate if I can i.e. number,
number, letter, letter, letter in the old style and register it as a
personalised plate. All a bit expensive I know but doable.

**Matt_TG** · 1st January 2008, 09:14

My dad did that with an old Riley car he restored. He had the old long expired black plate and would not put a new white one on as he thought it would spoil the look.

We thought he was bloody nuts to pay for a personalised plate with the same non-descript numbers and letters of the old plate but it does look better on the car. The shiny white personalised plate is still wrapped in plastic in his garage!

**imdying** · 1st January 2008, 11:32

I find the coppers down here to be mostly not a bad bunch... i.e. they'll only book you for something like that if you're being a cock and asking for it. I know one guy here in town who's so full of himself that he'd last about 2 minutes before he got nicked for it, and then he'd whinge about how 'cops are cunts'... I also have a mate who has a personalised plate that's been chopped down to the very bare essentials... must be illegal as all hell... never had a problem. IANAL, YMMV yada yada.