Attaching L Plate

[Radar]

I put my L plate on just before I took the R exam and wanted a quick easy way so this is how I did it:

Get a 2 L ice cream container or large plastic milk bottle and cut a rectangle larger than your (2 dollar shop) L plate. Poke a hole through the plastic rectangle for a rego plate bolt to fit through. Use double sided sticky tape or clear packing tape (2 dollar shop) to stick on the L plate. Done.

[<Rhino>]

Just put mine on with the numberplat bolts, it obsucres a small part of the top of the rectangle but the L is visable. Better than nothing I supose.

If you need it to hang a little try wire?

On a side note, I have not yet seen any other bike with an L plate on it yet!

[davebullet]

As Radar said (I actually just made mine tonight before reading his post).

The dimensions are (minimum) 150mm tall by 110 wide, with the L being minimum 100mm tall by 60mm wide using 20mm thick lettering.

Thanks to my family's icecream habbit, a Kiwi Icecream container lid (which is exactly 150mm square and white) was used.

I used a random orbital sander to scuff up the smooth surface on the underside of the lid (once I trimmed off the excess to make the plate as small as possible), then luckily I had some cheap bright yellow spray paint. A couple of coats, then some cheap black plastic tape stuff and I was done. The bike is second hand and already had mounting holes drilled in the number plate so re-used them. I'd post a picture of my tacky cheapness, but I think we've all seen enough L-plates in our lives.

David.

[McWild]

Well thanks everyone. Due to lack of tools and effort, I've got it going with double sided tape at the moment, and it's survived pretty well so far. Unfortunately, in a way, I managed this several hours before showing it off to my biker mates, to much ridicule. But oh well, I can't really afford the risk at the moment, so I might as well be proud of my newbness. Hah!

[Sam_I_am]

after going to many shops & only finding the static fabric ones, went to the AA & got a proper plastic set! a hole was stabbed in the top & then the L plate was bolted to the number plate through an existing hole (opp side to rego). sorted!!

[bezajel]

after going to many shops & only finding the static fabric ones, went to the AA & got a proper plastic set! a hole was stabbed in the top & then the L plate was bolted to the number plate through an existing hole (opp side to rego). sorted!!

I got an L plate from by BHS course. Bolted it to the bottom of the rego. Legal requirement or not, I'm still at the stage where I feel I should warn everyone I'm a newbie so they are not surprised when I do something stupid...

[<Rhino>]

I got an L plate from by BHS course. Bolted it to the bottom of the rego. Legal requirement or not, I'm still at the stage where I feel I should warn everyone I'm a newbie so they are not surprised when I do something stupid...

LOL, thats exactly why I display mine, in the hope that some impatient arse has a bit of sympathy for me...Tui!