Did you use L-plates?

[greminn]

How many of you used l-plates as leaner riders?

[Swoop]

I will have to vote "no" since it wasn't a requirement back then.

Having a man with a red flag walking in front of the vehicle, is a different issue entirely.

Edit: Woohoo! That skews the result to 100%!!!!!

[The Flux Capacita]

for about the first few weeks and the day i got my restricted i wore my L plate...after having a learners license for 2.5 years i only ever got pulled up once and told off about it...the day before i was getting my restricted anyways

yes i'm lazy

[vifferman]

How many of you used l-plates as leaner riders?

Why are you being weightist / sizest / shapeist / massist / girthist (or whatever the term is)?
Although I'm not HUGE, I am more fatterer than I used to was, especially around the equator.
When I was leaner, there was no such thing as an "L-plate". Although there was a special rego sticker you were supposed to use, I didn't bother (nor did I bother with sticking to sub-250 bikes).

[retro asian]

Mine was attached by velcro....and sadly fell off and got lost after a week...

[Chisanga]

I used my L-plate for the entire 3 months I was on my 6L. I rode sensibly and had no "issues" that are commonly attributed by some on this site to bikes that display their L-plate

[DingoZ]

I used my L-plate for the entire 3 months I was on my 6L. I rode sensibly and had no "issues" that are commonly attributed by some on this site to bikes that display their L-plate

Same. PLate went on at the shop. Took great delight in taking it off when I got my restricted....

[mister.koz]

After a week or 2 of having L-plates on and realized that people drove less dangerously when i didn't have the L-plate on the back.. go figure??

So yea then i put it on for the test, the testing officer noted how clean the L-plate was with a cheeky and slightly mothering tone.

[turtleman]

... When I was leaner, there was no such thing as an "L-plate". Although there was a special rego sticker you were supposed to use, I didn't bother (nor did I bother with sticking to sub-250 bikes).

Like Vifferman, there was an L sticker that went on you numberplate (instead of an R or D or summat like that). Most people I know didn't bother with it, myself included. Also rode larger-than-250 bikes as well, though not often...

[Beemer]

Yes, but you didn't have to have a huge yellow one flapping around at the back of your bike, so I was given a small white piece of plastic with a red L on it (about 6cm x 8cm) and it got screwed onto the licence plate. Half the time it 'accidentally' got flipped up under the plate...

[slofox]

I will have to vote "no" since it wasn't a requirement back then.

Having a man with a red flag walking in front of the vehicle, is a different issue entirely.

Edit: Woohoo! That skews the result to 100%!!!!!

Same wot he said............those red flags were a bastard eh?

[samgab]

I currently have the yellow tag of shame attached to the rear of my bike, but oh how I'm looking forward to removing it, hopefully when I *PASS* my restricted test on the 17th...

[Swoop]

those red flags were a bastard eh?

Yup. Bloody hard to keep up with at times...

[Chisanga]

I'm not sure about these L-plate issues that people claim to be having. Of course there will be the occasional time that a motorist will actively target someone on an l-plate but I think most of the time it is just normal careless, stupid, ignorant drivers doing their normal thing. When you have an L-plate on it is easy to say, "He/she did that cause I have my L-plate on" when the case may be "He/she did that cause they can't drive".

This works in other areas of life too, people blame the most obvious thing.... yell at a Maori and you are racist... abuse someone who is gay and you are homophobic. Sometimes people are just morons and they are morons to you whether or not you have a L-plate, are from an deifferent ethnic group, vote Labour or live an alternative sexual lifestyle.

My 2 cents.

[greminn]

Why are you being weightist / sizest / shapeist / massist / girthist (or whatever the term is)?
Although I'm not HUGE, I am more fatterer than I used to was, especially around the equator.

My sincere appologees! Mind you, i cant talk about weightist / sizest / shapeist / massist / girthist anyway!