Do I really need an L-plate?

**JimO** · 11th March 2009, 13:23

one of my boys got knocked off his old NZ250 by a old geezer who went through a comp stop, he was doing nothing wrong, the accident was the old guys fault 100%, that didnt stop the

checking everything on the bike and his licence for something to fine him for, use the L plate i have ridden his bike with the L plate on and never had a problem with other road users and when i see a L plater i always give them plenty of room and stay well back from them so they do not feel pressured

**hayden123** · 22nd March 2009, 15:36

I think I would have my L plate on driving around town since there's no point not having it really but on the open road is a different story. However, in my experience of riding without an L plate or a number plate for that matter after someone rear-ended me, cops don't seem to care. I rode past a number of cops and none of them even looked twice. Maybe it was because the mudguard had such a clean break that you wouldn't notice anything strange about the bike (just a perfectly normal track bike speeding up state highway 1) until you had thought about it for a few seconds at which stage it would be too late to give chase. Meh, their loss.

**Cheshire Cat** · 28th May 2009, 23:34

Just hurry up and get your restricted if you dont like having an L plate

**cs363** · 29th May 2009, 00:32

Originally Posted by Cheshire Cat

Just hurry up and get your restricted if you dont like having an L plate

There's many a true word spoken in jest, as some wise man once said.

The way I see it, it's required by law so you're just asking for trouble not running one (particularly as a noob you're likely to make a mistake somewhere that will draw the attention of the

, no reason to give them another thing to write on the ticket and cost you $$$) and plus it's only 6 months out of your life, get over it.
The only people who seem to worry about having one are those who think it somehow translates to an "I've got a tiny penis sign" on the back of their bike....

**The Pastor** · 29th May 2009, 09:49

i never had an L plate and I was fine. (hhahahahah )

**Skuzzlebutt** · 29th May 2009, 12:35

Any ideas where I can buy an L-plate in Auckland? I've been to 5 different shops so far including my bike shop, Repco, Supercheap, $2 Shop and all I've found are those floppy stickers for cars.

I'm trying to do the right thing!

**Cheshire Cat** · 29th May 2009, 14:34

Originally Posted by cs363

The only people who seem to worry about having one are those who think it somehow translates to an "I've got a tiny penis sign" on the back of their bike....

True that! I dont have a penis so I'm not worried!

**Cheshire Cat** · 29th May 2009, 14:37

Originally Posted by Skuzzlebutt

Any ideas where I can buy an L-plate in Auckland? I've been to 5 different shops so far including my bike shop, Repco, Supercheap, $2 Shop and all I've found are those floppy stickers for cars.

I'm trying to do the right thing!

USELESS!! Write a letter to them and complain!

I've got two extras....I'll send them to ya if you want

**ZK-Awesome** · 29th May 2009, 15:37

Originally Posted by Skuzzlebutt

Any ideas where I can buy an L-plate in Auckland? I've been to 5 different shops so far including my bike shop, Repco, Supercheap, $2 Shop and all I've found are those floppy stickers for cars.

I'm trying to do the right thing!

I just used a floppy car one -punched two holes in the top, and bolted it through some convenient holes in the rear mudguard.

**Skuzzlebutt** · 29th May 2009, 15:42

Originally Posted by Cheshire Cat

USELESS!! Write a letter to them and complain!

I've got two extras....I'll send them to ya if you want

A very kind offer!

**Skuzzlebutt** · 29th May 2009, 15:44

Originally Posted by ZK-Awesome

I just used a floppy car one -punched two holes in the top, and bolted it through some convenient holes in the rear mudguard.

I actually bought one of the floppy ones in desperation with the intention of glueing it to an old icecream container lid

**Laxi** · 29th May 2009, 15:53

took my l plate off quite a while back after an officer told me to move my registration (which was where i fixed the l plate) and couldnt figure out where to mount it, been pulled up twice without it, neither time did they look twice

**lankyman** · 29th May 2009, 16:09

I owned a MC21 for about 18 months with no bike liscene, got pulled up a cupla times and just got told to hurry up and get it (the fact that I hold all other classes of liscence probably helped that). When I got my learners 2 years ago, I went out and bought my NC30 and have never used an L-plate (would be a bit fuckin stupid puttin one on a 400 anyway). I'm now elidgable for my full and have never been pulled up or ticketed for anything on the viffer (touch wood). Have been through drink driving busts a coupla times (one time was shitting myself coz my warrent was about a week out as well) but they hardly ever check you're liscence. Maybe you just hafta be a slimey bastard like me lol