Imaginative Location of L Plate

**McJim** · 21st August 2006, 13:27

Went out to get lunch at 12:00 coz I'm a fat git and need feeding. Saw a Hyosung GT250 Comet going up College Hill and nearly pissed myself laughing. Don't get me wrong I wasn't laughing at the riders choice of bike (before Swanny sends the lynch mob round) but where the rider had placed the L plate.

L plate fixed on FRONT of luggage box behind the rider. Successfully obscured by said riders arse. Fantastic. Second only to my own idea of fixing the L plate to a spoke on the rear wheel.

**Str8 Jacket** · 21st August 2006, 13:29

I have also seen a GN parked up in town (Wgtn) with the L plate attached to the side of the pillion seat.

**Lou Girardin** · 21st August 2006, 13:42

I hope the cops have the same sense of humour. Otherwise it's a ticket.

**ManDownUnder** · 21st August 2006, 13:57

Originally Posted by Big McJim

L plate fixed on FRONT of luggage box behind the rider. Successfully obscured by said riders arse. Fantastic. Second only to my own idea of fixing the L plate to a spoke on the rear wheel.

Or there's the option of attaching it to the shock and sticking it (slightly) into the spokes so it "clatters" as you ride...

gotta be good for a laugh

**scumdog** · 21st August 2006, 13:58

People need 'L' plates????

**McJim** · 21st August 2006, 14:11

Originally Posted by scumdog

People need 'L' plates????

Nah, we not so much 'need' as 'require' L plates. We are peacefully practicing minor civil disobedience in our newbie biker corner.

The majority of Learners don't actually wear L plates until the day of their restricted licence test. Some of us put them on the back out of obedience to the law. We are exploring the possibilities of wearing them 'invisibly' on the back of the bike.

**Lou Girardin** · 21st August 2006, 14:12

Originally Posted by scumdog

People need 'L' plates????

Yeah, and helmets.
BTW the speed limit is 100 km/h, not 55 mph.
You must have REALLY enjoyed the 60's.

**scumdog** · 21st August 2006, 14:16

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Yeah, and helmets.
BTW the speed limit is 100 km/h, not 55 mph.
You must have REALLY enjoyed the 60's.

Hey yeah man, speed kills and all that, in the '60s' the limit was 55mph (88KPH to noobs) and since that was waay slower than 100kph of today we didn't need no stinkin' helmets!

**Swoop** · 21st August 2006, 14:18

Should of put the "L" plate on the Left side of the luggage box... and an "R" plate on the Right hand side......

So the rider dosen't get confused about which way to sit on your bike... (Don't want to look like a prat and be riding along facing backwards, eh?)

**Lou Girardin** · 21st August 2006, 14:18

And we had self-limiting bikes.
When I got my T'Bird up to 80 mph, the tank bolts all fell out.

**gijoe1313** · 21st August 2006, 16:42

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

And we had self-limiting bikes.
When I got my T'Bird up to 80 mph, the tank bolts all fell out.

I think I attached my L plate by velcro dots and I lost it on my first ride out! Bugger putting another one on - if I do, I'll do the old "post it on one bolt and lift it to the top behind the plate" trick!

**McJim** · 21st August 2006, 17:24

If you look at my profile pic you'll see I've bolted it on in the correct way - firmly and visibly - I will get done before too long because I do exceed 70kph. I'd rather pay $400 than be dead and there are too many roads that require you to go with the flow.

Ultimately it's only 6 months - I'll do my Restricted licence test in early November this year and then I can throw away the plate.

I still think it's a great idea for the police. If they put officers on 250cc bikes with video cameras and L plates they would fill their monthly 'quotas' in 15 minutes flat with all the dangerous driving it causes.

**John Banks** · 21st August 2006, 17:47

The safest way to attach an L plate is under your seat. Unimaginative, but secure alright.

**Steam** · 21st August 2006, 22:17

Doesn't the road code say "must be clearly visible from the rear at all times" or something like that? I'da thought that was a no-brainer.

**toymachine** · 22nd August 2006, 07:44

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

I think I attached my L plate by velcro dots and I lost it on my first ride out! Bugger putting another one on - if I do, I'll do the old "post it on one bolt and lift it to the top behind the plate" trick!

Thats basically where mine is, TBH i can't find anywhere more visible thats not blocking an indicator.